1960 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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1960 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record2–8 (2–5 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainNorm Snead, Wayne Wolf
Home stadiumBowman Gray Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Duke $ 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
NC State 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Maryland 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Clemson 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
South Carolina 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
North Carolina 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Wake Forest 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Virginia 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1960 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1960 NCAA University Division football season. In its first season under head coach Bill Hildebrand, the team compiled a 2–8 record and finished in seventh place in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).[2]

Quarterback Norm Snead was selected by the United Press International as a first-team player on the 1960 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team.[3] Snead later played 16 seasons in the NFL and was a four-time All-Pro selection.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24 No. 9 Clemson
L 7–2822,000[4]
October 1 at Florida State*
L 6–1419,100[5]
October 8 at VPI*
L 13–2211,000[6]
October 15 at North Carolina
W 13–1236,000[7]
October 22 Maryland
  • Bowman Gray Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 13–1411,000[8]
October 29 at Virginia
W 28–2012,000[9]
November 5 NC State
  • Bowman Gray Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
L 12–1414,500[10]
November 12 No. 7 Duke
  • Bowman Gray Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
L 7–3416,500[11]
November 19 at LSU*
L 0–1649,909[12]
November 26 at South Carolina
L 20–4115,000[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 123/259 1,676
Rushing Bobby Robinson 57 232
Receiving Bobby Allen 23 391

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1960 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  2. ^ "1960 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  3. ^ Bob Gately (November 28, 1960). "All-ACC Team". Kingsport Times. p. 6.
  4. ^ "Wake passes help Clemson to 28–7 win". The Charlotte Observer. September 25, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Deacons tripped, 14–6". Daily Press. October 2, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "VPI downs Wake Forest". Kingsport Times-News. October 9, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wake Forest scores late to top Tar Heels, 13–12". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 16, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Terps defeat Wake". Greensboro Daily News. October 23, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wake Forest staggers past Cavaliers, 28–20". The Charlotte Observer. October 30, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "N.C. State takes measure of Wake Forest, 14 to 12". The Times and Democrat. November 6, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Aroused Blue Devils rip Deacons, 34–7". The Greenville News. November 13, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "LSU stifles Deacons, 16–0". The Atlanta Journal. November 20, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "South Carolina mauls Deacs, 41–20, in ACC". The Progress-Index. November 27, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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