1952 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

The 1952 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1952 college football season. In their second season under head coach Tom Rogers, the Demon Deacons compiled a 5–4–1 record and finished in a tie for second place in the Southern Conference with a 5–1 record against conference opponents.[1]

1952 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1952 record5–4–1 (5–1 Southern)
Head coach
1952 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 16 Duke $ 5 0 0  8 2 0
Wake Forest 5 1 0  5 4 1
West Virginia 5 1 0  7 2 0
William & Mary 4 1 0  4 5 0
George Washington 4 2 1  5 3 1
VPI 4 4 0  5 6 0
Furman 2 2 1  6 3 1
Washington and Lee 3 4 0  3 7 0
VMI 2 3 1  3 6 1
NC State 2 4 0  3 7 0
South Carolina 2 4 0  5 5 0
North Carolina 1 2 0  2 6 0
The Citadel 1 3 1  3 5 1
Davidson 1 6 0  2 7 0
Richmond 0 6 0  1 9 0
Maryland      7 2 0
Clemson      2 6 1
  • $ Conference champion
  • † League sanctions prevented Maryland and Clemson from conference participation
Rankings from AP Poll

End Jack Lewis was selected by the United Press as a first-team player on the 1952 All-Southern Conference football team.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 20 at Baylor Waco, TX L 14–17
September 27* at William & Mary Williamsburg, VA W 28–21
October 4 Boston College Winston-Salem, NC T 7–7
October 11 at No. 14 Villanova Philadelphia, PA L 0–20
October 18* at North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC W 9–7
November 1* NC State Wake Forest, NC W 21–6
November 8 at TCU Ft. Worth, TX L 9–27
November 15* Duke Wake Forest, NC L 7–14
November 22* at Furman Greenville, SC W 28–0
November 29* South Carolina Winston-Salem, NC W 39–14
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team leaders

CategoryTeam LeaderAtt/CthYds
PassingSonny George66/142868
RushingBruce Hillenbrand89413
ReceivingJack Lewis30438

References

  1. "1952 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. "All-Southern Team Dominated by Duke S. C. and Maryland". Aiken Standard and Review. November 26, 1952. p. 8.
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