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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: Bill Hildebrand
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

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1888 <-- 1959 <- 1960 -> 1961 --> 2024

1960 Season Highlights

Bill Hildebrand enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Wake Forest.

1960 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 24	vs. Clemson	7	28	L
Sat., Oct. 1	@ Florida State	6	14	L
Sat., Oct. 8	@ Virginia Tech	13	22	L
Sat., Oct. 15	@ North Carolina	13	12	W
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. Maryland	13	14	L
Sat., Oct. 29	@ Virginia	28	20	W
Sat., Nov. 5	vs. North Carolina State	12	14	L
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. Duke	7	34	L
Sat., Nov. 19	@ Louisiana State	0	16	L
Sat., Nov. 26	@ South Carolina	20	41	L

1960 Season Totals
Record	2-8
Points Scored	119
Scoring Average	11.9
Points Allowed	215
Defense Average	21.5
Opponents Record	46-51
Conference Record	2-5
Home Record	0-4
Away Record	2-4

1960 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1960 Atlantic Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Duke	8-3	173	114	Won 7-6	5-1	129	40	William D. Bill Murray
Maryland	6-4	171	164		5-2	131	94	Thomas N. Tom Nugent
Clemson	6-4	197	124		4-2	108	56	Frank Howard
North Carolina State	6-3-1	148	113		4-1-1	77	54	Earle Edwards
South Carolina	3-6-1	117	186		3-3-1	99	92	Warren Giese
North Carolina	3-7	117	161		2-5	79	98	James M. Jim Tatum
Wake Forest	2-8	119	215		2-5	100	163	Bill Hildebrand
Virginia	0-10	103	332		0-6	54	180	Richard Dick Voris

1960 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1960 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

During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.