1953 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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1953 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1953 record3–6–1 (2–3 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainSonny George
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
Seasons
← 1952
1954 →
1953 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Maryland + 3 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 18 Duke + 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
South Carolina 2 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
North Carolina 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Wake Forest 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
Clemson 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
NC State 0 – 3 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1953 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1953 college football season. In their third season under head coach Tom Rogers, the Demon Deacons compiled a 3–6–1 record and finished in a three-way tie for third place in the Atlantic Coast Conference with a 2–3 record against conference opponents.[2]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19 vs. William & Mary*
L 14–1620,000
September 26 at No. 10 Duke
L 0–1920,000
October 3 2:30 p.m.vs. Villanova*
W 18–1210,000[3]
October 10 North Carolina
L 13–1812,000
October 17 at NC State
W 20–712,000
October 24 at Richmond*
  • City Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
T 13–137,000
October 31 at Clemson
L 0–1818,000
November 7 at Boston College*
L 7–203,273
November 21 Furman*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Wake Forest, NC
L 10–215,000
November 26 2:00 p.m.vs. No. 15 South Carolina
W 19–1311,000[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team leaders[]

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Joe White 32/87 486
Rushing Johnny Parham 96 304
Receiving Bob Ondilla 21 294

References[]

  1. ^ "1953 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  2. ^ "1953 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  3. ^ O'Brien, Frank (October 3, 1953). "Deacs, Villanova Rated Even". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 12. Retrieved May 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. ^ Pierce, Dick (November 26, 1953). "Favored Role Goes To South Carolina". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 4B. Retrieved May 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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