1949 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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1949 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1949 record4–6 (3–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainEd Bradley
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Southern Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 16 North Carolina $ 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
No. 14 Maryland 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Washington and Lee 3 – 1 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Duke 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
William & Mary 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
VMI 3 – 2 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
The Citadel 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Clemson 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 2
Furman 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
South Carolina 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Wake Forest 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
George Washington 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
NC State 3 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
VPI 1 – 5 – 2 1 – 7 – 2
Richmond 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Davidson 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1949 college football season. In its 13th season under head coach Peahead Walker, the team compiled a 4–6 record and finished in a three-way tie for ninth place in the Southern Conference.[1]

Back Bill Gregus and guard Ray Cicia were selected by the Associated Press as first-team players on the 1949 All-Southern Conference football team.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17 Duquesne*
W 22–712,000
September 24 at SMU*
L 7–1351,000[3]
September 30 at Boston College*
L 7–1319,156
October 8 Georgetown*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Wake Forest, NC
L 6–125,500 [4]
October 15 at No. 6 North Carolina
L 14–2844,000
October 22 William & Mary
  • Groves Stadium
  • Wake Forest, NC
W 55–2812,000
October 29 at Clemson
W 35–2119,000
November 5 at No. 16 Duke
W 27–735,000
November 12 at NC StateNo. 18
L 14–2720,000
November 26 at South Carolina
L 20–2720,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team leaders[]

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Carroll Blackerby 65/131 837
Rushing Nub Smith 108 572
Receiving Red O'Quinn 34 490

References[]

  1. ^ "1949 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "Tar Heels Dominate All-Southern Conf. Selections By A.P." The Index-Journal (S.C.). November 26, 1949. p. 9.
  3. ^ Flem Hall (September 25, 1949). "Mustangs Defeat Deacons by 13-7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Blackman, Herman (October 9, 1949). "Tough Hoyas Whip Deacs". The News & Observer. Raleigh, N.C. sect. II, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
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