1966 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

The 1966 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their third season under head coach Bill Tate, the Demon Deacons compiled a 3–7 record and finished in sixth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[2]

1966 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1966 record3-7 (2-4 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
1966 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Clemson $  6 1     6 4  
NC State  5 2     5 5  
Maryland  3 3     4 6  
Virginia  3 3     4 6  
Duke  2 3     5 5  
Wake Forest  2 4     3 7  
South Carolina  1 3     1 9  
North Carolina  1 4     2 8  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 17 at Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia L 10–24
September 24 at Maryland College Park, Maryland L 7–34
October 1 NC State Winston-Salem, North Carolina L 12–15
October 8 at Auburn* Auburn, Alabama L 6–14
October 15 at South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina W 10–6
October 22 at UNC Chapel Hill, North Carolina W 3–0
October 29 Clemson Winston-Salem, North Carolina L 21–23
November 5 VPI* Winston-Salem, North Carolina L 0–11
November 12 Memphis State* Winston-Salem, North Carolina W 21–7
November 19 at Florida State* Tallahassee, Florida L 0–28
  • *Non-conference game

Team leaders

CategoryTeam LeaderAtt/CthYds
PassingKen Erickson57/126787
RushingAndy Heck127608
ReceivingKen Henry20279

References

  1. "1966 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  2. "1966 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
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