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1946 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1946
teamWake Forest Demon Deacons
sportfootball
conferenceSouthern Conference
short_confSoCon
record6–3
conf_record2–3
head_coachPeahead Walker
hc_year10th
captainGame captains
stadiumGroves Stadium

The 1946 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1946 college football season. In its tenth season under head coach Peahead Walker, the team compiled a 6–3 record and finished in a tie for tenth place in the Southern Conference.

Wake Forest quarterback Nick Sacrinty ranked seventh nationally with 822 passing yards and fourth with 12 interceptions. End Red O'Quinn ranked third nationally with 29 pass receptions.

Wake Forest was ranked at No. 34 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.

Schedule

| September 27 |at| Boston College| |Braves Field| Boston, MA | W 12-6 |38,500|

| October 4 |at| Georgetown||Griffith Stadium|Washington, DC | W 19-6 | 15,837 |

| October 12 || Clemson||Groves Stadium| Wake Forest, NC | W 19-7 |9,000|

| October 19 || NC State||Groves Stadium| Wake Forest, NC (rivalry)| L 6-14 |22,000|

| October 26 |at| No. 4 Tennessee||Shields–Watkins Field| Knoxville, TN | W 19-6 |25,000|

| November 1 |at| Chattanooga|12|Chamberlain Field| Chattanooga, TN | W 32-14 |9,000|

| November 9 |at| Duke|13|Duke Stadium| Durham, NC (rivalry)| L 0-13 |25,000|

| November 16 |at| No. 15 North Carolina||Kenan Memorial Stadium| Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry) | L 14-28 |30,000|

| November 28 |vs| South Carolina||American Legion Memorial Stadium| Charlotte, NC | W 35-0 |17,000|

Rankings

After the season

The 1947 NFL draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Demon Deacons were selected.

27248Otis SacrintyBackWashington Redskins

References

References

  1. "1946 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
  2. (1947). "The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947". A.S. Barnes and Company.
  3. (1947). "The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947". A.S. Barnes and Company.
  4. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous. (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel.
  5. Jerry Nason. (September 28, 1946). "Wake Forest Baffles Boston College, 12 to 6". The Boston Globe.
  6. Edson, Arthur L.. (October 5, 1946). "Deacons Collect Second Straight". [[The News & Observer]].
  7. Ralph Howland. (October 13, 1946). "Wake Forest sweeps to 19-7 Victory Over Clemson: Sacrinty Brothers Share Honors With Brinkley As Deacs Win Third Straight". Asheville Citizen-Times.
  8. Dick Herbert. (October 20, 1946). "State Checks Deacs, 14-6: Wolfpack Takes Fourth Triumph; State Gets Both Touchdowns On Passes to Remain in Undefeated Ranks". The News and Observer.
  9. (October 27, 1946). "Wake Forest dumps Tennessee from ranks of unbeaten, untied teams by score of 19 to 6". Messenger-Inquirer.
  10. (November 2, 1946). "Wake Forest wins, 32–14". The News and Observer.
  11. Jack Horner. (November 10, 1946). "Duke Finds Range To Beat Wake Forest By 13-0: Mulligan And Long Score In Decisive Blue Devil Victory". The Herald-sun.
  12. Bob Goldwater. (November 17, 1946). "Passes Bring Tar Heels Victory Over Deacons: Carolina Turns Back Tough Wake Forest Eleven 26-14; Justice's Running, Pupa's Passing Spark Attack As Snavelymen Gain Sixth Triumph". The Daily Tar Heel.
  13. Herbert, Dick. (November 29, 1946). "Capacity Crowd Watches Contest". [[The News & Observer]].
  14. Herbert, Dick. (November 29, 1946). "Wake Forest Romps At Charlotte Grid (continued)". [[The News & Observer]].
  15. "1947 NFL Draft Listing".
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