1990 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record3–8 (0–7 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainSteve Brown, Mike Smith
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
1990 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Georgia Tech $ 6 0 111 0 1
No. 9 Clemson 5 2 010 2 0
No. 23 Virginia 5 2 08 4 0
Maryland 4 3 06 5 1
North Carolina 3 3 16 4 1
NC State 3 4 07 5 0
Duke 1 6 04 7 0
Wake Forest 0 7 03 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Bill Dooley, the Demon Deacons compiled a 3–8 record and finished in last place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 17:00 pmat Rice*L 17–3327,100
September 87:00 pmAppalachian State*W 23–1730,732[2]
September 1512:00 pmat NC StateJPSL 15–2044,300
September 291:00 pmArmy*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 52–1420,117
October 67:00 pmNorth Carolina
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
L 24–3127,711
October 1312:00 pmat MarylandL 13–4127,554
October 201:00 pmNo. 1 Virginia
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 14–4923,124
October 271:00 pmNo. 19 Clemson
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 6–2425,317
November 31:30 pmat DukeL 20–5732,700
November 171:00 pmNo. 4 Georgia Tech
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 7–4213,493
November 242:00 pmat Vanderbilt*W 56–2821,116[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Team leaders

CategoryTeam LeaderAtt/CthYds
PassingPhil Barnhill125/2761,443
RushingAnthony Williams181866
ReceivingJohn Henry Mills46623

References

  1. "1990 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. "Wake stops Appalachian State to win its home opener, 23–12". The News and Observer. September 9, 1990. Retrieved November 27, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Vols rally for victory, SEC crown". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. December 2, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
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