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1991 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
American college football season
The 1991 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Bill Dooley, the Demon Deacons compiled a 3–8 record and finished in last place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]
Quick Facts Wake Forest Demon Deacons football, Conference ...
| 1991 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 3–8 (1–6 ACC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Bob Brush (3rd season) |
| Captain | Gregg Long, Marvin Mitchell, Anthony Williams |
| Home stadium | Groves Stadium |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Clemson $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 NC State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Date, Time ...
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 14 | 7:00 pm | Western Carolina* | W 40–24 | 22,352 | [2] | ||
| September 21 | 12:00 pm | NC State |
| JPS | L 3–30 | 24,856 | [3] |
| September 28 | 1:00 pm | at Northwestern | L 14–41 | 25,147 | [4] | ||
| October 5 | 6:00 pm | Appalachian State* |
| L 3–17 | 28,234 | [5] | |
| October 12 | 1:30 pm | at North Carolina | L 10–24 | 49,200 | [6] | ||
| October 19 | 1:00 pm | Maryland |
| L 22–23 | 17,342 | [7] | |
| October 26 | 4:00 pm | at Virginia | L 7–48 | 41,900 | [8] | ||
| November 2 | 1:00 pm | at No. 16 Clemson | L 10–28 | 68,955 | [9] | ||
| November 9 | 1:00 pm | Duke |
| W 31–14 | 15,759 | [10] | |
| November 16 | 12:00 pm | at Georgia Tech | JPS | L 3–27 | 38,124 | [11] | |
| November 23 | 1:30 pm | at Navy* | W 52–24 | 22,276 | [12] | ||
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More information Category, Team Leader ...
| Category | Team Leader | Att/Cth | Yds |
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| Passing | Keith West | 153/296 | 1,969 |
| Rushing | Anthony Williams | 139 | 523 |
| Receiving | John Henry Mills | 51 | 559 |
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- "1991 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- "Wake rolls by Western Carolina". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 15, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Pack stuffs Deacs". The Herald-Sun. September 22, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "NU picks off a smashing victory". Chicago Tribune. September 29, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Appalachian rolls by sluggish Deacs". The News and Observer. October 6, 1991. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Quick strikes lift Carolina". The Charlotte Observer. October 13, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Wake mistakes lift Maryland". The Charlotte Observer. October 20, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Virginia routs Wake Forest 48–7". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 27, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Clemson's fast start whips Wake Forest". The State. November 3, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Deacons upend Duke". Daily Press. November 10, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Yellow Jackets top Deacons 27–3". The News and Observer. November 17, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Navy puts on air show, but gets grounded by Wake". The Baltimore Sun. November 24, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.