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1975 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
American college football season
The 1975 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their third season under head coach Chuck Mills, the Demon Deacons compiled a 3–8 record and finished in fourth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[2]
Quick Facts Wake Forest Demon Deacons football, Conference ...
| 1975 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 3–8 (3–3 ACC) |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Doug Benfield, Clark Gaines, Lew Henderson |
| Home stadium | Groves Stadium |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Maryland $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 3 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Date, Opponent ...
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 6 | SMU* | L 7–14 | 13,400 | [3] | |||
| September 13 | at No. 15 NC State | W 30–22 | 36,500 | [4] | |||
| September 20 | Appalachian State* |
| L 17–19 | 24,300 | [5] | ||
| September 27 | Kansas State* |
| L 16–17 | 17,700 | [6] | ||
| October 11 | at Clemson | L 14–16 | 43,680 | [7][8] | |||
| October 18 | No. 19 Maryland |
| L 0–27 | 19,300 | [9] | ||
| October 25 | at Virginia | W 66–21 | 20,171 | [10] | |||
| November 1 | at North Carolina | W 21–9 | 43,000 | [11] | |||
| November 8 | Duke |
| L 14–42 | 28,900 | [12] | ||
| November 15 | at South Carolina* | L 26–37 | 37,656 | [13] | |||
| November 22 | at Virginia Tech* | L 10–40 | 29,000 | [14] | |||
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More information Category, Team Leader ...
| Category | Team Leader | Att/Cth | Yds |
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| Passing | Jerry McManus | 77/152 | 950 |
| Rushing | Clark Gaines | 238 | 929 |
| Receiving | Bill Millner | 28 | 327 |
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- "1975 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- "1975 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- "SMU drops Deacons". The El Paso Times. September 7, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Deacs sting Wolfpack by 30–20". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 14, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Appalachian State beats Wake Forest". The Selma Times-Journal. September 21, 1975. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "'Cats nip Wake Forest". The Wichita Eagle & Beacon. September 28, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Clemson Football Media Guide - 1976". Clemson University. 1976. p. 2. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- "Clemson trims Wake Forest 16–14". The Danville Register. October 12, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Maryland blanks Wake Forest 27–0". The Danville Register. October 19, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Deacons humiliate Virginia". The Progress-Index. October 26, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "McManus-led Deacs top Tar Heels 21–9". Daily Press. November 2, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Duke trounces Wake Forest". Bristol Herald Courier. November 9, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Gamecock record-setters aid triumph over Deacs". The News and Observer. November 16, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Gobblers fly past Deacons". The News and Observer. November 23, 1975. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.