1976 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

American college football season

1976 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football

Conference| Atlantic Coast Conference
Record| 5–6 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach|

* Chuck Mills (4th season)

Captain| Bill Armstrong
Home stadium| Groves Stadium

Seasons

<- 1975

1977 ->

1976 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 8 Maryland $  | 5  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 11  | - | 1  | - | 0
North Carolina | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 3  | - | 0
Wake Forest | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 6  | - | 0
Duke | 2  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 1
NC State | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 1
Virginia | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0
Clemson | 0  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 2

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1976 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In their fourth season under head coach Chuck Mills, the Demon Deacons compiled a 5–6 record and finished in third place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[2]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 4| Virginia Tech*|

* Groves Stadium
* Winston-Salem, NC

| L 6–23| 25,600| [3]
September 11| NC State|

* Groves Stadium
* Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)

| W 20–18| 28,900| [4]
September 18| at Vanderbilt*|

* Dudley Field
* Nashville, TN

| L 24–27| 21,900| [5]
September 25| at Kansas State*|

* KSU Stadium
* Manhattan, KS

| W 13–0| 25,500| [6]
October 2| at No. 1 Michigan*|

* Michigan Stadium
* Ann Arbor, MI

| L 0–31| 103,241| [7]
October 9| Clemson|

* Groves Stadium
* Winston-Salem, NC

| W 20–14| 18,000| [8]
October 16| at No. 5 Maryland|

* Byrd Stadium
* College Park, MD

| L 15–17| 46,321| [9]
October 23| Virginia|

* Groves Stadium
* Winston-Salem, NC

| L 17–18| 18,300| [10]
October 30| North Carolina|

* Groves Stadium
* Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)

| L 14–34| 30,150| [11]
November 6| at Duke|

* Wallace Wade Stadium
* Durham, NC (rivalry)

| W 38–17| 23,600| [12]
November 13| at No. 20 South Carolina*|

* Williams–Brice Stadium
* Columbia, SC

| W 10–7| 49,773| [13]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## Team leaders

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Category | Team Leader | Att/Cth | Yds

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Passing | Mike McGlamrey | 91/183 | 1,066
Rushing | James McDougald | 232 | 1,018
Receiving | Steve Young | 36 | 414

## References

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1. ^ "1976 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
2. ^ "1976 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
3. ^ "Gobblers top Wake, 23–6". The Greenville News. September 5, 1976. Retrieved December 14, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Deacons defeat Wolfpack". The Times and Democrat. September 12, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Gritty Mike Wright spurs Vandy, 27–24". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. September 19, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "K-State blanked, 13–0". Lincoln Journal Star. September 26, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Lytle scores twice as Michigan defeats Wake Forest 31–0". Decatur Sunday Herald and Review. October 3, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "McDougald breaks a record in Wake Forest win, 20–14". The Rocky Mount Telegram. October 10, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "No. 5 Maryland struggles past Deacons, 17–15". The Daily Times. October 17, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "U. Va. snaps loss streak amid gloom". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 24, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Tar Heels enhance bowl chances with victory". Salisbury Evening Post. October 31, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Wake Forest finds stamina, upsets Duke". The Charlotte Observer. November 7, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "Turnovers aid Deacs in surprising victory". The News and Observer. November 14, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.

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Wake Forest Demon Deacons football

Venues|

* Gore Field (1922–1939)
* Groves Stadium (1940–1955)
* Bowman Gray Stadium (1956–1967)
* Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium (1968–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Tobacco Road
* North Carolina
* NC State

Culture & lore|

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