1976 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

The 1976 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their fourth season under head coach Chuck Mills, the Demon Deacons compiled a 5-6 record and finished in third place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[2]

1976 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1976 record5-6 (3-3 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
1976 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 13 Maryland $ 5 0 0  11 1 0
North Carolina 4 1 0  9 3 0
Wake Forest 3 3 0  5 6 0
Duke 2 3 1  5 5 1
NC State 2 3 0  3 7 1
Virginia 1 3 0  2 9 0
Clemson 0 4 1  3 6 2
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentLocationResultAttendance
09/04/1976Virginia TechGroves StadiumWinston-Salem, North CarolinaL 6-23
25,600
09/11/1976*North Carolina StateGroves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North CarolinaW 20-18
28,900
09/18/1976at VanderbiltDudley FieldNashville, TennesseeL 24-27
21,900
09/25/1976at Kansas StateKSU StadiumManhattan, KansasW 13-0
25,500
10/02/1976at #1 MichiganMichigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MichiganL 0-31
103,241
10/09/1976*ClemsonGroves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North CarolinaW 20-14
18,000
10/16/1976*at #5 MarylandByrd StadiumCollege Park, MarylandL 15-17
46,321
10/23/1976*VirginiaGroves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North CarolinaL 17-18
18,300
10/30/1976*North CarolinaGroves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North CarolinaL 14-34
30,150
11/06/1976*at DukeWallace Wade StadiumDurham, North CarolinaW 38-17
23,600
11/13/1976at #20 South CarolinaWilliams-Brice StadiumColumbia, South CarolinaW 10-7
49,773

Team leaders

CategoryTeam LeaderAtt/CthYds
PassingMike McGlamrey91/1831,066
RushingJames McDougald2321,018
ReceivingSteve Young36414

References

  1. "1976 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  2. "1976 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
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