1987 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

1987 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1987 record	7–4 (4–3 ACC)
Head coach	Bill Dooley (1st year)
Home stadium	Groves Stadium

1987 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#12 Clemson $	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Virginia	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Wake Forest	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
NC State	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Maryland	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
North Carolina	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Duke	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Georgia Tech	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Location	Result	Attendance
09/12/1987	Richmond	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	W 24-0	14,250
09/19/1987*	North Carolina State	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	W 21-3	23,600
09/26/1987	Appalachian State	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	W 16-12	33,400
10/01/1987	at Army	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	W 17-13	36,690
10/10/1987*	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	W 22-14	50,000
10/17/1987*	Maryland	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	L 0-14	25,175
10/24/1987*	at Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	L 21-35	32,500
10/31/1987*	at #14 Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 17-31	69,711
11/07/1987*	Duke	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	W 30-27	23,500
11/14/1987	#14 South Carolina	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	L 0-30	34,720
11/21/1987*	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta, GA	W 33-6	21,114

Team leaders

Category	Team Leader	Att/Cth	Yds
Passing	Mike Elkins	169/317	1,915
Rushing	Mark Young	179	795
Receiving	Ricky Proehl	54	788