1955 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
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]
| 1955 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 5–4–1 (3–3–1 ACC) |
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| Captain | Bob Bartholomew, Nick Consoles |
| Home stadium | Groves Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 17 | VPI | W 13–0 | 7,500 | ||||
| September 24 | vs. South Carolina | W 34–19 | 8,500 | [5] | |||
| October 1 | at No. 13 West Virginia* | L 0–46 | 25,000 | ||||
| October 8 | at No. 1 Maryland | L 7–28 | 16,000 | ||||
| October 15 | at NC State | T 13–13 | 13,000 | ||||
| October 22 | North Carolina |
| W 25–0 | 12,000 | |||
| October 29 | at Clemson | L 13–19 | 20,000 | ||||
| November 5 | William & Mary* |
| W 13–7 | 4,500 | |||
| November 12 | at Virginia | W 13–7 | 12,000 | ||||
| November 19 | at No. 20 Duke | L 0–14 | 15,000 | ||||
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Team leaders
| Category | Team Leader | Att/Cth | Yds |
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| Passing | Nick Consoles | 66/123 | 787 |
| Rushing | Bill Barnes | 116 | 401 |
| Receiving | Bill Barnes | 31 | 349 |
References
- "1955 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
- "1955 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- "Maryland Places Five on All ACC Football Team". The Bee. November 25, 1955. p. 11.
- "All ACC Team". Statesville Record and Landmark. November 23, 1955. p. 20.
- "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
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