1951 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

The 1951 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1951 college football season. The team compiled a 6–4 record and finished in a tie for seventh place in the Southern Conference.[1] After 14 seasons under head coach Peahead Walker, Tom Rogers took over as head coach in 1951.

1951 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1951 record6–4 (5–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
1951 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Maryland + 5 0 010 0 0
VMI + 5 0 07 3 0
Washington and Lee 5 1 06 4 0
William & Mary 5 1 07 3 0
No. 19 Clemson 3 1 07 3 0
Duke 4 2 05 4 1
South Carolina 5 3 06 4 0
Wake Forest 5 3 06 4 0
George Washington 2 3 12 6 1
North Carolina 2 3 02 8 0
West Virginia 2 3 05 5 0
NC State 2 6 03 7 0
Richmond 2 6 03 8 0
The Citadel 1 3 04 6 0
Furman 1 4 13 6 1
Davidson 1 5 01 8 0
VPI 1 7 02 8 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

End Jack Lewis and tackle Bill George were selected by the Associated Press as first-team players on the 1951 All-Southern Conference football team.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 at Boston College*W 20–620,587
September 29 at NC StateW 21–622,300
October 6 RichmondW 56–67,000
October 13 vs. William & Mary L 7–618,000
October 19 at George WashingtonW 27–1310,000 [3]
October 27 North Carolina
  • Groves Stadium
  • Wake Forest, NC (rivalry)
W 39–724,000
November 3 at ClemsonL 6–2124,000
November 10 at DukeW 19–1330,000
November 17 at No. 10 Baylor*L 0–4220,000
November 22 at South CarolinaL 6–2118,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team leaders

CategoryTeam LeaderAtt/CthYds
PassingEd Kissell56/120593
RushingGuido Scarton106507
ReceivingJack Lewis32488

References

  1. "1951 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. "All-Southern Conference Teams". The Morning Herald, Hagerstown. November 29, 1951. p. 13.
  3. "Deacons rally to defeat Colonials, 27 to 13". The News and Observer. October 20, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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