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1988 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1988
team	Wake Forest Demon Deacons
sport	football
conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
short_conf	ACC
record	6–4–1
conf_record	4–3
head_coach	Bill Dooley
hc_year	2nd
def_coach	Bob Pruett
dc_year	4th
captain	Mike Elkins
captain2	Ernie Purnsley
stadium	Groves Stadium

The 1988 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its second season under head coach Bill Dooley, the team compiled a 6–4–1 record and finished in a tie for fourth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Schedule

|September 3|at|Villanova|Villanova Stadium|Villanova, PA|W 31–11|11,624|

|September 10||Illinois State|Groves Stadium|Winston-Salem, NC|W 35–0|20,225|

|September 17|at|NC State|Carter–Finley Stadium|Raleigh, NC (rivalry)|L 6–14|48,000|

|September 24|at|No. 19 Michigan|Michigan Stadium|Ann Arbor, MI|L 9–19|102,776|

|October 8||North Carolina|Groves Stadium|Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)|W 42–24|33,500|

|October 15|at|Maryland|Byrd Stadium|College Park, MD|W 27–24|41,278|

|October 22||Virginia|Groves Stadium|Winston-Salem, NC|L 14–34|21,300|

|October 29||No. 15 Clemson|Groves Stadium|Winston-Salem, NC|L 21–38|27,300|

|November 5|at|Duke|Wallace Wade Stadium|Durham, NC (rivalry)|W 35–16|35,500|

|November 12||Georgia Tech|Groves Stadium|Winston-Salem, NC|W 28–24|21,500|

|November 19||Appalachian State|Groves Stadium|Winston-Salem, NC|T 34–34|21,050|

Roster

Team leaders

Category	Team Leader	Att/Cth	Yds
Passing	Mike Elkins	165/280	2,205
Rushing	Mark Young	165	711
Receiving	Ricky Proehl	51	845

Team players in the NFL

A. J. Greene	Defensive back	9	245	[New York Giants](1989-new-york-giants-season)

References

"1988 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
(September 4, 1988). "Wake Forest's big first half beats Villanova". The Charlotte Observer.
(September 11, 1988). "Wake Forest blanks ISU, 35–0". The Pantagraph.
(September 18, 1988). "Wolfpack's defense silences Deacons". The News and Observer.
(September 25, 1988). "Michigan rolls past Wake Forest". Wisconsin State Journal.
(October 9, 1988). "Deacons' explosion buries Tar Heels". The Charlotte Observer.
(October 16, 1988). "Wake rallies past Terrapins". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution.
(October 23, 1988). "Cavaliers down Wake Forest, 34–14". The Daily News Leader.
(October 30, 1988). "Improving Tigers roar past Deacs, 38–21". The Herald.
(November 6, 1988). "Wake Forest, Young rack up Duke 35–16". The Sun-News.
(November 13, 1988). "Deacons extinguish Tech's fire, 28–24". Durham Morning Herald.
(November 20, 1988). "Tie ends Deacons' bowl hopes". The News and Observer.

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