1989 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

The 1989 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1989 college football season. In their third season under head coach Bill Dooley, the Demon Deacons compiled a 2–8–1 record and finished in seventh place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.^[1]

1989 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	2–8–1 (1–6 ACC)
Head coach	Bill Dooley (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Bob Pruett (5th season)
Captains	James DuBose Tony Mayberry
Home stadium	Groves Stadium
Seasons ← 1988 1990 →

1989 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 18 Virginia +	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
Duke +	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 12 Clemson	5	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Georgia Tech	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
NC State	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Maryland	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	1
Wake Forest	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	1
North Carolina	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	Appalachian State*	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	L 10–15	30,200	[2]
September 16	No. 19 NC State	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	L 17–27	25,250	[3]
September 23	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	L 10–14	35,898	[4]
September 30	Rice*	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	T 17–17	12,100	[5]
October 7	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	W 17–16	47,500	[6]
October 14	Maryland	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	L 7–27	17,500	[7]
October 21	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 28–47	33,700	[8]
October 28	at No. 22 Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 10–44	71,335	[9]
November 4	Duke	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	L 35–52	18,600	[10]
November 11	Tulsa*	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	W 29–17	27,100	[11]
November 18	at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	L 14–43	26,114	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team leaders

Category	Team Leader	Att/Cth	Yds
Passing	Phil Barnhill	182/377	2,454
Rushing	Anthony Williams	119	430
Receiving	Ricky Proehl	65	1,053