1955 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

The 1955 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1955 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Tom Rogers, the Demon Deacons compiled a 5–4–1 record and finished in fourth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference with a 3–3–1 record against conference opponents.^[2]

1955 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	5–4–1 (3–3–1 ACC)
Head coach	Tom Rogers (5th season)
Captain	Bob Bartholomew, Nick Consoles
Home stadium	Groves Stadium
Seasons ← 1954 1956 →

1955 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Maryland +	4	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Duke +	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
Clemson	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Wake Forest	3	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
North Carolina	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
NC State	0	–	2	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
South Carolina	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Virginia	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Tackle Bob Bartholomew was selected by both the Associated Press and the United Press International as a first-team player on the 1955 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team.^[3][4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	VPI	Groves Stadium Wake Forest, NC	W 13–0	7,500
September 24	vs. South Carolina	Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	W 34–19	8,500	^[5]
October 1	at No. 13 West Virginia*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 0–46	25,000
October 8	at No. 1 Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 7–28	16,000
October 15	at NC State	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	T 13–13	13,000
October 22	North Carolina	Groves Stadium Wake Forest, NC (rivalry)	W 25–0	12,000
October 29	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 13–19	20,000
November 5	William & Mary*	Groves Stadium Wake Forest, NC	W 13–7	4,500
November 12	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 13–7	12,000
November 19	at No. 20 Duke	Duke Stadium Durham, NC	L 0–14	15,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team leaders

Category	Team Leader	Att/Cth	Yds
Passing	Nick Consoles	66/123	787
Rushing	Bill Barnes	116	401
Receiving	Bill Barnes	31	349

References

1. "1955 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
2. "1955 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
3. "Maryland Places Five on All ACC Football Team". The Bee. November 25, 1955. p. 11.
4. "All ACC Team". Statesville Record and Landmark. November 23, 1955. p. 20.
5. "Gamecocks-Deacons Renew Colorful Series Tonight". The Times and Democrat. Orangeburg, South Carolina. September 24, 1955. p. 3. Retrieved May 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .