American college football season
The 1960 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1960 college football season . In its first season under head coach Bill Hildebrand , the team compiled a 2–8 record and finished in seventh place in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).
Quarterback Norm Snead was selected by the United Press International as a first-team player on the 1960 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team . Snead later played 16 seasons in the NFL and was a four-time All-Pro selection.
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 24 No. 9 Clemson L 7–28 22,000
October 1 at Florida State * L 6–14 19,100
October 8 at Virginia Tech * L 13–22 11,000
October 15 at North Carolina W 13–12 36,000
October 22 Maryland Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC L 13–14 11,000
October 29 at Virginia W 28–20 12,000
November 5 NC State Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry ) L 12–14 14,500
November 12 No. 7 Duke Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry ) L 7–34 16,500
November 19 at LSU * L 0–16 49,909
November 26 at South Carolina L 20–41 15,000
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Team leaders
Category
Team Leader
Att/Cth
Yds
Passing
Norm Snead 123/259
1,676
Rushing
Bobby Robinson
57
232
Receiving
Bobby Allen
23
391
References
"1960 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary" . sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 22, 2013."1960 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.Bob Gately (November 28, 1960). "All-ACC Team" . Kingsport Times . p. 6.
"Wake passes help Clemson to 28–7 win" . The Charlotte Observer . September 25, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ."Deacons tripped, 14–6" . Daily Press . October 2, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ."VPI downs Wake Forest" . Kingsport Times-News . October 9, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ."Wake Forest scores late to top Tar Heels, 13–12" . The Knoxville News-Sentinel . October 16, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ."Terps defeat Wake" . Greensboro Daily News . October 23, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ."Wake Forest staggers past Cavaliers, 28–20" . The Charlotte Observer . October 30, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ."N.C. State takes measure of Wake Forest, 14 to 12" . The Times and Democrat . November 6, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ."Aroused Blue Devils rip Deacons, 34–7" . The Greenville News . November 13, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com ."LSU stifles Deacons, 16–0" . The Atlanta Journal . November 20, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com ."South Carolina mauls Deacs, 41–20, in ACC" . The Progress-Index . November 27, 1960. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
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