1987 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1987
| team = Wake Forest Demon Deacons
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Atlantic Coast Conference
| short_conf = ACC
| record = 7–4
| conf_record = 4–3
| head_coach = Bill Dooley
| hc_year = 1st
| off_coach =
| oc_year =
| off_scheme =
| def_coach = Bob Pruett
| dc_year = 3rd
| def_scheme =
| captain = Chip Rives
| captain2 = Jimmie Simmons
| stadium = Groves Stadium
}}
{{1987 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings}}
The 1987 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its first season under head coach Bill Dooley, the team compiled a 7–4 record and finished in a tie for third place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.{{cite web|title=1987 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=December 24, 2015|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/wake-forest/1987-schedule.html}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1987
| poll = AP
| attend = y
| source = y
|September 12||Richmond
|September 19||NC State|Groves Stadium|Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)|W 21–3|23,600|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-and-democrat-wake-reserve-prop/140088548/|work=The Times and Democrat|title=Wake reserve propels win over N.C. State|date=September 20, 1987|accessdate=February 2, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|September 26||Appalachian State
|October 3|at|Army
|October 10|at|North Carolina|Kenan Memorial Stadium|Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)|W 22–14|50,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press-hoyle-kicks-deacons-over-unc/140088733/|work=Daily Press|title=Hoyle kicks Deacons over UNC|date=October 11, 1987|accessdate=February 2, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 17||Maryland|Groves Stadium|Winston-Salem, NC|L 0–14|25,175|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news-maryland-hands-deaco/140088794/|work=The Greenville News|title=Maryland hands Deacons first loss|date=October 18, 1987|accessdate=February 2, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 24|at|Virginia|Scott Stadium|Charlottesville, VA|L 21–35|32,500|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-news-leader-early-spree-sends/140073096/|work=The Daily News Leader|title=Early spree sends Cavaliers past Wake, 35–21|date=October 25, 1987|accessdate=February 2, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 31|at|No. 14 Clemson|Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC|L 17–31|69,711|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-atlanta-constitution-clemson-terrori/140072188/|work=The Atlanta Journal & Constitution|title=Clemson terrorizes Wake Forest 31–17|date=November 2, 1987|accessdate=February 1, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 7||Duke|Groves Stadium|Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)|W 30–27|23,500|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times-deacons-nip-devi/140088866/|work=Asheville Citizen-Times|title=Deacons nip Devils, 30–27|date=November 8, 1987|accessdate=February 2, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 14||No. 14 South Carolina
|November 21|at|Georgia Tech|Grant Field|Atlanta, GA|W 33–6|21,114|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-index-journal-wake-forest-buries-yel/140088951/|work=The Index-Journal|title=Wake Forest buries Yellow Jackets|date=November 22, 1987|accessdate=February 2, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
Roster
{{American football roster/Header
| year = 1987
| team = Wake Forest Demon Deacons
| teamcolors = f
| offensive_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=10|class=Jr|first=Mike|last=Elkins|pos=QB|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=88|class=So|first=Ricky|last=Proehl|pos=WR|link=y}}
| defensive_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=Jr|first=David|last=Braxton|pos=LB|link=y}}
| special_teams_players=
}}
{{American football roster/Footer
| head_coach = *Bill Dooley
| asst_coach =
| accessdate=
}}
Team leaders
| class="wikitable"
! Category !! Team Leader!! Att/Cth !! Yds | |||
| style="background: ##ddffdd;"
| Passing | Mike Elkins | 169/317 | 1,915 |
| style="background: ##ffdddd;"
| Rushing | Mark Young | 179 | 795 |
| style="background: ##ddffdd;"
| Receiving | Ricky Proehl | 54 | 788 |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Wake Forest Demon Deacons football navbox}}