1963 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record1–9 (1–5 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainBill Faircloth
Home stadiumBowman Gray Stadium
1963 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 19 North Carolina + 6 1 09 2 0
NC State + 6 1 08 3 0
Clemson 5 2 05 4 1
Duke 5 2 05 4 1
Maryland 2 5 03 7 0
South Carolina 1 5 11 8 1
Wake Forest 1 5 01 9 0
Virginia 0 5 12 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
October 5 North Carolina
  • Bowman Gray Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
L 0–2112,000
October 12 at Florida State*L 0–3515,000
October 19 at Army*L 0–4730,200
October 26 Maryland
  • Bowman Gray Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 0–325,000
November 2 at ClemsonL 0–3621,000
November 9 at DukeL 7–3918,000
November 16 South Carolina
  • Bowman Gray Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 20–197,000
November 22 at NC StateL 0–4215,200
  • *Non-conference game

Team leaders

CategoryTeam LeaderAtt/CthYds
PassingKarl Sweetan79/218674
RushingBrian Piccolo84367
ReceivingWayne Welborn17102

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.
  3. "Pirates outscore WF 20–10". The High Point Enterprise. September 22, 1963. Retrieved March 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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