1991 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
American college football season
1991 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football | |
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 3–8 (1–6 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Defensive coordinator | Bob Brush (3rd season) |
Captain | Gregg Long, Marvin Mitchell, Anthony Williams |
Home stadium | Groves Stadium |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 18 Clemson $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 NC State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1991 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Bill Dooley, the Demon Deacons compiled a 3–8 record and finished in last place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 14 | 7:00 pm | Western Carolina* | W 40–24 | 22,352 | [2] | ||
September 21 | 12:00 pm | NC State |
| JPS | L 3–30 | 24,856 | [3] |
September 28 | 1:00 pm | at Northwestern |
| L 14–41 | 25,147 | [4] | |
October 5 | 6:00 pm | Appalachian State* |
| L 3–17 | 28,234 | [5] | |
October 12 | 1:30 pm | at North Carolina | L 10–24 | 49,200 | [6] | ||
October 19 | 1:00 pm | Maryland |
| L 22–23 | 17,342 | [7] | |
October 26 | 4:00 pm | at Virginia | L 7–48 | 41,900 | [8] | ||
November 2 | 1:00 pm | at No. 16 Clemson |
| L 10–28 | 68,955 | [9] | |
November 9 | 1:00 pm | Duke |
| W 31–14 | 15,759 | [10] | |
November 16 | 12:00 pm | at Georgia Tech | JPS | L 3–27 | 38,124 | [11] | |
November 23 | 1:30 pm | at Navy* | W 52–24 | 22,276 | [12] | ||
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Team leaders
Category | Team Leader | Att/Cth | Yds |
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Passing | Keith West | 153/296 | 1,969 |
Rushing | Anthony Williams | 139 | 523 |
Receiving | John Henry Mills | 51 | 559 |
References
- ^ "1991 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ^ "Wake rolls by Western Carolina". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 15, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pack stuffs Deacs". The Herald-Sun. September 22, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "NU picks off a smashing victory". Chicago Tribune. September 29, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Appalachian rolls by sluggish Deacs". The News and Observer. October 6, 1991. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Quick strikes lift Carolina". The Charlotte Observer. October 13, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wake mistakes lift Maryland". The Charlotte Observer. October 20, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Virginia routs Wake Forest 48–7". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 27, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clemson's fast start whips Wake Forest". The State. November 3, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Deacons upend Duke". Daily Press. November 10, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Yellow Jackets top Deacons 27–3". The News and Observer. November 17, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Navy puts on air show, but gets grounded by Wake". The Baltimore Sun. November 24, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.