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1987 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1987
team	Wake Forest Demon Deacons
sport	football
conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
short_conf	ACC
record	7–4
conf_record	4–3
head_coach	Bill Dooley
hc_year	1st
def_coach	Bob Pruett
dc_year	3rd
captain	Chip Rives
captain2	Jimmie Simmons
stadium	Groves Stadium

The 1987 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its first season under head coach Bill Dooley, the team compiled a 7–4 record and finished in a tie for third place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Schedule

|September 12||Richmond|Groves Stadium|Winston-Salem, NC|W 24–0|14,250|

|September 19||NC State|Groves Stadium|Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)|W 21–3|23,600|

|September 26||Appalachian State|Groves Stadium|Winston-Salem, NC|W 16–12|33,400|

|October 3|at|Army|Michie Stadium|West Point, NY|W 17–13|36,690|

|October 10|at|North Carolina|Kenan Memorial Stadium|Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)|W 22–14|50,000|

|October 17||Maryland|Groves Stadium|Winston-Salem, NC|L 0–14|25,175|

|October 24|at|Virginia|Scott Stadium|Charlottesville, VA|L 21–35|32,500|

|October 31|at|No. 14 Clemson|Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC|L 17–31|69,711|

|November 7||Duke|Groves Stadium|Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)|W 30–27|23,500|

|November 14||No. 14 South Carolina|Groves Stadium|Winston-Salem, NC|L 0–30|34,720|

|November 21|at|Georgia Tech|Grant Field|Atlanta, GA|W 33–6|21,114|

Roster

Team leaders

Category	Team Leader	Att/Cth	Yds
Passing	Mike Elkins	169/317	1,915
Rushing	Mark Young	179	795
Receiving	Ricky Proehl	54	788

References

"1987 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
(September 13, 1987). "Deacons give Dooley victory over Spiders". The Charlotte Observer.
(September 20, 1987). "Wake reserve propels win over N.C. State". The Times and Democrat.
(September 27, 1987). "Deacon special teams down Appalachian". The Charlotte Observer.
(October 4, 1987). "Army loses game, quarterback Crawford". Poughkeepsie Journal.
(October 11, 1987). "Hoyle kicks Deacons over UNC". Daily Press.
(October 18, 1987). "Maryland hands Deacons first loss". The Greenville News.
(October 25, 1987). "Early spree sends Cavaliers past Wake, 35–21". The Daily News Leader.
(November 2, 1987). "Clemson terrorizes Wake Forest 31–17". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution.
(November 8, 1987). "Deacons nip Devils, 30–27". Asheville Citizen-Times.
(November 15, 1987). "Gamecocks overwhelm Deacons". The Charlotte Observer.
(November 22, 1987). "Wake Forest buries Yellow Jackets". The Index-Journal.

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