| 1980 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (2–4 ACC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Ed Zaunbrecher (1st season) |
| Captain | Bill Ard, Carlos Bradley, Jay Venuto |
| Home stadium | Groves Stadium |
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| No. 10 North Carolina $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1980 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its third season under head coach John Mackovic, the team compiled a 5–6 record and finished in a three-way tie for fourth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 6 | Virginia Tech* | L 7–18 | 24,500 | [2] | |||
| September 20 | The Citadel* |
| W 24–7 | 22,500 | |||
| September 27 | at NC State | W 27–7 | 47,800 | ||||
| October 4 | at William & Mary* | W 27–7 | 15,800 | ||||
| October 11 | No. 8 North Carolina |
| L 9–27 | 37,411 | |||
| October 18 | at Maryland | L 10–11 | 36,472 | ||||
| October 25 | Virginia |
| L 21–24 | 23,300 | |||
| November 1 | Clemson |
| L 33–35 | 28,200 | |||
| November 8 | at Duke | W 27–24 | 23,000 | ||||
| November 15 | at No. 14 South Carolina* | L 38–39 | 55,583 | ||||
| November 22 | Appalachian State* |
| W 28–16 | 23,000 | [3] | ||
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Roster
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Team leaders
| Category | Team Leader | Att/Cth | Yds |
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| Passing | Jay Venuto | 214/413 | 2,624 |
| Rushing | Wayne McMillan | 152 | 694 |
| Receiving | Kenny Duckett | 50 | 656 |
References
- ↑ "1980 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Va. Tech crushes Deacons". The Charlotte Observer. September 7, 1980. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Records, penalty flags fall as Wake tops Apps". The Charlotte Observer. November 3, 1980. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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