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
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 Billy 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

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 24 No. 9 Clemson Winston-Salem, NC L 7–28
October 1 at Florida State* Tallahassee, FL L 6–14
October 8 at VPI* Blacksburg, VA L 13–22
October 15 at UNC Chapel Hill, NC W 13–12
October 22 Maryland Winston-Salem, NC L 13–14
October 29 at Virginia Charlottesville, VA W 28–20
November 5 NC State Winston-Salem, NC L 12–14
November 12 No. 7 Duke Winston-Salem, NC L 7–34
November 19 at LSU* Baton Rouge, LA L 0–16
November 26 at South Carolina Columbia, SC L 20–41
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team leaders

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Norm Snead 123/259 1,676
Rushing Bobby Robinson 57 232
Receiving Bobby Allen 23 391

References

  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.