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1990 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
American college football season
The 1990 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Bill Dooley, the Demon Deacons compiled a 3–8 record and finished in last place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]
Quick Facts Wake Forest Demon Deacons football, Conference ...
| 1990 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 3–8 (0–7 ACC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Bob Brush (2nd season) |
| Captain | Steve Brown, Mike Smith |
| Home stadium | Groves Stadium |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Georgia Tech $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Clemson | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Virginia | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Date, Time ...
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 1 | 7:00 pm | at Rice* | L 17–33 | 27,100 | [2] | ||
| September 8 | 7:00 pm | Appalachian State* | W 23–17 | 30,732 | [3] | ||
| September 15 | 12:00 pm | at NC State | JPS | L 15–20 | 44,200 | [4] | |
| September 29 | 1:00 pm | Army* |
| W 52–14 | 20,117 | [5] | |
| October 6 | 7:00 pm | North Carolina |
| L 24–31 | 27,711 | [6] | |
| October 13 | 12:00 pm | at Maryland | L 13–41 | 27,554 | [7] | ||
| October 20 | 1:00 pm | No. 1 Virginia |
| L 14–49 | 23,124 | [8] | |
| October 27 | 1:00 pm | No. 19 Clemson |
| L 6–24 | 25,317 | [9] | |
| November 3 | 1:30 pm | at Duke | L 20–57 | 32,700 | [10] | ||
| November 17 | 1:00 pm | No. 4 Georgia Tech |
| L 7–42 | 13,493 | [11] | |
| November 24 | 2:00 pm | at Vanderbilt* | W 56–28 | 21,116 | [12] | ||
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More information Category, Team Leader ...
| Category | Team Leader | Att/Cth | Yds |
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| Passing | Phil Barnhill | 125/276 | 1,443 |
| Rushing | Anthony Williams | 181 | 866 |
| Receiving | John Henry Mills | 46 | 623 |
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- "1990 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- "Not-so-hapless Rice bashes Wake Forest". Abilene Reporter-News. September 2, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Wake stops Appalachian State to win its home opener, 23–12". The News and Observer. September 9, 1990. Retrieved November 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Sloppy Wolfpack tops Deacs, 20–15". The News and Observer. September 16, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Wake Forest tortures Army, 52–14". The Daily Item. September 30, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tar Heels ride Means streak". The Charlotte Observer. October 7, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Terps shuck pass, run to victory over Deacons". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Cavs answer wakeup call several times, bury Deacs". The News and Observer. October 21, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Clemson blankets Wake for 500th career victory". The Daily Progress. October 28, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Duke's QB tandem bedevils Wake Forest". Daily Press. November 4, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Ga. Tech clinches ACC title". The Roanoke Times & World-News. November 18, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Vols rally for victory, SEC crown". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. December 2, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.