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1989 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1989
team	Wake Forest Demon Deacons
sport	football
conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
short_conf	ACC
record	2–8–1
conf_record	1–6
head_coach	Bill Dooley
hc_year	3rd
def_coach	Bob Pruett
dc_year	5th
captain	James DuBose
captain2	Tony Mayberry
stadium	Groves Stadium

The 1989 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A college football season . In their third season under head coach Bill Dooley, the Demon Deacons compiled a 2–8–1 record and finished in seventh place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Schedule

|September 9||Appalachian State|Groves Stadium|Winston-Salem, NC|L 10–15|30,200|

|September 16||No. 19 NC State|Groves Stadium|Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)|L 17–27|25,250|

|September 23|at|Army|Michie Stadium|West Point, NY|L 10–14|35,898|

|September 30||Rice|Groves Stadium|Winston-Salem, NC|T 17–17|12,100|

|October 7|at|North Carolina|Kenan Memorial Stadium|Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)|W 17–16|47,500|

|October 14||Maryland|Groves Stadium|Winston-Salem, NC|L 7–27|17,500|

|October 21|at|Virginia|Scott Stadium|Charlottesville, VA|L 28–47|33,700|

|October 28|at|No. 22 Clemson|Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC|L 10–44|71,335|

|November 4||Duke|Groves Stadium|Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)|L 35–52|18,600|

|November 11||Tulsa|Groves Stadium|Winston-Salem, NC|W 29–17|27,100|

|November 18|at|Georgia Tech|Bobby Dodd Stadium|Atlanta, GA|L 14–43|26,114|

Team leaders

Category	Team Leader	Att/Cth	Yds
Passing	Phil Barnhill	182/377	2,454
Rushing	Anthony Williams	119	430
Receiving	Ricky Proehl	65	1,053

References

"1989 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
(September 10, 1989). "ASU plays the spoiler again, tops Deacons in opener, 15–10". The News and Observer.
(September 17, 1989). "Wolfpack stay unbeaten, top Deacons 27–17". Anderson Independent-Mail.
(September 24, 1989). "Army struggles to 14–10 win". The Daily Item.
(October 1, 1989). "Rice tied by Wake Forest on last-second field goal". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
(October 8, 1989). "Wake Forest holds off Tar Heels 17–16". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution.
(October 15, 1989). "Maryland scrambles to end loss streak". The Daily Times.
(October 22, 1989). "Virginia too much for Deacs". The News and Observer.
(October 29, 1989). "Clemson dismantles Wake Forest 44–10". The Item.
(November 5, 1989). "Brown's air show leads Devils past Deacs 52–35". The News and Observer.
(November 12, 1989). "Deacons deck Tulsa with passing". Daily Press.
(November 19, 1989). "Mays' 3 TDs help Georgia Tech run over Wake Forest 43–14". Daily Press.

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