1982 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

1982 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record3–8 (2–4 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEd Zaunbrecher (3rd season)
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Clemson $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 1
No. 20 Maryland 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 18 North Carolina 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Duke 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
NC State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Virginia 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Wake Forest 0 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1982 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Al Groh, the Demon Deacons compiled a 3–8 record and finished in last place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4Western Carolina*
W 31–1025,476[2]
September 11at Auburn*
L 10–2859,350[3]
September 18at NC State
L 0–3044,800[4]
September 25Appalachian State*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 31–2229,100[5]
October 2at Virginia Tech*
W 13–1037,300[6]
October 9 No. 12 North Carolina
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
L 7–2436,200[7]
October 16at Maryland
L 31–5235,100[8]
October 23at Virginia
L 27–3424,105[9]
November 6at Duke
L 28–4621,500[10]
November 13Georgia Tech*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 7–4519,257[11]
November 27vs. No. 10 Clemson
L 17–2180,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team leaders

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Gary Schofield 212/376 2,380
Rushing Michael Ramseur 245 966
Receiving Phil Denfeld 42 424

References

  1. ^ "1982 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "Deacons pass Western Carolina, 31–10". The Chapel Hill News. September 5, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Tiger runners flatten Wake". The News and Observer. September 12, 1982. Retrieved November 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wolfpack drubs Wake". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 19, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ramseur sparks Deacons". The News and Observer. September 26, 1982. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Wake Forest disappoints Virginia Tech 13–10". The Atlanta Constitution. October 3, 1982. Retrieved January 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tar Heels wear down Deacons". Durham Morning Herald. October 10, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Nash rambles for Terps". The Charlotte Observer. October 17, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Schuchts leads Cavs by Wake". The News and Observer. October 24, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Records fall as Duke blitzes Deacons, 46–26". The Danville Register. November 7, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Jackets demolish Deacons". Winston-Salem Journal. November 14, 1982. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Tigers edge Deacs, take title". The News and Observer. November 29, 1982. Retrieved January 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.