1972 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
The 1972 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In their first and only season under head coach Tom Harper, the Demon Deacons compiled a 2–9 record and finished in a tie for last place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[2]
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
1972 record | 2–9 (1–5 ACC) |
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Captain | Bruce Reinert, Donnie Brown |
Home stadium | Groves Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 North Carolina $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 NC State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 9 | Davidson* | W 26–20 | 17,000 | ||||
September 16 | at SMU* | L 10–56 | 20,175 | ||||
September 23 | at No. 5 Tennessee* | L 6–45 | 66,266 | ||||
October 7 | at Maryland | L 0–23 | 15,000 | ||||
October 14 | NC State |
| L 13–42 | 25,000 | |||
October 21 | North Carolina |
| L 0–21 | 27,000 | |||
October 28 | Clemson |
| L 0–31 | 16,000 | |||
November 4 | at South Carolina* | L 3–35 | 38,689 | ||||
November 11 | at Duke | W 9–7 | 18,025 | ||||
November 18 | Virginia |
| L 12–15 | 18,000 | |||
November 25 | Virginia Tech |
| L 9–44 | 6,500 | [3] | ||
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Roster
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Defense
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Special teams
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Team leaders
Category | Team Leader | Att/Cth | Yds |
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Passing | Andy Carlton | 24/70 | 268 |
Rushing | Frank Harsh | 157 | 663 |
Receiving | Gary Johnson | 9 | 135 |
References
- "1972 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- "1972 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- "Strock wins passing title in 44–9 win over Deacons". The Charlotte Observer. November 26, 1972. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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