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1981 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

American college football season

Summary

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1981
team	Wake Forest Demon Deacons
sport	football
conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
short_conf	ACC
record	4–7
conf_record	1–5
head_coach	Al Groh
hc_year	1st
off_coach	Ed Zaunbrecher
oc_year	2nd
captain	Game captains
stadium	Groves Stadium

The 1981 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Al Groh, the Demon Deacons compiled a 4–7 record and finished in sixth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Schedule

|September 5||South Carolina|Groves Stadium|Winston-Salem, NC|L 6–23|29,300|

|September 12||NC State|Groves Stadium|Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)|L 23–28|29,000|

|September 19|at|Auburn|Jordan–Hare Stadium|Auburn, AL|W 24–21|63,000|

|September 26|at|Virginia Tech|Lane Stadium|Blacksburg, VA|L 14–30|42,200|

|October 3||Appalachian State|Groves Stadium|Winston-Salem, NC|W 15–14|24,500|

|October 10|at|No. 5 North Carolina|Kenan Memorial Stadium|Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)|L 10–48|51,692|

|October 17||Maryland|Groves Stadium|Winston-Salem, NC|L 33–45|24,500|

|October 24|at|Virginia|Scott Stadium|Charlottesville, VA|W 24–21|24,222|

|October 31|at|No. 2 Clemson|Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC|L 24–82|60,383|

|November 7||Duke|Wallace Wade Stadium|Durham, NC (rivalry)|L 10–31|22,000|

|November 14|at|Richmond|University of Richmond Stadium|Richmond, VA|W 34–22|15,285|

Roster

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Team leaders

Category	Team Leader	Att/Cth	Yds
Passing	Gary Schofield	241/404	2,572
Rushing	Wayne McMillan	90	407
Receiving	Phil Denfeld	51	461

References

"1981 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". Sports Reference.
(September 6, 1981). "S. Carolina drops Wake Forest". The Selma Times-Journal.
(September 13, 1981). "Freshman guns Wolfpack 28–23". The State.
(September 20, 1981). "Schofield rallies Wake to 24–21 win at Auburn". The Charlotte Observer.
(September 27, 1981). "Va. Tech passing throws Deacons for a 30–14 loss". The Charlotte Observer.
(October 4, 1981). "Deacs' comeback stops Apps". The News and Observer.
(October 11, 1981). "Tar Heels crush Deacons, 48–10". Anderson Independent-Mail.
(October 18, 1981). "Terps survive Deacs' barrage". The Roanoke Times & World-News.
(October 25, 1981). "Schofield passing leads Deacons over Cavaliers, 24–21". The Times and Democrat.
(November 1, 1981). "Clemson 'pushes' past Deacs". Asheville Citizen-Times.
(November 8, 1981). "Rush-minded Devils crush defenseless Wake". The Danville Register.
(November 16, 1981). "Deacs outscore Richmond". Rocky Mount Telegram.

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