1980 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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1980 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 North Carolina $	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Maryland	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
NC State	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Clemson	2	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Wake Forest	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Virginia	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Duke	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its third season under head coach John Mackovic, the team compiled a 5–6 record and finished in a three-way tie for fourth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Location	Result	Attendance
09/06/1980	Virginia Tech	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina	L 7-18	24,500
09/20/1980	Citadel	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina	W 24-7	22,500
09/27/1980*	at North Carolina State	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina	W 27-7	47,800
10/04/1980	at William & Mary	Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, Virginia	W 27-7	15,800
10/11/1980*	#8 North Carolina	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina	L 9-27	37,411
10/18/1980*	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland	L 10-11	36,472
10/25/1980*	Virginia	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina	L 21-24	23,300
11/01/1980*	Clemson	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina	L 33-35	28,200
11/08/1980*	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, North Carolina	W 27-24	23,000
11/15/1980	at #14 South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, South Carolina	L 38-39	55,583
11/22/1980	Appalachian State	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina	W 28-16	23,000

Team leaders

Category	Team Leader	Att/Cth	Yds
Passing	Jay Venuto	214/413	2,624
Rushing	Wayne McMillan	152	694
Receiving	Kenny Duckett	50	656