1987 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

1987 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	7–4 (4–3 ACC)
Head coach	Bill Dooley (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Bob Pruett (3rd season)
Home stadium	Groves Stadium

1987 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 12 Clemson $	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Virginia	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Wake Forest	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
NC State	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Maryland	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
North Carolina	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Duke	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Georgia Tech	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its first season under head coach Bill Dooley, the team compiled a 7–4 record and finished in a tie for third place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Location	Result	Attendance
09/12/1987	Richmond	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina	W 24-0	14,250
09/19/1987*	North Carolina State	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina	W 21-3	23,600
09/26/1987	Appalachian State	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina	W 16-12	33,400
10/01/1987	at Army	Michie Stadium • West Point, New York	W 17-13	36,690
10/10/1987*	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina	W 22-14	50,000
10/17/1987*	Maryland	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina	L 0-14	25,175
10/24/1987*	at Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia	L 21-35	32,500
10/31/1987*	at #14 Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, South Carolina	L 17-31	69,711
11/07/1987*	Duke	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina	W 30-27	23,500
11/14/1987	#14 South Carolina	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina	L 0-30	34,720
11/21/1987*	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta	W 33-6	21,114

Roster

1987 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 10 Mike Elkins Jr WR 88 Ricky Proehl So	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB David Braxton Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bill Dooley Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Team leaders

Category	Team Leader	Att/Cth	Yds
Passing	Mike Elkins	169/317	1,915
Rushing	Mark Young	179	795
Receiving	Ricky Proehl	54	788