1942 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

1942 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference Southern Conference
1942 record 6–2–1 (6–1–1 Southern)
Head coach Peahead Walker (6th season)
1942 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 14 William & Mary $ 4 0 0  9 1 1
VPI 5 1 0  7 2 1
Wake Forest 6 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 Pet Preston were selected by the Associated Press as first-team players on the 1942 All-Southern Conference football team.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentLocationResult
09/26/1942*at UNCChapel Hill, NCL 0-6
10/03/1942*DukeWake Forest, NCW 20-7
10/10/1942*at FurmanGreenville, SCW 14-6
10/17/1942*at NC StateRaleigh, NCT 0-0
10/25/1942at #10 Boston CollegeBoston, MAL 0-27
10/31/1942*ClemsonWake Forest, NCW 19-6
11/07/1942*VMIWinston-Salem, NCW 28-0
11/13/1942*at George WashingtonWashington DCW 20-0
12/05/1942*South CarolinaCharlotte, NCW 33-14

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.
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