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1964 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1964
team	Wake Forest Demon Deacons
sport	football
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

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).

Three players received first-team All-ACC honors from the Associated Press: fullback Brian Piccolo, quarterback John Mackovic, and end Richard Cameron. Piccolo was a unanimous selection for the all-conference team, He set three ACC records in 1964 with 1,044 rushing yards, 111 points scored, and 17 touchdowns. He was named the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Player of the Year, yet went unselected in both the AFL and NFL drafts. Mackovic led the Demon Deacons with 1,340 passing yards while completing 89 of 195 passes. Cameron caught 29 passes for 410 yards.

Schedule

| September 19 |at| Virginia|Scott Stadium| Charlottesville, VA | W 31–21 |14,000|

| September 26 |vs| VPI|Victory Stadium| Roanoke, VA (Harvest Bowl)| W 38–21 |21,000|

| October 3 |at| North Carolina|Kenan Memorial Stadium| Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry) | L 0–23 |39,468|

| October 10 |at| Vanderbilt|Dudley Field| Nashville, TN | L 6–9 |12,600|

| October 17 || Clemson|Bowman Gray Stadium| Winston-Salem, NC | L 2–21 |13,000|

| October 24 |at| Maryland|Byrd Stadium| College Park, MD | W 21–17 |22,000|

| October 31 |at| Memphis State|Crump Stadium|Memphis, TN | L 14–23 |14,187|

| November 7 || Duke|Bowman Gray Stadium| Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)| W 20–7 |17,000|

| November 14 |at| South Carolina|Carolina Stadium| Columbia, SC | L 13–23 |21,963|

| November 20 || NC State|Bowman Gray Stadium| Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)| W 27–13 |17,300|

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

"1964 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
(November 27, 1964). "Fishman, Piccolo On All-ACC Team". Cumberland Evening Times.
(1964-11-24). "More Honors: FN releases 33-man team". The Freso Bee.
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]]''.
(November 30, 1964). "Pro loops bypass Wake's Piccolo". Spartanburg Herald-Journal.
"1964 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Stats". Sports Reference LLC.
(September 20, 1964). "Cavaliers upset, 31–21 by Deacons". The Greenville News.
(September 27, 1964). "Deacs squelch VPI rally, rout Tech for second win". The State.
(October 4, 1964). "Tar Heels slip past Wake Forest". Corpus Christi Caller-Times.
(October 11, 1964). "Vanderbilt field goals whip WF". The Jackson Sun.
(October 18, 1964). "Tigers score 21–2 victory over Deacs". The Times and Democrat.
(October 25, 1964). "Deacons' rally nips Maryland". The News and Observer.
(November 1, 1964). "Memphis State clips Deacons in 23–14 test". Daily Press.
(November 8, 1964). "Wake Forest, Piccolo turn back Duke, 20–7". The Progress-Index.
(November 15, 1964). "Reeves sparks South Carolina over WF, 23–13". The Rocky Mount Telegram.
(November 21, 1964). "Piccolo-led Demons top Wolfpack". Johnson City Press-Chronicle.

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