1988 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

1988 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
1988 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	6–4–1 (4–3 ACC)
Head coach	Bill Dooley (2nd season);
Defensive coordinator	Bob Pruett (4th season)
Captain	Mike Elkins, Ernie Purnsley
Home stadium	Groves Stadium
	Seasons ← 1987 1989 →

1988 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 9 Clemson $	6	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Virginia	5	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
NC State	4	–	2	–	1	8	–	3	–	1
Wake Forest	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	4	–	1
Maryland	4	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Duke	3	–	3	–	1	7	–	3	–	1
North Carolina	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	10	–	0
Georgia Tech	0	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its second season under head coach Bill Dooley, the team compiled a 6–4–1 record and finished in a tie for fourth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	at Villanova*	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 31–11	11,624	^[2]
September 10	Illinois State*	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	W 35–0	20,225	^[3]
September 17	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	L 6–14	48,000	^[4]
September 24	at No. 19 Michigan*	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 9–19	102,776	^[5]
October 8	North Carolina	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	W 42–24	33,500	^[6]
October 15	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 27–24	41,278	^[7]
October 22	Virginia	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	L 14–34	21,300	^[8]
October 29	No. 15 Clemson	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	L 21–38	27,300	^[9]
November 5	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)	W 35–16	35,500	^[10]
November 12	Georgia Tech	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	W 28–24	21,500	^[11]
November 19	Appalachian State*	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	T 34–34	21,050	^[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1988 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`10`	Mike Elkins	Sr
WR	`88`	Ricky Proehl	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB		David Braxton	Sr

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	165/280	2,205
Rushing	Mark Young	165	711
Receiving	Ricky Proehl	51	845

Team players in the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Mike Elkins	Quarterback	2	32	Kansas City Chiefs
David Braxton	Linebacker	2	52	Minnesota Vikings
A. J. Greene	Defensive back	9	245	New York Giants

References

^ "1988 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
^ "Wake Forest's big first half beats Villanova". The Charlotte Observer. September 4, 1988. Retrieved April 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wake Forest blanks ISU, 35–0". The Pantagraph. September 11, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wolfpack's defense silences Deacons". The News and Observer. September 18, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Michigan rolls past Wake Forest". Wisconsin State Journal. September 25, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Deacons' explosion buries Tar Heels". The Charlotte Observer. October 9, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wake rallies past Terrapins". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 16, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cavaliers down Wake Forest, 34–14". The Daily News Leader. October 23, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Improving Tigers roar past Deacs, 38–21". The Herald. October 30, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wake Forest, Young rack up Duke 35–16". The Sun-News. November 6, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Deacons extinguish Tech's fire, 28–24". Durham Morning Herald. November 13, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tie ends Deacons' bowl hopes". The News and Observer. November 20, 1988. Retrieved November 18, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.