From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base

1968 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1968
team	Wake Forest Demon Deacons
sport	football
conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
short_conf	ACC
record	2–7–1
conf_record	2–3–1
head_coach	Bill Tate
hc_year	5th
captain	Game captains
stadium	Groves Stadium

The 1968 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth season under head coach Bill Tate, the Demon Deacons compiled a 2–7–1 record and finished in sixth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Schedule

| September 14 || NC State|Groves Stadium| Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)| L 6–10 |30,000|

| September 21 || Clemson|Groves Stadium| Winston-Salem, NC | T 20–20 |20,221|

| October 5 |at| Minnesota|Memorial Stadium| Minneapolis, MN| L 19–24 |39,277|

| October 12 |at| Virginia Tech|Lane Stadium| Blacksburg, VA | L 6–7 |31,000|

| October 19 |at|No. 5 Purdue|Ross–Ade Stadium| [West Lafayette, IN | L 27–28 |57,694|

| October 26 || North Carolina|Groves Stadium| Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)| W 48–31 |30,000|

| November 2 || Maryland|Groves Stadium| Winston-Salem, NC | W 38–14 |15,500|

| November 9 || South Carolina|Groves Stadium| Winston-Salem, NC | L 21–34 |16,000|

| November 16 |at| Duke|Wallace Wade Stadium| Durham, NC (rivalry)| L 3–18 |17,500|

| November 23 |at| Florida State|Doak Campbell Stadium| Tallahassee, FL | L 24–42 |35,108|

Team leaders

Category	Team Leader	Att/Cth	Yds
Passing	Freddie Summers	125/250	1,664
Rushing	Freddie Summers	159	439
Receiving	Ron Jurewicz	28	451

References

"1968 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
(September 15, 1968). "Late touchdown lifts Wolfpack to 10–6 win over fumbling Deacs". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel.
(September 22, 1968). "Clemson rallies to tie Demon Deacons, 20–20". Asheville Citizen-Times.
(October 6, 1968). "Minnesota withstands late charges by Wake Forest". The Sacramento Bee.
(October 13, 1968). "Gobblers nip Deacons 7–6". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
(October 20, 1968). "Purdue ekes by Wake Forest". The Palladium-Item.
(October 27, 1968). "Deacon TD barrage topples Tar Heels". The State.
(November 3, 1968). "Summers brilliant; Deacons win, 38–14". Asheville Citizen-Times.
(November 10, 1968). "South Carolina whips Wake Forest, 34–21". The Danville Register.
(November 17, 1968). "Hart shatters offense mark as Duke downs Deacs, 18–3". Daily Press.
(November 24, 1968). "FSU flips Deacons, 42–24". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution.

Info: Wikipedia Source

This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.

1968-atlantic-coast-conference-football-season wake-forest-demon-deacons-football-seasons 1968-in-sports-in-north-carolina

Want to explore this topic further?

Ask Mako anything about 1968 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.

Research with Mako

Free with your Surf account

Content sourced from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

This content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.

Report