1981 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

1981 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1981 record	4–7 (1–5 ACC)
Head coach	Al Groh (1st year)
Home stadium	Groves Stadium

1981 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#1 Clemson $	6	–	0	–	0			12	–	0	–	0
#9 North Carolina	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Maryland	4	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Duke	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
NC State	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Wake Forest	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Virginia	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Al Groh, the Demon Deacons compiled a 4–7 record and finished in sixth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Location	Result	Attendance
09/05/1981	South Carolina	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	L 6-23	29,300
09/12/1981	North Carolina State	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	L 23-28	29,000
09/19/1981*	at Auburn	Jordan-Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	W 24-21	63,000
09/26/1981	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	L 14-30	42,200
10/03/1981*	Appalachian State	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	W 15-14	24,500
10/10/1981*	at #5 North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	L 10-48	51,692
10/17/1981*	Maryland	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	L 33-45	24,500
10/24/1981*	at Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	W 24-21	24,222
10/31/1981*	at #2 Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 24-82	60,383
11/07/1981	Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	L 10-31	22,000
11/14/1981	at Richmond	UR Stadium • Richmond, VA	W 34-22	15,285

Team leaders

Category	Team Leader	Att/Cth	Yds
Passing	Gary Schofield	241/404	2,572
Rushing	Wayne McMillan	90	407
Receiving	Phil Denfeld	51	461