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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  <-- 1944 <- 1945 -> 1946 --> 2024

1945 Season Highlights
 Douglas Clyde Pea Head Walker enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Wake Forest.
 
1945 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ Tennessee  6   7   L       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Army  0   54   L       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Duke  19   26   L       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ North Carolina State  19   18   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Presbyterian  53   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ North Carolina  14   13   W       
 Thu., Nov. 22  vs. South Carolina  13   13   T    @ Charlotte, NC   
 Sat., Dec. 1  @ Clemson  13   6   W       
 Tue., Jan. 1   South Carolina  26   14   W    @ Jacksonville, FL   Gator Bowl
 
1945 Season Totals
  Record5-3 -1
  Points Scored163
  Scoring Average18.1
  Points Allowed151
  Defense Average16.8
  Opponents Record41-25
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record1-1 -1
  Away Record3-2
1945 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
19 4-3-1 AP
  
1945 Southern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Clemson 6-3-121173   Frank Howard
Duke 6-2229114   Edmund M. Eddie Cameron
Maryland 6-2-1219105   Paul W. Bear Bryant
North Carolina 5-5113149   Carl G. Snavely
Wake Forest 5-3-1163151Won  26-14  Douglas Clyde Pea Head Walker
North Carolina State 3-6131144   Beattie Feathers
South Carolina 2-4-3113192Lost  14-26  John D. McMillan
Virginia Tech 2-678150   Henry Macauley Mac McEver

1945 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1945 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 first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.