1972 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

The 1972 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In their first and only season under head coach Tom Harper, the Demon Deacons compiled a 2–9 record and finished in a tie for last place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[2]

1972 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1972 record	2–9 (1–5 ACC)
Head coach	Tom Harper (1st season)
Home stadium	Groves Stadium

1972 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 12 North Carolina $	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 17 NC State	4	–	1	–	1			8	–	3	–	1
Maryland	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Duke	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Clemson	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Virginia	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Wake Forest	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
09/09/1972	Davidson	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	W 26–20	17,000
09/16/1972	at SMU	Texas Stadium Irving, TX	L 10–56	20,175
09/23/1972	at No. 5 Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	L 6–45	66,266
10/07/1972*	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 0–23	15,000
10/14/1972*	North Carolina State	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	L 13–42	25,000
10/21/1972*	North Carolina	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	L 0–21	27,000
10/28/1972*	Clemson	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	L 0–31	16,000
11/04/1972	at South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium Columbia, SC	L 3–35	38,689
11/11/1972*	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	W 9–7	18,025
11/18/1972*	Virginia	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	L 12–15	18,000
11/25/1972	Virginia Tech	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	L 9–44	6,500
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1972 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 22 Kevin Byrnes Jr RB 46 Edward Campbell Jr QB 9 Andy Carlton Fr RB 1 Ron DeBenedetti Jr RB 40 Ken Garrett Sr C 54 Vince Greco Jr T 68 Randy Halsall Jr FB 44 Frank Harsh Fr RB 30 Clayton Heath Jr G 67 Stuart Hughes Jr G 66 Ron Lennon Jr WR 20 Carl Lowe Sr WR 7 Jim McMahen Sr TE 81 Nick Ortega Jr QB 15 Chuck Ramsey Jr T 70 Bruce Reinert Sr QB 10 Jim Ryan Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 23 Nick Arcaro Jr DT 74 David Bailey So LB 52 Donnie Brown Sr S 36 Richard Carter Jr DT 75 Neville Davis Jr CB 3 Felix Glasco Jr DE 95 Rich Gregory So DL 92 John Hardin Jr CB 5 James Hargrove So DT 72 Steve Komondorea Sr LB 73 Tony Mangiaracino Sr LB 59 David Mebs So S 11 Junior Moore Sr S 43 Sammy Rothrock Sr S 21 Rich Sievers Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Tom Harper Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Team leaders

Category	Team Leader	Att/Cth	Yds
Passing	Andy Carlton	24/70	268
Rushing	Frank Harsh	157	663
Receiving	Gary Johnson	9	135

References

1. "1972 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
2. "1972 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.