1964 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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1964 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Wake Forest University Athletic logo.svg
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1964 record 5–5 (4–3 ACC)
Head coach Bill Tate (1st year)
Seasons
« 1963 1965 »
1964 ACC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
NC State $ 5 – 2 – 0     5 – 5 – 0
Duke 3 – 2 – 1     4 – 5 – 1
Maryland 4 – 3 – 0     5 – 5 – 0
North Carolina 4 – 3 – 0     5 – 5 – 0
Wake Forest 4 – 3 – 0     5 – 5 – 0
South Carolina 2 – 3 – 1     3 – 5 – 2
Clemson 2 – 4 – 0     3 – 7 – 0
Virginia 1 – 5 – 0     5 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1964 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1964 college football season. In its first season under head coach Bill Tate, the team compiled a 5–5 record and finished in a three-way tie for third place in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).[2]

Three Wake Forest players received first-team All-ACC honors from the Associated Press. They were fullback Brian Piccolo, quarterback John Mackovic, and end Richard Cameron.[3] Piccolo was a unanimous selection for the all-conference team,[3] and was also selected as a first-team All-American by Football News.[4][5] Piccolo set three ACC records in 1964 with 1,044 rushing yards, 111 points scored, and 17 touchdowns.[3] Piccolo also led the nation in 1964 in rushing yards, rushing touchdowns, and points scored. Mackovic led the Demon Deacons with 1,340 passing yards while completing 89 of 195 passes. Cameron caught 29 passes for 410 yards.[6]

Schedule

Date Opponent Location Result
09/19/1964* at Virginia Charlottesville, VA W 31-21
09/26/1964 Virginia Tech Roanoke, VA W 38-21
10/03/1964* at UNC Chapel Hill, NC L 0-23
10/10/1964 at Vanderbilt Nashville, TN L 6-9
10/17/1964* Clemson Winston-Salem, NC L 2-21
10/24/1964* at Maryland College Park, MD W 21-17
10/31/1964 at Memphis State Memphis, TN L 14-23
11/07/1964* Duke Winston-Salem, NC W 20-7
11/14/1964* at South Carolina Columbia, SC L 13-23
11/20/1964* NC State Winston-Salem, NC W 27-13

Team leaders

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing John Mackovic 89/195 1,340
Rushing Brian Piccolo 252 1,044
Receiving Richard Cameron 29 410

References

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  5. ↑ The Associated Press and Newspaper Enterprise Association selected Piccolo as a second-team All-American behind Gale Sayers, who would later be Piccolo's roommate with the Chicago Bears, as depicted in the film Brian's Song.
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