1954_Wake_Forest_Demon_Deacons_football_team

1954 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

1954 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

American college football season

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]

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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]

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References

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    "1954 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
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    "1954 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
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    "Six Members Place on All-ACC Eleven". The Morning Herald, Hagerstown, MD. November 30, 1954. p. 15.
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    "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.
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    "Virginia Tech pulverizes Wake Forest defenses, 32–0: Wright leads attack for Gobblers; Elusive halfback confuses Deacons". Pulaski Southwest Times. September 26, 1954. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
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    "Deacs defeat State". The News and Observer. October 3, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Favored Maryland and Purdue rally in 2nd half to gain 13–13 ties with Wake Forest and Duke". The Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. October 10, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Ed Sutton gives No. Carolina 14 to 7 victory over Deacons". The Macon Telegraph & News. October 24, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Clemson mauls Deacs". Greensboro Daily News. October 31, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Amazing Spiders upset Wake Forest". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 7, 1954. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Duke receives scare, but finally beats Deacs 28–21". The State. November 14, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "W&M stuns Wake Deacons by 13–9". The Charlotte Observer. November 21, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Gamecocks edge Deacons, 20–19". The Roanoke Times. November 28, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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