1965 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

1965 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record3–7 (2–4 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumBowman Gray Stadium
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
NC State + 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0†
Clemson + 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0†
Duke 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Maryland 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
North Carolina 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Virginia 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0†
Wake Forest 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0†
South Carolina 0 – 6 – 0 5 – 5 – 0†
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • † South Carolina forfeited its 4 conference wins (Clemson, NC State, Virginia, Wake Forest) due to use of ineligible players. This improved Clemson and NC State from 4–3 to 5–2, making them co-champions. Overall records did not change due to the forfeits. Duke and South Carolina were originally co-champions with records of 4–2.

The 1965 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In their second season under head coach Bill Tate, the Demon Deacons compiled a 3–7 record and finished in seventh place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18 vs. Virginia Tech*
L 3–1220,000[2]
September 25 at NC State
L 11–1317,500[3]
October 2 Vanderbilt*
W 7–011,000[4]
October 9 Maryland
  • Bowman Gray Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 7–1018,000[5]
October 16 at South Carolina
W 7–3828,000[6][7]
October 23 North Carolina
  • Bowman Gray Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
W 12–1017,500[8]
October 30 at Clemson
L 13–2624,000[9]
November 6 at Florida State*
L 0–3525,600[10]
November 13 at Duke
L 7–4025,000[11]
November 20 at Memphis State*
W 21–2017,800[12]
  • *Non-conference game

Team leaders

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Jon Wilson 44/104 513
Rushing Andy Heck 151 497
Receiving Ken Henry 30 367

References

  1. ^ "1965 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "Tech wins, 12–3, on run by Francisco". The Progress-Index. September 19, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "State wins on late field goal". The Rocky Mount Telegram. September 26, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "In 24–10 SEC tilt, Georgia advances". The Orlando Sentinel. September 26, 1965. Retrieved October 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Sophomore Torain sparks Maryland to 10–7 victory". The Greenville News. October 10, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "South Carolina turns back Wake Forest by 38–7 count". The Danville Register. October 17, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Gamecocks forfeit ACC football wins; Rule violated". The Greenville News. July 30, 1966. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wake Forest battling Deacs upset UNC Tar Heels 12–10". The Rocky Mount Telegram. October 24, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Clemson dumps Deacons". Florence Morning News. October 31, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Seminole 'combo' blanks Deacs 35–0". The Tampa Tribune. November 7, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Sophomores win for Duke". The Miami News. November 14, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Wake Forest stuns Memphis 21–20". Tallahassee Democrat. November 21, 1965. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.