1965 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record3–7 (2–4 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumBowman Gray Stadium
1965 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
NC State + 5 2 06 4 0†
Clemson + 5 2 05 5 0†
Duke 4 2 06 4 0
Maryland 3 3 04 6 0
North Carolina 3 3 04 6 0
Virginia 3 3 04 6 0†
Wake Forest 2 4 03 7 0†
South Carolina 0 6 05 5 0†
  • + Conference co-champions
  • † South Carolina forfeited its 4 conference wins (Clemson, NC State, Virginia, Wake Forest) due to use of ineligible players. This improved Clemson and NC State from 4–3 to 5–2, making them co-champions. Overall records did not change due to the forfeits. Duke and South Carolina were originally co-champions with records of 4–2.

The 1965 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In their second season under head coach Bill Tate, the Demon Deacons compiled a 3–7 record and finished in seventh place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18 vs. VPI*L 3–1220,000
September 25 at NC StateL 11–1317,500
October 2 Vanderbilt*W 7–011,000[2]
October 9 Maryland
  • Bowman Gray Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 7–1018,000
October 16 at South CarolinaL 7–3828,000
October 23 North Carolina
  • Bowman Gray Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
W 12–1017,500
October 30 at ClemsonL 13–2624,000
November 6 at Florida State*L 0–3525,600
November 13 at DukeL 7–4025,000
November 20 at Memphis State*W 21–2017,800
  • *Non-conference game

Team leaders

CategoryTeam LeaderAtt/CthYds
PassingJon Wilson44/104513
RushingAndy Heck151497
ReceivingKen Henry30367

References

  1. "1965 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. "In 24–10 SEC tilt, Georgia advances". The Orlando Sentinel. September 26, 1965. Retrieved October 19, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
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