1990 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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1990 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1990 record3–8 (0–7 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainSteve Brown, Mike Smith
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Georgia Tech $ 6 – 0 – 1 11 – 0 – 1
No. 9 Clemson 5 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 23 Virginia 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Maryland 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 1
North Carolina 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
NC State 3 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Duke 1 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wake Forest 0 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Bill Dooley, the Demon Deacons compiled a 3–8 record and finished in last place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 17:00 pmat Rice*
L 17-3327,100
September 87:00 pmAppalachian State*
W 23–1730,732[2]
September 1512:00 pmat NC State
JPSL 15–2044,300
September 291:00 pmArmy*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 52–1420,117
October 67:00 pmNorth Carolina
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
L 24–3127,711
October 1312:00 pmat Maryland
L 13–4127,554
October 201:00 pmNo. 1 Virginia
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 14–4923,124
October 271:00 pmNo. 19 Clemson
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 6–2425,317
November 31:30 pmat Duke
L 20–5732,700
November 171:00 pmNo. 4 Georgia Tech
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 7–4213,493
November 242:00 pmat Vanderbilt*
W 56–2821,116
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Team leaders[]

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Phil Barnhill 125/276 1,443
Rushing Anthony Williams 181 866
Receiving John Henry Mills 46 623

References[]

  1. ^ "1990 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "Wake stops Appalachian State to win its home opener, 23–12". The News and Observer. September 9, 1990. Retrieved November 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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