1964 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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).^[2]

1964 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	5–5 (4–3 ACC)
Head coach	Bill Tate (1st season)
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Bowman Gray Stadium
Seasons ← 1963 1965 →

1964 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	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]

Three players received first-team All-ACC honors from the Associated Press: 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] He 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.^[6] He was named the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Player of the Year, yet went unselected in both the AFL and NFL drafts.^[7] Mackovic led the Demon Deacons with 1,340 passing yards while completing 89 of 195 passes. Cameron caught 29 passes for 410 yards.^[8]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 31–21	14,000	[9]
September 26	vs. VPI*	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (Harvest Bowl)	W 38–21	21,000	[10]
October 3	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	L 0–23	39,468	[11]
October 10	at Vanderbilt*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 6–9	12,600	[12]
October 17	Clemson	Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	L 2–21	13,000	[13]
October 24	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 21–17	22,000	[14]
October 31	at Memphis State*	Crump Stadium Memphis, TN	L 14–23	14,187	[15]
November 7	Duke	Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	W 20–7	17,000	[16]
November 14	at South Carolina	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	L 13–23	21,963	[17]
November 20	NC State	Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	W 27–13	17,300	[18]
*Non-conference game

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