1989 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

The 1989 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1989 college football season. In their third season under head coach Bill Dooley, the Demon Deacons compiled a 2–8–1 record and finished in seventh place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]

1989 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1989 record2–8–1 (1–6 ACC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBob Pruett (5th season)
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
1989 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 18 Virginia + 6 1 0  10 3 0
Duke + 6 1 0  8 4 0
No. 12 Clemson 5 2 0  10 2 0
Georgia Tech 4 3 0  7 4 0
NC State 4 3 0  7 5 0
Maryland 2 5 0  3 7 1
Wake Forest 1 6 0  2 8 1
North Carolina 0 7 0  1 10 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentLocationResultAttendance
09/09/1989Appalachian StateGroves StadiumWinston-Salem, North CarolinaL 10-15
30,200
09/16/1989*#19 North Carolina StateGroves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North CarolinaL 17-27
25,250
09/23/1989at ArmyMichie StadiumWest Point, New YorkL 10-14
35,898
09/30/1989RiceGroves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North CarolinaT 17-17
12,100
10/07/1989*at North CarolinaKenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, North CarolinaW 17-16
47,500
10/14/1989*MarylandGroves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North CarolinaL 7-27
17,500
10/21/1989*at VirginiaScott StadiumCharlottesville, VirginiaL 28-47
33,700
10/28/1989*at #22 ClemsonMemorial StadiumClemson, South CarolinaL 10-44
71,335
11/04/1989*DukeGroves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North CarolinaL 35-52
18,600
11/11/1989TulsaGroves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North CarolinaW 29-17
27,100
11/18/1989*at Georgia TechBobby Dodd StadiumAtlantaL 14-43
28,732

Team leaders

CategoryTeam LeaderAtt/CthYds
PassingPhil Barnhill182/3772,454
RushingAnthony Williams119430
ReceivingRicky Proehl651,053

References

  1. "1989 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
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