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1945 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
American college football season
American college football season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1945 |
| team | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| sport | football |
| conference | Southern Conference |
| short_conf | SoCon |
| APRank | 19 |
| record | 5–3–1 |
| conf_record | 4–1–1 |
| head_coach | Peahead Walker |
| hc_year | 9th |
| captain | Nick Sacrinty |
| stadium | Groves Stadium |
| bowl | [Gator Bowl](1946-gator-bowl) |
| bowl_result | W 26–14 vs. [South Carolina](1945-south-carolina-gamecocks-football-team) |
The 1945 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1945 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Peahead Walker, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record, finished in second place in the Southern Conference, defeated South Carolina in the first Gator Bowl game, and was ranked No. 19 in the final AP Poll.
The team defeated No. 16 Clemson in the final game of the regular season, and its three losses were to teams that were ranked in the final AP Poll: No. 1 Army, No. 13 Duke, and No. 14 Tennessee.
Five Wake Forest players were recognized the Associated Press on the 1946 All-Southern Conference football team: backs Nick Sacrinty (first team), Richard Brinkley (second team), and Nick Ognivich (third team); end John O'Quinn (third team); and guard Robert Leonetti (third team).
The team played its home games at Groves Stadium in Wake Forest, North Carolina.
Schedule
| September 29 |at| Tennessee||Shields–Watkins Field|Knoxville, TN|L 6–7|15,000|
| October 6 |at| Army||Michie Stadium|West Point, NY|L 0–54|10,000|
| October 13 || No. 13 Duke||Groves Stadium| Wake Forest, NC (rivalry)|L 19–26|20,000|
|October 20|at|NC State||Riddick Stadium|Raleigh, NC (rivalry)|W 19–18|17,000|
|November 3||||Groves Stadium|Wake Forest, NC|W 53–0|1,500|
|November 17|at|North Carolina||Kenan Memorial Stadium|Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)|W 14–13|20,000|
|November 22|vs.|South Carolina||American Legion Memorial Stadium|Charlotte, NC|T 13–13|16,000|
|December 1|at|No. 18 Clemson||Memorial Stadium|Clemson, SC|W 13–6|15,000|
|January 1, 1946|vs.|South Carolina|19|Fairfield Stadium|Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)|W 26–14|12,000|
Rankings
References
References
- "1945 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
- (December 1, 1946). "All-Southern Conference". Daily Press.
- (September 30, 1945). "Deacs look good in Knoxville tilt". The News and Observer.
- Dick Young. (October 7, 1945). "Army Eleven Levels Wake Forest by 54-0". New York Daily News.
- (October 14, 1945). "Duke beats Deacs, 26–19". The News and Observer.
- (October 21, 1945). "N.C. State bows to Wake Forest". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
- (November 4, 1945). "Wake Forest scores easily to top Presyterian, 53–0". Durham Morning Herald.
- (November 18, 1945). "Wake Forest edges out North Carolina in 14–13 thriller". The Knoxville News-Sentinel.
- (November 23, 1945). "Wake Forest held to 13–13 tie by inspired Gamecock eleven". The News and Observer.
- (December 2, 1945). "Wake Forest rally flips Clemson 13–6". The Courier-Journal.
- (January 2, 1946). "Wake Forest In 26-14 Victory In Gator Bowl: 12,000 See Deacons Win Over Gamecocks". Tampa Morning Tribune.
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