1940 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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1940 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1940 record7–3 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJimmy Ringgold
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Southern Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Clemson $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
No. 18 Duke 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Wake Forest 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
William & Mary 2 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
North Carolina 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Richmond 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
VMI 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Furman 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Washington and Lee 1 – 1 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
VPI 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
NC State 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Maryland 0 – 1 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
South Carolina 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Davidson 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
The Citadel 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1940 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Peahead Walker, the team compiled a 7–3 record and finished in third place in the Southern Conference.[1]

Wake Forest back Tony Gallovich was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on the 1940 All-Southern Conference football team.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 William Jewell*
W 79–01,500
September 28 at North Carolina
W 12–015,500
October 5 Furman
  • Groves Stadium
  • Wake Forest, NC
W 19–04,000
October 12 at Clemson
L 0–3918,000
October 19 Marshall*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Wake Forest, NC
W 31–195,000
October 26 Duke
  • Groves Stadium
  • Wake Forest, NC
L 0–2321,000
November 1 at George Washington*
W 18–010,000[3]
November 9 at NC State
W 20–1410,000
November 16 at Texas Tech*
L 7–1210,000
November 28 vs. South Carolina
W 7–69,000[4][5]
  • *Non-conference game

References[]

  1. ^ "1940 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "Duke Nabs Honors on Southern Grid Eleven". San Bernardino Sun. December 4, 1940. p. 14.
  3. ^ "Wake Forest wins, 18–0". The News and Observer. November 2, 1940. Retrieved February 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Miller, Sam (November 29, 1940). "Both Sides Almost Happy, Not Quote, After Battle Here". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 26. Retrieved May 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. ^ Miller, Sam (November 29, 1940). "Stadium Game Colorful (continued)". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 28. Retrieved May 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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