1954 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

1954 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	2–7–1 (1–4–1 ACC)
Head coach	Tom Rogers (4th season)

1954 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 14 Duke $	4	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	1
No. 8 Maryland	4	–	0	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
North Carolina	4	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
South Carolina	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Clemson	1	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Wake Forest	1	–	4	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
Virginia	0	–	2	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
NC State	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1954 college football season. In their fourth season under head coach Tom Rogers, the Demon Deacons compiled a 3–6–1 record and finished in sixth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference with a 1–4–1 record against conference opponents.

End Ed Stowers and tackle Bob Bartholomew were selected by the Associated Press as first-team players on the 1954 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team. Bartholomew was the only unanimous selection by all 43 voters.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 18	George Washington*	Wake Forest, NC	W 14–0
September 25	VPI*	Richmond, VA	L 0–32
October 2	NC State	Wake Forest, NC	W 26–0
October 9	No. 13 Maryland	Winston-Salem, NC	T 13–13
October 23	at UNC	Chapel Hill, NC	L 7–14
October 30	Clemson	Charlotte, NC	L 20–32
November 6	at Richmond*	Richmond, VA	L 0–13
November 13	Duke	Wake Forest, NC	L 21–28
November 20	at William & Mary*	Williamsburg, VA	L 9–13
November 27	at South Carolina	Columbia, SC	L 19–20
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team leaders

Category	Team Leader	Att/Cth	Yds
Passing	Nick Consoles	54/115	743
Rushing	Nick Maravic	98	430
Receiving	Ed Stowers	22	277