1964 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record5–5 (4–3 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumBowman Gray Stadium
Seasons
← 1963
1965 →
1964 Atlantic Coast Conference 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 represented Wake Forest University during the 1964 NCAA University Division 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 players received first-team All-ACC honors from the Associated Press: 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] He 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.[6] He was named the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Player of the Year, yet went unselected in both the AFL and NFL drafts.[7] Mackovic led the Demon Deacons with 1,340 passing yards while completing 89 of 195 passes. Cameron caught 29 passes for 410 yards.[8]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19 at Virginia
W 31–2114,000[9]
September 26 vs. VPI*
W 38–2121,000[10]
October 3 at North Carolina
L 0–2339,468[11]
October 10 at Vanderbilt*
L 6–912,600[12]
October 17 Clemson
L 2–2113,000[13]
October 24 at Maryland
W 21–1722,000[14]
October 31 at Memphis State*
L 14–2314,187[15]
November 7 Duke
  • Bowman Gray Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
W 20–717,000[16]
November 14 at South Carolina
L 13–2321,963[17]
November 20 NC State
  • Bowman Gray Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
W 27–1317,300[18]
  • *Non-conference game

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

  1. ^ "1964 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  2. ^ "1964 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c "Fishman, Piccolo On All-ACC Team". Cumberland Evening Times. November 27, 1964. pp. 40–41.
  4. ^ "More Honors: FN releases 33-man team". The Freso Bee. November 24, 1964.referenced April 3, 2009.
  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.
  6. ^ "Piccolo top grid scorer". Toledo Blade. Ohio. Associated Press. December 10, 1964. p. 62.
  7. ^ "Pro loops bypass Wake's Piccolo". Spartanburg Herald-Journal. South Carolina. Associated Press. November 30, 1964. p. 9.
  8. ^ "1964 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  9. ^ "Cavaliers upset, 31–21 by Deacons". The Greenville News. September 20, 1964. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Deacs squelch VPI rally, rout Tech for second win". The State. September 27, 1964. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Tar Heels slip past Wake Forest". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 4, 1964. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Vanderbilt field goals whip WF". The Jackson Sun. October 11, 1964. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Tigers score 21–2 victory over Deacs". The Times and Democrat. October 18, 1964. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Deacons' rally nips Maryland". The News and Observer. October 25, 1964. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Memphis State clips Deacons in 23–14 test". Daily Press. November 1, 1964. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Wake Forest, Piccolo turn back Duke, 20–7". The Progress-Index. November 8, 1964. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Reeves sparks South Carolina over WF, 23–13". The Rocky Mount Telegram. November 15, 1964. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Piccolo-led Demons top Wolfpack". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. November 21, 1964. Retrieved January 20, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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