Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 23 | at Baylor* | | L 0–31 | 28,000 | [4][5]
|
September 30 | South Carolina | | L 7–10 | 12,000 | [6]
|
October 7 | at Duke | | L 3–23 | 20,000 | [7]
|
October 14 | at Clemson | | W 17–13 | 26,000 | [8]
|
October 21 | at NC State | | L 0–7 | 16,000 | [9]
|
October 28 | Virginia | - Bowman Gray Stadium
- Winston-Salem, NC
| W 21–15 | 7,500 | [10]
|
November 4 | at Auburn* | | L 7–21 | 20,000 | [11]
|
November 11 | VPI* | - Bowman Gray Stadium
- Winston-Salem, NC
| W 24–15 | 8,000 | [12]
|
November 18 | at Maryland | | L 7–10 | 24,000 | [13]
|
November 25 | North Carolina | - Bowman Gray Stadium
- Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
| W 17–14 | 11,000 | [14]
|
|
Category |
Team Leader |
Att/Cth |
Yds
|
Passing |
Chuck Reiley |
32/88 |
516
|
Rushing |
Alan White |
93 |
586
|
Receiving |
Donnie Frederick |
11 |
237
|
- ^ "1961 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
- ^ "1961 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ^ Ken Alyta (November 30, 1961). "Terps' Gary Collins Is All-ACC Lineman; Gabriel of NC State Chosen". The Morning Herald (MD).
- ^ "Bears pin 31–0 defeat on Deacons". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 24, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dave Campbell (September 24, 1961). "Bears' One-Two Punch Belts Deacons, 31-0: 28,000 Watch Bruins Smother Visitors". Waco Tribune-Herald. pp. B1, B3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "South Carolina edges Deacons, 10–7, on field goal by Findley". Daily Press. October 1, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rappold hurls Duke over Wake Forest, 23–3". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 8, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wake snaps jinx with 17–13 upset". The Charlotte Observer. October 15, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N.C. State squeezes past Wake Forest, 7–0". The Times and Democrat. October 22, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Riley throws 2 touchdowns to pace Wake Forest over Virginia, 21 to 15". Kingsport Times-News. October 29, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Auburn defeats Wake Forest 21–7". Greensboro Daily News. November 5, 1961. Retrieved October 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wake gets all breaks, whips VPI". The State. November 12, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wake Forest 'fritters' away tilt, loses to Terrapins by 10–7 score". Daily Press. November 19, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wake Forest defeats UNC". The State. November 26, 1961. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.