1952 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

1952 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference Southern Conference
1952 record 5–4–1 (5–1 Southern)
Head coach Tom Rogers (2nd season)
1952 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 16 Duke $ 5 0 0  8 2 0
Wake Forest 5 1 0  5 4 1
West Virginia 5 1 0  7 2 0
William & Mary 4 1 0  4 5 0
George Washington 4 2 1  5 3 1
VPI 4 4 0  5 6 0
Furman 2 2 1  6 3 1
Washington and Lee 3 4 0  3 7 0
VMI 2 3 1  3 6 1
NC State 2 4 0  3 7 0
South Carolina 2 4 0  5 5 0
North Carolina 1 2 0  2 6 0
The Citadel 1 3 1  3 5 1
Davidson 1 6 0  2 7 0
Clemson 0 1 0  2 6 1
Richmond 0 6 0  1 9 0
Maryland      7 2 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • † League sanctions prevented Maryland from conference participation
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1952 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1952 college football season. In their second season under head coach Tom Rogers, the Demon Deacons compiled a 5–4–1 record and finished in a tie for second place in the Southern Conference with a 5–1 record against conference opponents.[1]

End Jack Lewis was selected by the United Press as a first-team player on the 1952 All-Southern Conference football team.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentLocationResult
09/20/1952at BaylorWaco, TXL 14-17
09/27/1952*at William & MaryWilliamsburg, VAW 28-21
10/04/1952Boston CollegeWinston-Salem, NCT 7-7
10/11/1952at #14 VillanovaPhiladelphia, PAL 0-20
10/18/1952*at UNCChapel Hill, NCW 9-7
11/01/1952*NC StateWake Forest, NCW 21-6
11/08/1952at TCUFt. Worth, TXL 9-27
11/15/1952*DukeWake Forest, NCL 7-14
11/22/1952*at FurmanGreenville, SCW 28-0
11/29/1952*South CarolinaWinston-Salem, NCW 39-14

Team leaders

CategoryTeam LeaderAtt/CthYds
PassingSonny George66/142868
RushingBruce Hillenbrand89413
ReceivingJack Lewis30438

References

  1. "1952 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. "All-Southern Team Dominated by Duke S. C. and Maryland". Aiken Standard and Review. November 26, 1952. p. 8.
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