1959 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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1959 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record6–4 (4–3 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainNeil MacLean, Buck Jolly
Home stadiumBowman Gray Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Clemson $ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
North Carolina 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Maryland 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
South Carolina 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Wake Forest 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Duke 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
NC State 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Virginia 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1959 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth season under head coach Paul Amen, the Demon Deacons compiled a 6–4 record and finished in a tie for fourth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]

Quarterback Norm Snead and end Pete Manning were selected by the Associated Press and United Press International as first-team players on the 1959 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team.[2][3] Snead later played 16 seasons in the NFL and was a four-time All-Pro selection. Guard Nick Patella was selected to the All-ACC team by the UPI.[3]

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19 at Florida State*
W 22–2019,300[4]
September 27 VPI*
W 27–189,000[5]
October 3 at Tulane*
L 0–618,000 [6]
October 10 at Maryland
W 10–721,000[7]
October 17 at NC State
W 17–1416,000[8]
October 24 North Carolina
  • Bowman Gray Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
L 19–2119,000[9]
October 31 Virginia
  • Bowman Gray Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 34–127,500[10]
November 14 at Duke
L 15–2725,000[11]
November 21 at No. 19 Clemson
L 31–3334,000[12]
November 28 2:00 p.m.vs. South Carolina
W 43–2012,600 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team leaders[edit]

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Norm Snead 82/191 1,361
Rushing Neil MacLean 105 373
Receiving Bobby Allen 25 462

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1959 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. ^ ""Home-Grown" All-ACC Team Picked By Associated Press". The Progress-Index. December 2, 1959. p. 24.
  3. ^ a b "Clemson Puts Four on All-ACC Selection". Statesville Record & Landmark. December 2, 1959. p. 17.
  4. ^ "Snead's passes lead Deacons by FSU, 22–10". The Orlando Sentinel. September 20, 1959. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Deacs edge VPI, 27–18". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 27, 1959. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tulane hands Deacs first defeat, 6 to 0". The News and Observer. October 4, 1959. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Snead passes Deacs over Maryland, 10–7". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 11, 1959. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Snead scores one, sets up clincher". Daily Press. October 18, 1959. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "North Carolina staves off Wake Forest". The Chattanooga Times. October 25, 1959. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Deacs top Virginia". The Greenville News. November 1, 1959. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Duke racks up 27–15 win over Wake Forest". Beckley Post-Herald & The Raleigh Register. November 15, 1959. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Tigers downs Deacs". Florence Morning News. November 22, 1959. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Green, Ronald (November 27, 1959). "Snead's Arm Give Wake TD Edge Here". The Charlotte News. Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 6. Retrieved May 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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