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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  <-- 1950 <- 1951 -> 1952 --> 2024
1951 Season Highlights
 Tom Rogers enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Wake Forest.
 
1951 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 21  @ Boston College  20   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ North Carolina State  21   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Richmond  56   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ William & Mary  6   7   L    @ Richmond, VA   
 Fri., Oct. 19  @ George Washington  27   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. North Carolina  39   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Clemson  6   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Duke  19   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Baylor  0   42   L       
 Sat., Nov. 24  @ South Carolina  6   21   L       
 
1951 Season Totals
  Record6-4
  Points Scored200
  Scoring Average20.0
  Points Allowed142
  Defense Average14.2
  Opponents Record33-34
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record2-0
  Away Record4-4
1951 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1951 Southern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Maryland 10-038175Won  28-13  James M. Jim Tatum
Clemson 7-319697Lost  0-14  Frank Howard
Wake Forest 6-4200142   Tom Rogers
Duke 5-4-1201157   William D. Bill Murray
South Carolina 5-4175135   Rex Enright
West Virginia 5-5225190   Arthur Pappy Lewis
North Carolina State 3-7141203   Beattie Feathers
North Carolina 2-8120224   Carl G. Snavely
Virginia Tech 2-8105311   Frank O. Moselely

1951 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1951 All Southern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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