1980 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
The 1980 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its third season under head coach John Mackovic, the team compiled a 5–6 record and finished in a three-way tie for fourth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| 1980 record | 5–6 (2–4 ACC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Ed Zaunbrecher (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Groves Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 North Carolina $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Location | Result | Attendance |
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| 09/06/1980 | Virginia Tech | Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina | L 7-18 | |
| 09/20/1980 | Citadel | Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina | W 24-7 | |
| 09/27/1980* | at North Carolina State | Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina | W 27-7 | |
| 10/04/1980 | at William & Mary | Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, Virginia | W 27-7 | |
| 10/11/1980* | #8 North Carolina | Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina | L 9-27 | |
| 10/18/1980* | at Maryland | Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland | L 10-11 | |
| 10/25/1980* | Virginia | Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina | L 21-24 | |
| 11/01/1980* | Clemson | Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina | L 33-35 | |
| 11/08/1980* | at Duke | Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, North Carolina | W 27-24 | |
| 11/15/1980 | at #14 South Carolina | Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina | L 38-39 | |
| 11/22/1980 | Appalachian State | Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina | W 28-16 |
Team leaders
| Category | Team Leader | Att/Cth | Yds |
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| Passing | Jay Venuto | 214/413 | 2,624 |
| Rushing | Wayne McMillan | 152 | 694 |
| Receiving | Kenny Duckett | 50 | 656 |
References
- "1980 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
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