1949 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

1949 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference Southern Conference
1949 record 4–6 (3–3 Southern)
Head coach Peahead Walker (13th season)
1949 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

DateOpponentLocationResult
09/17/1949DuquesneWake Forest, NCW 22-7
09/24/1949at SMUUniversity Park, TXL 7-13
09/30/1949at Boston CollegeChestnut Hill, MAL 7-13
10/08/1949GeorgetownWake Forest, NCL 6-12
10/15/1949*at #6 UNCChapel Hill, NCL 14-28
10/22/1949*William & MaryWake Forest, NCW 55-28
10/29/1949*at ClemsonClemson, SCW 35-2
11/05/1949*at DukeDurham, NCW 27-7
11/12/1949*at NC StateRaleigh, NCL 14-27
11/26/1949*at South CarolinaColumbia, SCL 20-27

Team leaders

CategoryTeam LeaderAtt/CthYds
PassingCarroll Blackerby65/131837
RushingNub Smith108572
ReceivingRed O'Quinn34490

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.
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