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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: Paul J. Amen
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

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1888 <-- 1958 <- 1959 -> 1960 --> 2024

1959 Season Highlights

Paul J. Amen enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Wake Forest.

1959 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 19	@ Florida State	22	20	W
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Virginia Tech	27	18	W
Sat., Oct. 3	@ Tulane	0	6	L
Sat., Oct. 10	@ Maryland	10	7	W
Sat., Oct. 17	@ North Carolina State	17	14	W
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. North Carolina	19	21	L
Sat., Oct. 31	vs. Virginia	34	12	W
Sat., Nov. 14	@ Duke	15	27	L
Sat., Nov. 21	@ Clemson	31	33	L
Sat., Nov. 28	vs. South Carolina	43	20	W	@ Charlotte, NC

1959 Season Totals
Record	6-4
Points Scored	218
Scoring Average	21.8
Points Allowed	178
Defense Average	17.8
Opponents Record	43-57
Conference Record	4-3
Home Record	3-1
Away Record	3-3

1959 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1959 Atlantic Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Clemson	9-2	285	103	Won 23-7	6-1	181	77	Frank Howard
North Carolina	5-5	198	142		5-2	176	71	James M. Jim Tatum
South Carolina	6-4	170	169		4-3	104	129	Warren Giese
Wake Forest	6-4	218	178		4-3	169	134	Paul J. Amen
Maryland	5-5	184	188		4-2	143	104	Thomas N. Tom Nugent
Duke	4-6	104	159		2-3	51	98	William D. Bill Murray
North Carolina State	1-9	117	201		0-6	76	122	Earle Edwards
Virginia	0-10	80	393		0-5	44	209	Richard Dick Voris

1959 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1959 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

Chief Osceola, the Florida State mascot who rides out and plants a flaming spear at midfield before each home game, has been approved by Florida's Seminole Indian Tribe.