1952 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

The 1952 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1952 college football season. In their second season under head coach Tom Rogers, the Demon Deacons compiled a 5–4–1 record and finished in a tie for second place in the Southern Conference with a 5–1 record against conference opponents.[1]

1952 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–4–1 (5–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJack Lewis
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
1952 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 16 Duke $ 5 0 08 2 0
Wake Forest 5 1 05 4 1
West Virginia 5 1 07 2 0
William & Mary 4 1 04 5 0
George Washington 4 2 15 3 1
VPI 4 4 05 6 0
Furman 2 2 16 3 1
Washington and Lee 3 4 03 7 0
VMI 2 3 13 6 1
NC State 2 4 03 7 0
South Carolina 2 4 05 5 0
North Carolina 1 2 02 6 0
The Citadel 1 3 13 5 1
Davidson 1 6 02 7 0
Richmond 0 6 01 9 0
Maryland   7 2 0
Clemson   2 6 1
  • $ Conference champion
  • † League sanctions prevented Maryland and Clemson from conference participation
Rankings from AP Poll

End Jack Lewis was selected by the United Press as a first-team player on the 1952 All-Southern Conference football team.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20 at Baylor*L 14–1716,000
September 27 at William & Mary
W 28–2113,000
October 4 vs. Boston College*T 7–711,000
October 11 at No. 14 Villanova*L 0–2010,000
October 18 at North CarolinaW 9–730,000
November 1 NC StateW 21–612,000
November 8 at TCU*L 9–2712,000
November 15 2:00 p.m. Duke
  • Groves Stadium
  • Wake Forest, NC
L 7–1414,000[3][4][5]
November 22 at FurmanW 28–010,000 [6]
November 29 2:00 p.m.vs. South Carolina
  • Bowman Gray Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 39–146,000 [7]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Team leaders

CategoryTeam LeaderAtt/CthYds
PassingSonny George66/142868
RushingBruce Hillenbrand89413
ReceivingJack Lewis30438

References

  1. "1952 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. "All-Southern Team Dominated by Duke S. C. and Maryland". Aiken Standard and Review. November 26, 1952. p. 8.
  3. Herbert, Dick (November 15, 1952). "Duke 7-Point Choice To End Wake Streak". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 9. Retrieved June 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. Karmosky, Charles S. (November 16, 1952). "Resurgent Blue Devils Paced To Win By Lutz". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. p. 25. Retrieved June 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. Karmosky, Charles S. (November 16, 1952). "Lutz Leads Duke Eleven To Victory Over Deacs (continued)". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. p. 26. Retrieved June 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. "Spencer sprints 96 yards in Deacon win". The Charlotte Observer. November 23, 1952. Retrieved September 13, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Demon Deacons To Entertain Birds Today". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. November 29, 1952. p. 11. Retrieved May 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
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