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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
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Florida State $ 8 – 0 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 17 NC State 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 1
No. 19 North Carolina 5 – 3 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 25 Wake Forest 4 – 4 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Virginia 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Georgia Tech 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Clemson 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Maryland 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Duke 0 – 8 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 512:00 pmNorth Carolina
JPSL 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 State
L 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 Maryland
W 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 Duke
W 28–1433,600[10]
November 141:00 pmat Georgia Tech
W 23–1040,006[11]
November 211:00 pmat No. 13 NC StateNo. 25
L 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

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  1. ^ "1992 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "QBs give Tar Heels options". The Charlotte Observer. September 6, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Deacs edge Mountaineers 10–7". The News and Observer. September 13, 1992. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Big plays send FSU to big win". Pensacola News Journal. September 27, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Kirby runs wild as Cavs whip Wake Forest, 31–17". The Greenville News. October 4, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Wake Forest rolls easily over stumbling Vandy". The Charlotte Observer. October 11, 1992. Retrieved November 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wake Forest stuns Maryland, 30–23". The Star-Democrat. October 18, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Army stalled by Wake, 23–7". The Daily Item. October 25, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wake Forest stuns Clemson". The Times and Democrat. November 1, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Deacons take fifth straight". The Rocky Mount Telegram. November 8, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Wake beats Tech for 6th straight". The Greenville News. November 15, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "N.C. State QB gets mad, leads his team to win". The Index-Journal. November 22, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Deacons' revival swamps Ducks". The Shreveport Times. January 1, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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