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Wake Forest Football Team History

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Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC
Founded: 1834
Stadium: Groves Stadium
Capacity: 31,500
Colors: Gold & Black
Coach: Tom Rogers
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

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1888 <-- 1952 <- 1953 -> 1954 --> 2024

1953 Season Highlights

Tom Rogers enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Wake Forest.

1953 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 19	@ William & Mary	14	16	L	@ Richmond, VA
Sat., Sep. 26	@ Duke	0	19	L
Sat., Oct. 3	vs. Villanova	18	12	W	@ Winston-Salem, NC
Sat., Oct. 10	vs. North Carolina	13	18	L
Sat., Oct. 17	@ North Carolina State	20	7	W
Sat., Oct. 24	@ Richmond	13	13	T
Sat., Oct. 31	@ Clemson	0	18	L
Sat., Nov. 7	@ Boston College	7	20	L
Sat., Nov. 21	vs. Furman	10	21	L
Thu., Nov. 26	vs. South Carolina	19	13	W	@ Charlotte, NC

1953 Season Totals
Record	3-6 -1
Points Scored	114
Scoring Average	11.4
Points Allowed	157
Defense Average	15.7
Opponents Record	27-28
Conference Record	2-3
Home Record	2-2
Away Record	1-4 -1

1953 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1953 Atlantic Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Duke	7-2-1	217	81		4-0	105	27	William D. Bill Murray
Maryland	10-1	298	38	Lost 0-7	3-0	70	6	James M. Jim Tatum
South Carolina	7-3	198	97		2-3	58	70	Rex Enright
North Carolina	4-6	173	187		2-3	67	99	George T. Barclay
Wake Forest	3-6-1	114	157		2-3	52	75	Tom Rogers
Clemson	3-5-1	139	172		1-2	25	34	Frank Howard
North Carolina State	1-9	80	265		0-3	14	80	Horace Hendrickson

1953 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1953 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.