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Wake Forest Football Team History

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Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC
Founded: 1834
Stadium: Groves Stadium
Capacity: 31,500
Colors: Gold & Black
Coach: Bill Tate
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

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1888 <-- 1967 <- 1968 -> 1969 --> 2024

1968 Season Highlights

Bill Tate enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Wake Forest.

1968 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 14	vs. North Carolina State	6	10	L
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. Clemson	20	20	T
Sat., Oct. 5	@ Minnesota	19	24	L
Sat., Oct. 12	@ Virginia Tech	6	7	L
Sat., Oct. 19	@ Purdue	27	28	L
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. North Carolina	48	31	W
Sat., Nov. 2	vs. Maryland	38	14	W
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. South Carolina	21	34	L
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Duke	3	18	L
Sat., Nov. 23	@ Florida State	24	42	L

1968 Season Totals
Record	2-7 -1
Points Scored	212
Scoring Average	21.2
Points Allowed	228
Defense Average	22.8
Opponents Record	52-49
Conference Record	2-3
Home Record	2-2 -1
Away Record	0-5

1968 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1968 Atlantic Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
North Carolina State	6-4	205	185		6-1	170	74	Earle Edwards
Clemson	4-5-1	184	179		4-1-1	126	82	Frank Howard
South Carolina	4-6	214	223		4-3	160	150	Paul Dietzel
Virginia	7-3	328	222		3-2	147	117	George Blackie Blackburn
Duke	4-6	214	287		3-4	133	169	Tom Harp
Maryland	2-8	171	299		2-5	130	186	Bob Ward
Wake Forest	2-7-1	212	228		2-3-1	136	127	Bill Tate
North Carolina	3-7	178	272		1-6	133	230	Bill Dooley

1968 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1968 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.