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1980 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1980
team	Wake Forest Demon Deacons
sport	football
conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
short_conf	ACC
record	5–6
conf_record	2–4
head_coach	John Mackovic
hc_year	3rd
off_coach	Ed Zaunbrecher
oc_year	1st
captain	Bill Ard
captain2	Carlos Bradley
captain3	Jay Venuto
stadium	Groves Stadium

The 1980 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its third season under head coach John Mackovic, the team compiled a 5–6 record and finished in a three-way tie for fourth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Schedule

|September 6||Virginia Tech|Groves Stadium|Winston-Salem, NC|L 7–18|24,500|

|September 20||The Citadel|Groves Stadium|Winston-Salem, NC|W 24–7|22,500|

|September 27|at|NC State|Carter–Finley Stadium|Raleigh, NC (rivalry)|W 27–7|47,800|

|October 4|at|William & Mary|Cary Field|Williamsburg, VA|W 27–7|15,800|

|October 11||No. 8 North Carolina|Groves Stadium|Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)|L 9–27|37,411|

|October 18|at|Maryland|Byrd Stadium|College Park, MD|L 10–11|36,472|

|October 25||Virginia|Groves Stadium|Winston-Salem, NC|L 21–24|23,300|

|November 1||Clemson|Groves Stadium|Winston-Salem, NC|L 33–35|28,200|

|November 8|at|Duke|Wallace Wade Stadium|Durham, NC (rivalry)|W 27–24|23,000|

|November 15|at|No. 14 South Carolina|Williams–Brice Stadium|Columbia, SC|L 38–39|55,583|

|November 22||Appalachian State|Groves Stadium|Winston-Salem, NC|W 28–16|23,000|

Roster

Team leaders

Category	Team Leader	Att/Cth	Yds
Passing	Jay Venuto	214/413	2,624
Rushing	Wayne McMillan	152	694
Receiving	Kenny Duckett	50	656

References

"1980 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
(September 7, 1980). "Va. Tech crushes Deacons". The Charlotte Observer.
(September 21, 1980). "Deacs drop The Citadel". The News and Observer.
(September 28, 1980). "Wolfpack tumbles 27–7". St. Petersburg Times.
(October 5, 1980). "Wake Forest grinds up Indians". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
(October 12, 1980). "Tar Heels dominate Wake in 27–9 victory". The Daily Progress.
(October 19, 1980). "Terps trip Wake in twilight (end) zone". The Charlotte Observer.
(October 26, 1980). "Kirtley's late TD lift Cavaliers, 24–21". The Rocky Mount Telegram.
(November 2, 1980). "Tigers get scare from Wake 35–33". The Charlotte Observer.
(November 9, 1980). "Wake overcomes Duke". The State.
(November 16, 1980). "62-yard pass drops Deacs". Asheville Citizen-Times.
(November 3, 1980). "Records, penalty flags fall as Wake tops Apps". The Charlotte Observer.

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