1988 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

The 1988 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its second season under head coach Bill Dooley, the team compiled a 6–4–1 record and finished in a tie for fourth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]

1988 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1988 record6–4–1 (4–3 ACC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBob Pruett (4th season)
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
1988 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 9 Clemson $ 6 1 0  10 2 0
Virginia 5 2 0  7 4 0
NC State 4 2 1  8 3 1
Wake Forest 4 3 0  6 4 1
Maryland 4 3 0  5 6 0
Duke 3 3 1  7 3 1
North Carolina 1 6 0  1 10 0
Georgia Tech 0 7 0  3 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentLocationResultAttendance
09/03/1988at VillanovaVillanova StadiumVillanova, PennsylvaniaW 31-11
11,624
09/10/1988Illinois StateGroves StadiumWinston-Salem, North CarolinaW 35-0
22,250
09/17/1988*at North Carolina StateCarter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, North CarolinaL 6-14
48,000
09/24/1988at #19 MichiganMichigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MichiganL 9-19
102,776
10/08/1988*North CarolinaGroves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North CarolinaW 42-24
33,500
10/15/1988*at MarylandByrd StadiumCollege Park, MarylandW 27-24
41,278
10/22/1988*VirginiaGroves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North CarolinaL 14-34
21,300
10/29/1988*#15 ClemsonGroves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North CarolinaL 21-38
27,300
11/05/1988*at DukeWallace Wade StadiumDurham, North CarolinaW 35-16
35,500
11/12/1988*Georgia TechGroves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North CarolinaW 28-24
21,500
11/19/1988Appalachian StateGroves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North CarolinaT 34-34
21,050

Roster

1988 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 10 Mike Elkins Sr
WR 88 Ricky Proehl Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB David Braxton Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Team leaders

CategoryTeam LeaderAtt/CthYds
PassingMike Elkins165/2802,205
RushingMark Young165711
ReceivingRicky Proehl51845

Team players in the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Mike ElkinsQuarterback232Kansas City Chiefs
David BraxtonLinebacker252Minnesota Vikings
A. J. GreeneDefensive Back9245New York Giants

References

  1. "1988 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
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