1986 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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1986 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1986 record5–6 (2–5 ACC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBob Pruett (2nd season)
CaptainRory Holt, Paul Kiser, Tim Morrison, Terence Ryan
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 Clemson $ 5 – 1 – 1 8 – 2 – 2
NC State 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 1
North Carolina 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 1
Georgia Tech 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
Maryland 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Wake Forest 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Duke 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Virginia 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth and final season under head coach Al Groh, the Demon Deacons compiled a 5–6 record and finished in a three-way tie for last place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6 Appalachian State*
W 21–13 28,700 [2]
September 13 Boston University*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 31–0 17,800
September 20 at NC State
L 38–42 37,400
September 27 at Army*
W 49–14 40,853
October 4 Virginia
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 28–30 25,400
October 11 North Carolina
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
L 30–40 31,350
October 18 at Maryland
W 27–21 39,650
November 1 Clemson
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 20–28 20,370
November 8 at Duke
L 36–38 36,200
November 15 at South Carolina*
L 21–48 64,186
November 22 Georgia Tech
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 24–21 17,300
  • *Non-conference game

Team leaders[]

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Mike Elkins 205/380 2,541
Rushing Darryl McGill 184 859
Receiving James Brim 66 930

References[]

  1. ^ "1986 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "Deacons gun down ASU, 21–13". The News and Observer. September 7, 1986. Retrieved November 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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