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1965 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1965
team	Wake Forest Demon Deacons
sport	football
conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
short_conf	ACC
record	3–7
conf_record	2–4
head_coach	Bill Tate
hc_year	2nd
captain	Game captains
stadium	Bowman Gray Stadium

The 1965 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In their second season under head coach Bill Tate, the Demon Deacons compiled a 3–7 record and finished in seventh place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Schedule

| September 18 |vs| Virginia Tech|Victory Stadium| Roanoke, VA (Harvest Bowl)| L 3–12 |20,000|

| September 25 |at| NC State|Riddick Stadium|Raleigh, NC (rivalry) | L 11–13 |17,500|

| October 2 || Vanderbilt|Bowman Gray Stadium| Winston-Salem, NC | W 7–0 |11,000|

| October 9 || Maryland|Bowman Gray Stadium| Winston-Salem, NC | L 7–10 |18,000|

| October 16 |at| South Carolina|Carolina Stadium| Columbia, SC | W 7–38 |28,000|

| October 23 || North Carolina|Bowman Gray Stadium| Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry) | W 12–10 |17,500|

| October 30 |at| Clemson|Memorial Stadium| Clemson, SC | L 13–26 |24,000|

| November 6 |at| Florida State|Doak Campbell Stadium| Tallahassee, FL | L 0–35 |25,600|

| November 13 |at| Duke|Duke Stadium | Durham, NC (rivalry)| L 7–40 |25,000|

| November 20 |at| Memphis State|Memphis Memorial Stadium | Memphis, TN | W 21–20 |17,800|

Team leaders

Category	Team Leader	Att/Cth	Yds
Passing	Jon Wilson	44/104	513
Rushing	Andy Heck	151	497
Receiving	Ken Henry	30	367

References

"1965 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
(September 19, 1965). "Tech wins, 12–3, on run by Francisco". The Progress-Index.
(September 26, 1965). "State wins on late field goal". The Rocky Mount Telegram.
(September 26, 1965). "In 24–10 SEC tilt, Georgia advances". The Orlando Sentinel.
(October 10, 1965). "Sophomore Torain sparks Maryland to 10–7 victory". The Greenville News.
(October 17, 1965). "South Carolina turns back Wake Forest by 38–7 count". The Danville Register.
(July 30, 1966). "Gamecocks forfeit ACC football wins; Rule violated". The Greenville News.
(October 24, 1965). "Wake Forest battling Deacs upset UNC Tar Heels 12–10". The Rocky Mount Telegram.
(October 31, 1965). "Clemson dumps Deacons". Florence Morning News.
(November 7, 1965). "Seminole 'combo' blanks Deacs 35–0". The Tampa Tribune.
(November 14, 1965). "Sophomores win for Duke". The Miami News.
(November 21, 1965). "Wake Forest stuns Memphis 21–20". Tallahassee Democrat.

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