1955 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1955 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1955 record5–4–1 (3–3–1 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainBob Bartholomew, Nick Consoles
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Maryland + 4 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Duke + 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Clemson 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Wake Forest 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
North Carolina 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
NC State 0 – 2 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
South Carolina 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Virginia 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1955 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1955 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Tom Rogers, the Demon Deacons compiled a 5–4–1 record and finished in fourth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference with a 3–3–1 record against conference opponents.[2]

Tackle Bob Bartholomew was selected by both the Associated Press and the United Press International as a first-team player on the 1955 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team.[3][4]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17 VPI
W 13–07,500
September 24 vs. South Carolina
W 34–198,500 [5]
October 1 at No. 13 West Virginia*
L 0–4625,000
October 8 at No. 1 Maryland
L 7–2816,000
October 15 at NC State
T 13–1313,000
October 22 North Carolina
  • Groves Stadium
  • Wake Forest, NC (rivalry)
W 25–012,000
October 29 at Clemson
L 13–1920,000
November 5 William & Mary*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Wake Forest, NC
W 13–74,500
November 12 at Virginia
W 13–712,000
November 19 at No. 20 Duke
L 0–1415,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team leaders[]

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Nick Consoles 66/123 787
Rushing Bill Barnes 116 401
Receiving Bill Barnes 31 349

References[]

  1. ^ "1955 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  2. ^ "1955 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  3. ^ "Maryland Places Five on All ACC Football Team". The Bee. 25 November 1955. p. 11.
  4. ^ "All ACC Team". Statesville Record and Landmark. 23 November 1955. p. 20.
  5. ^ "Gamecocks-Deacons Renew Colorful Series Tonight". The Times and Democrat. Orangeburg, South Carolina. September 24, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved May 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
Retrieved from ""