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American college football season

1974 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record1–10 (0–6 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainMike Arthur, Keith Carter, Dave Mebs
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
Seasons← 19731975 →
1974 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Maryland $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 11 NC State 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
Clemson 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
North Carolina 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Duke 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Virginia 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wake Forest 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their second season under head coach Chuck Mills, the Demon Deacons compiled a 1–10 record and finished in last place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7 No. 18 NC StateL 15–3322,500
September 14William & Mary*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 6–1711,800
September 21North Carolina
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
L 0–3127,200
October 5at No. 2 Oklahoma*L 0–6361,826
October 12at No. 15 Penn State*L 0–5556,500
October 19at No. 18 MarylandL 0–4731,136
October 26Virginia
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 0–1413,700
November 2Clemson
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 9–2113,200
November 9at DukeL 7–2318,200
November 16at South Carolina*L 21–3427,677
November 23Furman*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 16–107,800
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team leaders

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Mike McGlamrey 50/115 585
Rushing Clark Gaines 98 329
Receiving Tom Fehring 17 234

References

  1. "1974 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  2. "1974 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  3. "State 'wakes up' and rolls, 33–15". Durham Morning Herald. September 8, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Deacons blasted by Indians, 17–6". The State. September 15, 1974. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Deacs fall 31–0". Florence Morning News. September 22, 1974. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Oklahoma shows no mercy, slaughters Wake Forest 63–0". Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. October 6, 1974. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Penn State rolls up 55–0 win". Sunday Call-Chronicle. October 13, 1974. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Terps swamp Deacons, 47–0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 20, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Virginia slips past Wake Forest". The Charlotte Observer. October 27, 1974. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Tigers whip Deacons". Anderson Independent. November 3, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Duke defrocks Deacons for fifth home victory". The Chapel Hill News. November 10, 1974. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Deacs lose again, 34–21". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. November 17, 1974. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Wake ends losses, tops FU, 16–10". The Greenville News. November 24, 1974. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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