1964 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
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{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1964
| team = Wake Forest Demon Deacons
| sport = football
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| conference = Atlantic Coast Conference
| short_conf = ACC
| record = 5–5
| conf_record = 4–3
| head_coach = Bill Tate
| hc_year = 1st
| captain = Game captains
| stadium = Bowman Gray Stadium
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{{1964 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings}}
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).{{cite web|title=1964 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=December 24, 2015|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/wake-forest/1964-schedule.html}}
Three players received first-team All-ACC honors from the Associated Press: fullback Brian Piccolo, quarterback John Mackovic, and end Richard Cameron.{{cite news|title=Fishman, Piccolo On All-ACC Team|newspaper=Cumberland Evening Times|date=November 27, 1964|pages=40–41|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3413414/fishman_piccolo_on_all_acc/}} Piccolo was a unanimous selection for the all-conference team, and was also selected as a first-team All-American by Football News.{{cite news|title=More Honors: FN releases 33-man team|work=The Freso Bee|date=1964-11-24}}referenced April 3, 2009.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. He set three ACC records in 1964 with 1,044 rushing yards, 111 points scored, and 17 touchdowns. Piccolo also led the nation in 1964 in rushing yards, rushing touchdowns, and points scored.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UghPAAAAIBAJ&pg=6024%2C2228688 |newspaper=Toledo Blade |location=Ohio |agency=Associated Press |title=Piccolo top grid scorer |date=December 10, 1964 |page=62}} He was named the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Player of the Year, yet went unselected in both the AFL and NFL drafts.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CC4sAAAAIBAJ&pg=6386%2C4968593 |newspaper=Spartanburg Herald-Journal |location=South Carolina |agency=Associated Press |title=Pro loops bypass Wake's Piccolo |date=November 30, 1964 |page=9 }} Mackovic led the Demon Deacons with 1,340 passing yards while completing 89 of 195 passes. Cameron caught 29 passes for 410 yards.{{cite web|title=1964 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=December 26, 2015|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/wake-forest/1964.html}}
Schedule
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| September 19 |at| Virginia|Scott Stadium| Charlottesville, VA | W 31–21 |14,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenville-news-cavaliers-upset-31/139189938/|work=The Greenville News|title=Cavaliers upset, 31–21 by Deacons|date=September 20, 1964|accessdate=January 20, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
| September 26 |vs| VPI
| October 3 |at| North Carolina|Kenan Memorial Stadium| Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry) | L 0–23 |39,468|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/corpus-christi-times-tar-heels-slip-past/139189046/|work=Corpus Christi Caller-Times|title=Tar Heels slip past Wake Forest|date=October 4, 1964|accessdate=January 20, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
| October 10 |at| Vanderbilt
| October 17 || Clemson|Bowman Gray Stadium| Winston-Salem, NC | L 2–21 |13,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-and-democrat-tigers-score-212/139190060/|work=The Times and Democrat|title=Tigers score 21–2 victory over Deacs|date=October 18, 1964|accessdate=January 20, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
| October 24 |at| Maryland|Byrd Stadium| College Park, MD | W 21–17 |22,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-observer-deacons-rally-nip/139188130/|work=The News and Observer|title=Deacons' rally nips Maryland|date=October 25, 1964|accessdate=January 20, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
| October 31 |at| Memphis State
| November 7 || Duke|Bowman Gray Stadium| Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)| W 20–7 |17,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-progress-index-wake-forest-piccolo/139187106/|work=The Progress-Index|title=Wake Forest, Piccolo turn back Duke, 20–7|date=November 8, 1964|accessdate=January 20, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
| November 14 |at| South Carolina|Carolina Stadium| Columbia, SC | L 13–23 |21,963|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/rocky-mount-telegram-reeves-sparks-south/139190362/|work=The Rocky Mount Telegram|title=Reeves sparks South Carolina over WF, 23–13|date=November 15, 1964|accessdate=January 20, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
| November 20 || NC State|Bowman Gray Stadium| Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)| W 27–13 |17,300|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/johnson-city-press-piccolo-led-demons-to/139185612/|work=Johnson City Press-Chronicle|title=Piccolo-led Demons top Wolfpack|date=November 21, 1964|accessdate=January 20, 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 | John Mackovic | 89/195 | 1,340 |
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| Rushing | Brian Piccolo | 252 | 1,044 |
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| Receiving | Richard Cameron | 29 | 410 |
References
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