American college football season
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
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 21 | at East Carolina* | | L 10–20 | 17,000 | [3]
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September 28 | Virginia Tech* | | L 0–27 | 7,000 | [4]
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October 5 | North Carolina | - Bowman Gray Stadium
- Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
| L 0–21 | 12,000 | [5]
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October 12 | at Florida State* | | L 0–35 | 15,000 | [6]
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October 19 | at Army* | | L 0–47 | 30,200 | [7]
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October 26 | Maryland | - Bowman Gray Stadium
- Winston-Salem, NC
| L 0–32 | 5,000 | [8]
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November 2 | at Clemson | | L 0–36 | 21,000 | [9]
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November 9 | at Duke | | L 7–39 | 18,000 | [10]
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November 16 | South Carolina | - Bowman Gray Stadium
- Winston-Salem, NC
| W 20–19 | 7,000 | [11]
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November 22 | at NC State | | L 0–42 | 15,200 | [12]
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Team leaders
Category |
Team Leader |
Att/Cth |
Yds
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Passing |
Karl Sweetan |
79/218 |
674
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Rushing |
Brian Piccolo |
84 |
367
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Receiving |
Wayne Welborn |
17 |
102
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References
- ^ "1963 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
- ^ "1963 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ^ "Pirates outscore WF 20–10". The High Point Enterprise. September 22, 1963. Retrieved March 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Virginia Tech wrecks Wake Forest by 27–0". Durham Sunday Herald. September 29, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Carolina hands Deacons 13th loss, 21–0". The Miami News. October 6, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Seminoles bomb Wake Forest". The Tampa Tribune. October 13, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Army romps 47–0 over Wake Forest". The Palm Beach Post. October 20, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Shiner and Fishman pace Maryland to 32–0 victory". The Danville Register. October 27, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clemson Tigers maul helpless Deacs, 36–0". The Times and Democrat. November 3, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke wallops Deacons". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 10, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wake Forest ends losing streak in 4th quarter, 20–19". The News and Observer. November 17, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N.C. State rolls past Deacons". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 23, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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