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1983 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record4–7 (1–5 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEd Zaunbrecher (4th season)
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
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.[1]
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, disregarding ACC-sanctioned Clemson.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 3Appalachian State*
L 25–2725,711
September 10at Virginia Tech*
W 13–626,300
September 17Western Carolina*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, North Carolina
W 21–021,351
September 24at Richmond*
W 31–66,923
October 1NC State
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, North Carolina
L 15–3828,450
October 8at No. 4 North Carolina
L 10–3051,711
October 15No. 16 Maryland
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, North Carolina
L 33–3622,300
October 22Virginia
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, North Carolina
W 38–3417,500
October 29at Clemson*A
L 17–2465,475
November 5Duke
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, North Carolina
L 21–3121,400
November 12at Georgia Tech
L 33–4926,330
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ Clemson was under NCAA probation, and was ineligible for the ACC title. Therefore, this game did not count in the league standings.[1]

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

References

  1. ^ a b Williams, Larry (2012). The Danny Ford Years at Clemson.
  2. ^ "1983 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
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