1954 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
The 1954 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1954 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Tom Rogers, the Demon Deacons compiled a 3–6–1 record and finished in sixth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference with a 1–4–1 record against conference opponents.[2]
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| 1954 record | 2–7–1 (1–4–1 ACC) |
| Head coach | Tom Rogers (4th season) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Duke $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Maryland | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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End Ed Stowers and tackle Bob Bartholomew were selected by the Associated Press as first-team players on the 1954 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team. Bartholomew was the only unanimous selection by all 43 voters.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | ||
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| September 18 | George Washington* | Wake Forest, NC | W 14–0 | ||
| September 25 | VPI* | Richmond, VA | L 0–32 | ||
| October 2 | NC State | Wake Forest, NC | W 26–0 | ||
| October 9 | No. 13 Maryland | Winston-Salem, NC | T 13–13 | ||
| October 23 | at UNC | Chapel Hill, NC | L 7–14 | ||
| October 30 | Clemson | Charlotte, NC | L 20–32 | ||
| November 6 | at Richmond* | Richmond, VA | L 0–13 | ||
| November 13 | Duke | Wake Forest, NC | L 21–28 | ||
| November 20 | at William & Mary* | Williamsburg, VA | L 9–13 | ||
| November 27 | at South Carolina | Columbia, SC | L 19–20 | ||
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Team leaders
| Category | Team Leader | Att/Cth | Yds |
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| Passing | Nick Consoles | 54/115 | 743 |
| Rushing | Nick Maravic | 98 | 430 |
| Receiving | Ed Stowers | 22 | 277 |
References
- "1954 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
- "1954 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- "Six Members Place on All-ACC Eleven". The Morning Herald, Hagerstown, MD. November 30, 1954. p. 15.
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