1988 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

1988 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
1988 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	6–4–1 (4–3 ACC)
Head coach	Bill Dooley (2nd season);
Defensive coordinator	Bob Pruett (4th season)
Captains	Mike Elkins; Ernie Purnsley;
Home stadium	Groves Stadium
	Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

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]

Record6–4–1 (4–3 ACC)

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DefensivecoordinatorBob Pruett (4th season)

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1988 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
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

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	at Villanova*	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 31–11	11,624	^[2]
September 10	Illinois State*	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	W 35–0	20,225	^[3]
September 17	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	L 6–14	48,000	^[4]
September 24	at No. 19 Michigan*	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 9–19	102,776	^[5]
October 8	North Carolina	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	W 42–24	33,500	^[6]
October 15	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 27–24	41,278	^[7]
October 22	Virginia	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	L 14–34	21,300	^[8]
October 29	No. 15 Clemson	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	L 21–38	27,300	^[9]
November 5	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)	W 35–16	35,500	^[10]
November 12	Georgia Tech	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	W 28–24	21,500	^[11]
November 19	Appalachian State*	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	T 34–34	21,050	^[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Category	Team Leader	Att/Cth	Yds
Passing	Mike Elkins	165/280	2,205
Rushing	Mark Young	165	711
Receiving	Ricky Proehl	51	845

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