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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← 19661968 →
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

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.

Schedule

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

Team leaders

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

References

  1. The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide 1968 (78th ed.). Phoenix, Arizona: College Athletics Publishing Service. 1968. p. 27. Retrieved January 4, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
  2. "1967 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
  3. "1967 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  4. "Woodall sparks Duke over Deacons, 31–13". The Progress-Index. September 17, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Deacs bow to Clemson". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. September 24, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Cougars spank Deacs, 50–6". Pensacola News Journal. September 30, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Virginia comes from behind to edge Deacons, 14–12". The Danville Register. October 8, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Memphis State overwhelms winless Wake Forest, 42–10". The Rocky Mount Telegram. October 15, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "'Pack rolls; Defense, Warren's toe down tough Deacs, 24–7". Daily Press. October 22, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Wake Forest hands NC Tar Heels 6th defeat". The Palm Beach Post. October 29, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Deacons surprise Gamecocks, 35 to 21". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 5, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Wake Forest nips Tulsa on pass theft". The Daily Oklahoman. November 12, 1967. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "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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