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1967 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1967
team	Wake Forest Demon Deacons
sport	football
conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
short_conf	ACC
record	4–6
conf_record	3–4
head_coach	Bill Tate
hc_year	4th
captain	Game captains
stadium	Bowman Gray Stadium

The 1967 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth season under head coach Bill Tate, the Demon Deacons compiled a 4–6 record and finished in fifth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Schedule

| September 16 |vs| Duke|Carter Stadium|Raleigh, NC (rivalry)| L 13–31 |22,450|

| September 23 |at| Clemson|Memorial Stadium| Clemson, SC| L 6–23 |35,706|

| September 29 |at|No. 3 Houston|Houston Astrodome| Houston, TX| L 6–50 |41,769|

| October 7 || Virginia|Bowman Gray Stadium| Winston-Salem, NC | L 12–14 |11,000|

| October 14 |at| Memphis State|Memphis Memorial Stadium| Memphis, TN | L 10–42 |17,030|

| October 21 |at|No. 5 NC State|Carter Stadium|Raleigh, NC (rivalry) | L 7–24 |30,300|

| October 28 |at| North Carolina|Kenan Memorial Stadium| Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry) | W 20–10 |36,000|

| November 4 || South Carolina|Bowman Gray Stadium| Winston-Salem, NC | W 35–21 |13,000|

| November 11 |at| Tulsa|Skelly Stadium| Tulsa, OK | W 31–24 |23,500|

| November 17 || Maryland|Bowman Gray Stadium| Winston-Salem, NC | W 35–17 |14,500|

Team leaders

Category	Team Leader	Att/Cth	Yds
Passing	Freddie Summers	77/159	909
Rushing	Freddie Summers	179	510
Receiving	Rick Decker	29	352

References

"1967 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
(September 17, 1967). "Woodall sparks Duke over Deacons, 31–13". The Progress-Index.
(September 24, 1967). "Deacs bow to Clemson". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution.
(September 30, 1967). "Cougars spank Deacs, 50–6". Pensacola News Journal.
(October 8, 1967). "Virginia comes from behind to edge Deacons, 14–12". The Danville Register.
(October 15, 1967). "Memphis State overwhelms winless Wake Forest, 42–10". The Rocky Mount Telegram.
(October 22, 1967). "'Pack rolls; Defense, Warren's toe down tough Deacs, 24–7". Daily Press.
(October 29, 1967). "Wake Forest hands NC Tar Heels 6th defeat". The Palm Beach Post.
(November 5, 1967). "Deacons surprise Gamecocks, 35 to 21". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
(November 12, 1967). "Wake Forest nips Tulsa on pass theft". The Daily Oklahoman.
(November 18, 1967). "Summers guides Deacons in 35–17 win over Terps". The Greenville News.

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