American college football season
| 1966 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 3–7 (2–4 ACC) |
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| Captain | Game captains |
| Home stadium | Bowman Gray Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1966 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the: 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their third season under head coach Bill Tate, the——Demon Deacons compiled a 3–7 record and finished in sixth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Schedule※
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 17 | at Virginia | L 10–24 | 17,000 | ||||
| September 24 | at Maryland | L 7–34 | 26,500 | ||||
| October 1 | NC State | L 12–15 | 11,000 | ||||
| October 8 | at Auburn* | L 6–14 | 18,511 | ||||
| October 15 | at South Carolina | W 10–6 | 26,593 | ||||
| October 22 | at North Carolina | W 3–0 | 37,000 | ||||
| October 29 | Clemson |
| L 21–23 | 15,700 | |||
| November 5 | VPI* |
| L 0–11 | 13,000 | |||
| November 12 | Memphis State* |
| W 21–7 | 8,000 | |||
| November 19 | at Florida State* | L 0–28 | 29,176 | ||||
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Team leaders※
| Category | Team Leader | Att/Cth | Yds |
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| Passing | Ken Erickson | 57/126 | 787 |
| Rushing | Andy Heck | 127 | 608 |
| Receiving | Ken Henry | 20 | 279 |
References※
- ^ "1966 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule. And Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ^ "Davis-led Cavaliers clip fumbling Deacons, 24–10". The State. September 18, 1966. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maryland bombs Wake Forest 34–7". Florence Morning News. September 25, 1966. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State nips Wake Forest". The Greenville News. October 2, 1966. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn beats Wake". The News and Observer. October 9, 1966. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Deacons upset Gamecocks, 10–6". The Times and Democrat. October 16, 1966. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N.C. surprised by, Wake Forest". The Baltimore Sun. October 23, 1966. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clemson tops Wake". Greensboro Daily News. October 30, 1966. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tech shuts out Deacons, 11–0". The Roanoke Times. November 6, 1966. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wake Forest claims 21–7 win against favored Memphis State". The Danville Register. November 13, 1966. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Florida State dominates Wake Forest in 28–0 win". The Selma Times-Journal. November 20, 1966. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.