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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: Atlantic Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1954 <- 1955 -> 1956 --> 2024
1955 Season Highlights
 Tom Rogers enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Wake Forest.
 
1955 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 17  vs. Virginia Tech  13   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. South Carolina  34   19   W    @ Winston-Salem, NC   
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ West Virginia  0   46   L       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Maryland  7   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 15  @ North Carolina State  13   13   T       
 Sat., Oct. 22  vs. North Carolina  25   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ Clemson  13   19   L       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. William & Mary  13   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Virginia  13   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 19  @ Duke  0   14   L       
 
1955 Season Totals
  Record5-4 -1
  Points Scored131
  Scoring Average13.1
  Points Allowed153
  Defense Average15.3
  Opponents Record49-38
  Conference Record3-3
  Home Record4-0
  Away Record1-4 -1
1955 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1955 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Maryland 10-121777Lost  6-204-010526  James M. Jim Tatum
Duke 7-2-119695 4-09414  William D. Bill Murray
Clemson 7-3206144 3-17959  Frank Howard
Wake Forest 5-4-1131153 3-3-1105100  Tom Rogers
North Carolina 3-7117218 3-390102  George T. Barclay
South Carolina 3-6120209 1-575176  Rex Enright
North Carolina State 4-5-1206193 0-2-13871  Earle Edwards
Virginia 1-996201 0-44280  Ned L. McDonald

1955 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1955 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.