1948 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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]

1948 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Dixie Bowl, L 7–20 vs. Baylor
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 20
1948 record6–4 (5–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainBernie Hanula
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
1948 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Clemson $ 5 0 011 0 0
No. 3 North Carolina 4 0 19 1 1
VMI 5 1 06 3 0
No. 17 William & Mary 5 1 17 2 2
No. 20 Wake Forest 5 2 06 4 0
Maryland 4 2 06 4 0
Duke 3 2 14 3 2
Richmond 3 3 15 3 2
Washington and Lee 2 2 04 6 0
Furman 2 4 02 6 1
George Washington 2 4 04 6 0
Davidson 2 5 03 5 1
South Carolina 1 3 03 5 0
NC State 1 4 13 6 1
VPI 0 6 10 8 1
The Citadel 0 5 02 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18 3:00 p.m. George Washington*W 27–13 10,000 [4][5]
September 24 at Boston College*L 9–2626,302
October 2 at William & MaryW 21–1217,000
October 9 No. 2 North Carolina
  • Groves Stadium
  • Wake Forest, NC (rivalry)
L 6–2827,000
October 16 8:30 p.m.at Duquesne*W 41–156,549 [6]
October 30 NC State
  • Groves Stadium
  • Wake Forest, NC (rivalry)
W 34–1322,330
November 6 at DukeNo. 18W 27–720,000
November 13 2:00 p.m. No. 10 ClemsonNo. 19L 14–2120,000 [7]
November 25 at South CarolinaW 38–018,000
January 1, 1949 Baylor*No. 20L 7–20 20,000 [8][9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1948 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. "Maryland Places Krouse On Team". The Morning Herald, Hagerstown. November 30, 1948. p. 10.
  3. "In Memoriam: Deacs Who Passed in 2016".
  4. "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 .
  5. "Deacons introduce T defeating George Washington, 27–13". The News and Observer. September 19, 1948. Retrieved February 11, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Duquesne, Wake Forest Clash in Night Game". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 16, 1948. p. 10. Retrieved May 13, 2021 via Newspapers.com .
  7. "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 .
  8. "Baylor Bears stop Deacons". The Charlotte Observer. January 2, 1949. Retrieved April 22, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Baylor grabs 20–7 victory over Deacons". The Birmingham News. January 2, 1949. Retrieved April 22, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
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