1989 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
The 1989 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1989 college football season. In their third season under head coach Bill Dooley, the Demon Deacons compiled a 2–8–1 record and finished in seventh place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]
| 1989 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 2–8–1 (1–6 ACC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Bob Pruett (5th season) |
| Captain | James DuBose, Tony Mayberry |
| Home stadium | Groves Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Virginia + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Clemson | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 9 | Appalachian State* | L 10–15 | 30,200 | [2] | |||
| September 16 | No. 19 NC State |
| L 17–27 | 25,250 | |||
| September 23 | at Army* | L 10–14 | 35,898 | ||||
| September 30 | Rice* |
| T 17–17 | 12,100 | |||
| October 7 | at North Carolina | W 17–16 | 47,500 | ||||
| October 14 | Maryland |
| L 7–27 | 17,500 | |||
| October 21 | at Virginia | L 28–47 | 33,700 | ||||
| October 28 | at No. 22 Clemson | L 10–44 | 71,335 | ||||
| November 4 | Duke |
| L 35–52 | 18,600 | |||
| November 11 | Tulsa* |
| W 29–17 | 27,100 | |||
| November 18 | at Georgia Tech | L 14–43 | 28,732 | ||||
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Team leaders
| Category | Team Leader | Att/Cth | Yds |
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| Passing | Phil Barnhill | 182/377 | 2,454 |
| Rushing | Anthony Williams | 119 | 430 |
| Receiving | Ricky Proehl | 65 | 1,053 |
References
- "1989 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- "ASU plays the spoiler again, tops Deacons in opener, 15–10". The News and Observer. September 10, 1989. Retrieved November 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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