1968 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
American college football season
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 2–7–1 (2–3–1 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Game captains |
Home stadium | Groves Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1968 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth season under head coach Bill Tate, the Demon Deacons compiled a 2–7–1 record and finished in sixth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[2]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 14 | NC State | L 6–10 | 30,000 | [3] | |||
September 21 | Clemson |
| T 20–20 | 20,221 | [4] | ||
October 5 | at Minnesota* |
| L 19–24 | 39,277 | [5] | ||
October 12 | at VPI* | L 6–7 | 31,000 | [6] | |||
October 19 | at No. 5 Purdue* | L 27–28 | 57,694 | [7] | |||
October 26 | North Carolina |
| W 48–31 | 30,000 | [8] | ||
November 2 | Maryland |
| W 38–14 | 15,500 | [9] | ||
November 9 | South Carolina |
| L 21–34 | 16,000 | [10] | ||
November 16 | at Duke |
| L 3–18 | 17,500 | [11] | ||
November 23 | at Florida State* | L 24–42 | 35,108 | [12] | |||
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Team leaders
Category | Team Leader | Att/Cth | Yds |
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Passing | Freddie Summers | 125/250 | 1,664 |
Rushing | Freddie Summers | 159 | 439 |
Receiving | Ron Jurewicz | 28 | 451 |
References
- ^ "1968 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
- ^ "1968 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ^ "Late touchdown lifts Wolfpack to 10–6 win over fumbling Deacs". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. September 15, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clemson rallies to tie Demon Deacons, 20–20". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 22, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Minnesota withstands late charges by Wake Forest". The Sacramento Bee. October 6, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gobblers nip Deacons 7–6". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 13, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Purdue ekes by Wake Forest". The Palladium-Item. October 20, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Deacon TD barrage topples Tar Heels". The State. October 27, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Summers brilliant; Deacons win, 38–14". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 3, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "South Carolina whips Wake Forest, 34–21". The Danville Register. November 10, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hart shatters offense mark as Duke downs Deacs, 18–3". Daily Press. November 17, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "FSU flips Deacons, 42–24". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 24, 1968. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.