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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.[2]
| 1954 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 2–7–1 (1–4–1 ACC) |
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| Captain | Ed Stowers |
| Home stadium | Groves Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.[3]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 18 | George Washington* | W 14–0 | 5,000 | [4] | |||
| September 25 | vs. VPI* | L 0–32 | 17,000 | [5] | |||
| October 2 | NC State |
| W 26–0 | 8,000 | [6] | ||
| October 9 | vs. No. 13 Maryland | T 13–13 | 11,000 | [7] | |||
| October 23 | at North Carolina | L 7–14 | 24,000 | [8] | |||
| October 30 | vs. Clemson | L 20–32 | 9,296 | [9] | |||
| November 6 | at Richmond* |
| L 0–13 | 8,000 | [10] | ||
| November 13 | Duke |
| L 21–28 | 10,000 | [11] | ||
| November 20 | at William & Mary* | L 9–13 | 2,200 | [12] | |||
| November 27 | at South Carolina |
| L 19–20 | 10,000 | [13] | ||
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| Category | Team Leader | Att/Cth | Yds |
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| Passing | Nick Consoles | 54/115 | 743 |
| Rushing | Nick Maravic | 98 | 430 |
| Receiving | Ed Stowers | 22 | 277 |
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