1941 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

The 1941 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1941 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Peahead Walker, the team compiled a 5–5–1 record (4–2–1 against conference opponents), finished seventh in the Southern Conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 218 to 168.[1]

1941 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference	Southern Conference
1941 record	5–5–1 (4–2–1 Southern)
Head coach	Peahead Walker (5th season)

1941 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Duke $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
South Carolina	4	–	0	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Clemson	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
William & Mary	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
VMI	4	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
VPI	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Wake Forest	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
NC State	3	–	4	–	2			4	–	5	–	2
Furman	2	–	3	–	2			3	–	4	–	2
Washington and Lee	1	–	2	–	2			1	–	6	–	2
North Carolina	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Maryland	1	–	2	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Davidson	1	–	5	–	2			1	–	6	–	3
The Citadel	0	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
George Washington	0	–	4	–	1			1	–	7	–	1
Richmond	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Guard Carl Givler was selected by both the Associated Press and United Press as a first-team player on the 1941 All-Southern Conference football team.[2][3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 21	at Camp Davis*	Holly Ridge, NC	W 65–0		[4]
September 27	at Duke	Duke Stadium Durham NC	L 14–43	13,500	[5]
October 4	at Furman	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	W 52–13	8,000	[6]
October 11	at South Carolina	Columbia, SC	T 6–6	10,000	[7]
October 18	at NC State	Raleigh, NC	W 7–0	15,000	[8]
October 25	North Carolina	Groves Stadium Wake Forest, NC	W 13–0		[9]
November 1	at Marshall*	Huntington, WV	L 6–16	10,000	[10]
November 8	at Boston College*	Alumni Field Chestnut Hill, MA	L 6–26	13,446	[11]
November 15	at Clemson	Riggs Field Clemson, SC	L 0–29	11,000	[12]
November 20	at George Washington	Washington, D.C.	W 42–0	5,000	[13]
November 29	Texas Tech*	Charlotte, NC	L 6–25	7,000	[14]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1941 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
2. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3903933/all_southern_conference_team_paced_by/
3. "All-Southern Conference Team". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 29, 1941. p. 9.
4. "Deacon Mentor Pleased With Opening Game". The Asheville Citizen. September 22, 1941. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Wake Forest Swamped By Blue Devils, 43-14". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 28, 1941. pp. D1, D3 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Scoop Latimer (October 5, 1941). "Wake Forest Routs Crippled Furman Team, 52-13". Greenville News. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Alderman Duncan (October 12, 1941). "Carolina Birds And Wake Forest Deacons Finish 6-All: Both Elevens Score By The Passing Route". The Greenville News. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Frank B. Gilbreth (October 19, 1941). "Perry Canters Over Goal For Deacon Victory". The High Point Enterprise. p. 9A – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Deacons Defeat Uncoordinated Tar Heels, 13-0". The Daily Tar Heel. October 26, 1941 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Marshall Chalks Up Decision Over Wake Forest, 16-0". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 2, 1941. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Deacons Put Up Hard Fight In Losing To Boston College, 26-6". Asheville Citizen Times. November 9, 1941. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Anthony Foy (November 16, 1941). "Tigers Flash Might To Whip Wake Forest, 29-0: Payne, Butler Pace Bengals Over Deacons". The Greenville News. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Cline Is Star Of Deacons' Win Over Colonials, 42-0". The Asheville Citizen. November 21, 1941. p. 21.
14. "Wake Forest Falls Before Raiders, 35-6". Austin American-Statesman. November 30, 1941. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.