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1958 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1958
team	Wake Forest Demon Deacons
sport	football
conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
short_conf	ACC
record	3–7
conf_record	2–4
head_coach	Paul Amen
hc_year	3rd
captain	Frank Thompson
captain2	Charlie Carpenter
stadium	Bowman Gray Stadium

The 1958 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1958 college football season. In their third season under head coach Paul Amen, the Demon Deacons compiled a 3–7 record and finished in sixth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Schedule

| September 20 || Maryland|Bowman Gray Stadium| Winston-Salem, NC | W 34–0 |8,000|

| September 27 |vs| VPI|Foreman Field| Norfolk, VA | W 13–6 |7,000|

| October 4 |at|Florida State|Doak Campbell Stadium| Tallahassee, FL | L 24–27 |19,700|

| October 11 || NC State|Bowman Gray Stadium| Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry) | W 13–7 |18,500|

| October 18 |at| Villanova|Villanova Stadium| Villanova, PA | L 7–14 |11,439|

| October 25 |at| North Carolina|Kenan Memorial Stadium| Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry) | L 7–26 |33,000|

| November 1 |at|No. 19 Clemson|Memorial Stadium | Clemson, SC | L 12–14 |26,000|

| November 15 || Duke|Bowman Gray Stadium| Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)| L 0–29 |20,000|

| November 22 |at|No. 2 Auburn|Cliff Hare Stadium| Auburn, AL | L 7–21 |20,000|

| November 27 |at|No. 16 South Carolina|Carolina Stadium| Columbia, SC | L 7–24 |16,000|

Team leaders

Category	Team Leader	Att/Cth	Yds
Passing	Norm Snead	67/151	1,003
Rushing	Neil MacLean	139	624
Receiving	Pete Manning	25	307

References

"1958 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
(September 21, 1958). "Wake Forest mauls Maryland, 34–0". The Greenville News.
(September 28, 1958). "Wake Forest defeats VPI in driving rain". The State.
(October 5, 1958). "FSU upsets Wake Forest 27–24". The Palm Beach Post.
(October 12, 1958). "Wake Forest beats N.C. State with breath-taking pass play". The State.
(October 19, 1958). "Villanova gets 9–7 win over Wake Forest". The Sunday Star.
(October 26, 1958). "North Carolina drops Deacons from top spot". The Sunday Star.
(November 2, 1958). "Clemson Tigers nip hustling Wake Forest Deacons, 14–12". The Times and Democrat.
(November 16, 1958). "Rebounding Duke wallops Wake Forest by 29 to 0". The Virginian-Pilot.
(November 23, 1958). "Auburn kicks Deacs, 21–7". The Macon Telegraph & News.
(November 28, 1958). "Gamecocks keep bowl hopes alive, rout Deacs, 24–7". Asheville Citizen-Times.

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