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Wake Forest Football Team History


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

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1951 <- 1952 -> 1953 --> 2024
1952 Season Highlights
 Tom Rogers enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Wake Forest.
 
1952 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 20  @ Baylor  14   17   L       
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ William & Mary  28   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Boston College  7   7   T    @ Winston-Salem, NC   
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Villanova  0   20   L    @ Philadelphia, PA   
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ North Carolina  9   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. North Carolina State  21   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Texas Christian  9   27   L       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Duke  7   14   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ Furman  28   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 29  vs. South Carolina  39   14   W    @ Winston-Salem, NC   
 
1952 Season Totals
  Record5-4 -1
  Points Scored162
  Scoring Average16.2
  Points Allowed133
  Defense Average13.3
  Opponents Record30-32
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record2-1 -1
  Away Record3-3
1952 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1952 Southern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Duke 8-222772   William D. Bill Murray
West Virginia 7-2234116   Arthur Pappy Lewis
South Carolina 5-5175161   Rex Enright
Virginia Tech 5-6155221   Frank O. Moselely
Wake Forest 5-4-1162133   Tom Rogers
North Carolina State 3-791336   Horace Hendrickson
North Carolina 2-6110206   Carl G. Snavely

1952 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1952 All Southern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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