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]

1954 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1954 record2–7–1 (1–4–1 ACC)
Head coach
1954 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

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

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 18 George Washington* Wake Forest, NC W 14–0
September 25 VPI* Richmond, VA (Tobacco Bowl) 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
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team leaders

CategoryTeam LeaderAtt/CthYds
PassingNick Consoles54/115743
RushingNick Maravic98430
ReceivingEd Stowers22277

References

  1. "1954 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  2. "1954 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  3. "Six Members Place on All-ACC Eleven". The Morning Herald, Hagerstown, MD. November 30, 1954. p. 15.
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