1983 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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1983 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Maryland $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
North Carolina	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech	3	–	2	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Virginia	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Duke	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Wake Forest	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
NC State	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
No. 11 Clemson *	0	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	1
$ – Conference champion * – Clemson was under NCAA and ACC probation and was ineligible for the ACC title. As a result, their ACC games did not count in the league standings. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Al Groh, the Demon Deacons compiled a 4–7 record and finished in a tie for last place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Location	Result	Attendance
09/03/1983	Appalachian State	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	L 25-27	25,711
09/10/1983	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	W 13-6	26,300
09/17/1983	Western Carolina	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	W 21-0	21,351
09/24/1983	at Richmond	UR Stadium • Richmond, VA	W 31-6	6,923
10/01/1983*	North Carolina State	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	L 15-38	28,450
10/08/1983*	at #4 North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	L 10-30	51,711
10/15/1983*	#16 Maryland	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	L 33-36	22,300
10/22/1983*	Virginia	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	W 38-34	17,500
10/29/1983*	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 17-24	65,475
11/05/1983*	Duke	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	L 21-31	21,400
11/12/1983*	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	L 33-49	26,330

Team leaders

Category	Team Leader	Att/Cth	Yds
Passing	Gary Schofield	187/333	2,253
Rushing	Michael Ramseur	125	629
Receiving	Duane Owens	46	447