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1981 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record4–7 (1–5 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEd Zaunbrecher (2nd season)
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Clemson $ 6 – 0 – 0 12 – 0 – 0
No. 9 North Carolina 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Maryland 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Duke 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
NC State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wake Forest 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Virginia 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Al Groh, the Demon Deacons compiled a 4–7 record and finished in sixth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]

Schedule

Date Opponent Location Result Attendance
09/05/1981 South Carolina Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina L 6-23
29,300
09/12/1981 North Carolina State Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina L 23-28
29,000
09/19/1981* at Auburn Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, Alabama W 24-21
63,000
09/26/1981 at Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia L 14-30
42,200
10/03/1981* Appalachian State Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina W 15-14
24,500
10/10/1981* at #5 North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina L 10-48
51,692
10/17/1981* Maryland Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina L 33-45
24,500
10/24/1981* at Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia W 24-21
24,222
10/31/1981* at #2 Clemson Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina L 24-82
60,383
11/07/1981 Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, North Carolina L 10-31
22,000
11/14/1981 at Richmond UR Stadium • Richmond, Virginia W 34-22
15,285

Team leaders

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Gary Schofield 241/404 2,572
Rushing Wayne McMillan 90 407
Receiving Phil Denfeld 51 461

References

  1. ^ "1981 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
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