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1953 Wake Forest

3–⁠6–⁠1 (2–⁠3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Tom Rogers.

Schedule and results

Wake Forest in 1953, game by game: lost at William & Mary 14–16; lost at No. 10 Duke 0–19; won vs. Villanova 18–12; lost vs. North Carolina 13–18; won at NC State 20–7; tied at Richmond 13–13; lost at Clemson 0–18; lost at Boston College 7–20; lost vs. Furman 10–21; won vs. No. 15 South Carolina 19–13+13−19Lost 14–16 at William & Mary-2William & MaryLost 0–19 at No. 10 Duke-19No. 10 DukeWon 18–12 vs. Villanova+6VillanovaLost 13–18 vs. North Carolina-5North CarolinaWon 20–7 at NC State+13NC StateTied 13–13 at Richmond0RichmondLost 0–18 at Clemson-18ClemsonLost 7–20 at Boston College-13Boston CollegeLost 10–21 vs. Furman-11FurmanWon 19–13 vs. No. 15 South Carolina+6No. 15 South Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 19atWilliam & MaryL 14–⁠1648%
Sep 26at10DukeL 0–⁠1930%
Oct 3vsVillanovaW 18–⁠1256%
Oct 10vsNorth CarolinaL 13–⁠1861%
Oct 17atNC StateW 20–⁠761%
Oct 24atRichmondT 13–⁠1364%
Oct 31atClemsonL 0–⁠1857%
Nov 7atBoston CollegeL 7–⁠2056%
Nov 21vsFurmanL 10–⁠2159%
Nov 26vs15South CarolinaW 19–⁠1336%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat South Carolina 19–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 43rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1953.

Record
3–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠3 tied for 3rd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
114–⁠157
Coach
Tom Rogers
Elo
1463 −85 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.5 No. 84 of 110 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Sonny George

All-ACC

1 second team

Second team

  • Bob BartholomewOTAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1953 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1953 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duke4–⁠07–⁠2–⁠118
Maryland3–⁠010–⁠11
South Carolina2–⁠37–⁠3
North Carolina2–⁠34–⁠6
Wake Forest2–⁠33–⁠6–⁠1
Clemson1–⁠23–⁠5–⁠1
NC State0–⁠31–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.