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1995 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Florida State +   7 1     10 2  
No. 16 Virginia +   7 1     9 4  
Clemson   6 2     8 4  
Georgia Tech   5 3     6 5  
North Carolina   4 4     7 5  
Maryland   4 4     6 5  
NC State   2 6     3 8  
Duke   1 7     3 8  
Wake Forest   0 8     1 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Jim Caldwell, the Demon Deacons compiled a 1–10 record and finished in last place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 317:30 pmAppalachian State*L 22–2421,831[2]
September 98:00 pmat Tulane*L 9–3516,368[3]
September 166:30 pmClemson
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 14–2918,616[4]
September 237:00 pmat Navy*W 30–725,380[5]
September 3012:00 pmat No. 11 VirginiaJPSL 17–3537,500[6]
October 76:30 pmMaryland
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 6–919,107[7]
October 142:00 pmat No. 1 Florida StateL 13–7273,400[8]
October 211:30 pmat North CarolinaL 7–3151,000[9]
October 281:30 pmat DukeL 26–4231,752[10]
November 41:00 pmGeorgia Tech
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 23–2423,114[11]
November 181:00 pmNC State
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
L 23–5218,218[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Team leaders

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Rusty LaRue 264/421 2,775
Rushing John Lewis 110 304
Receiving Marlon Estes 68 833

References

  1. ^ "1995 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "ASU jumps to big lead, then holds off Deacons". The News and Observer. September 1, 1995. Retrieved November 28, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Burke, Tulane hand Wake Forest 35–9 loss". The Charlotte Observer. September 10, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Smith scores 4 TDs as balanced Tigers down Wake 29–14". The Item. September 17, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wake Forest brings down Navy, romps to 30–7 win". The Baltimore Sun. September 24, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cavaliers subdue Deacons". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 1, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Backup QB saves Terps". The Daily Times. October 8, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "FSU stampedes through ACC". South Florida Sun Sentinel. October 15, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tar Heels victory grounded in the basics". The Charlotte Observer. October 22, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "LaRue puts on big show at Duke". Tallahassee Democrat. October 29, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "A record for LaRue, but a loss for Wake". The Charlotte Observer. November 5, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Harvey passes Wolfpack to victory over Deacons". The Item. November 19, 1995. Retrieved February 8, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.