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1992 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
1992 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Independence Bowl champion
Independence Bowl, W 39–35 vs. Oregon
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
AP	No. 25
Record	8–4 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach	Bill Dooley (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Eddie Williamson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Bob Brush (4th season)
Captain	George Coghill, Ben Coleman, Maurice Miller
Home stadium	Groves Stadium
	Seasons ← 1991 1993 →

1992 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 2 Florida State $	8	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
No. 17 NC State	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	1
No. 19 North Carolina	5	–	3	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 25 Wake Forest	4	–	4	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Virginia	4	–	4	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Clemson	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Maryland	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Duke	0	–	8	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was the American football representative of Wake Forest University during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by head coach Bill Dooley in his sixth season, the team achieved an impressive 8–4 record. They concluded the season in a tie for fourth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference and secured a victory over Oregon Oregon in the 1992 Independence Bowl.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	12:00 pm	North Carolina		Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	JPS	L 17–35	23,447	^[2]
September 12	6:30 pm	Appalachian State*		Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		W 10–7	24,387	^[3]
September 26	7:00 pm	at No. 3 Florida State		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL		L 7–35	62,915	^[4]
October 3	1:00 pm	No. 14 Virginia		Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		L 17–31	22,135	^[5]
October 10	2:00 pm	at Vanderbilt*		Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN		W 40–6	33,660	^[6]
October 17	1:30 pm	at Maryland		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 30–23	31,132	^[7]
October 24	1:00 pm	Army*		Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		W 23–7	18,221	^[8]
October 31	1:00 pm	Clemson		Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		W 18–15	21,839	^[9]
November 7	1:30 pm	at Duke		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)		W 28–14	33,600	^[10]
November 14	1:00 pm	at Georgia Tech		Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA		W 23–10	40,006	^[11]
November 21	1:00 pm	at No. 13 NC State	No. 25	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)		L 14–42	46,121	^[12]
December 31	12:30 pm	vs. Oregon*		Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Independence Bowl)	ESPN	W 39–35	31,337	^[13]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

^ "1992 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
^ "QBs give Tar Heels options". The Charlotte Observer. September 6, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Deacs edge Mountaineers 10–7". The News and Observer. September 13, 1992. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Big plays send FSU to big win". Pensacola News Journal. September 27, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Kirby runs wild as Cavs whip Wake Forest, 31–17". The Greenville News. October 4, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wake Forest rolls easily over stumbling Vandy". The Charlotte Observer. October 11, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wake Forest stuns Maryland, 30–23". The Star-Democrat. October 18, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Army stalled by Wake, 23–7". The Daily Item. October 25, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wake Forest stuns Clemson". The Times and Democrat. November 1, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Deacons take fifth straight". The Rocky Mount Telegram. November 8, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wake beats Tech for 6th straight". The Greenville News. November 15, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "N.C. State QB gets mad, leads his team to win". The Index-Journal. November 22, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Deacons' revival swamps Ducks". The Shreveport Times. January 1, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.