1951 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

The 1951 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1951 college football season. The team compiled a 6–4 record and finished in a tie for seventh place in the Southern Conference.[1] After 14 seasons under head coach Peahead Walker, Tom Rogers took over as head coach in 1951.

1951 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1951 record6–4 (5–3 Southern)
Head coachTom Rogers (1st season)
1951 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Maryland + 5 0 0  10 0 0
VMI + 5 0 0  7 3 0
Washington and Lee 5 1 0  6 4 0
William & Mary 5 1 0  7 3 0
No. 19 Clemson 3 1 0  7 3 0
Duke 4 2 0  5 4 1
South Carolina 5 3 0  6 4 0
Wake Forest 5 3 0  6 4 0
George Washington 2 3 1  2 6 1
North Carolina 2 3 0  2 8 0
West Virginia 2 3 0  5 5 0
NC State 2 6 0  3 7 0
Richmond 2 6 0  3 8 0
The Citadel 1 3 0  4 6 0
Furman 1 4 1  3 6 1
Davidson 1 5 0  1 8 0
VPI 1 7 0  2 8 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

End Jack Lewis and tackle Bill George were selected by the Associated Press as first-team players on the 1951 All-Southern Conference football team.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 21 at Boston College Chestnut Hill, MA W 20–6
September 29* at NC State Raleigh, NC W 21–6
October 6* Richmond Wake Forest, NC W 56–6
October 13* William & Mary Richmond, VA (Tobacco Bowl)L 7–6
October 19* at George Washington Washington DC W 27–13
October 27* North Carolina Wake Forest, NC W 39–7
November 3* at Clemson Clemson, SC L 6–21
November 10* at Duke Durham, NC W 19–13
November 17 at No. 10 Baylor Waco, TX L 0–42
November 22* at South Carolina Columbia, SC L 6–21
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team leaders

CategoryTeam LeaderAtt/CthYds
PassingEd Kissell56/120593
RushingGuido Scarton106507
ReceivingJack Lewis32488

References

  1. "1951 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. "All-Southern Conference Teams". The Morning Herald, Hagerstown. November 29, 1951. p. 13.
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