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The 1951 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1951 college football season. The team compiled a 6–4 record and finished in a tie for seventh place in the Southern Conference.[1] After 14 seasons under head coach Peahead Walker, Tom Rogers took over as head coach in 1951. The team was ranked at No. 57 in the 1951 Litkenhous Ratings.[2]

Record6–4 (5–3 SoCon)
Headcoach
CaptainGame captains
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1951 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–4 (5–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
Seasons
 1950
1952 
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1951 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Maryland +5001000
VMI +500730
Washington and Lee510640
William & Mary510730
No. 19 Clemson310730
Duke420541
South Carolina530640
Wake Forest530640
George Washington231261
North Carolina230280
West Virginia230550
NC State260370
Richmond260380
The Citadel130460
Furman141361
Davidson150180
VPI170280
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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End Jack Lewis and tackle Bill George were selected by the Associated Press as first-team players on the 1951 All-Southern Conference football team.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 at Boston College*W 20–620,587[4]
September 29 at NC StateW 21–622,300[5]
October 6 RichmondW 56–67,000[6]
October 13 vs. William & Mary L 7–618,000[7]
October 19 at George WashingtonW 27–1310,000 [8]
October 27 North Carolina
  • Groves Stadium
  • Wake Forest, NC (rivalry)
W 39–724,000[9]
November 3 at ClemsonL 6–2124,000[10]
November 10 at DukeW 19–1330,000[11]
November 17 at No. 10 Baylor*L 0–4220,000[12]
November 22 at South CarolinaL 6–2118,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Team leaders

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CategoryTeam LeaderAtt/CthYds
PassingEd Kissell56/120593
RushingGuido Scarton106507
ReceivingJack Lewis32488
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