Jump to content

1944 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

1944 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record8–1 (6–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainElmer Barbour
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Duke $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Wake Forest 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Clemson 3 – 1 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
NC State 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
William & Mary 2 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 1
Maryland 1 – 1 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
South Carolina 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 2
VMI 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
North Carolina 0 – 3 – 1 1 – 7 – 1
Richmond 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1944 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Peahead Walker, the team compiled an 8–1 record and finished in second place in the Southern Conference.[1]

Schedule

[edit]
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at North Carolina
W 7–013,000[2]
September 29at Georgia*
W 14–78,500[3]
October 7Maryland
W 39–02,000[4]
October 14vs. VMINo. 17
W 38–79,000[5]
October 21at NC State
W 21–78,000–11,000[6]
October 27at Miami (FL)*No. 18
W 27–018,232[7]
November 4ClemsondaggerNo. 17
  • Groves Stadium
  • Wake Forest, NC
W 13–74,000[8]
November 11at No. 20 DukeNo. 12
L 0–3435,000[9]
November 23vs. South Carolina
W 19–138,500[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

[edit]
See also: 1944 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP17—181712 (1)————

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "1944 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "Wake Forest Deacons Beat Tar Heels, 7-0, In Opener". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 24, 1944. p. IV-15 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Jack Troy (September 30, 1944). "14-7 In Rain: 8,500 See Georgia Bow To Deacons". The Atlanta Constitution. pp. 1, 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Deacons Wallop Maryland, 39-0". The Miami News. October 8, 1944. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Deacons conquer Dominion Cadets". The News and Observer. October 15, 1944. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Wake Forest defeats scrappy State eleven, 21–7". The Sunday Star-News. October 22, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Guy Butler (October 28, 1944). "18,232 Shivering Fans See Deacons Run Over U. Miami". The Miami News. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Deacons Win, 6-0, Over Clemson". The Pittsburgh Press. November 5, 1944. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Spoilers of Southland: Duke Ends Another Perfect Record". The Pittsburgh Press. November 12, 1944. p. 32.
  10. ^ "Wake Forest Edges Carolina, 19-13". The Greenville News. November 24, 1944. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
Retrieved from "http://en.wiki.x.io/w/index.php?title=1944_Wake_Forest_Demon_Deacons_football_team&oldid=1192474979"