1973 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
The 1973 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University in the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In its first season under head coach Chuck Mills, the team compiled a 1-9-1 record (0-5-1 against ACC opponents) and finished last in the conference.[2]
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
1973 record | 1-9-1 (0-5-1 ACC) |
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Home stadium | Groves Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 NC State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Maryland | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | ||
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September 15 | Florida State* | W 9–7 | 18,000 | |||
September 22 | William & Mary* |
| L 14–15 | 18,000 | ||
September 29 | at Richmond* | L 0–41 | 11,425 | |||
October 6 | at No. 13 Texas* | L 0–41 | 50,700 | |||
October 13 | South Carolina* |
| L 12–28 | 21,200 | ||
October 20 | Maryland |
| L 0–37 | 19,500 | ||
October 27 | at Virginia | L 10–21 | 16,000 | |||
November 3 | at Clemson | L 8–35 | 23,000 | |||
November 10 | Duke |
| T 7–7 | 20,500 | ||
November 17 | at North Carolina | L 0–42 | 37,500 | |||
November 24 | at No. 16 NC State | L 13–52 | 31,100 | |||
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Team leaders
Category | Team Leader | Att/Cth | Yds |
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Passing | Andy Carlton | 51/141 | 605 |
Rushing | Clayton Heath | 178 | 616 |
Receiving | Walter Sims | 12 | 143 |
References
- "1973 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- "1973 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
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