1984 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

The 1984 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Al Groh, the Demon Deacons compiled a 6–5 record and finished in fourth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[2]

1984 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record6–5 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainRonnie Burgess, Tony Coates, Ken McAllister, Mike Nesselt
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Maryland $ 5 0 0 9 3 0
No. 20 Virginia 3 1 2 8 2 2
North Carolina 3 2 1 5 5 1
Wake Forest 3 3 0 6 5 0
Georgia Tech 2 2 1 6 4 1
NC State 1 5 0 3 8 0
Duke 1 5 0 2 9 0
Clemson 0 0 0* 7 4 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Clemson was under NCAA and ACC probation and was ineligible for the ACC title. As a result, their ACC games did not count in the league standings.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 8Virginia Tech*L 20–2126,543[3]
September 15Appalachian State*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 17–1322,700[4]
September 22at NC StateW 24–1534,300[5]
September 29at MarylandL 17–3832,700[6]
October 6at Richmond*W 29–1615,126[7]
October 13North Carolina
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
W 14–333,778[8]
October 20at VirginiaABCL 9–2838,671[9]
October 27William & Mary*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 34–2123,712[10]
November 3at Clemson*AL 14–3771,697[11]
November 10at DukeW 20–1628,000[12]
November 17Georgia Tech
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 7–2422,700[13]
  • *Non-conference game
A.^ Clemson was under NCAA probation, and was ineligible for the ACC title. Therefore this game did not count in the league standings.[1]

Team leaders

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Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Foy White 143/252 1,544
Rushing Michael Ramseur 214 961
Receiving Duane Owens 30 420

References

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  1. ^ a b Williams, Larry (2012). The Danny Ford Years at Clemson.
  2. ^ "1984 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  3. ^ "Hunter's late scoring burst shoves Virginia Tech by Wake". The State. September 9, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Ramseur helps Deacs get past Apps, 17–13". The News and Observer. September 16, 1984. Retrieved December 2, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Deacons run past slumping Wolfpack". The Rocky Mount Telegram. September 23, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Badanjek, Terps wear down Deacs". The News and Observer. September 30, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Ramseur, White lead Decons past Spiders". The Charlotte Observer. October 7, 1984. Retrieved November 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Deacons finally end famine, top Tar Heels 14–3". The State. October 14, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Cavaliers put the word of Wake Forest, 28–9". Durham Morning Herald. October 21, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Ramseur's 4 touchdowns carry Wake". The Charlotte Observer. October 28, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "With a shove from Perry, Clemson buries Deacons". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 4, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Demon Deacons deny Duke, 20–16". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 11, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Lavette leads Wreck over Deacons". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 18, 1984. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.