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1990 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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1990 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	3–8 (0–7 ACC)
Head coach	Bill Dooley (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Bob Brush (2nd season)
Captain	Steve Brown, Mike Smith
Home stadium	Groves Stadium
Seasons ← 1989 1991 →

1990 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No.2Georgia Tech $	6	–	0	–	1	11	–	0	–	1
No.9Clemson	5	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No.23Virginia	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Maryland	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	1
North Carolina	3	–	3	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
NC State	3	–	4	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Duke	1	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Wake Forest	0	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Bill Dooley, the Demon Deacons compiled a 3–8 record and finished in last place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.^[1]

Schedule[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	7:00 pm	atRice*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX		L 17–33	27,100	^[2]
September 8	7:00 pm	Appalachian State*	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		W 23–17	30,732	^[3]
September 15	12:00 pm	atNC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	JPS	L 15–20	44,200	^[4]
September 29	1:00 pm	Army*	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		W 52–14	20,117	^[5]
October 6	7:00 pm	North Carolina	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)		L 24–31	27,711	^[6]
October 13	12:00 pm	atMaryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		L 13–41	27,554	^[7]
October 20	1:00 pm	No. 1Virginia	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		L 14–49	23,124	^[8]
October 27	1:00 pm	No. 19Clemson	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		L 6–24	25,317	^[9]
November 3	1:30 pm	atDuke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)		L 20–57	32,700	^[10]
November 17	1:00 pm	No. 4Georgia Tech	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		L 7–42	13,493	^[11]
November 24	2:00 pm	atVanderbilt*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN		W 56–28	21,116	^[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Category	Team Leader	Att/Cth	Yds
Passing	Phil Barnhill	125/276	1,443
Rushing	Anthony Williams	181	866
Receiving	John Henry Mills	46	623

^ "1990 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.

^ "Not-so-hapless Rice bashes Wake Forest". Abilene Reporter-News. September 2, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Wake stops Appalachian State to win its home opener, 23–12". The News and Observer. September 9, 1990. Retrieved November 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Sloppy Wolfpack tops Deacs, 20–15". The News and Observer. September 16, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Wake Forest tortures Army, 52–14". The Daily Item. September 30, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Tar Heels ride Means streak". The Charlotte Observer. October 7, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Terps shuck pass, run to victory over Deacons". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Cavs answer wakeup call several times, bury Deacs". The News and Observer. October 21, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Clemson blankets Wake for 500th career victory". The Daily Progress. October 28, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Duke's QB tandem bedevils Wake Forest". Daily Press. November 4, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Ga. Tech clinches ACC title". The Roanoke Times & World-News. November 18, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

^ "Vols rally for victory, SEC crown". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. December 2, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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