1986 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

1986 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1986 record	5–6 (2–5 ACC)
Head coach	Al Groh (6th year)
Home stadium	Groves Stadium

1986 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#17 Clemson $	5	–	1	–	1			8	–	2	–	2
NC State	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	1
North Carolina	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	1
Georgia Tech	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	1
Maryland	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Wake Forest	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Duke	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Virginia	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth and final season under head coach Al Groh, the Demon Deacons compiled a 5–6 record and finished in a three-way tie for last place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Location	Result	Attendance
09/06/1986	Appalachian State	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	W 21-13	28,700
09/13/1986	Boston University	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	W 31-0	17,800
09/20/1986*	at North Carolina State	Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	L 38-42	37,400
09/27/1986	at Army	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	W 49-14	40,853
10/04/1986*	Virginia	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	L 28-30	25,400
10/11/1986*	North Carolina	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	L 30-40	31,350
10/18/1986*	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	W 27-21	39,650
11/01/1986*	Clemson	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	L 20-28	20,370
11/08/1986*	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	L 36-38	36,200
11/15/1986	at South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	L 21-48	64,186
11/22/1986*	Georgia Tech	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	W 24-21	17,300

Team leaders

Category	Team Leader	Att/Cth	Yds
Passing	Mike Elkins	205/380	2,541
Rushing	Darryl McGill	184	859
Receiving	James Brim	66	930