1968 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

The 1968 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth season under head coach Bill Tate, the Demon Deacons compiled a 2-7-1 record and finished in sixth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[2]

1968 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1968 record2-7-1 (2-3-1 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
1968 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
NC State $ 6 1 0  6 4 0
Clemson 4 1 1  4 5 1
Virginia 3 2 0  7 3 0
South Carolina 4 3 0  4 6 0
Duke 3 4 0  4 6 0
Wake Forest 2 3 1  2 7 1
Maryland 2 5 0  2 8 0
North Carolina 1 6 0  3 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 14 NC State Winston-Salem, North Carolina L 6–10
September 21 Clemson Winston-Salem, North Carolina T 20–20
October 5 at Minnesota* MinneapolisL 19–24
October 12 at VPI* Blacksburg, Virginia L 6–7
October 19 at No. 5 Purdue* West Lafayette, Indiana L 27–28
October 26 North Carolina Winston-Salem, North Carolina W 48–31
November 2 Maryland Winston-Salem, North Carolina W 38–14
November 9 South Carolina Winston-Salem, North Carolina L 21–34
November 16 at Duke Durham, North Carolina L 3–18
November 23 at Florida State* Tallahassee, Florida L 24–42
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team leaders

CategoryTeam LeaderAtt/CthYds
PassingFreddie Summers125/2501,664
RushingFreddie Summers159439
ReceivingRon Jurewicz28451

References

  1. "1968 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  2. "1968 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
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