1998 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

1998 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1998 record 3–8 (2–6 ACC)
Head coach Jim Caldwell (6th year)
Home stadium Groves Stadium
(Capacity: 31,500)
1998 ACC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#3 Florida State $+   7 1         11 2  
#9 Georgia Tech +   7 1         10 2  
#18 Virginia   6 2         9 3  
North Carolina   5 3         7 5  
NC State   5 3         7 5  
Duke   2 6         4 7  
Wake Forest   2 6         3 8  
Clemson   1 7         3 8  
Maryland   1 7         3 8  
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth season under head coach Jim Caldwell, the Demon Deacons compiled a 3–8 record and finished in a tie for sixth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 1:00 PM at Air Force* Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO ESPN2 L 0–42   47,972
September 10 8:00 PM Navy* Groves StadiumWinston-Salem, NC ESPN W 26–14   26,032
September 26 12:00 PM at Clemson Memorial StadiumClemson, SC ABC W 29–19   61,632
October 3 6:30 PM Appalachian State*dagger Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC L 27–30 OT  26,885
October 10 6:30 PM Duke Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC L 16–19   22,037
October 17 1:00 PM at Maryland Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MD W 20–10   23,419
October 24 12:00 PM North Carolina Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC JPS L 31–38   25,841
October 31 3:30 PM #15 Virginia Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC ABC L 17–38   22,718
November 7 12:00 PM at NC State Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC JPS L 27–38   51,500
November 14 5:00 PM #5 Florida State Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC ESPN2 L 7-24   19,193
November 21 1:00 PM at #21 Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA L 35–63   40,110
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Team leaders

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Brian Kuklick 216/396 2,683
Rushing Morgan Kane 128 454
Receiving Jammie Deese 68 826

References

  1. "1998 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
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