1973 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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1973 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 16 NC State $	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 20 Maryland	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Clemson	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Virginia	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Duke	1	–	4	–	1			2	–	8	–	1
North Carolina	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Wake Forest	0	–	5	–	1			1	–	9	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In their first season under head coach Chuck Mills, the Demon Deacons compiled a 1-9-1 record and finished in last place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Location	Result	Attendance
09/15/1973	Florida State	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina	W 9-7	18,000
09/22/1973	William & Mary	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina	L 14-15	18,000
09/29/1973	at Richmond	UR Stadium • Richmond, Virginia	L 0-41	11,425
10/06/1973	at #13 Texas	Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, Texas	L 0-41	50,700
10/13/1973	South Carolina	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina	L 12-28	21,200
10/20/1973*	Maryland	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina	L 0-37	19,500
10/27/1973*	at Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia	L 10-21	16,000
11/03/1973*	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina	L 8-35	23,000
11/10/1973*	Duke	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina	T 7-7	20,500
11/17/1973*	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina	L 0-42	37,500
11/24/1973*	at #16 North Carolina State	Carter Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina	L 13-52	31,100

Team leaders

Category	Team Leader	Att/Cth	Yds
Passing	Andy Carlton	51/141	605
Rushing	Clayton Heath	178	616
Receiving	Walter Sims	12	143