1936 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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1936 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1936 record5–4 (2–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainEd Rogers
Home stadiumGore Field
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Southern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Duke $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
North Carolina 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Furman 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
VMI 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Maryland 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Clemson 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Davidson 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Washington and Lee 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Wake Forest 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
NC State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
VPI 4 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
South Carolina 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
Richmond 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 2
Virginia 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
The Citadel 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
William & Mary 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1936 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Jim Weaver, the team compiled a 5–4 record and finished in ninth place in the Southern Conference with a 2–2 record against conference opponents.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26 vs. North Carolina
L 7–1411,000 [2][3]
October 3 at NC State
W 9–010,000
October 10 Wofford*
W 32–02,000
October 16 Clemson
  • Gore Field
  • Wake Forest, NC
W 6–02,000
October 23 at George Washington*
L 12–1318,000
October 31 Presbyterian* Wake Forest, NC W 19–03,000
November 7 No. 15 Duke
  • Gore Field
  • Wake Forest, NC
L 0–2010,000
November 13 Erskine*
  • Gore Field
  • Wake Forest, NC
W 19–62,000
November 26 at Davidson
L 6–1911,000[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1936 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. ^ Ison, Wade (September 27, 1936). "Wake Forest Falls Before N. C., 14-7". The Charlotte News. Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 1C. Retrieved May 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. ^ Ison, Wade (September 27, 1936). "North Carolina (continued)". The Charlotte News. Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 4C. Retrieved May 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. ^ "Davidson Wildcats win over Deacons". Daily Press. November 27, 1936. Retrieved February 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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