1951 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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1951 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1951 record6–4 (5–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Southern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Maryland + 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
VMI + 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Washington and Lee 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
William & Mary 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
No. 19 Clemson 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Duke 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
South Carolina 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Wake Forest 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
George Washington 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
North Carolina 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
West Virginia 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
NC State 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Richmond 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Furman 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Davidson 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
VPI 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1951 college football season. The team compiled a 6–4 record and finished in a tie for seventh place in the Southern Conference.[1] After 14 seasons under head coach Peahead Walker, Tom Rogers took over as head coach in 1951.

End Jack Lewis and tackle Bill George were selected by the Associated Press as first-team players on the 1951 All-Southern Conference football team.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 at Boston College*
W 20–620,587
September 29 at NC State
W 21–622,300
October 6 Richmond
W 56–67,000
October 13 vs. William & Mary
L 7–618,000
October 19 at George Washington
W 27–1310,000 [3]
October 27 North Carolina
  • Groves Stadium
  • Wake Forest, NC (rivalry)
W 39–724,000
November 3 at Clemson
L 6–2124,000
November 10 at Duke
W 19–1330,000
November 17 at No. 10 Baylor*
L 0–4220,000
November 22 at South Carolina
L 6–2118,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team leaders[]

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Ed Kissell 56/120 593
Rushing Guido Scarton 106 507
Receiving Jack Lewis 32 488

References[]

  1. ^ "1951 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "All-Southern Conference Teams". The Morning Herald, Hagerstown. November 29, 1951. p. 13.
  3. ^ "Deacons rally to defeat Colonials, 27 to 13". The News and Observer. October 20, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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