1964 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

1964 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1964 record	5–5 (4–3 ACC)
Head coach	Bill Tate (1st year)

1964 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
NC State $	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Duke	3	–	2	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Maryland	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
North Carolina	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Wake Forest	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
South Carolina	2	–	3	–	1			3	–	5	–	2
Clemson	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Virginia	1	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1964 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1964 college 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).^[2]

Three Wake Forest players received first-team All-ACC honors from the Associated Press. They were fullback Brian Piccolo, quarterback John Mackovic, and end Richard Cameron.^[3] Piccolo was a unanimous selection for the all-conference team,^[3] and was also selected as a first-team All-American by Football News.^[4][5] Piccolo set three ACC records in 1964 with 1,044 rushing yards, 111 points scored, and 17 touchdowns.^[3] Piccolo also led the nation in 1964 in rushing yards, rushing touchdowns, and points scored. Mackovic led the Demon Deacons with 1,340 passing yards while completing 89 of 195 passes. Cameron caught 29 passes for 410 yards.^[6]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Location	Result
09/19/1964*	at Virginia	Charlottesville, VA	W 31-21
09/26/1964	Virginia Tech	Roanoke, VA	W 38-21
10/03/1964*	at UNC	Chapel Hill, NC	L 0-23
10/10/1964	at Vanderbilt	Nashville, TN	L 6-9
10/17/1964*	Clemson	Winston-Salem, NC	L 2-21
10/24/1964*	at Maryland	College Park, MD	W 21-17
10/31/1964	at Memphis State	Memphis, TN	L 14-23
11/07/1964*	Duke	Winston-Salem, NC	W 20-7
11/14/1964*	at South Carolina	Columbia, SC	L 13-23
11/20/1964*	NC State	Winston-Salem, NC	W 27-13

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

1. "1964 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
2. "1964 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
3. "Fishman, Piccolo On All-ACC Team". Cumberland Evening Times. November 27, 1964. pp. 40–41.
4. "More Honors: FN releases 33-man team". The Freso Bee. 1964-11-24.referenced April 3, 2009.
5. 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.
6. "1964 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 26, 2015.