1959 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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1959 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1959 record6–4 (4–3 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainNeil MacLean, Buck Jolly
Home stadiumBowman Gray Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 11 Clemson $   6 – 1     9 – 2  
North Carolina   5 – 2     5 – 5  
Maryland   4 – 2     5 – 5  
South Carolina   4 – 3     6 – 4  
Wake Forest   4 – 3     6 – 4  
Duke   2 – 3     4 – 6  
NC State   0 – 6     1 – 9  
Virginia   0 – 5     0 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1959 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth season under head coach Paul Amen, the Demon Deacons compiled a 6–4 record and finished in a tie for fourth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[2]

Quarterback Norm Snead and end Pete Manning were selected by the Associated Press and United Press International as first-team players on the 1959 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team.[3][4] Snead later played 16 seasons in the NFL and was a four-time All-Pro selection. Guard Nick Patella was selected to the All-ACC team by the UPI.[4]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20 at Florida State*
W 22–2019,300
September 27 VPI*
W 27–189,000[5]
October 4 at Tulane*
L 0–618,000 [6]
October 10 at Maryland
W 10–721,000
October 17 at NC State
W 17–1416,000
October 24 North Carolina
  • Bowman Gray Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
L 19–2119,000
October 31 Virginia
  • Bowman Gray Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 34–127,500
November 14 at Duke
L 15–2725,000
November 21 at No. 19 Clemson
L 31–3334,000
November 28 2:00 p.m.vs. South Carolina
W 43–2012,600 [7]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team leaders[]

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Norm Snead 82/191 1,361
Rushing Neil MacLean 105 373
Receiving Bobby Allen 25 462

References[]

  1. ^ "1959 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
  2. ^ "1959 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  3. ^ ""Home-Grown" All-ACC Team Picked By Associated Press". The Progress-Index. December 2, 1959. p. 24.
  4. ^ a b "Clemson Puts Four on All-ACC Selection". Statesville Record & Landmark. December 2, 1959. p. 17.
  5. ^ "The Bugle 1960" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1960. p. 325. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  6. ^ "Tulane hands Deacs first defeat, 6 to 0". The News and Observer. October 4, 1959. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Green, Ronald (November 27, 1959). "Snead's Arm Give Wake TD Edge Here". The Charlotte News. Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 6. Retrieved May 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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