1992 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

The 1992 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was the American football representative of Wake Forest University during the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by head coach Bill Dooley in his sixth season, the team achieved an impressive 8–4 record. They concluded the season in a tie for fourth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference and secured a victory over Oregon Oregon in the 1992 Independence Bowl.[1]

1992 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Independence Bowl champion
Independence Bowl, W 39–35 vs. Oregon
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
APNo. 25
Record8–4 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorEddie Williamson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBob Brush (4th season)
CaptainGeorge Coghill, Ben Coleman, Maurice Miller
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
Seasons
← 1991
1993 →
1992 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Florida State $8001110
No. 17 NC State620931
No. 19 North Carolina530930
No. 25 Wake Forest440840
Virginia440740
Georgia Tech440560
Clemson350560
Maryland260380
Duke080290
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 512:00 pmNorth CarolinaJPSL 17–3523,447[2]
September 126:30 pmAppalachian State*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 10–724,387[3]
September 267:00 pmat No. 3 Florida StateL 7–3562,915[4]
October 31:00 pmNo. 14 Virginia
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 17–3122,135[5]
October 102:00 pmat Vanderbilt*W 40–633,660[6]
October 171:30 pmat MarylandW 30–2331,132[7]
October 241:00 pmArmy*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 23–718,221[8]
October 311:00 pmClemson
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 18–1521,839[9]
November 71:30 pmat DukeW 28–1433,600[10]
November 141:00 pmat Georgia TechW 23–1040,006[11]
November 211:00 pmat No. 13 NC StateNo. 25L 14–4246,121[12]
December 3112:30 pmvs. Oregon*ESPNW 39–3531,337[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References