1961 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

1961 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	4–6 (3–4 ACC)
Head coach	Billy Hildebrand (2nd season)

1961 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 20 Duke $		5	–	1					7	–	3
North Carolina		4	–	3					5	–	5
Maryland		3	–	3					7	–	3
Clemson		3	–	3					5	–	5
NC State		3	–	4					4	–	6
South Carolina		3	–	4					4	–	6
Wake Forest		3	–	4					4	–	6
Virginia		2	–	4					4	–	6
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1961 NCAA University Division football season. In its second season under head coach Billy Hildebrand, the team compiled a 4–6 record and finished in seventh place in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

Halfback Alan White was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on the 1961 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 23	at Baylor*	Waco, TX	L 0–31
September 30	South Carolina	Winston-Salem, NC	L 7–10
October 7	at Duke	Durham, NC	L 3–23
October 14	at Clemson	Clemson, SC	W 17–13
October 21	at NC State	Raleigh, NC	L 0–7
October 28	Virginia	Winston-Salem, NC	W 21–15
November 4	at Auburn*	Auburn, AL	L 7–21
November 11	VPI*	Winston-Salem, NC	W 24–15
November 18	at Maryland	College Park, MD	L 7–10
November 25	North Carolina	Winston-Salem, NC	W 17–14
*Non-conference game

Team leaders

Category	Team Leader	Att/Cth	Yds
Passing	Chuck Reiley	32/88	516
Rushing	Alan White	93	586
Receiving	Donnie Frederick	11	237