1987 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

1987 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record7–4 (4–3 ACC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBob Pruett (3rd season)
CaptainChip Rives, Jimmie Simmons
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Clemson $ 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Virginia 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Wake Forest 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
NC State 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Maryland 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
North Carolina 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Duke 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Georgia Tech 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its first season under head coach Bill Dooley, the team compiled a 7–4 record and finished in a tie for third place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12Richmond*
W 24–014,250[2]
September 19NC State
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
W 21–323,600[3]
September 26Appalachian State*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 16–1233,400[4]
October 3at Army*
W 17–1336,690[5]
October 10at North Carolina
W 22–1450,000[6]
October 17Maryland
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 0–1425,175[7]
October 24at Virginia
L 21–3532,500[8]
October 31at No. 14 Clemson
L 17–3169,711[9]
November 7Duke
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
W 30–2723,500[10]
November 14 No. 14 South Carolina*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 0–3034,720[11]
November 21at Georgia Tech
W 33–621,114[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1987 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 10 Mike Elkins Jr
WR 88 Ricky Proehl So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB David Braxton Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Team leaders

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Mike Elkins 169/317 1,915
Rushing Mark Young 179 795
Receiving Ricky Proehl 54 788

References

  1. ^ "1987 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "Deacons give Dooley victory over Spiders". The Charlotte Observer. September 13, 1987. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wake reserve propels win over N.C. State". The Times and Democrat. September 20, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Deacon special teams down Appalachian". The Charlotte Observer. September 27, 1987. Retrieved November 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Army loses game, quarterback Crawford". Poughkeepsie Journal. October 4, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Hoyle kicks Deacons over UNC". Daily Press. October 11, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Maryland hands Deacons first loss". The Greenville News. October 18, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Early spree sends Cavaliers past Wake, 35–21". The Daily News Leader. October 25, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Clemson terrorizes Wake Forest 31–17". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 2, 1987. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Deacons nip Devils, 30–27". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 8, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Gamecocks overwhelm Deacons". The Charlotte Observer. November 15, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Wake Forest buries Yellow Jackets". The Index-Journal. November 22, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.