1961 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

1961 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1961 record 4–6 (3–4 ACC)
Head coach Billy Hildebrand (2nd season)
1961 ACC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 20 Duke $  5 1     7 3  
North Carolina  4 3     5 5  
Maryland  3 3     7 3  
Clemson  3 3     5 5  
NC State  3 4     4 6  
South Carolina  3 4     4 6  
Wake Forest  3 4     4 6  
Virginia  2 4     4 6  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1961 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1961 college football season. In its second season under head coach Billy Hildebrand, the team compiled a 4–6 record and finished in seventh place in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).[2]

Halfback Alan White was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on the 1961 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentLocationResult
09/23/1961at BaylorWaco, TXL 0-31
09/30/1961*South CarolinaWinston-Salem, NCL 7-10
10/07/1961*at DukeDurham, NCL 3-23
10/14/1961*at ClemsonClemson, SCW 17-13
10/21/1961*at NC StateRaleigh, NCL 0-7
10/28/1961*VirginiaWinston-Salem, NCW 21-15
11/04/1961at AuburnAuburn, ALL 7-21
11/11/1961Virginia TechWinston-Salem, NCW 24-15
11/18/1961*at MarylandCollege Park, MDL 7-10
11/25/1961*UNCWinston-Salem, NCW 17-14

Team leaders

CategoryTeam LeaderAtt/CthYds
PassingChuck Reiley32/88516
RushingAlan White93586
ReceivingDonnie Frederick11237

References

  1. "1961 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  2. "1961 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  3. Ken Alyta (November 30, 1961). "Terps' Gary Collins Is All-ACC Lineman; Gabriel of NC State Chosen". The Morning Herald (MD).
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