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American college football season
The 1988 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an
American football team that represented
Wake Forest University during the
1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its second season under head coach
Bill Dooley, the team compiled a 6–4–1 record and finished in a tie for fourth place in the
Atlantic Coast Conference.
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 3 | at
Villanova* | | W 31–11 | 11,624 |
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September 10 |
Illinois State* | | W 35–0 | 20,225 |
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September 17 | at
NC State | | L 6–14 | 48,000 |
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September 24 | at No. 19
Michigan* | | L 9–19 | 102,776 |
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October 8 |
North Carolina | - Groves Stadium
- Winston-Salem, NC (
rivalry)
| W 42–24 | 33,500 |
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October 15 | at
Maryland | | W 27–24 | 41,278 |
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October 22 |
Virginia | - Groves Stadium
- Winston-Salem, NC
| L 14–34 | 21,300 |
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October 29 | No. 15
Clemson | - Groves Stadium
- Winston-Salem, NC
| L 21–38 | 27,300 |
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November 5 | at
Duke | | W 35–16 | 35,500 |
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November 12 |
Georgia Tech | - Groves Stadium
- Winston-Salem, NC
| W 28–24 | 21,500 |
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November 19 |
Appalachian State* | - Groves Stadium
- Winston-Salem, NC
| T 34–34 | 21,050 |
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- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1988 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
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Injured
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Redshirt
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Team leaders
Category |
Team Leader |
Att/Cth |
Yds
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Passing |
Mike Elkins |
165/280 |
2,205
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Rushing |
Mark Young |
165 |
711
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Receiving |
Ricky Proehl |
51 |
845
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Team players in the NFL
References
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"1988 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
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"Wake Forest's big first half beats Villanova". The Charlotte Observer. September 4, 1988. Retrieved April 20, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Wake Forest blanks ISU, 35–0". The Pantagraph. September 11, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Wolfpack's defense silences Deacons". The News and Observer. September 18, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Michigan rolls past Wake Forest". Wisconsin State Journal. September 25, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Deacons' explosion buries Tar Heels". The Charlotte Observer. October 9, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Wake rallies past Terrapins". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 16, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Cavaliers down Wake Forest, 34–14". The Daily News Leader. October 23, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Improving Tigers roar past Deacs, 38–21". The Herald. October 30, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Wake Forest, Young rack up Duke 35–16". The Sun-News. November 6, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Deacons extinguish Tech's fire, 28–24". Durham Morning Herald. November 13, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Tie ends Deacons' bowl hopes". The News and Observer. November 20, 1988. Retrieved November 18, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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