1972 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

1972 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1972 record	2-9-0 (1-5-0 ACC)
Head coach	Tom Harper
Home stadium	Groves Stadium
Seasons

1972 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#12 North Carolina †	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
#17 NC State	4	–	1	–	1			8	–	3	–	1
Maryland	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Duke	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Clemson	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Virginia	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Wake Forest	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Location	Result	Attendance
09/09/1972	Davidson	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	W 26-20	17,000
09/16/1972	at SMU	Texas Stadium • Irving, TX	L 10-56	20,175
09/23/1972	at #5 Tennessee	Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN	L 6-45	66,266
10/07/1972*	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	L 0-23	15,000
10/14/1972*	North Carolina State	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	L 13-42	25,000
10/21/1972*	North Carolina	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	L 0-21	27,000
10/28/1972*	Clemson	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	L 0-31	16,000
11/04/1972	at South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	L 3-35	38,689
11/11/1972*	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	W 9-7	18,025
11/18/1972*	Virginia	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	L 12-15	18,000
11/25/1972	Virginia Tech	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	L 9-44	6,500

Team Leaders

Category	Team Leader	Att/Cth	Yds
Passing	Andy Carlton	24/70	268
Rushing	Frank Harsh	157	663
Receiving	Gary Johnson	9	135