1988 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

1988 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record6–4–1 (4–3 ACC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBob Pruett (4th season)
CaptainMike Elkins, Ernie Purnsley
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Villanova*
W 31–1111,624[2]
September 10Illinois State*
W 35–020,225[3]
September 17at NC State
L 6–1448,000[4]
September 24at No. 19 Michigan*
L 9–19102,776[5]
October 8North Carolina
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
W 42–2433,500[6]
October 15at Maryland
W 27–2441,278[7]
October 22Virginia
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 14–3421,300[8]
October 29 No. 15 Clemson
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 21–3827,300[9]
November 5at Duke
W 35–1635,500[10]
November 12Georgia Tech
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 28–2421,500[11]
November 19Appalachian State*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
T 34–3421,050[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1988 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 10 Mike Elkins Sr
WR 88 Ricky Proehl Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB David Braxton Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Team leaders

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

Team players in the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Mike Elkins Quarterback 2 32 Kansas City Chiefs
David Braxton Linebacker 2 52 Minnesota Vikings
A. J. Greene Defensive back 9 245 New York Giants

References

  1. ^ "1988 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "Wake Forest's big first half beats Villanova". The Charlotte Observer. September 4, 1988. Retrieved April 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wake Forest blanks ISU, 35–0". The Pantagraph. September 11, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wolfpack's defense silences Deacons". The News and Observer. September 18, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Michigan rolls past Wake Forest". Wisconsin State Journal. September 25, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Deacons' explosion buries Tar Heels". The Charlotte Observer. October 9, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wake rallies past Terrapins". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 16, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cavaliers down Wake Forest, 34–14". The Daily News Leader. October 23, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Improving Tigers roar past Deacs, 38–21". The Herald. October 30, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Wake Forest, Young rack up Duke 35–16". The Sun-News. November 6, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Deacons extinguish Tech's fire, 28–24". Durham Morning Herald. November 13, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Tie ends Deacons' bowl hopes". The News and Observer. November 20, 1988. Retrieved November 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.