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American college football season
The 1950 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an
American football team that represented
Wake Forest University during the
1950 college football season. In its 14th and final season under head coach
Peahead Walker, the team compiled a 6–1–2 record and finished in fourth place in the
Southern Conference.
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 22 | at
Boston College* | | | T 7–7 | 12,324 |
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September 30 |
Richmond | | | W 43–0 | 8,000 |
[3]
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October 7 | at
William & Mary | | | W 47–0 | 12,000 |
[4]
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October 14 | at
North Carolina | | | W 13–7 | 43,500 |
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October 21 |
George Washington | No. 19 | - Groves Stadium
- Wake Forest, NC
| W 13–7 | 10,000 |
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October 28 | vs. No. 16
Clemson | No. 17 | | L 12–13 | 22,000 |
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November 11 | at
Duke | | | W 13–7 | 25,000 |
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November 18 |
NC State | No. 16 | - Groves Stadium
- Wake Forest, NC (
rivalry)
| T 6–6 | 18,000 |
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November 25 | at
South Carolina | | | W 14–7 | 14,000 |
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- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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Team leaders
Category |
Team Leader |
Att/Cth |
Yds
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Passing |
Ed Kissell |
36/70 |
436
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Rushing |
Bill Miller |
178 |
721
|
Receiving |
Jack Lewis |
15 |
195
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References
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"1950 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
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^ Jerry Nason.
"B.C. Eleven Ties Wake Forest, 7-7, Before 12,324". The Boston Globe. pp. 1, 6 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Coach Walker's Surging Deacons Trample Richmond Eleven, 43-0". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 1, 1950. p. D1 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Charles Karmosky.
"Wake Forest Routs W&M, 47-0: Deacons Hand Indians Worst Loss Since '23". Daily Press (Newport News, VA). pp. C1, C4 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Wake Forest Staggers Tar Heels, 13-7: Students Are Injured In Goal Post Riot After Game Here". The Daily Tar Heel. p. 1 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Reese Hart (October 22, 1950).
"Deacons Pressed To Beat George Washington, 13-0". Asheville Citizen-Times. pp. D1, D2 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Al Geremonte (October 29, 1950).
"Tigers Nose Deacons; Clemson Wins By Margin of 13-12". Asheville Citizen-Times. pp. D1, D4 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Bill Rumfelt (November 12, 1950).
"Wake Forest Beats Duke; Miller, Kissell Engineer Wake Forest Win". The Rocky Mount Sunday Telegram. p. 7 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Bill Currie (November 19, 1950).
"Deacons Tie State; Deadlock of 6-6 End Of Battle". The High Point Enterprise. pp. 1D, 4D – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Wake Forest takes South Carolina". The Rocky Mount Telegram. November 26, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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