| 1988 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 6–4–1 (4–3 ACC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Bob Pruett (4th season) |
| Captain | Mike Elkins, Ernie Purnsley |
| Home stadium | Groves Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Clemson $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1988 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its second season under head coach Bill Dooley, the team compiled a 6–4–1 record and finished in a tie for fourth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 3 | at Villanova* | W 31–11 | 11,624 | [2] | |||
| September 10 | Illinois State* | W 35–0 | 22,250 | ||||
| September 17 | at NC State | L 6–14 | 48,000 | ||||
| September 24 | at No. 19 Michigan* | L 9–19 | 102,776 | ||||
| October 8 | North Carolina |
| W 42–24 | 33,500 | |||
| October 15 | at Maryland | W 27–24 | 41,278 | ||||
| October 22 | Virginia |
| L 14–34 | 21,300 | |||
| October 29 | No. 15 Clemson |
| L 21–38 | 27,300 | |||
| November 5 | at Duke | W 35–16 | 35,500 | ||||
| November 12 | Georgia Tech |
| W 28–24 | 21,500 | |||
| November 19 | Appalachian State* |
| T 34–34 | 21,050 | [3] | ||
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Roster
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Team leaders
| Category | Team Leader | Att/Cth | Yds |
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| Passing | Mike Elkins | 165/280 | 2,205 |
| Rushing | Mark Young | 165 | 711 |
| Receiving | Ricky Proehl | 51 | 845 |
Team players in the NFL
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Mike Elkins | Quarterback | 2 | 32 | Kansas City Chiefs |
| David Braxton | Linebacker | 2 | 52 | Minnesota Vikings |
| A. J. Greene | Defensive back | 9 | 245 | New York Giants |
References
- ↑ "1988 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Wake Forest's big first half beats Villanova". The Charlotte Observer. September 4, 1988. Retrieved April 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Tie ends Deacons' bowl hopes". The News and Observer. November 20, 1988. Retrieved November 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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