1998 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

American college football season

1998 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football

Conference| Atlantic Coast Conference
Record| 3–8 (2–6 ACC)
Head coach|

* Jim Caldwell (6th season)

Offensive coordinator| Hank Small (2nd season)
Offensive scheme| Pro-style
Defensive coordinator| James Bell (2nd season)
Base defense| 4–3
Captain| Desmond Clark, Brian Kuklick, Kelvin Moses, Jeffrey Muyres
Home stadium| Groves Stadium

Seasons

<- 1997

1999 ->

1998 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 3 Florida State $+  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 2  |
No. 9 Georgia Tech \+  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 2  |
No. 18 Virginia |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  |
North Carolina |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
NC State |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
Duke |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Wake Forest |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Clemson |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Maryland |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |

* $ - BCS representative as conference champion
* \+ - Conference co-champions

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under head coach Jim Caldwell, the Demon Deacons compiled a 3–8 record and finished in a tie for sixth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 5| 1:00 pm| at Air Force*|

* Falcon Stadium
* Colorado Springs, CO

| ESPN2| L 0–42| 47,972| [2]
September 10| 8:00 pm| Navy*|

* Groves Stadium
* Winston-Salem, NC

| ESPN| W 26–14| 26,032| [3]
September 26| 12:00 pm| at Clemson|

* Memorial Stadium
* Clemson, SC

| ABC| W 29–19| 61,632| [4]
October 3| 6:30 pm| Appalachian State*|

* Groves Stadium
* Winston-Salem, NC

| | L 27–30 OT| 26,885| [5]
October 10| 6:30 pm| Duke|

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

| | L 16–19| 22,037| [6]
October 17| 1:00 pm| at Maryland|

* Byrd Stadium
* College Park, MD

| | W 20–10| 23,419| [7]
October 24| 12:00 pm| North Carolina|

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

| JPS| L 31–38| 25,841| [8]
October 31| 3:30 pm| No. 15 Virginia|

* Groves Stadium
* Winston-Salem, NC

| ABC| L 17–38| 22,718| [9]
November 7| 12:00 pm| at NC State|

* Carter–Finley Stadium
* Raleigh, NC (rivalry)

| JPS| L 27–38| 51,500| [10]
November 14| 5:00 pm| No. 5 Florida State|

* Groves Stadium
* Winston-Salem, NC

| ESPN2| L 7–24| 19,193| [11]
November 21| 1:00 pm| at No. 21 Georgia Tech|

* Bobby Dodd Stadium
* Atlanta, GA

| | L 35–63| 40,110| [12]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

## Team leaders

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Category | Team Leader | Att/Cth | Yds

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Passing | Brian Kuklick | 216/396 | 2,683
Rushing | Morgan Kane | 128 | 454
Receiving | Jammie Deese | 68 | 826

## References

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1. ^ "1998 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
2. ^ "Air Force ambush humbles Wake". St. Petersburg Times. September 6, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Wake topples Navy". The Orlando Sentinel. September 11, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Clemson bounced again". The Greenville News. September 27, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Mountaineers top Wake by 3 in OT". The News and Observer. October 4, 1998. Retrieved November 29, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Duke kicks 21-game ACC losing streak". The Charlotte Observer. October 11, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Fast start helps Deacs". The News and Observer. October 18, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Tar Heels hang on against Demon Deacons". The Herald-Sun. October 25, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Cavaliers again top Deacons". The News and Observer. November 1, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Wolfpack WR Holt catches 15". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. November 8, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "FSU fights off scrappy Wake Forest". Pensacola News Journal. November 15, 1998. Retrieved July 26, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Tech gets to share ACC title, gains berth in Gator". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. November 22, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.

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Wake Forest Demon Deacons football

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

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* Tobacco Road
* North Carolina
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Culture & lore|

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* WakeyLeaks
* The 5th Quarter

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