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American college football season
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.
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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
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 17 |
Duquesne* | | | W 22–7 | 12,000 |
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September 24 | at
SMU* | | | L 7–13 | 51,000 |
[4]
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September 30 | at
Boston College* | | | L 7–13 | 19,156 |
[5]
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October 8 |
Georgetown* | | - Groves Stadium
- Wake Forest, NC
| L 6–12 | 5,500 |
[6]
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October 15 | at No. 6
North Carolina | | | L 14–28 | 44,000 |
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October 22 |
William & Mary | | - Groves Stadium
- Wake Forest, NC
| W 55–28 | 12,000 |
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October 29 | at
Clemson | | | W 35–21 | 19,000 |
[9]
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November 5 | at No. 16
Duke | | | W 27–7 | 35,000 |
[10]
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November 12 | at
NC State | No. 18 | | L 14–27 | 20,000 |
[11]
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November 26 | at
South Carolina | | | L 20–27 | 20,000 |
[12]
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- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked | Week |
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
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AP | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — |
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Team leaders
Category |
Team Leader |
Att/Cth |
Yds
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Passing |
Carroll Blackerby |
65/131 |
837
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Rushing |
Nub Smith |
108 |
572
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Receiving |
Red O'Quinn |
34 |
490
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References
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"1949 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
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"Tar Heels Dominate All-Southern Conf. Selections By A.P." The Index-Journal (S.C.). November 26, 1949. p. 9.
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"Deacons power to 22–7 victory over Duquesne". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 18, 1949. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Flem Hall (September 25, 1949).
"Mustangs Defeat Deacons by 13-7".
Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. II-1 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Boston College rallies to beat Deacons, 13–7". The News and Observer. October 1, 1949. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ 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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"Tarheels defeat Deacons, 28–14, Choo-Choo shines". Kingsport Times-News. October 16, 1949. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Deacons drub William and Mary, 55–28". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 23, 1949. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Wake Forest wins 35–21 thriller over Clemson". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 30, 1949. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Wake Forest smashes over Duke's Devils, 27–7". The Greenville News. November 6, 1949. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"N-C State rises high to smash Wake Forest". The Knoxville Journal. November 13, 1949. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Wake Forest upset, 20–27". The Baltimore Sun. November 27, 1949. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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