1954 Wake Forest
2–7–1 (1–4–1 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Tom Rogers. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat NC State 26–0Oct 2
By 26 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18 | vsGeorge Washington | W 14–0 | 53% |
| Sep 25 | at Virginia Tech | L 0–32 | 49% |
| Oct 2 | vs NC State | W 26–0 | 75% |
| Oct 9 | at 13Maryland | T 13–13 | 17% |
| Oct 23 | at North Carolina | L 7–14 | 48% |
| Oct 30 | at Clemson | L 20–32 | 45% |
| Nov 6 | at Richmond | L 0–13 | 42% |
| Nov 13 | vs Duke | L 21–28 | 33% |
| Nov 20 | at William & Mary | L 9–13 | 44% |
| Nov 27 | at South Carolina | L 19–20 | 24% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to South Carolina 20–19; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 76th-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 1954.
- Record
- 2–7–1
- Conference
- 1–4–1 6th in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 129–165
- Coach
- Tom Rogers
- Elo
- 1394 −82 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −0.6 No. 56 of 111 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Captain
- Ed Stowers
All-ACC
2 first teamFirst team
Ed StowersEAP-1; UP-1- Bob BartholomewOTAP-1; UP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1954 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1954 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duke | 4–0 | 8–2–1 | 14 |
| Maryland | 4–0–1 | 7–2–1 | 8 |
| North Carolina | 4–2 | 4–5–1 | |
| South Carolina | 3–3 | 6–4 | |
| Clemson | 1–2 | 5–5 | |
| Wake Forest | 1–4–1 | 2–7–1 | |
 Virginia | 0–2 | 3–6 | |
| NC State | 0–4 | 2–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.