1987 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

The 1987 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its first season under head coach Bill Dooley, the team compiled a 7–4 record and finished in a tie for third place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.^[1]

1987 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	7–4 (4–3 ACC)
Head coach	Bill Dooley (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Bob Pruett (3rd season)
Captain	Chip Rives, Jimmie Simmons
Home stadium	Groves Stadium
Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

1987 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 12 Clemson $	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Virginia	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Wake Forest	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
NC State	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Maryland	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
North Carolina	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Duke	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Georgia Tech	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	Richmond*	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	W 24–0	14,250	[2]
September 19	NC State	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	W 21–3	23,600	[3]
September 26	Appalachian State*	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	W 16–12	33,400	[4]
October 3	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	W 17–13	36,690	[5]
October 10	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	W 22–14	50,000	[6]
October 17	Maryland	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	L 0–14	25,175	[7]
October 24	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 21–35	32,500	[8]
October 31	at No. 14 Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 17–31	69,711	[9]
November 7	Duke	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	W 30–27	23,500	[10]
November 14	No. 14 South Carolina*	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	L 0–30	34,720	[11]
November 21	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field Atlanta, GA	W 33–6	21,114	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1987 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 10 Mike Elkins Jr WR 88 Ricky Proehl So	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB David Braxton Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bill Dooley Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Team leaders

Category	Team Leader	Att/Cth	Yds
Passing	Mike Elkins	169/317	1,915
Rushing	Mark Young	179	795
Receiving	Ricky Proehl	54	788

References

1. "1987 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
2. "Deacons give Dooley victory over Spiders". The Charlotte Observer. September 13, 1987. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Wake reserve propels win over N.C. State". The Times and Democrat. September 20, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Deacon special teams down Appalachian". The Charlotte Observer. September 27, 1987. Retrieved November 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Army loses game, quarterback Crawford". Poughkeepsie Journal. October 4, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Hoyle kicks Deacons over UNC". Daily Press. October 11, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Maryland hands Deacons first loss". The Greenville News. October 18, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Early spree sends Cavaliers past Wake, 35–21". The Daily News Leader. October 25, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Clemson terrorizes Wake Forest 31–17". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 2, 1987. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Deacons nip Devils, 30–27". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 8, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Gamecocks overwhelm Deacons". The Charlotte Observer. November 15, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Wake Forest buries Yellow Jackets". The Index-Journal. November 22, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.