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1955 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1955
team	Wake Forest Demon Deacons
sport	football
conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
short_conf	ACC
record	5–4–1
conf_record	3–3–1
head_coach	Tom Rogers
hc_year	5th
captain	Bob Bartholomew
captain2	Nick Consoles
stadium	Groves Stadium

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.

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.

Schedule

| September 17 || VPI|Groves Stadium| Wake Forest, NC | W 13–0 |7,500|

| September 24 |vs| South Carolina|Bowman Gray Stadium| Winston-Salem, NC | W 34–19 |8,500|

| October 1 |at| No. 13 West Virginia|Mountaineer Field | Morgantown, WV | L 0–46 |25,000|

| October 8 |at| No. 1 Maryland|Byrd Stadium| College Park, MD | L 7–28 |14,000|

| October 15 |at| NC State|Riddick Stadium|Raleigh, NC (rivalry) | T 13–13 |13,000|

| October 22 || North Carolina|Groves Stadium| Wake Forest, NC (rivalry)| W 25–0 |13,000|

| October 29 |at| Clemson|Memorial Stadium | Clemson, SC | L 13–19 |20,000|

| November 5 || William & Mary|Groves Stadium| Wake Forest, NC | W 13–7 |4,500|

| November 12 |at| Virginia|Scott Stadium| Charlottesville, VA | W 13–7 |12,000|

| November 19 |at|No. 20 Duke|Duke Stadium | Durham, NC (rivalry)| L 0–14 |15,000|

Team leaders

Category	Team Leader	Att/Cth	Yds
Passing	Nick Consoles	66/123	787
Rushing	Bill Barnes	116	401
Receiving	Bill Barnes	31	349

References

"1955 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
(25 November 1955). "Maryland Places Five on All ACC Football Team". The Bee.
(23 November 1955). "All ACC Team". Statesville Record and Landmark.
(September 18, 1955). "Wake Forest throttles highly rated Va. Tech for 13–0 win". The Progress-Index.
. (September 24, 1955). ["Gamecocks-Deacons Renew Colorful Series Tonight"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77713888/the-times-and-democrat/). *[[The Times and Democrat]]*.
(October 2, 1955). "Mountaineers hand Deacons first defeat". Greensboro Daily News.
(October 9, 1955). "Maryland coasts to 28–7 decision over Wake Forest". The Sunday Star.
(October 16, 1955). "Underdog NC State plays Wake Forest to 13–13 tie". The State.
(October 23, 1955). "Deacons blast Tar Heels 25–0". The Palm Beach Post.
(October 30, 1955). "Tigers keep bowl hopes alive, 19–13". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
(November 6, 1955). "Parham paces Wake over Indians, 13–7". The Charlotte Observer.
(November 13, 1955). "Deacons use passes to defeat Cavaliers". The News and Observer.
(November 20, 1955). "Pascal leads Duke over Deacons, 14–0". The Progress-Index.

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