1960 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
The 1960 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. In its first season under head coach Billy Hildebrand, the team compiled a 2–8 record and finished in seventh place in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).[2]
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| 1960 record | 2–8 (2–5 ACC) |
| Head coach | Billy Hildebrand (1st season) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Duke $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterback Norm Snead was selected by the United Press International as a first-team player on the 1960 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team.[3] Snead later played 16 seasons in the NFL and was a four-time All-Pro selection.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | ||
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| September 24 | No. 9 Clemson | Winston-Salem, NC | L 7–28 | ||
| October 1 | at Florida State* | Tallahassee, FL | L 6–14 | ||
| October 8 | at VPI* | Blacksburg, VA | L 13–22 | ||
| October 15 | at UNC | Chapel Hill, NC | W 13–12 | ||
| October 22 | Maryland | Winston-Salem, NC | L 13–14 | ||
| October 29 | at Virginia | Charlottesville, VA | W 28–20 | ||
| November 5 | NC State | Winston-Salem, NC | L 12–14 | ||
| November 12 | No. 7 Duke | Winston-Salem, NC | L 7–34 | ||
| November 19 | at LSU* | Baton Rouge, LA | L 0–16 | ||
| November 26 | at South Carolina | Columbia, SC | L 20–41 | ||
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Team leaders
| Category | Team Leader | Att/Cth | Yds |
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| Passing | Norm Snead | 123/259 | 1,676 |
| Rushing | Bobby Robinson | 57 | 232 |
| Receiving | Bobby Allen | 23 | 391 |
References
- "1960 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
- "1960 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- Bob Gately (November 28, 1960). "All-ACC Team". Kingsport Times. p. 6.
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