1953 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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1953 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Maryland +	3	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
No. 18 Duke +	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
South Carolina	2	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
North Carolina	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Wake Forest	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
Clemson	1	–	2	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
NC State	0	–	3	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1953 college football season. In their third season under head coach Tom Rogers, the Demon Deacons compiled a 3–6–1 record and finished in a three-way tie for third place in the Atlantic Coast Conference with a 2–3 record against conference opponents.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Location	Result
09/19/1953	William & Mary (Tobacco Bowl)	Richmond, VA	L 14-16
09/26/1953*	at #10 Duke	Durham, NC	L 0-19
10/03/1953	Villanova	Richmond, VA	W 18-12
10/10/1953*	UNC	Wake Forest, NC	L 13-18
10/17/1953*	at NC State	Raleigh, NC	W 20-7
10/24/1953	at Richmond	Richmond, VA	T 13-13
10/31/1953*	at Clemson	Clemson, SC	L 0-18
11/07/1953	at Boston College	Boston, MA (Fenway Park)	L 7-20
11/21/1953	Furman	Wake Forest, NC	L 10-21
11/26/1953*	#15 South Carolina	Charlotte, NC	W 19-13

Team leaders

Category	Team Leader	Att/Cth	Yds
Passing	Joe White	32/87	486
Rushing	Johnny Parham	96	304
Receiving	Bob Ondilla	21	294