1942 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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1942 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1942 record6–2–1 (5–1–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainPat Preston
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
Seasons
← 1941
1943 →
1942 Southern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 William & Mary $ 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 1
VPI 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Wake Forest 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
North Carolina 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 2
Duke 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
NC State 3 – 1 – 2 4 – 4 – 2
Furman 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
The Citadel 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Clemson 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Davidson 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
VMI 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
George Washington 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Maryland 1 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
South Carolina 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
Richmond 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
Washington and Lee 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1942 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Peahead Walker, the team compiled a 6–2–1 record and finished in third place in the Southern Conference.[1]

Back John Cochran and tackle Pat Preston were selected by the Associated Press as first-team players on the 1942 All-Southern Conference football team.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26 at North Carolina
L 0–69,000
October 3 Duke
W 20–77,000
October 10 at Furman
W 14–67,000
October 17 at NC State
T 0–015,000
October 24 at No. 10 Boston College*
L 0–2720,000 [3][4]
October 31 Clemson
  • Groves Stadium
  • Wake Forest, NC
W 19–64,500
November 7 VMI Winston-Salem, NC W 28–06,000 [5]
November 13 at George Washington
W 20–0 [6]
November 26 South Carolina
W 33–148,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1942 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "Guard Ramsey of W. and M. Turns Best Job in Southern Conference". The Index-Journal, Greenwood, SC. December 1, 1942. p. 3.
  3. ^ O'Leary, Steve (October 25, 1942). "Deacons Blanked By Boston Array". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. Associated Press. p. 11. Retrieved May 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. ^ O'Leary, Steve (October 25, 1942). "Baptists Beaten In Boston Battle". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. Associated Press. p. 12. Retrieved May 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. ^ "Wake Forest dominates play to beat V.M.I., 28–0". The Charlotte Observer. November 8, 1942. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Deacs win, 20–0, in night contest". The News and Observer. November 14, 1942. Retrieved February 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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