1989 Wake Forest
2–8–1 (1–6 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Bill Dooley. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Tulsa 29–17Nov 11
By 12 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs App State | L 10–15 | 83% |
| Sep 16 | vs 19NC State | L 17–27 | 45% |
| Sep 23 | at Army | L 10–14 | 33% |
| Sep 30 | vs Rice | T 17–17 | 70% |
| Oct 7 | at North Carolina | W 17–16 | 52% |
| Oct 14 | vs Maryland | L 7–27 | 57% |
| Oct 21 | at Virginia | L 28–47 | 21% |
| Oct 28 | at 22Clemson | L 10–44 | 14% |
| Nov 4 | vs Duke | L 35–52 | 34% |
| Nov 11 | vs Tulsa | W 29–17 | 42% |
| Nov 18 | at Georgia Tech | L 14–43 | 33% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Georgia Tech 43–14; unranked in the final AP poll; 7th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 79th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1989.
- Record
- 2–8–1
- Conference
- 1–6 7th in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 194–319
- Coach
- Bill Dooley
- Elo
- 1384 −128 this season
- SP+ rating
- -14.9 No. 87 of 103; offense No. 84, defense No. 84
- SRS
- −9.0 No. 78 of 106 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Bob Pruett
- Captains
- James DuBose and Tony Mayberry
Drafted in 1990
The 1990 draft| Rd 3 | Ricky Proehl WR | Phoenix Cardinals |
| Rd 4 | Tony Mayberry C | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
All-ACC
1 first team, 1 second teamFirst team
Ricky ProehlWRAP-1
Second team
Tony MayberryCAP-2
From Wikipedia’s 1989 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1989 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 6–1 | 10–3 | 18 |
| Duke | 6–1 | 8–4 | |
| Clemson | 5–2 | 10–2 | 12 |
| Georgia Tech | 4–3 | 7–4 | |
| NC State | 4–3 | 7–5 | |
| Maryland | 2–5 | 3–7–1 | |
| Wake Forest | 1–6 | 2–8–1 | |
| North Carolina | 0–7 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.