1955 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

The 1955 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1955 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Tom Rogers, the Demon Deacons compiled a 5–4–1 record and finished in fourth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference with a 3–3–1 record against conference opponents.[2]

1955 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1955 record5–4–1 (3–3–1 ACC)
Head coach
1955 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Maryland + 4 0 0  10 1 0
Duke + 4 0 0  7 2 1
Clemson 3 1 0  7 3 0
Wake Forest 3 3 1  5 4 1
North Carolina 3 3 0  3 7 0
NC State 0 2 1  4 5 1
South Carolina 1 5 0  3 6 0
Virginia 0 4 0  1 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Tackle Bob Bartholomew was selected by both the Associated Press and the United Press International as a first-team player on the 1955 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team.[3][4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 17 VPI Wake Forest, NC W 13–0
September 24 South Carolina Winston-Salem, NC W 34–19
October 1 at No. 13 West Virginia* Morgantown, WV L 0–46
October 8 at No. 1 Maryland College Park, MD L 7–28
October 15 at NC State Raleigh, NC T 13–13
October 22 UNC Wake Forest, NC W 25–0
October 29 at Clemson Clemson, SC L 13–19
November 5 William & Mary* Wake Forest, NC W 13–7
November 12 at Virginia Charlottesville, VA W 13–7
November 19 at No. 20 Duke Durham, NC L 0–14
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team leaders

CategoryTeam LeaderAtt/CthYds
PassingNick Consoles66/123787
RushingBill Barnes116401
ReceivingBill Barnes31349

References

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