1953 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

The 1953 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1953 college football season. In their third season under head coach Tom Rogers, the Demon Deacons compiled a 3–6–1 record and finished in a three-way tie for third place in the Atlantic Coast Conference with a 2–3 record against conference opponents.[2]

1953 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1953 record3–6–1 (2–3 ACC)
Head coachTom Rogers (3rd season)
1953 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 Maryland + 3 0 0  10 1 0
No. 18 Duke + 4 0 0  7 2 1
South Carolina 2 3 0  7 3 0
North Carolina 2 3 0  4 6 0
Wake Forest 2 3 0  3 6 1
Clemson 1 2 0  3 5 1
NC State 0 3 0  1 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 19 William & Mary* Richmond, VA (Tobacco Bowl) L 14–16
September 26 at No. 10 Duke Durham, NC L 0–19
October 3 Villanova* Richmond, VA W 18–12
October 10 North Carolina Wake Forest, NC L 13–18
October 17 at NC State Raleigh, NC W 20–7
October 24 at Richmond* Richmond, VA T 13–13
October 31 at Clemson Clemson, SC L 0–18
November 7 at Boston College*L 7–20
November 21 Furman* Wake Forest, NC L 10–21
November 26 No. 15 South Carolina Charlotte, NC W 19–13
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team leaders

CategoryTeam LeaderAtt/CthYds
PassingJoe White32/87486
RushingJohnny Parham96304
ReceivingBob Ondilla21294

References

  1. "1953 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  2. "1953 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
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