1950 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

The 1950 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1950 college football season. In its 14th and final season under head coach Peahead Walker, the team compiled a 6–1–2 record and finished in fourth place in the Southern Conference.[1]

1950 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1950 record6–1–2 (6–1–1 Southern)
Head coachPeahead Walker (14th season)
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
1950 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 18 Washington and Lee $ 6 0 0  8 3 0
No. 10 Clemson 3 0 1  9 0 1
VMI 5 1 0  6 4 0
Wake Forest 6 1 1  6 1 2
Maryland 4 1 1  7 2 1
Duke 5 2 0  7 3 0
North Carolina 3 2 1  3 5 2
George Washington 4 3 0  5 4 0
NC State 4 4 1  5 4 1
William & Mary 3 3 0  4 7 0
The Citadel 2 3 0  4 6 0
South Carolina 2 4 1  3 4 2
Furman 2 4 0  2 9 1
West Virginia 1 3 0  2 8 0
Davidson 1 5 0  3 6 0
Richmond 1 8 0  2 8 0
VPI 0 8 0  0 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Boston College*T 7–712,324[2]
September 30Richmond
W 43–08,000[3]
October 7at William & Mary
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 47–012,000[4]
October 14at North CarolinaW 13–743,500[5]
October 21George WashingtonNo. 19
  • Groves Stadium
  • Wake Forest, NC
W 13–710,000[6]
October 28vs. No. 16 ClemsonNo. 17
L 12–1322,000[7]
November 11at Duke
  • Duke Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 13–725,000[8]
November 18NC StateNo. 16
  • Groves Stadium
  • Wake Forest, NC (rivalry)
T 6–618,000[9]
November 25at South Carolina Columbia, SC W 14–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team leaders

CategoryTeam LeaderAtt/CthYds
PassingEd Kissell36/70436
RushingBill Miller178721
ReceivingJack Lewis15195

References

  1. "1950 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. Jerry Nason. "B.C. Eleven Ties Wake Forest, 7-7, Before 12,324". The Boston Globe. pp. 1, 6 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Coach Walker's Surging Deacons Trample Richmond Eleven, 43-0". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 1, 1950. p. D1 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Charles Karmosky. "Wake Forest Routs W&M, 47-0: Deacons Hand Indians Worst Loss Since '23". Daily Press (Newport News, VA). pp. C1, C4 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Wake Forest Staggers Tar Heels, 13-7: Students Are Injured In Goal Post Riot After Game Here". The Daily Tar Heel. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Reese Hart (October 22, 1950). "Deacons Pressed To Beat George Washington, 13-0". Asheville Citizen-Times. pp. D1, D2 via Newspapers.com.
  7. Al Geremonte (October 29, 1950). "Tigers Nose Deacons; Clemson Wins By Margin of 13-12". Asheville Citizen-Times. pp. D1, D4 via Newspapers.com.
  8. Bill Rumfelt (November 12, 1950). "Wake Forest Beats Duke; Miller, Kissell Engineer Wake Forest Win". The Rocky Mount Sunday Telegram. p. 7 via Newspapers.com.
  9. Bill Currie (November 19, 1950). "Deacons Tie State; Deadlock of 6-6 End Of Battle". The High Point Enterprise. pp. 1D, 4D via Newspapers.com.
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