1982 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
American college football season
1982 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football | |
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 3–8 (2–4 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Ed Zaunbrecher (3rd season) |
Captain | Game captains |
Home stadium | Groves Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Clemson $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Maryland | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 North Carolina | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1982 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Al Groh, the Demon Deacons compiled a 3–8 record and finished in last place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 4 | Western Carolina* |
| W 31–10 | 25,476 | [2] | ||
September 11 | at Auburn* |
| L 10–28 | 59,350 | [3] | ||
September 18 | at NC State |
| L 0–30 | 44,800 | [4] | ||
September 25 | Appalachian State* |
| W 31–22 | 29,100 | [5] | ||
October 2 | at Virginia Tech* |
| W 13–10 | 37,300 | [6] | ||
October 9 | No. 12 North Carolina |
| L 7–24 | 36,200 | [7] | ||
October 16 | at Maryland |
| L 31–52 | 35,100 | [8] | ||
October 23 | at Virginia | L 27–34 | 24,105 | [9] | |||
November 6 | at Duke |
| L 28–46 | 21,500 | [10] | ||
November 13 | Georgia Tech* |
| L 7–45 | 19,257 | [11] | ||
November 27 | vs. No. 10 Clemson |
| L 17–21 | 80,000 | [12] | ||
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Team leaders
Category | Team Leader | Att/Cth | Yds |
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Passing | Gary Schofield | 212/376 | 2,380 |
Rushing | Michael Ramseur | 245 | 966 |
Receiving | Phil Denfeld | 42 | 424 |
References
- ^ "1982 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ^ "Deacons pass Western Carolina, 31–10". The Chapel Hill News. September 5, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tiger runners flatten Wake". The News and Observer. September 12, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wolfpack drubs Wake". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 19, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ramseur sparks Deacons". The News and Observer. September 26, 1982. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wake Forest disappoints Virginia Tech 13–10". The Atlanta Constitution. October 3, 1982. Retrieved January 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tar Heels wear down Deacons". Durham Morning Herald. October 10, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nash rambles for Terps". The Charlotte Observer. October 17, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Schuchts leads Cavs by Wake". The News and Observer. October 24, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Records fall as Duke blitzes Deacons, 46–26". The Danville Register. November 7, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackets demolish Deacons". Winston-Salem Journal. November 14, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers edge Deacs, take title". The News and Observer. November 29, 1982. Retrieved January 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.