1958 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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1958 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1958 record3–7 (2–4 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainFrank Thompson, Charlie Carpenter
Home stadiumBowman Gray Stadium
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Clemson $ 5 1 0 8 3 0
No. 15 South Carolina 5 2 0 7 3 0
Duke 3 2 0 5 5 0
North Carolina 4 3 0 6 4 0
Maryland 3 3 0 4 6 0
Wake Forest 2 4 0 3 7 0
NC State 2 5 0 2 7 1
Virginia 1 5 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1958 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1958 NCAA University Division football season. In their third season under head coach Paul Amen, the Demon Deacons compiled a 3–7 record and finished in sixth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20 MarylandW 34–08,000
September 27 vs. VPIW 13–67,000
October 4 at Florida State*L 24–2719,700
October 11 NC State
  • Bowman Gray Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
W 13–718,500
October 18 at Villanova*L 7–1411,439
October 25 at North CarolinaL 7–2633,000
November 1 at No. 19 ClemsonL 12–1426,000
November 15 Duke
  • Bowman Gray Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 0–2920,000
November 22 at No. 2 Auburn*L 7–2120,000
November 27 at No. 16 South CarolinaL 7–2416,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team leaders[]

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Norm Snead 67/151 1,003
Rushing Neil MacLean 139 624
Receiving Pete Manning 25 307

References[]

  1. ^ "1958 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
  2. ^ "1958 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
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