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American college football season

1975 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record3–8 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainDoug Benfield, Clark Gaines, Lew Henderson
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
Seasons← 19741976 →
1975 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Maryland $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
Duke 3 – 0 – 2 4 – 5 – 2
NC State 2 – 2 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
Wake Forest 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Clemson 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
North Carolina 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Virginia 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their third season under head coach Chuck Mills, the Demon Deacons compiled a 3–8 record and finished in fourth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6SMU*L 7–1413,400
September 13at No. 15 NC StateW 30–2236,500
September 20Appalachian State*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 17–1924,300
September 27Kansas State*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 16–1717,700
October 11at ClemsonL 14–1643,680
October 18 No. 19 Maryland
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 0–2719,300
October 25at VirginiaW 66–2120,171
November 1at North CarolinaW 21–943,000
November 8Duke
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, North Carolina (rivalry)
L 14–4228,900
November 15at South Carolina*L 26–3737,656
November 22at Virginia Tech*L 10–4029,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team leaders

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Jerry McManus 77/152 950
Rushing Clark Gaines 238 929
Receiving Bill Millner 28 327

References

  1. "1975 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  2. "1975 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  3. "SMU drops Deacons". The El Paso Times. September 7, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Deacs sting Wolfpack by 30–20". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 14, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Appalachian State beats Wake Forest". The Selma Times-Journal. September 21, 1975. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "'Cats nip Wake Forest". The Wichita Eagle & Beacon. September 28, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Clemson Football Media Guide - 1976". Clemson University. 1976. p. 2. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  8. "Clemson trims Wake Forest 16–14". The Danville Register. October 12, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Maryland blanks Wake Forest 27–0". The Danville Register. October 19, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Deacons humiliate Virginia". The Progress-Index. October 26, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "McManus-led Deacs top Tar Heels 21–9". Daily Press. November 2, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Duke trounces Wake Forest". Bristol Herald Courier. November 9, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Gamecock record-setters aid triumph over Deacs". The News and Observer. November 16, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Gobblers fly past Deacons". The News and Observer. November 23, 1975. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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