1941 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
1941 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football | |
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Conference | Southern Conference |
1941 record | 5–5–1 (4–2–1 SoCon) |
Head coach |
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Captain | Cal Givler, John Polanski |
Home stadium | Groves Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Duke $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Carolina | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Clemson | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VPI | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 2 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington and Lee | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson | 1 | – | 5 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 6 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
George Washington | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1941 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1941 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Peahead Walker, the team compiled a 5–5–1 record (4–2–1 against conference opponents), finished seventh in the Southern Conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 218 to 168.[1]
Guard Carl Givler was selected by both the Associated Press and United Press as a first-team player on the 1941 All-Southern Conference football team.[2][3]
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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September 20 | at Camp Davis* | Wilmington, NC | W 65–0 | 10,000 | [4] | ||
September 27 | at Duke | L 14–43 | 13,500 | [5] | |||
October 4 | at Furman | W 52–13 | 8,000 | [6] | |||
October 11 | at South Carolina |
| T 6–6 | 10,000 | [7] | ||
October 18 | at NC State | W 7–0 | 15,000 | [8] | |||
October 25 | North Carolina | W 13–0 | 14,000 | [9] | |||
November 1 | at Marshall* | Huntington, WV | L 6–16 | 10,000 | [10] | ||
November 8 | at Boston College* | L 6–26 | 13,446 | [11] | |||
November 15 | at Clemson | L 0–29 | 11,000 | [12] | |||
November 20 | at George Washington | W 42–0 | 5,000 | [13] | |||
November 29 | Texas Tech* |
| L 6–25 | 7,000 | [14] | ||
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References[]
- ^ "1941 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ^ "All Southern Conference Team Paced by Duke". The Delta Democrat-Times. 2 December 1941. p. 6.
- ^ "All-Southern Conference Team". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 29, 1941. p. 9.
- ^ "Deacon Mentor Pleased With Opening Game". The Asheville Citizen. September 22, 1941. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wake Forest Swamped By Blue Devils, 43-14". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 28, 1941. pp. D1, D3 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Scoop Latimer (October 5, 1941). "Wake Forest Routs Crippled Furman Team, 52-13". Greenville News. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Alderman Duncan (October 12, 1941). "Carolina Birds And Wake Forest Deacons Finish 6-All: Both Elevens Score By The Passing Route". The Greenville News. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Frank B. Gilbreth (October 19, 1941). "Perry Canters Over Goal For Deacon Victory". The High Point Enterprise. p. 9A – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Deacons Defeat Uncoordinated Tar Heels, 13-0". The Daily Tar Heel. October 26, 1941 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Marshall Chalks Up Decision Over Wake Forest, 16-0". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 2, 1941. p. 2D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Deacons Put Up Hard Fight In Losing To Boston College, 26-6". Asheville Citizen Times. November 9, 1941. p. 27 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Anthony Foy (November 16, 1941). "Tigers Flash Might To Whip Wake Forest, 29-0: Payne, Butler Pace Bengals Over Deacons". The Greenville News. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cline Is Star Of Deacons' Win Over Colonials, 42-0". The Asheville Citizen. November 21, 1941. p. 21.
- ^ "Wake Forest Falls Before Raiders, 35-6". Austin American-Statesman. November 30, 1941. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
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