1963 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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1963 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record1–9 (1–5 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainBill Faircloth
Home stadiumBowman Gray Stadium
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 19 North Carolina + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
NC State + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Clemson 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Duke 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Maryland 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
South Carolina 1 – 5 – 1 1 – 8 – 1
Wake Forest 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Virginia 0 – 5 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Coaches Poll[1]

The 1963 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In its fourth season under head coach Bill Hildebrand, the team compiled a 1–9 record and finished in seventh place in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 at East Carolina*
L 10–2017,000 [3]
September 28 VPI*
L 0–277,000[4]
October 5 North Carolina
  • Bowman Gray Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
L 0–2112,000[5]
October 12 at Florida State*
L 0–3515,000[6]
October 19 at Army*
L 0–4730,200[7]
October 26 Maryland
  • Bowman Gray Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 0–325,000[8]
November 2 at Clemson
L 0–3621,000[9]
November 9 at Duke
L 7–3918,000[10]
November 16 South Carolina
  • Bowman Gray Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 20–197,000[11]
November 22 at NC State
L 0–4215,200[12]
  • *Non-conference game

Team leaders

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Karl Sweetan 79/218 674
Rushing Brian Piccolo 84 367
Receiving Wayne Welborn 17 102

References

  1. ^ "1963 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  2. ^ "1963 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
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