1954 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
The 1954 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1954 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Tom Rogers, the Demon Deacons compiled a 3–6–1 record and finished in sixth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference with a 1–4–1 record against conference opponents.[2]
| 1954 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| 1954 record | 2–7–1 (1–4–1 ACC) |
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| Captain | Ed Stowers |
| Home stadium | Groves Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Duke $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Maryland | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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End Ed Stowers and tackle Bob Bartholomew were selected by the Associated Press as first-team players on the 1954 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team. Bartholomew was the only unanimous selection by all 43 voters.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 18 | George Washington* | W 14–0 | 5,000 | [4] | |||
| September 25 | vs. VPI* | L 0–32 | 17,000 | [5] | |||
| October 2 | NC State |
| W 26–0 | 8,000 | |||
| October 9 | vs. No. 13 Maryland | T 13–13 | 12,000 | ||||
| October 23 | at North Carolina | L 7–14 | 24,000 | ||||
| October 30 | vs. Clemson | L 20–32 | 9,296 | ||||
| November 6 | at Richmond* |
| L 0–13 | 8,000 | |||
| November 13 | Duke |
| L 21–28 | 10,000 | |||
| November 20 | at William & Mary* | L 9–13 | 2,200 | ||||
| November 27 | at South Carolina |
| L 19–20 | 10,000 | |||
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Team leaders
| Category | Team Leader | Att/Cth | Yds |
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| Passing | Nick Consoles | 54/115 | 743 |
| Rushing | Nick Maravic | 98 | 430 |
| Receiving | Ed Stowers | 22 | 277 |
References
- "1954 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
- "1954 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- "Six Members Place on All-ACC Eleven". The Morning Herald, Hagerstown, MD. November 30, 1954. p. 15.
- "Wake Forest scores in second half to take 14 to 0 win over Colonials". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 19, 1954. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Virginia Tech pulverizes Wake Forest defenses, 32–0: Wright leads attack for Gobblers; Elusive halfback confuses Deacons". Pulaski Southwest Times. September 26, 1954. Retrieved 5 March 2019.
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