1988 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record6–4–1 (4–3 ACC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBob Pruett (4th season)
CaptainMike Elkins, Ernie Purnsley
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Clemson $ 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Virginia 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
NC State 4 – 2 – 1 8 – 3 – 1
Wake Forest 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Maryland 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Duke 3 – 3 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
North Carolina 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Georgia Tech 0 – 7 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its second season under head coach Bill Dooley, the team compiled a 6–4–1 record and finished in a tie for fourth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Villanova*
W 31–1111,624[2]
September 10Illinois State*
W 35–020,225[3]
September 17at NC State
L 6–1448,000[4]
September 24at No. 19 Michigan*
L 9–19102,776[5]
October 8North Carolina
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
W 42–2433,500[6]
October 15at Maryland
W 27–2441,278[7]
October 22Virginia
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 14–3421,300[8]
October 29 No. 15 Clemson
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 21–3827,300[9]
November 5at Duke
W 35–1635,500[10]
November 12Georgia Tech
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 28–2421,500[11]
November 19Appalachian State*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
T 34–3421,050[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1988 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 10 Mike Elkins Sr
WR 88 Ricky Proehl Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB David Braxton Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Team leaders

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Mike Elkins 165/280 2,205
Rushing Mark Young 165 711
Receiving Ricky Proehl 51 845

Team players in the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Mike Elkins Quarterback 2 32 Kansas City Chiefs
David Braxton Linebacker 2 52 Minnesota Vikings
A. J. Greene Defensive back 9 245 New York Giants

References

  1. ^ "1988 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "Wake Forest's big first half beats Villanova". The Charlotte Observer. September 4, 1988. Retrieved April 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wake Forest blanks ISU, 35–0". The Pantagraph. September 11, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wolfpack's defense silences Deacons". The News and Observer. September 18, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Michigan rolls past Wake Forest". Wisconsin State Journal. September 25, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Deacons' explosion buries Tar Heels". The Charlotte Observer. October 9, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wake rallies past Terrapins". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 16, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cavaliers down Wake Forest, 34–14". The Daily News Leader. October 23, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Improving Tigers roar past Deacs, 38–21". The Herald. October 30, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Wake Forest, Young rack up Duke 35–16". The Sun-News. November 6, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Deacons extinguish Tech's fire, 28–24". Durham Morning Herald. November 13, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Tie ends Deacons' bowl hopes". The News and Observer. November 20, 1988. Retrieved November 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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