George Washington at Wake Forest
Saturday, September 18, 1954 Share
Wake Forest beat George Washington 14–0. It was their 12th meeting; Wake Forest leads the series 9–3.
FinalHigh 95°F, low 65°F
In the newspapers

Evening star, September 19, 1954, page 66
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CoIoniiaIs Lose, 14–0, in Opener With Deacons CIV Threatens Twice In Contest Played In o5-Degree Heat WAKE FOREST. NC. Sept. 18.-Wake Forest scored with a Vineyard pass in the third quarter and with a 32-yard end run in the fourth to hand George Washington a 14–0 defeat in todays football opener for both teams. The DeaconS made several other bids and turned back CO. lonial threats twice in game played before 5000 fans in 95degree heat. The scoring pass was from Nick Consoles. sub quarterback, to End Ed Showers to cap an 87-yard drive after the Colonials themselves had threatened by taking the second half kickoff to the Wake Forest II. In the fourth period the Deacons scored again after short
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Wake Forest 53% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every George Washington–Wake Forest gameWake Forest leads 9–3 in 12 meetings.
Around this game
George Washington
- Next gamevs. VMISept. 25, 1954
- SeasonGeorge Washington in 1954
- ProgramGeorge Washington history and records
Wake Forest
- Next gameat Virginia TechSept. 25, 1954
- SeasonWake Forest in 1954
- ProgramWake Forest history and records
