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1953 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1953
team	Wake Forest Demon Deacons
sport	football
conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
short_conf	ACC
record	3–6–1
conf_record	2–3
head_coach	Tom Rogers
hc_year	3rd
captain	Sonny George
stadium	Groves Stadium

The 1953 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1953 college football season. In their third season under head coach Tom Rogers, the Demon Deacons compiled a 3–6–1 record and finished in a three-way tie for third place in the Atlantic Coast Conference with a 2–3 record against conference opponents.

Schedule

| September 19 ||vs| William & Mary|City Stadium| Richmond, VA (Tobacco Bowl) | L 14–16 |20,000|

| September 26 ||at| No. 10 Duke|Duke Stadium | Durham, NC (rivalry)| L 0–19 |20,000|

| October 3 |2:30 p.m.|vs| Villanova|Bowman Gray Stadium| Winston-Salem, NC | W 18–12 |10,000|

| October 10 ||| North Carolina|Groves Stadium| Wake Forest, NC (rivalry)| L 13–18 |12,000|

| October 17 ||at| NC State|Riddick Stadium|Raleigh, NC (rivalry) | W 20–7 |12,000|

| October 24 ||at| Richmond|City Stadium| Richmond, VA | T 13–13 |7,000|

| October 31 ||at| Clemson|Memorial Stadium| Clemson, SC |L 0–18 |18,000|

| November 7 ||at| Boston College|Fenway Park|Boston, MA| L 7–20 |3,273|

| November 21 ||| Furman|Groves Stadium| Wake Forest, NC | L 10–21 |5,000|

| November 26 |2:00 p.m.|vs| No. 15 South Carolina|American Legion Memorial Stadium| Charlotte, NC | W 19–13 |11,000|

Team leaders

Category	Team Leader	Att/Cth	Yds
Passing	Joe White	32/87	486
Rushing	Johnny Parham	96	304
Receiving	Bob Ondilla	21	294

References

"1953 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
(September 20, 1953). "Indians gain lead on Hines' field goal, hold off Wake, 16–14". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
(September 27, 1953). "Duke whips Decons 19–0". Greensboro Daily News.
O'Brien, Frank. (October 3, 1953). "Deacs, Villanova Rated Even". [[The News & Observer]].
(October 11, 1953). "Late North Carolina score defeats Wake Forest, 18–13". The Miami Herald.
(October 18, 1953). "Wake Forest profits on breaks to turn back N.C. State, 20–7". The Sunday Star.
(October 25, 1953). "Spider spurt knots favored Wake, 13–13". The Charlotte Observer.
(November 1, 1953). "King's tosses get Clemson 18–0 decision". Daily Press.
(November 8, 1953). "Eagles whip Deacons, 20–7 on last period scores". The Hartford Courant.
(November 22, 1953). "Hurricane tops Deacs by 21 to 19". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Pierce, Dick. (November 26, 1953). "Favored Role Goes To South Carolina". [[The Charlotte Observer]].

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