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1998 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

1998 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorHank Small (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorJames Bell (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
CaptainDesmond Clark, Brian Kuklick, Kelvin Moses, Jeffrey Muyres
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 51:00 pmat Air Force*ESPN2L 0–4247,972[2]
September 108:00 pmNavy*ESPNW 26–1426,032[3]
September 2612:00 pmat ClemsonABCW 29–1961,632[4]
October 36:30 pmAppalachian State*dagger
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 27–30 OT26,885[5]
October 106:30 pmDuke
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
L 16–1922,037[6]
October 171:00 pmat MarylandW 20–1023,419[7]
October 2412:00 pmNorth Carolina
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
JPSL 31–3825,841[8]
October 313:30 pmNo. 15 Virginia
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
ABCL 17–3822,718[9]
November 712:00 pmat NC StateJPSL 27–3851,500[10]
November 145:00 pmNo. 5 Florida State
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
ESPN2L 7–2419,193[11]
November 211:00 pmat No. 21 Georgia TechL 35–6340,110[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Team leaders

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Brian Kuklick 216/396 2,683
Rushing Morgan Kane 128 454
Receiving Jammie Deese 68 826

References

  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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