1973 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

The 1973 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University in the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In its first season under head coach Chuck Mills, the team compiled a 1-9-1 record (0-5-1 against ACC opponents) and finished last in the conference.[2]

1973 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1973 record1-9-1 (0-5-1 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
1973 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 16 NC State $ 6 0 0  9 3 0
No. 20 Maryland 5 1 0  8 4 0
Clemson 4 2 0  5 6 0
Virginia 3 3 0  4 7 0
Duke 1 4 1  2 8 1
North Carolina 1 5 0  4 7 0
Wake Forest 0 5 1  1 9 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 15 Florida State* W 9–718,000
September 22 William & Mary*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 14–1518,000
September 29at Richmond* L 0–4111,425
October 6at No. 13 Texas* L 0–4150,700
October 13 South Carolina*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 12–2821,200
October 20 Maryland
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 0–3719,500
October 27at Virginia L 10–2116,000
November 3at Clemson L 8–3523,000
November 10 Duke
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
T 7–720,500
November 17 at North Carolina L 0–4237,500
November 24 at No. 16 NC State L 13–5231,100
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team leaders

CategoryTeam LeaderAtt/CthYds
PassingAndy Carlton51/141605
RushingClayton Heath178616
ReceivingWalter Sims12143

References

  1. "1973 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  2. "1973 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
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