1960 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1960
| team = Wake Forest Demon Deacons
| sport = football
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| conference = Atlantic Coast Conference
| short_conf = ACC
| record = 2–8
| conf_record = 2–5
| head_coach = Bill Hildebrand
| hc_year = 1st
| captain = Norm Snead
| captain2 = Wayne Wolf
| stadium = Bowman Gray Stadium
}}
{{1960 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings}}
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).{{cite web|title=1960 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=December 24, 2015|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/wake-forest/1960-schedule.html}}
Quarterback Norm Snead was selected by the United Press International as a first-team player on the 1960 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team.{{cite news|title=All-ACC Team|newspaper=Kingsport Times|author=Bob Gately|date=November 28, 1960|page=6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3451000/1960_all_acc_football_team/}} Snead later played 16 seasons in the NFL and was a four-time All-Pro selection.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1960
| poll = AP
| attend = y
| source = y
| September 24 ||No. 9 Clemson|Bowman Gray Stadium| Winston-Salem, NC | L 7–28 |22,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-wake-passes-help/139114091/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Wake passes help Clemson to 28–7 win|date=September 25, 1960|accessdate=January 19, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
| October 1 |at| Florida State
| October 8 |at| Virginia Tech
| October 15 |at| North Carolina|Kenan Memorial Stadium| Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry) | W 13–12 |36,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-knoxville-news-sentinel-wake-forest/139115693/|work=The Knoxville News-Sentinel|title=Wake Forest scores late to top Tar Heels, 13–12|date=October 16, 1960|accessdate=January 19, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
| October 22 || Maryland|Bowman Gray Stadium| Winston-Salem, NC | L 13–14 |11,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-terps-defeat-wake/139112666/|work=Greensboro Daily News|title=Terps defeat Wake|date=October 23, 1960|accessdate=January 19, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
| October 29 |at| Virginia|Scott Stadium| Charlottesville, VA | W 28–20 |12,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-wake-forest-stagg/139124060/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Wake Forest staggers past Cavaliers, 28–20|date=October 30, 1960|accessdate=January 19, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
| November 5 || NC State|Bowman Gray Stadium| Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry) | L 12–14 |14,500|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-and-democrat-nc-state-takes/139111978/|work=The Times and Democrat|title=N.C. State takes measure of Wake Forest, 14 to 12|date=November 6, 1960|accessdate=January 19, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
| November 12 ||No. 7 Duke|Bowman Gray Stadium| Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)| L 7–34 |16,500|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news-aroused-blue-devils/139110824/|work=The Greenville News|title=Aroused Blue Devils rip Deacons, 34–7|date=November 13, 1960|accessdate=January 19, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
| November 19 |at| LSU
| November 26 |at| South Carolina|Carolina Stadium| Columbia, SC | L 20–41 |15,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-progress-index-south-carolina-mauls/139115075/|work=The Progress-Index|title=South Carolina mauls Deacs, 41–20, in ACC|date=November 27, 1960|accessdate=January 19, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
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Team leaders
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! Category !! Team Leader!! Att/Cth !! Yds | |||
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| Passing | Norm Snead | 123/259 | 1,676 |
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| Rushing | Bobby Robinson | 57 | 232 |
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| Receiving | Bobby Allen | 23 | 391 |
References
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