1992 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
American college football season
| 1992 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football | |
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Independence Bowl champion | |
Independence Bowl, W 39–35 vs. Oregon | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 25 |
| AP | No. 25 |
| Record | 8–4 (4–4 ACC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Eddie Williamson (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Bob Brush (4th season) |
| Captain | George Coghill, Ben Coleman, Maurice Miller |
| Home stadium | Groves Stadium |
Seasons | |
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| No. 2 Florida State $ | 8 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 NC State | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 North Carolina | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Wake Forest | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 0 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1992 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was the American football representative of Wake Forest University during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by head coach Bill Dooley in his sixth season, the team achieved an impressive 8–4 record. They concluded the season in a tie for fourth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference and secured a victory over Oregon Oregon in the 1992 Independence Bowl.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | 12:00 pm | North Carolina | JPS | L 17–35 | 23,447 | [2] | ||
| September 12 | 6:30 pm | Appalachian State* |
| W 10–7 | 24,387 | [3] | ||
| September 26 | 7:00 pm | at No. 3 Florida State | L 7–35 | 62,915 | [4] | |||
| October 3 | 1:00 pm | No. 14 Virginia |
| L 17–31 | 22,135 | [5] | ||
| October 10 | 2:00 pm | at Vanderbilt* | W 40–6 | 33,660 | [6] | |||
| October 17 | 1:30 pm | at Maryland | W 30–23 | 31,132 | [7] | |||
| October 24 | 1:00 pm | Army* |
| W 23–7 | 18,221 | [8] | ||
| October 31 | 1:00 pm | Clemson |
| W 18–15 | 21,839 | [9] | ||
| November 7 | 1:30 pm | at Duke |
| W 28–14 | 33,600 | [10] | ||
| November 14 | 1:00 pm | at Georgia Tech | W 23–10 | 40,006 | [11] | |||
| November 21 | 1:00 pm | at No. 13 NC State | No. 25 | L 14–42 | 46,121 | [12] | ||
| December 31 | 12:30 pm | vs. Oregon* |
| ESPN | W 39–35 | 31,337 | [13] | |
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References
- ^ "1992 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ^ "QBs give Tar Heels options". The Charlotte Observer. September 6, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Deacs edge Mountaineers 10–7". The News and Observer. September 13, 1992. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Big plays send FSU to big win". Pensacola News Journal. September 27, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kirby runs wild as Cavs whip Wake Forest, 31–17". The Greenville News. October 4, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wake Forest rolls easily over stumbling Vandy". The Charlotte Observer. October 11, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wake Forest stuns Maryland, 30–23". The Star-Democrat. October 18, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Army stalled by Wake, 23–7". The Daily Item. October 25, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wake Forest stuns Clemson". The Times and Democrat. November 1, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Deacons take fifth straight". The Rocky Mount Telegram. November 8, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wake beats Tech for 6th straight". The Greenville News. November 15, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N.C. State QB gets mad, leads his team to win". The Index-Journal. November 22, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Deacons' revival swamps Ducks". The Shreveport Times. January 1, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
