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1959 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1959
team	Wake Forest Demon Deacons
sport	football
conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
short_conf	ACC
record	6–4
conf_record	4–3
head_coach	Paul Amen
hc_year	4th
captain	Neil MacLean
captain2	Buck Jolly
stadium	Bowman Gray Stadium

The 1959 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1959 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Paul Amen, the Demon Deacons compiled a 6–4 record and finished in a tie for fourth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Quarterback Norm Snead and end Pete Manning were selected by the Associated Press and United Press International as first-team players on the 1959 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team. Snead later played 16 seasons in the NFL and was a four-time All-Pro selection. Guard Nick Patella was selected to the All-ACC team by the UPI.

Schedule

| September 19 ||at| Florida State|Doak Campbell Stadium| Tallahassee, FL | W 22–20 |19,300|

| September 27 ||| Virginia Tech|Bowman Gray Stadium| Winston-Salem, NC | W 27–18 |9,000|

| October 3 ||at| Tulane|Tulane Stadium| New Orleans, LA | L 0–6 |18,000|

| October 10 ||at| Maryland|Bryd Stadium| College Park, MD | W 10–7 |21,000|

| October 17 ||at| NC State|Riddick Stadium|Raleigh, NC (rivalry) | W 17–14 |16,000|

| October 24 ||| North Carolina|Bowman Gray Stadium| Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)| L 19–21 |19,000|

| October 31 ||| Virginia|Bowman Gray Stadium| Winston-Salem, NC | W 34–12 |7,500|

| November 14 ||at| Duke|Duke Stadium | Durham, NC (rivalry)| L 15–27 |25,000|

| November 21 ||at|No. 19 Clemson|Memorial Stadium| Clemson, SC | L 31–33 |34,000|

| November 28 |2:00 p.m.|vs| South Carolina|American Legion Memorial Stadium| Charlotte, NC | W 43–20 |12,600|

Team leaders

Category	Team Leader	Att/Cth	Yds
Passing	Norm Snead	82/191	1,361
Rushing	Neil MacLean	105	373
Receiving	Bobby Allen	25	462

References

"1959 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
(December 2, 1959). ""Home-Grown" All-ACC Team Picked By Associated Press". The Progress-Index.
(December 2, 1959). "Clemson Puts Four on All-ACC Selection". Statesville Record & Landmark.
(September 20, 1959). "Snead's passes lead Deacons by FSU, 22–10". The Orlando Sentinel.
(September 27, 1959). "Deacs edge VPI, 27–18". The Knoxville News-Sentinel.
(October 4, 1959). "Tulane hands Deacs first defeat, 6 to 0". The News and Observer.
(October 11, 1959). "Snead passes Deacs over Maryland, 10–7". Asheville Citizen-Times.
(October 18, 1959). "Snead scores one, sets up clincher". Daily Press.
(October 25, 1959). "North Carolina staves off Wake Forest". The Chattanooga Times.
(November 1, 1959). "Deacs top Virginia". The Greenville News.
(November 15, 1959). "Duke racks up 27–15 win over Wake Forest". Beckley Post-Herald & The Raleigh Register.
(November 22, 1959). "Tigers downs Deacs". Florence Morning News.
Green, Ronald. (November 27, 1959). "Snead's Arm Give Wake TD Edge Here". [[The Charlotte News]].

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