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1963 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1963
team	Wake Forest Demon Deacons
sport	football
conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
short_conf	ACC
record	1–9
conf_record	1–5
head_coach	Bill Hildebrand
hc_year	4th
captain	Bill Faircloth
stadium	Bowman Gray Stadium

The 1963 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In its fourth season under head coach Bill Hildebrand, the team compiled a 1–9 record and finished in seventh place in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Schedule

| September 21 |at| East Carolina|Ficklen Memorial Stadium| Greenville, NC | L 10–20 |17,000 |

| September 28 || Virginia Tech|Bowman Gray Stadium| Winston-Salem, NC | L 0–27 |7,000|

| October 5 || North Carolina|Bowman Gray Stadium| Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)| L 0–21 |12,000|

| October 12 |at| Florida State|Doak Campbell Stadium| Tallahassee, FL | L 0–35 |15,000|

| October 19 |at| Army|Michie Stadium| West Point, NY | L 0–47 |30,200|

| October 26 || Maryland|Bowman Gray Stadium| Winston-Salem, NC | L 0–32 |5,000|

| November 2 |at| Clemson|Memorial Stadium| Clemson, SC | L 0–36 |21,000|

| November 9 |at| Duke|Duke Stadium | Durham, NC (rivalry)| L 7–39 |18,000|

| November 16 || South Carolina|Bowman Gray Stadium| Winston-Salem, NC | W 20–19 |7,000|

| November 22 |at| NC State|Riddick Stadium|Raleigh, NC (rivalry) | L 0–42 |15,200|

Team leaders

Category	Team Leader	Att/Cth	Yds
Passing	Karl Sweetan	79/218	674
Rushing	Brian Piccolo	84	367
Receiving	Wayne Welborn	17	102

References

"1963 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
(September 22, 1963). "Pirates outscore WF 20–10". The High Point Enterprise.
(September 29, 1963). "Virginia Tech wrecks Wake Forest by 27–0". Durham Sunday Herald.
(October 6, 1963). "North Carolina hands Deacons 13th loss, 21–0". The Miami News.
(October 13, 1963). "Seminoles bomb Wake Forest". The Tampa Tribune.
(October 20, 1963). "Army romps 47–0 over Wake Forest". The Palm Beach Post.
(October 27, 1963). "Shiner and Fishman pace Maryland to 32–0 victory". The Danville Register.
(November 3, 1963). "Clemson Tigers maul helpless Deacs, 36–0". The Times and Democrat.
(November 10, 1963). "Duke wallops Deacons". Asheville Citizen-Times.
(November 17, 1963). "Wake Forest ends losing streak in 4th quarter, 20–19". The News and Observer.
(November 23, 1963). "N.C. State rolls past Deacons". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

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