1951 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

1951 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–4 (5–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Maryland + 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 0
VMI + 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Washington and Lee 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
William & Mary 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
No. 19 Clemson 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Duke 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
South Carolina 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Wake Forest 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
George Washington 2 – 3 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
North Carolina 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
West Virginia 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
NC State 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Richmond 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Furman 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Davidson 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
VPI 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1951 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1951 college football season. The team compiled a 6–4 record and finished in a tie for seventh place in the Southern Conference.[1] After 14 seasons under head coach Peahead Walker, Tom Rogers took over as head coach in 1951. The team was ranked at No. 57 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.[2]

End Jack Lewis and tackle Bill George were selected by the Associated Press as first-team players on the 1951 All-Southern Conference football team.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 at Boston College*
W 20–620,587[4]
September 29 at NC State
W 21–622,300[5]
October 6 Richmond
W 56–67,000[6]
October 13 vs. William & Mary
L 7–618,000[7]
October 19 at George Washington
W 27–1310,000 [8]
October 27 North Carolina
  • Groves Stadium
  • Wake Forest, NC (rivalry)
W 39–724,000[9]
November 3 at Clemson
L 6–2124,000[10]
November 10 at Duke
W 19–1330,000[11]
November 17 at No. 10 Baylor*
L 0–4220,000[12]
November 22 at South Carolina
L 6–2118,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team leaders

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Ed Kissell 56/120 593
Rushing Guido Scarton 106 507
Receiving Jack Lewis 32 488

References

  1. ^ "1951 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "Vols Top Final 1951 Litkenhous Ratings". The Nashville Banner. December 14, 1951. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "All-Southern Conference Teams". The Morning Herald, Hagerstown. November 29, 1951. p. 13.
  4. ^ "Wake Forest wins in Rogers' debut". The Chattanooga Daily Times. September 22, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wake Forest triumphs 21–6 over Wolfpack". The State. September 30, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Wake Forest lowers hapless Spiders, 56–6". The Greenville News. October 7, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "W-M defeats Wake Forest by 7–6". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 14, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Deacons rally to defeat Colonials, 27 to 13". The News and Observer. October 20, 1951. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wake Forest mauls North Carolina, 39–7". The News and Courier. October 28, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Clemson rips Deacons 21–6". The Nashville Tennessean. November 4, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Wake edges Duke". The Rocky Mount Telegram. November 11, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Baylor routs Deacons, 42–0". The News and Observer. November 18, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "South Carolina wins, 21 to 6, as defense stops Wake Forest". The Sunday Star. November 25, 1951. Retrieved December 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.