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-
1983 Season Highlights
Al Groh enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Wake Forest.
1983 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 3 vs.
Appalachian State
25
27
L
Sat., Sep. 10 @
Virginia Tech
13
6
W
Sat., Sep. 17 vs. Western Carolina
21
0
W
Sat., Sep. 24 @ Richmond
31
6
W
Sat., Oct. 1 vs.
North Carolina State
15
38
L
Sat., Oct. 8 @
North Carolina
10
30
L
Sat., Oct. 15 vs.
Maryland
33
36
L
Sat., Oct. 22 vs.
Virginia
38
34
W
Sat., Oct. 29 @
Clemson
17
24
L
Sat., Nov. 5 vs.
Duke
21
31
L
Sat., Nov. 19 @
Georgia Tech
33
49
L
1983 Season Totals
Record 4-7
Points Scored 257
Scoring Average 23.4
Points Allowed 281
Defense Average 25.5
Opponents Record 55-45
Conference Record 1-6
Home Record 2-4
Away Record 2-3
1983 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1983 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1983 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
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.