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1948 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1948
teamWake Forest Demon Deacons
sportfootball
conferenceSouthern Conference
short_confSoCon
APRank20
record6–4
conf_record5–2
head_coachPeahead Walker
hc_year12th
captainBernie Hanula
stadiumGroves Stadium
bowl[Dixie Bowl](1949-dixie-bowl)
bowl_resultL 7–20 vs. [Baylor](1948-baylor-bears-football-team)

The 1948 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1948 college football season. In its 12th season under head coach Peahead Walker, the team compiled a 6–4 record, finished in fifth place in the Southern Conference, and lost to Baylor in the 1949 Dixie Bowl.

Back Bill Gregus and end John O'Quinn were selected by the Associated Press as first-team players on the 1948 All-Southern Conference football team.

Wake Forest was ranked at No. 39 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.

Schedule

| September 18 |3:00 p.m.|| George Washington||Groves Stadium| Wake Forest, NC | W 27–13 | 10,000 |

| September 24 ||at| Boston College|| Braves Field | Boston, MA | L 9–26 |26,302|

| October 2 ||at| William & Mary||Cary Field| Williamsburg, VA | W 21–12 |16,000|

| October 9 ||| No. 2 North Carolina|| Groves Stadium | Wake Forest, NC (rivalry)| L 6–28 |27,000|

| October 16 |8:30 p.m.|at| Duquesne||Forbes Field| Pittsburgh, PA | W 41–15 |6,549|

| October 30 ||| NC State||Groves Stadium| Wake Forest, NC (rivalry)| W 34–13 |22,330|

| November 6 ||at| Duke|18|Duke Stadium | Durham, NC (rivalry)| W 27–7 |20,000|

| November 13 |2:00 p.m.|| No. 10 Clemson|19|Bowman Gray Stadium| Winston-Salem, NC | L 14–21 |20,000|

| November 25 ||at| South Carolina||Carolina Stadium| Columbia, SC | W 38–0 |18,000|

| January 1, 1949 ||| Baylor|20|Legion Field| Birmingham, AL (Dixie Bowl) | L 7–20 | 20,000 |

Rankings

References

References

  1. "1948 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
  2. (November 30, 1948). "Maryland Places Krouse On Team". The Morning Herald, Hagerstown.
  3. "In Memoriam: Deacs Who Passed in 2016".
  4. (December 15, 1948). "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News.
  5. . (September 18, 1948). ["Wake Forest's T Will Be Unveiled"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77650416/the-news-and-observer/). *[[The News & Observer]]*.
  6. (September 19, 1948). "Deacons introduce T defeating George Washington, 27–13". The News and Observer.
  7. (September 24, 1948). "Boston College wins, 26–9, over Wake Forest". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
  8. (October 3, 1948). "Wake Forest upsets William and Mary, 21 to 12". The Greenville News.
  9. (October 10, 1948). "N.C. gridders win by 28–6". The Baltimore Sun.
  10. . (October 16, 1948). ["Duquesne, Wake Forest Clash in Night Game"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77664097/pittsburgh-sun-telegraph/). *[[Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph]]*.
  11. (October 31, 1948). "Wake Forest opens fast, tops N.C. State 34–13". Johnson City Press-Chronicle.
  12. (November 7, 1948). "Wake Forest defeats Duke, 27 to 20, in scoring duel". Tampa Sunday Tribune.
  13. . (November 13, 1948). ["Deacs Seek To Maintain Peak Against Clemson"](https://www.newspapers.com/clip/77664097/pittsburgh-sun-telegraph/). *[[The Morning News (American newspaper)*.
  14. (November 26, 1948). "Wake Forest wallops South Carolina, 38–0". The News and Observer.
  15. (January 2, 1949). "Baylor Bears stop Deacons". The Charlotte Observer.
  16. (January 2, 1949). "Baylor grabs 20–7 victory over Deacons". The Birmingham News.
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