1968 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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1968
Groves Stadium
Seasons
1968 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14
Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
    		• L 6–1030,000[3]
    September 21 Clemson
    • Groves Stadium
    • Winston-Salem, NC
    		T 20–2020,221[4]
    October 5 at Minnesota*
    		L 19–2439,277[5]
    October 12 at VPI*
    		L 6–731,000[6]
    October 19 at No. 5 Purdue*
    		L 27–2857,694[7]
    October 26 North Carolina
    • Groves Stadium
    • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
    		W 48–3130,000[8]
    November 2 Maryland
    • Groves Stadium
    • Winston-Salem, NC
    		W 38–1415,500[9]
    November 9 South Carolina
    • Groves Stadium
    • Winston-Salem, NC
    		L 21–3416,000[10]
    November 16 at Duke
    		L 3–1817,500[11]
    November 23 at Florida State*
    		L 24–4235,108[12]
    • *Non-conference game
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

    Team leaders

    Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
    Passing Freddie Summers 125/250 1,664
    Rushing Freddie Summers 159 439
    Receiving Ron Jurewicz 28 451

    References

    1. ^ "1968 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
    2. ^ "1968 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
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