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1939 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1939
teamWake Forest Demon Deacons
sportfootball
conferenceSouthern Conference
short_confSoCon
record7–3
conf_record3–3
head_coachPeahead Walker
hc_year3rd
captainRupert Pate
stadiumGore Field

The 1939 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1939 college football season. In its third season under head coach Peahead Walker, the team compiled a 7–3 record and finished in a tie for sixth place in the Southern Conference.

Wake Forest tackle Ruppert Pate was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on the 1939 All-Southern Conference football team.

Wake Forest was not ranked in the final AP poll, but it was ranked at No. 47 in the 1939 Williamson System ratings. and at No. 28 in the Litkenhous Ratings.

Schedule

| September 16 |8:00 p.m.|vs.| |World War Memorial Stadium| Greensboro, NC | W 34–0 |8,000|

| September 23 ||| South Carolina|Gore Field| Wake Forest, NC | W 19–7 |10,000|

| September 30 ||at| North Carolina|Kenan Memorial Stadium| Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)| L 6–36 |18,000|

| October 6 ||at| Miami (FL)|Burdine Stadium| Miami, FL | W 33–0 |20,100|

| October 14 ||at| NC State|Riddick Stadium|Raleigh, NC (rivalry)| W 32–0 |15,000|

| October 21 ||| |Gore Field| Wake Forest, NC | W 66–0 |7,000|

| October 28 ||at|No. 12 Duke|Duke Stadium| Durham, NC (rivalry)| L 0–6 |16,000|

| November 4 ||at| Marshall|Fairfield Stadium| Huntington, WV | W 14–13 |8,000|

| November 11 ||at| Clemson|Riggs Field| Clemson, SC | L 7–20 |12,000|

| November 30 ||vs| Davidson|American Legion Memorial Stadium| Charlotte, NC | W 46–7 |10,000|

References

References

  1. "1939 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
  2. (December 1, 1939). "All Southern Loop Team Is Listed by AP". Panama City Pilot.
  3. Paul Williamson. (December 8, 1941). "Texas Aggies Ranked Nation's Top". The Atlanta Constitution.
  4. E. E. Litkenhous. (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press.
  5. McKevlin, Anthony J.. (September 16, 1939). "Deacons Meet Elon Tonight In Opener of Grid Season". [[The News & Observer]].
  6. (September 24, 1939). "Demon Deacons whip Gamecocks, 19 to 7". Asheville Citizen-Times.
  7. (October 1, 1939). "North Carolina wallops Wake Forest". The State.
  8. (October 7, 1939). "Wake Forest tramples Miami eleven in opener, 33 to 0". The Palm Beach Post.
  9. (October 15, 1939). "Wake Forest beats N.C. State by 32–0". Tampa Sunday Tribune.
  10. (October 22, 1939). "Wake Forest beats W. Md. eleven, 66–0". The Baltimore Sun.
  11. (October 29, 1939). "Blue Devils down stubborn Deacons, 6–0". Asheville Citizen-Times.
  12. . (November 5, 1939). ["Deciding Point Does Little Jig"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77604932/the-news-and-observer/). *[[The News & Observer]]*.
  13. (November 12, 1939). "Clemson's Tigers claw Demon Deacons, 20–7". Florence Morning News.
  14. Miller, Sam. (December 1, 1939). "John Polanski Features Attack". [[The Charlotte Observer]].
  15. Miller, Sam. (December 1, 1939). "Demon Deacs Bowl Over 'Cats By 46-7 (continued)". [[The Charlotte Observer]].
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