1944 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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]

1944 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1944 record8–1 (6–1 Southern)
Head coachPeahead Walker (8th season)
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
1944 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
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 14VMIGreensboro, NCW 38–7
October 21at NC StateRaleigh, NC (rivalry)W 21–7
October 27at Miami (FL)*
  • Burdine Stadium
  • Miami, FL
W 27–018,232[5]
November 4Clemson
  • Groves Stadium
  • Wake Forest, NC
W 13–74,000[6]
November 11at No. 20 DukeDurham, NCL 0–3435,000[7]
November 23vs. South Carolina
  • Carolina Stadium
  • Charlotte, NC
W 19–138,500[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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References

  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. Guy Butler (October 28, 1944). "18,232 Shivering Fans See Deacons Run Over U. Miami". The Miami News. p. 6 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Deacons Win, 6-0, Over Clemson". The Pittsburgh Press. November 5, 1944. p. 32 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Spoilers of Southland: Duke Ends Another Perfect Record". The Pittsburgh Press. November 12, 1944. p. 32.
  8. "Wake Forest Edges Carolina, 19-13". The Greenville News. November 24, 1944. p. 19 via Newspapers.com.
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