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Wake Forest Football Team History


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

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1971 <- 1972 -> 1973 --> 2024
1972 Season Highlights
 Tom Harper enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Wake Forest.
 
1972 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 9  vs. Davidson  26   20   W       
 Sat., Sep. 16  @ Southern Methodist  10   56   L    @ Irving, TX   
 Sat., Sep. 23  @ Tennessee  6   45   L       
 Sat., Oct. 7  @ Maryland  0   23   L       
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. North Carolina State  13   42   L       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. North Carolina  0   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. Clemson  0   31   L       
 Sat., Nov. 4  @ South Carolina  3   35   L       
 Sat., Nov. 11  @ Duke  9   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Virginia  12   15   L       
 Sat., Nov. 25  vs. Virginia Tech  9   44   L       
 
1972 Season Totals
  Record2-9
  Points Scored88
  Scoring Average8.0
  Points Allowed339
  Defense Average30.8
  Opponents Record64-46
  Conference Record1-6
  Home Record1-5
  Away Record1-4
1972 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1972 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
North Carolina 11-1324210Won  32-286-014972  Bill Dooley
North Carolina State 8-3-1409240Won  49-135-1-1235126  Lou Holtz
Duke 5-6132156 3-37167  Mike McGee
Maryland 5-5-1243217 3-2-1142104  Jerry Claiborne
Clemson 4-7143245 3-4108133  Hootie Ingram
Virginia 4-7199276 2-5113184  Don Lawrence
South Carolina 4-7214232 1-38176  Paul Dietzel
Wake Forest 2-988339 1-637174  Tom Harper

1972 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1972 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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