1987 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

1987 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
1987 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	7–4 (4–3 ACC)
Head coach	Bill Dooley (1st season);
Defensive coordinator	Bob Pruett (3rd season)
Captains	Chip Rives; Jimmie Simmons;
Home stadium	Groves Stadium
	Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

The 1987 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its first season under head coach Bill Dooley, the team compiled a 7–4 record and finished in a tie for third place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.^[1]

Record7–4 (4–3 ACC)

Headcoach

DefensivecoordinatorBob Pruett (3rd season)

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1987 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 12 Clemson $	6	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Virginia	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Wake Forest	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
NC State	4	–	3	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Maryland	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
North Carolina	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Duke	2	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Georgia Tech	0	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	Richmond*	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	W 24–0	14,250	^[2]
September 19	NC State	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	W 21–3	23,600	^[3]
September 26	Appalachian State*	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	W 16–12	33,400	^[4]
October 3	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 17–13	36,690	^[5]
October 10	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	W 22–14	50,000	^[6]
October 17	Maryland	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	L 0–14	25,175	^[7]
October 24	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 21–35	32,500	^[8]
October 31	at No. 14 Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 17–31	69,711	^[9]
November 7	Duke	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	W 30–27	23,500	^[10]
November 14	No. 14 South Carolina*	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	L 0–30	34,720	^[11]
November 21	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 33–6	21,114	^[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Category	Team Leader	Att/Cth	Yds
Passing	Mike Elkins	169/317	1,915
Rushing	Mark Young	179	795
Receiving	Ricky Proehl	54	788

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