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1954 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
American college football season
American college football season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1954 |
| team | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| sport | football |
| conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| short_conf | ACC |
| record | 2–7–1 |
| conf_record | 1–4–1 |
| head_coach | Tom Rogers |
| hc_year | 4th |
| captain | Ed Stowers |
| stadium | Groves Stadium |
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.
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.
Schedule
| September 18 || George Washington|Groves Stadium| Wake Forest, NC| W 14–0 | 5,000 |
| September 25 |vs| VPI|City Stadium| Richmond, VA (Tobacco Bowl) | L 0–32 |17,000|
| October 2 || NC State|Groves Stadium| Wake Forest, NC (rivalry) | W 26–0 |8,000|
| October 9 |vs| No. 13 Maryland|Bowman Gray Stadium| Winston-Salem, NC | T 13-13 |11,000|
| October 23 | at| North Carolina|Kenan Memorial Stadium| Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry) | L 7–14 |24,000|
| October 30 |vs| Clemson|American Legion Memorial Stadium| Charlotte, NC | L 20–32 |9,296|
| November 6 |at| Richmond|City Stadium| Richmond, VA | L 0–13 |8,000|
| November 13 || Duke|Groves Stadium| Wake Forest, NC (rivalry)| L 21–28 |10,000|
| November 20 |at| William & Mary|Cary Field| Williamsburg, VA | L 9–13 |2,200 |
| November 27 |at| South Carolina|Carolina Stadium| Columbia, SC | L 19–20 |10,000|
Team leaders
| Category | Team Leader | Att/Cth | Yds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Passing | Nick Consoles | 54/115 | 743 |
| Rushing | Nick Maravic | 98 | 430 |
| Receiving | Ed Stowers | 22 | 277 |
References
References
- "1954 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
- (November 30, 1954). "Six Members Place on All-ACC Eleven". The Morning Herald, Hagerstown, MD.
- (September 19, 1954). "Wake Forest scores in second half to take 14 to 0 win over Colonials". Rocky Mount Telegram.
- (September 26, 1954). "Virginia Tech pulverizes Wake Forest defenses, 32–0: Wright leads attack for Gobblers; Elusive halfback confuses Deacons".
- (October 3, 1954). "Deacs defeat State". The News and Observer.
- (October 10, 1954). "Favored Maryland and Purdue rally in 2nd half to gain 13–13 ties with Wake Forest and Duke". The Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel.
- (October 24, 1954). "Ed Sutton gives No. Carolina 14 to 7 victory over Deacons". The Macon Telegraph & News.
- (October 31, 1954). "Clemson mauls Deacs". Greensboro Daily News.
- (November 7, 1954). "Amazing Spiders upset Wake Forest". Asheville Citizen-Times.
- (November 14, 1954). "Duke receives scare, but finally beats Deacs 28–21". The State.
- (November 21, 1954). "W&M stuns Wake Deacons by 13–9". The Charlotte Observer.
- (November 28, 1954). "Gamecocks edge Deacons, 20–19". The Roanoke Times.
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