1986 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
The 1986 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth and final season under head coach Al Groh, the Demon Deacons compiled a 5–6 record and finished in a three-way tie for last place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| 1986 record | 5–6 (2–5 ACC) |
| Head coach | Al Groh (6th season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Bob Pruett (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Groves Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Clemson $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Location | Result | Attendance |
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| 09/06/1986 | Appalachian State | Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina | W 21-13 | |
| 09/13/1986 | Boston University | Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina | W 31-0 | |
| 09/20/1986* | at North Carolina State | Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina | L 38-42 | |
| 09/27/1986 | at Army | Michie Stadium • West Point, New York | W 49-14 | |
| 10/04/1986* | Virginia | Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina | L 28-30 | |
| 10/11/1986* | North Carolina | Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina | L 30-40 | |
| 10/18/1986* | at Maryland | Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland | W 27-21 | |
| 11/01/1986* | Clemson | Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina | L 20-28 | |
| 11/08/1986* | at Duke | Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, North Carolina | L 36-38 | |
| 11/15/1986 | at South Carolina | Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina | L 21-48 | |
| 11/22/1986* | Georgia Tech | Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina | W 24-21 |
Team leaders
| Category | Team Leader | Att/Cth | Yds |
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| Passing | Mike Elkins | 205/380 | 2,541 |
| Rushing | Darryl McGill | 184 | 859 |
| Receiving | James Brim | 66 | 930 |
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References
- "1986 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
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