1961 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
The 1961 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. In its second season under head coach Billy Hildebrand, the team compiled a 4–6 record and finished in seventh place in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).[2]
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
1961 record | 4–6 (3–4 ACC) |
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1961 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Duke $ | 5 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 3 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 3 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Halfback Alan White was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on the 1961 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team.[3]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | ||
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September 23 | at Baylor* | Waco, TX | L 0–31 | ||
September 30 | South Carolina | Winston-Salem, NC | L 7–10 | ||
October 7 | at Duke | Durham, NC | L 3–23 | ||
October 14 | at Clemson | Clemson, SC | W 17–13 | ||
October 21 | at NC State | Raleigh, NC | L 0–7 | ||
October 28 | Virginia | Winston-Salem, NC | W 21–15 | ||
November 4 | at Auburn* | Auburn, AL | L 7–21 | ||
November 11 | VPI* | Winston-Salem, NC | W 24–15 | ||
November 18 | at Maryland | College Park, MD | L 7–10 | ||
November 25 | North Carolina | Winston-Salem, NC | W 17–14 | ||
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Team leaders
Category | Team Leader | Att/Cth | Yds |
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Passing | Chuck Reiley | 32/88 | 516 |
Rushing | Alan White | 93 | 586 |
Receiving | Donnie Frederick | 11 | 237 |
References
- "1961 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
- "1961 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- Ken Alyta (November 30, 1961). "Terps' Gary Collins Is All-ACC Lineman; Gabriel of NC State Chosen". The Morning Herald (MD).
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