1966 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

1966 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	3–7 (2–4 ACC)
Head coach	Bill Tate (3rd season)
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Bowman Gray Stadium

1966 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Clemson $	6	–	1	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
NC State	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Maryland	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Virginia	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Duke	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Wake Forest	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
South Carolina	1	–	3	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
North Carolina	1	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1966 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their third season under head coach Bill Tate, the Demon Deacons compiled a 3–7 record and finished in sixth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 10–24	17,000
September 24	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 7–34	26,500
October 1	NC State	Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	L 12–15	11,000
October 8	at Auburn*	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 6–14	22,000
October 15	at South Carolina	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	W 10–6	26,593
October 22	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	W 3–0	37,000
October 29	Clemson	Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	L 21–23	15,700
November 5	VPI*	Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	L 0–11	13,000
November 12	Memphis State*	Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	W 21–7	8,000
November 19	at Florida State*	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 0–28	29,176
*Non-conference game

Team leaders

Category	Team Leader	Att/Cth	Yds
Passing	Ken Erickson	57/126	787
Rushing	Andy Heck	127	608
Receiving	Ken Henry	20	279