1952 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

1952 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
1952 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	5–4–1 (5–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Tom Rogers (2nd season);
Captain	Jack Lewis
Home stadium	Groves Stadium
	Seasons ← 1951 1953 →

The 1952 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1952 college football season. In their second season under head coach Tom Rogers, the Demon Deacons compiled a 5–4–1 record and finished in a tie for second place in the Southern Conference with a 5–1 record against conference opponents.^[1]

1952 Southern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 16 Duke $	5	–	0	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Wake Forest	5	–	1	–	0	5	–	4	–	1
West Virginia	5	–	1	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
William & Mary	4	–	1	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
George Washington	4	–	2	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
VPI	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Furman	2	–	2	–	1	6	–	3	–	1
Washington and Lee	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
VMI	2	–	3	–	1	3	–	6	–	1
NC State	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
South Carolina	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
North Carolina	1	–	2	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
The Citadel	1	–	3	–	1	3	–	5	–	1
Davidson	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
Richmond	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	9	–	0
Maryland †			–			7	–	2	–	0
Clemson †			–			2	–	6	–	1

$ – Conference champion † League sanctions prevented Maryland and Clemson from conference participation Rankings from AP Poll

End Jack Lewis was selected by the United Press as a first-team player on the 1952 All-Southern Conference football team.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20		at Baylor*	Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	L 14–17	16,000	^[3]
September 27		at William & Mary	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	W 28–21	13,000	^[4]
October 4		vs. Boston College*	Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	T 7–7	11,000	^[5]
October 11		at No. 14 Villanova*	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 0–20	10,000	^[6]
October 18		at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	W 9–7	30,000	^[7]
November 1		NC State	Groves Stadium Wake Forest, NC (rivalry)	W 21–6	12,000	^[8]
November 8		at TCU*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 9–27	12,000	^[9]
November 15	2:00 p.m.	Duke	Groves Stadium Wake Forest, NC (rivalry)	L 7–14	14,000	^[10]^[11]^[12]
November 22		at Furman	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	W 28–0	10,000	^[13]
November 29	2:00 p.m.	vs. South Carolina	Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	W 39–14	6,000	^[14]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Category	Team Leader	Att/Cth	Yds
Passing	Sonny George	66/142	868
Rushing	Bruce Hillenbrand	89	413
Receiving	Jack Lewis	30	438