1984 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

1984 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record6–5 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainRonnie Burgess, Tony Coates, Ken McAllister, Mike Nesselt
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Maryland $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 20 Virginia 3 – 1 – 2 8 – 2 – 2
North Carolina 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Wake Forest 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Georgia Tech 2 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
NC State 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Duke 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Clemson 0 – 0 – 0* 7 – 4 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Clemson was under NCAA and ACC probation and was ineligible for the ACC title. As a result, their ACC games did not count in the league standings.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1984 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Al Groh, the Demon Deacons compiled a 6–5 record and finished in fourth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 8Virginia Tech*
L 20–2126,543[3]
September 15Appalachian State*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 17–1322,700[4]
September 22at NC State
W 24–1534,300[5]
September 29at Maryland
L 17–3832,700[6]
October 6at Richmond*
W 29–1615,126[7]
October 13North Carolina
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
W 14–333,778[8]
October 20at Virginia
ABCL 9–2838,671[9]
October 27William & Mary*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 34–2123,712[10]
November 3at Clemson*A
L 14–3771,697[11]
November 10at Duke
W 20–1628,000[12]
November 17Georgia Tech
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 7–2422,700[13]
  • *Non-conference game
A.^ Clemson was under NCAA probation, and was ineligible for the ACC title. Therefore this game did not count in the league standings.[1]

Team leaders

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Foy White 143/252 1,544
Rushing Michael Ramseur 214 961
Receiving Duane Owens 30 420

References

  1. ^ a b Williams, Larry (2012). The Danny Ford Years at Clemson.
  2. ^ "1984 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  3. ^ "Hunter's late scoring burst shoves Virginia Tech by Wake". The State. September 9, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Ramseur helps Deacs get past Apps, 17–13". The News and Observer. September 16, 1984. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Deacons run past slumping Wolfpack". The Rocky Mount Telegram. September 23, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Badanjek, Terps wear down Deacs". The News and Observer. September 30, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Ramseur, White lead Decons past Spiders". The Charlotte Observer. October 7, 1984. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Deacons finally end famine, top Tar Heels 14–3". The State. October 14, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cavaliers put the word of Wake Forest, 28–9". Durham Morning Herald. October 21, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Ramseur's 4 touchdowns carry Wake". The Charlotte Observer. October 28, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "With a shove from Perry, Clemson buries Deacons". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 4, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Demon Deacons deny Duke, 20–16". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 11, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Lavette leads Wreck over Deacons". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 18, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.