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1963 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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]

1963 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record1–9 (1–5 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainBill Faircloth
Home stadiumBowman Gray Stadium
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Carolina + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
NC State + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Clemson 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Duke 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Maryland 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
South Carolina 1 – 5 – 1 1 – 8 – 1
Wake Forest 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Virginia 0 – 5 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 at East Carolina*
L 10–2017,000 [3]
September 28 Virginia Tech*
L 0–277,000[4]
October 5 North Carolina
  • Bowman Gray Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
L 0–2112,000[5]
October 12 at Florida State*
L 0–3515,000[6]
October 19 at Army*
L 0–4730,200[7]
October 26 Maryland
  • Bowman Gray Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 0–325,000[8]
November 2 at Clemson
L 0–3621,000[9]
November 9 at Duke
L 7–3918,000[10]
November 16 South Carolina
  • Bowman Gray Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 20–197,000[11]
November 22 at NC State
L 0–4215,200[12]
  • *Non-conference game

Team leaders

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Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Karl Sweetan 79/218 674
Rushing Brian Piccolo 84 367
Receiving Wayne Welborn 17 102

References

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  1. ^ "1963 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
  2. ^ "1963 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  3. ^ "Pirates outscore WF 20–10". The High Point Enterprise. September 22, 1963. Retrieved March 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Virginia Tech wrecks Wake Forest by 27–0". Durham Sunday Herald. September 29, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "North Carolina hands Deacons 13th loss, 21–0". The Miami News. October 6, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Seminoles bomb Wake Forest". The Tampa Tribune. October 13, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Army romps 47–0 over Wake Forest". The Palm Beach Post. October 20, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Shiner and Fishman pace Maryland to 32–0 victory". The Danville Register. October 27, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Clemson Tigers maul helpless Deacs, 36–0". The Times and Democrat. November 3, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Duke wallops Deacons". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 10, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Wake Forest ends losing streak in 4th quarter, 20–19". The News and Observer. November 17, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "N.C. State rolls past Deacons". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 23, 1963. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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