1959 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team information
American college football season
1959Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference
Atlantic Coast Conference
Record
6–4 (4–3 ACC)
Head coach
Paul Amen (4th season)
Captain
Neil MacLean, Buck Jolly
Home stadium
Bowman Gray Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 11 Clemson $
6
–
1
–
0
9
–
2
–
0
North Carolina
5
–
2
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Maryland
4
–
2
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
South Carolina
4
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Wake Forest
4
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
Duke
2
–
3
–
0
4
–
6
–
0
NC State
0
–
6
–
0
1
–
9
–
0
Virginia
0
–
5
–
0
0
–
10
–
0
$ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1959 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1959 NCAA University Division football season. In their fourth season under head coach Paul Amen, the Demon Deacons compiled a 6–4 record and finished in a tie for fourth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]
Quarterback Norm Snead and end Pete Manning were selected by the Associated Press and United Press International as first-team players on the 1959 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team.[2][3] Snead later played 16 seasons in the NFL and was a four-time All-Pro selection. Guard Nick Patella was selected to the All-ACC team by the UPI.[3]
^"1959 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
^""Home-Grown" All-ACC Team Picked By Associated Press". The Progress-Index. December 2, 1959. p. 24.
^ ab"Clemson Puts Four on All-ACC Selection". Statesville Record & Landmark. December 2, 1959. p. 17.
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