1965 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

The 1965 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In their second season under head coach Bill Tate, the Demon Deacons compiled a 3–7 record and finished in seventh place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[3]

1965 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1965 record3–7 (2–4 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumBowman Gray Stadium
1965 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
NC State + 5 2 06 4 0†
Clemson + 5 2 05 5 0†
Duke 4 2 06 4 0
Maryland 3 3 04 6 0
North Carolina 3 3 04 6 0
Virginia 3 3 04 6 0†
Wake Forest 2 4 03 7 0†
South Carolina 0 6 05 5 0†
  • + Conference co-champions
  • † South Carolina forfeited its 4 conference wins (Clemson, NC State, Virginia, Wake Forest) due to an ineligible player. This moved Clemson and NC State to 5–2, making them co-champions. Overall records do not reflect this. Duke and South Carolina were originally co-champions with records of 4–2.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18 vs. VPI*L 3–1220,000
September 25 at NC StateL 11–1317,500
October 2 Vanderbilt*W 7–011,000
October 9 Maryland
  • Bowman Gray Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 7–1018,000
October 16 at South CarolinaL 7–3828,000
October 23 North Carolina
  • Bowman Gray Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
W 12–1017,500
October 30 at ClemsonL 13–2624,000
November 6 at Florida State*L 0–3525,600
November 13 at DukeL 7–4025,000
November 20 at Memphis State*W 21–2017,800
  • *Non-conference game

Team leaders

CategoryTeam LeaderAtt/CthYds
PassingJon Wilson44/104513
RushingAndy Heck151497
ReceivingKen Henry30367

References

  1. "ACC Champions". 2007 Football Media Guide. Atlantic Coast Conference. p. 93. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2011. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  2. "1965 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  3. "1965 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
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