1982 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

1982 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
1982 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	3–8 (2–4 ACC)
Head coach	Al Groh (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Ed Zaunbrecher (3rd season)
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Groves Stadium
	Seasons ← 1981 1983 →

The 1982 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Al Groh, the Demon Deacons compiled a 3–8 record and finished in last place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.^[1]

Record3–8 (2–4 ACC)

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OffensivecoordinatorEd Zaunbrecher (3rd season)

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1982 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 8 Clemson $	6	–	0	–	0	9	–	1	–	1
No. 20 Maryland	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
No. 18 North Carolina	3	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Duke	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
NC State	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Virginia	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Wake Forest	0	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	Western Carolina*	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	W 31–10	25,476	^[2]
September 11	at Auburn*	Jordan-Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 10–28	59,350	^[3]
September 18	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	L 0–30	44,800	^[4]
September 25	Appalachian State*	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	W 31–22	29,100	^[5]
October 2	at Virginia Tech*	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 13–10	37,300	^[6]
October 9	No. 12 North Carolina	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	L 7–24	36,200	^[7]
October 16	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 31–52	35,100	^[8]
October 23	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 27–34	24,105	^[9]
November 6	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)	L 28–46	21,500	^[10]
November 13	Georgia Tech*	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	L 7–45	19,257	^[11]
November 27	vs. No. 10 Clemson	National Stadium Tokyo, Japan (Mirage Bowl)	L 17–21	80,000	^[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Category	Team Leader	Att/Cth	Yds
Passing	Gary Schofield	212/376	2,380
Rushing	Michael Ramseur	245	966
Receiving	Phil Denfeld	42	424

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