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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 3–7 (2–4 ACC) |
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Captain | Game captains |
Home stadium | Bowman Gray Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1966 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their third season under head coach Bill Tate, the Demon Deacons compiled a 3–7 record and finished in sixth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 17 | at Virginia | L 10–24 | 17,000 | ||||
September 24 | at Maryland | L 7–34 | 26,500 | ||||
October 1 | NC State | L 12–15 | 11,000 | ||||
October 8 | at Auburn* | L 6–14 | 18,511 | [2] | |||
October 15 | at South Carolina | W 10–6 | 26,593 | ||||
October 22 | at North Carolina | W 3–0 | 37,000 | ||||
October 29 | Clemson |
| L 21–23 | 15,700 | |||
November 5 | VPI* |
| L 0–11 | 13,000 | |||
November 12 | Memphis State* |
| W 21–7 | 8,000 | |||
November 19 | at Florida State* | L 0–28 | 29,176 | ||||
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Team leaders
Category | Team Leader | Att/Cth | Yds |
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Passing | Ken Erickson | 57/126 | 787 |
Rushing | Andy Heck | 127 | 608 |
Receiving | Ken Henry | 20 | 279 |
References
- ↑ "1966 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Auburn beats Wake". The News and Observer. October 9, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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