1948 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football | |
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Dixie Bowl, L 7–20 vs. Baylor | |
Conference | Southern Conference |
Ranking | |
AP | No. 20 |
Record | 6–4 (5–2 SoCon) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Bernie Hanula |
Home stadium | Groves Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Clemson $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 North Carolina | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 William & Mary | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Wake Forest | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington and Lee | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Washington | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VPI | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1948 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1948 college football season. In its 12th season under head coach Peahead Walker, the team compiled a 6–4 record, finished in fifth place in the Southern Conference, and lost to Baylor in the 1949 Dixie Bowl.[1]
Back Bill Gregus and end John O'Quinn were selected by the Associated Press as first-team players on the 1948 All-Southern Conference football team.[2][3]
Wake Forest was ranked at No. 39 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[4]
Schedule
[edit]Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 18 | 3:00 p.m. | George Washington* | W 27–13 | 10,000 | [5][6] | ||||
September 24 | at Boston College* | L 9–26 | 26,302 | [7] | |||||
October 2 | at William & Mary | W 21–12 | 16,000 | [8] | |||||
October 9 | No. 2 North Carolina |
| L 6–28 | 27,000 | [9] | ||||
October 16 | 8:30 p.m. | at Duquesne* | W 41–15 | 6,549 | [10] | ||||
October 30 | NC State |
| W 34–13 | 22,330 | [11] | ||||
November 6 | at Duke | No. 18 | W 27–7 | 20,000 | [12] | ||||
November 13 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 10 Clemson | No. 19 | L 14–21 | 20,000 | [13] | |||
November 25 | at South Carolina | W 38–0 | 18,000 | [14] | |||||
January 1, 1949 | Baylor* | No. 20 | L 7–20 | 20,000 | [15][16] | ||||
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Rankings
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
AP | — | — | — | — | 18 | 19 | — | — | 20 |
References
[edit]- ^ "1948 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ^ "Maryland Places Krouse On Team". The Morning Herald, Hagerstown. November 30, 1948. p. 10.
- ^ "In Memoriam: Deacs Who Passed in 2016".
- ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wake Forest's T Will Be Unveiled". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. September 18, 1948. p. 9. Retrieved May 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Deacons introduce T defeating George Washington, 27–13". The News and Observer. September 19, 1948. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Boston College wins, 26–9, over Wake Forest". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 24, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wake Forest upsets William and Mary, 21 to 12". The Greenville News. October 3, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N.C. gridders win by 28–6". The Baltimore Sun. October 10, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duquesne, Wake Forest Clash in Night Game". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 16, 1948. p. 10. Retrieved May 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Wake Forest opens fast, tops N.C. State 34–13". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 31, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wake Forest defeats Duke, 27 to 20, in scoring duel". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 7, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Deacs Seek To Maintain Peak Against Clemson". The Morning News. Florence, South Carolina. November 13, 1948. p. 6. Retrieved May 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Wake Forest wallops South Carolina, 38–0". The News and Observer. November 26, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor Bears stop Deacons". The Charlotte Observer. January 2, 1949. Retrieved April 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Baylor grabs 20–7 victory over Deacons". The Birmingham News. January 2, 1949. Retrieved April 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.