1967 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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1967 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record4–6 (3–4 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumBowman Gray Stadium
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Clemson $ 6 – 0 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
NC State 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
South Carolina 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Virginia 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Wake Forest 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Duke 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
North Carolina 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Maryland 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

[1] The 1967 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth season under head coach Bill Tate, the Demon Deacons compiled a 4–6 record and finished in fifth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[2]

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16 vs. Duke
L 13–3122,450[3]
September 23 at Clemson
L 6–2335,706[4]
September 29 at No. 3 Houston*
L 6–5041,769[5]
October 7 Virginia
L 12–1411,000[6]
October 14 at Memphis State*
L 10–4217,030[7]
October 21 at No. 5 NC State
  • Carter Stadium
  • Raleigh, NC (rivalry)
L 7–2430,300[8]
October 28 at North Carolina
W 20–1036,000[9]
November 4 South Carolina
  • Bowman Gray Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 35–2113,000[10]
November 11 at Tulsa*
W 31–2423,500[11]
November 17 Maryland
  • Bowman Gray Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 35–1714,500[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team leaders[edit]

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Freddie Summers 77/159 909
Rushing Freddie Summers 179 510
Receiving Rick Decker 29 352

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1967 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  2. ^ "1967 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  3. ^ "Woodall sparks Duke over Deacons, 31–13". The Progress-Index. September 17, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Deacs bow to Clemson". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 24, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Cougars spank Deacs, 50–6". Pensacola News Journal. September 30, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Virginia comes from behind to edge Deacons, 14–12". The Danville Register. October 8, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Memphis State overwhelms winless Wake Forest, 42–10". The Rocky Mount Telegram. October 15, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "'Pack rolls; Defense, Warren's toe down tough Deacs, 24–7". Daily Press. October 22, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wake Forest hands NC Tar Heels 6th defeat". The Palm Beach Post. October 29, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Deacons surprise Gamecocks, 35 to 21". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 5, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Wake Forest nips Tulsa on pass theft". The Daily Oklahoman. November 12, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Summers guides Deacons in 35–17 win over Terps". The Greenville News. November 18, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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