Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 19 | | at Florida State* | | W 22–20 | 19,300 | [4]
|
September 27 | | Virginia Tech* | | W 27–18 | 9,000 | [5]
|
October 3 | | at Tulane* | | L 0–6 | 18,000 | [6]
|
October 10 | | at Maryland | | W 10–7 | 21,000 | [7]
|
October 17 | | at NC State | | W 17–14 | 16,000 | [8]
|
October 24 | | North Carolina | - Bowman Gray Stadium
- Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
| L 19–21 | 19,000 | [9]
|
October 31 | | Virginia | - Bowman Gray Stadium
- Winston-Salem, NC
| W 34–12 | 7,500 | [10]
|
November 14 | | at Duke | | L 15–27 | 25,000 | [11]
|
November 21 | | at No. 19 Clemson | | L 31–33 | 34,000 | [12]
|
November 28 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. South Carolina | | W 43–20 | 12,600 | [13]
|
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
|
Category |
Team Leader |
Att/Cth |
Yds
|
Passing |
Norm Snead |
82/191 |
1,361
|
Rushing |
Neil MacLean |
105 |
373
|
Receiving |
Bobby Allen |
25 |
462
|
- ^ "1959 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ^ ""Home-Grown" All-ACC Team Picked By Associated Press". The Progress-Index. December 2, 1959. p. 24.
- ^ a b "Clemson Puts Four on All-ACC Selection". Statesville Record & Landmark. December 2, 1959. p. 17.
- ^ "Snead's passes lead Deacons by FSU, 22–10". The Orlando Sentinel. September 20, 1959. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Deacs edge VPI, 27–18". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 27, 1959. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tulane hands Deacs first defeat, 6 to 0". The News and Observer. October 4, 1959. Retrieved September 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Snead passes Deacs over Maryland, 10–7". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 11, 1959. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Snead scores one, sets up clincher". Daily Press. October 18, 1959. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "North Carolina staves off Wake Forest". The Chattanooga Times. October 25, 1959. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Deacs top Virginia". The Greenville News. November 1, 1959. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke racks up 27–15 win over Wake Forest". Beckley Post-Herald & The Raleigh Register. November 15, 1959. Retrieved January 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers downs Deacs". Florence Morning News. November 22, 1959. Retrieved January 18, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Green, Ronald (November 27, 1959). "Snead's Arm Give Wake TD Edge Here". The Charlotte News. Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 6. Retrieved May 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .