1972 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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

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

The 1972 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1972 college football season. In their first and only season under head coach Tom Harper, the Demon Deacons compiled a 2–9 record and finished in a tie for last place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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