1948 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1948 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Dixie Bowl, L 7–20 vs. Baylor
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 20
1948 record6–4 (5–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainBernie Hanula
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Southern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Clemson $ 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
No. 3 North Carolina 4 – 0 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
VMI 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
No. 17 William & Mary 5 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 2
No. 20 Wake Forest 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Maryland 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Duke 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Richmond 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 2
Washington and Lee 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Furman 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
George Washington 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Davidson 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
South Carolina 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
NC State 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
VPI 0 – 6 – 1 0 – 8 – 1
The Citadel 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1948 college football season. In its 12th season under head coach Peahead Walker, the team compiled a 6–4 record, finished in fifth place in the Southern Conference, and lost to Baylor in the 1949 Dixie Bowl.[1]

Back Bill Gregus and end John O'Quinn were selected by the Associated Press as first-team players on the 1948 All-Southern Conference football team.[2][3]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18 3:00 p.m. George Washington*
W 27–13 10,000 [4][5]
September 24 at Boston College*
L 9–2626,302
October 2 at William & Mary
W 21–1217,000
October 9 No. 2 North Carolina
  • Groves Stadium
  • Wake Forest, NC (rivalry)
L 6–2827,000
October 16 8:30 p.m.at Duquesne*
W 41–156,549 [6]
October 30 NC State
  • Groves Stadium
  • Wake Forest, NC (rivalry)
W 34–1322,330
November 6 at DukeNo. 18
W 27–720,000
November 13 2:00 p.m. No. 10 ClemsonNo. 19
L 14–2120,000 [7]
November 25 at South Carolina
W 38–018,000
January 1, 1949 Baylor*No. 20
L 7–20 20,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1948 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "Maryland Places Krouse On Team". The Morning Herald, Hagerstown. November 30, 1948. p. 10.
  3. ^ "In Memoriam: Deacs Who Passed in 2016".
  4. ^ "Wake Forest's T Will Be Unveiled". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. September 18, 1948. p. 9. Retrieved May 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. ^ "Deacons introduce T defeating George Washington, 27–13". The News and Observer. September 19, 1948. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Duquesne, Wake Forest Clash in Night Game". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 16, 1948. p. 10. Retrieved May 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. ^ "Deacs Seek To Maintain Peak Against Clemson". The Morning News. Florence, South Carolina. November 13, 1948. p. 6. Retrieved May 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
Retrieved from ""