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1977 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1977
team	Wake Forest Demon Deacons
sport	football
conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
short_conf	ACC
record	1–10
conf_record	0–6
head_coach	Chuck Mills
hc_year	5th
captain	Don Cervi
captain2	Mike McGlamry
captain3	Larry Tearry
stadium	Groves Stadium

The 1977 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their fifth and final season under head coach Chuck Mills, the Demon Deacons compiled a 1–10 record and finished in last place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Schedule

|September 10||Furman|Groves Stadium|Winston-Salem, NC|W 24–13|20,200|

|September 17||Vanderbilt|Groves Stadium|Winston-Salem, NC|L 0–3|24,250|

|September 24|at|NC State|Carter Stadium|Raleigh, NC (rivalry)|L 14–41|45,500|

|October 1|at|Purdue|Ross–Ade Stadium|West Lafayette, IN|L 17–26|54,060|

|October 8|at|North Carolina|Kenan Memorial Stadium|Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)|L 3–24|48,000|

|October 15||Maryland|Groves Stadium|Winston-Salem, NC|L 7–35|24,900|

|October 22|at|Virginia|Scott Stadium|Charlottesville, VA|L 10–12| 21,500|

|October 29|at|No. 16 Clemson|Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC|L 0–26|40,445–40,600|

|November 5||Duke|Groves Stadium|Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)|L 14–38|15,100|

|November 12||South Carolina|Groves Stadium|Winston-Salem, NC|L 14–24|13,150|

|November 19|at|Virginia Tech|Lane Stadium|Blacksburg, VA|L 10–28|20,000|

Roster

Team leaders

Category	Team Leader	Att/Cth	Yds
Passing	Mike McGlamrey	133/252	1,532
Rushing	James McDougald	242	987
Receiving	Steve Young	51	483

References

"1977 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
(September 11, 1977). "Wake Forest wins opener 24–13". The Charlotte Observer.
(September 18, 1977). "Vanderbilt trips Wake Forest 3–0". The Charlotte Observer.
(September 25, 1977). "N.C. State wins, Ted Brown star". Daily Press.
(October 2, 1977). "Sovereen gets kick out of Purdue win". The Courier-Journal.
(October 9, 1977). "UNC buries Wake Forest". The Times and Democrat.
(October 16, 1977). "Interceptions pace Terps". Durham Sunday Herald.
(October 23, 1977). "Henderson boots winner for Virginia's Cavaliers". The Daily News Leader.
. (1978). ["Clemson Football Media Guide - 1978"](https://tigerprints.clemson.edu/fball_media/57/). *[[Clemson University]]*.
(October 30, 1977). "Clemson crushes Deacons". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution.
(November 6, 1977). "Duke soaks Deacs 38–14". The Roanoke Times.
(November 13, 1977). "South Carolina downs Wake Forest by 24–14". The Robesonian.
(November 20, 1977). "WF falls to Tech, ends season at 1–10". The News and Observer.

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