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Wake Forest Football Team History


Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Wake Forest University
 Winston-Salem, NC
Founded: 1834
Stadium: Groves Stadium
Capacity: 31,500
Colors: Gold & Black
Coach: Douglas Clyde Pea Head Walker
Conference: Southern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1949 <- 1950 -> 1951 --> 2024
1950 Season Highlights
 Douglas Clyde Pea Head Walker enters his 14th season as Head Coach at Wake Forest.
 
1950 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 22  @ Boston College  7   7   T       
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. Richmond  43   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  @ William & Mary  47   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  @ North Carolina  13   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  vs. George Washington  13   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 28  vs. Clemson  12   13   L       
 Sat., Nov. 11  @ Duke  13   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. North Carolina State  6   6   T       
 Sat., Nov. 25  @ South Carolina  14   7   W       
 
1950 Season Totals
  Record6-1 -2
  Points Scored168
  Scoring Average18.7
  Points Allowed54
  Defense Average6.0
  Opponents Record27-25
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record2-1 -1
  Away Record4-0 -1
1950 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1950 Southern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Clemson 9-0-134476Won  15-14  Frank Howard
Duke 7-3202108Won  47-6  Wallace W. Wade
Maryland 7-2-1274120   James M. Jim Tatum
Wake Forest 6-1-216854   Douglas Clyde Pea Head Walker
North Carolina State 5-4-192119   Beattie Feathers
North Carolina 3-5-2101122   Carl G. Snavely
South Carolina 3-4-2110114   Rex Enright
West Virginia 2-8163259   Arthur Pappy Lewis
Virginia Tech 0-1072430   Robert C. McNeish

1950 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1950 All Southern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.