1946 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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1946 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1946 record6–3 (2–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Southern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 North Carolina $ 4 – 0 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
William & Mary 7 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 18 NC State 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
South Carolina 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Duke 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Richmond 3 – 2 – 2 6 – 2 – 2
VPI 3 – 3 – 2 3 – 4 – 3
VMI 2 – 3 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
George Washington 1 – 1 – 0 4 – 3 – 0
Clemson 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Wake Forest 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Maryland 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Furman 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Washington and Lee 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Davidson 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1946 college football season. In its tenth season under head coach Peahead Walker, the team compiled a 6–3 record and finished in a tie for tenth place in the Southern Conference.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27 at Boston College*
W 12–638,500
October 4 at Georgetown*
W 19–6 15,837 [2]
October 12 Clemson
W 19–78,000
October 19 NC State
  • Groves Stadium
  • Wake Forest, NC (rivalry)
L 6–1423,000
October 26 at No. 4 Tennessee*
W 19–625,000
November 1 at Chattanooga*No. 12
W 32–149,000 [3]
November 9 at DukeNo. 13
L 0–1325,000
November 16 at No. 15 North Carolina
L 14–2830,000
November 28 vs. South Carolina
W 35–017,000 [4][5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

After the season[]

Main article: 1947 NFL Draft

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Demon Deacons were selected.[6]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
9 71 Bob Leonetti Guard Philadelphia Eagles
10 80 Ulysses Cornogg Tackle Philadelphia Eagles
18 164 Dick Brinkley Back New York Giants
19 168 Harry Dowda Defensive back Washington Redskins
27 248 Otis Sacrinty Back Washington Redskins

References[]

  1. ^ "1946 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. ^ Edson, Arthur L. (October 5, 1946). "Deacons Collect Second Straight". The News & Observer. Raleigh, N.C. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wake Forest wins, 32–14". The News and Observer. November 2, 1946. Retrieved September 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Herbert, Dick (November 29, 1946). "Capacity Crowd Watches Contest". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 13. Retrieved May 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. ^ Herbert, Dick (November 29, 1946). "Wake Forest Romps At Charlotte Grid (continued)". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 13. Retrieved May 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. ^ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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