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: Al Groh Conference: Atlantic Coast-
1981 Season Highlights
Al Groh enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Wake Forest.
1981 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 vs.
South Carolina
6
23
L
Sat., Sep. 12 vs.
North Carolina State
23
28
L
Sat., Sep. 19 @
Auburn
24
21
W
Sat., Sep. 26 @
Virginia Tech
14
30
L
Sat., Oct. 3 vs.
Appalachian State
15
14
W
Sat., Oct. 10 @
North Carolina
10
48
L
Sat., Oct. 17 vs.
Maryland
33
45
L
Sat., Oct. 24 @
Virginia
24
21
W
Sat., Oct. 31 @
Clemson
24
82
L
Sat., Nov. 7 vs.
Duke
10
31
L
Sat., Nov. 14 @ Richmond
34
22
W
1981 Season Totals
Record 4-7
Points Scored 217
Scoring Average 19.7
Points Allowed 365
Defense Average 33.2
Opponents Record 58-53
Conference Record 1-5
Home Record 1-4
Away Record 3-3
1981 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1981 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1981 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
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.