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1949 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1949
team	Wake Forest Demon Deacons
sport	football
conference	Southern Conference
short_conf	SoCon
record	4–6
conf_record	3–3
head_coach	Peahead Walker
hc_year	13th
captain	Ed Bradley
stadium	Groves Stadium

The 1949 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1949 college football season. In its 13th season under head coach Peahead Walker, the team compiled a 4–6 record and finished in a three-way tie for ninth place in the Southern Conference.

Back Bill Gregus and guard Ray Cicia were selected by the Associated Press as first-team players on the 1949 All-Southern Conference football team.

Schedule

| September 17 || Duquesne||Groves Stadium| Wake Forest, NC | W 22–7 |12,000|

| September 24 |at| SMU||Cotton Bowl|Dallas, TX | L 7–13 |51,000|

| September 30 |at| Boston College||Braves Field|Boston, MA | L 7–13 |19,156|

| October 8 || Georgetown||Groves Stadium| Wake Forest, NC | L 6–12 |5,500|

| October 15 |at| No. 6 North Carolina||Kenan Memorial Stadium| Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)| L 14–28 |44,000|

| October 22 || William & Mary||Groves Stadium| Wake Forest, NC | W 55–28 |12,000|

| October 29 |at| Clemson|| Memorial Stadium | Clemson, SC | W 35–21 |19,000|

| November 5 |at| No. 16 Duke||Duke Stadium | Durham, NC (rivalry)| W 27–7 |35,000|

| November 12 |at| NC State|18|Riddick Stadium|Raleigh, NC (rivalry)| L 14–27 |20,000|

| November 26 |at| South Carolina||Carolina Stadium| Columbia, SC | L 20–27 |20,000|

Rankings

Team leaders

Category	Team Leader	Att/Cth	Yds
Passing	Carroll Blackerby	65/131	837
Rushing	Nub Smith	108	572
Receiving	Red O'Quinn	34	490

References

"1949 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
(November 26, 1949). "Tar Heels Dominate All-Southern Conf. Selections By A.P.". The Index-Journal (S.C.).
(September 18, 1949). "Deacons power to 22–7 victory over Duquesne". The Tyler Courier-Times.
Flem Hall. (September 25, 1949). "Mustangs Defeat Deacons by 13-7". [[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]].
(October 1, 1949). "Boston College rallies to beat Deacons, 13–7". The News and Observer.
Blackman, Herman. (October 9, 1949). "Tough Hoyas Whip Deacs". [[The News & Observer]].
(October 16, 1949). "Tarheels defeat Deacons, 28–14, Choo-Choo shines". Kingsport Times-News.
(October 23, 1949). "Deacons drub William and Mary, 55–28". Asheville Citizen-Times.
(October 30, 1949). "Wake Forest wins 35–21 thriller over Clemson". Asheville Citizen-Times.
(November 6, 1949). "Wake Forest smashes over Duke's Devils, 27–7". The Greenville News.
(November 13, 1949). "N-C State rises high to smash Wake Forest". The Knoxville Journal.
(November 27, 1949). "Wake Forest upset, 20–27". The Baltimore Sun.

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