1995 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

The 1995 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Jim Caldwell, the Demon Deacons compiled a 1–10 record and finished in last place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.^[1]

1995 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	1–10 (0–8 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Caldwell (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Jan Quarless (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Chris Allen (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Tucker Grace, Elton Ndoma-Ogar
Home stadium	Groves Stadium
Seasons ← 1994 1996 →

1995 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Florida State +		7	–	1					10	–	2
No. 16 Virginia +		7	–	1					9	–	4
Clemson		6	–	2					8	–	4
Georgia Tech		5	–	3					6	–	5
North Carolina		4	–	4					7	–	5
Maryland		4	–	4					6	–	5
NC State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Duke		1	–	7					3	–	8
Wake Forest		0	–	8					1	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	7:30 pm	Appalachian State*	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		L 22–24	21,831	[2]
September 9	8:00 pm	at Tulane*	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		L 9–35	16,368	[3]
September 16	6:30 pm	Clemson	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		L 14–29	18,616	[4]
September 23	7:00 pm	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD		W 30–7	25,380	[5]
September 30	12:00 pm	at No. 11 Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	JPS	L 17–35	37,500	[6]
October 7	6:30 pm	Maryland	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		L 6–9	19,107	[7]
October 14	2:00 pm	at No. 1 Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL		L 13–72	73,400	[8]
October 21	1:30 pm	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)		L 7–31	51,000	[9]
October 28	1:30 pm	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)		L 26–42	31,752	[10]
November 4	1:00 pm	Georgia Tech	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		L 23–24	23,114	[11]
November 18	1:00 pm	NC State	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)		L 23–52	18,218	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Team leaders

Category	Team Leader	Att/Cth	Yds
Passing	Rusty LaRue	264/421	2,775
Rushing	John Lewis	110	304
Receiving	Marlon Estes	68	833

References

1. "1995 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
2. "ASU jumps to big lead, then holds off Deacons". The News and Observer. September 1, 1995. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Burke, Tulane hand Wake Forest 35–9 loss". The Charlotte Observer. September 10, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Smith scores 4 TDs as balanced Tigers down Wake 29–14". The Item. September 17, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Wake Forest brings down Navy, romps to 30–7 win". The Baltimore Sun. September 24, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Cavaliers subdue Deacons". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 1, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Backup QB saves Terps". The Daily Times. October 8, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "FSU stampedes through ACC". South Florida Sun Sentinel. October 15, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Tar Heels victory grounded in the basics". The Charlotte Observer. October 22, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "LaRue puts on big show at Duke". Tallahassee Democrat. October 29, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "A record for LaRue, but a loss for Wake". The Charlotte Observer. November 5, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Harvey passes Wolfpack to victory over Deacons". The Item. November 19, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.