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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  <-- 1941 <- 1942 -> 1943 --> 2024
1942 Season Highlights
 Douglas Clyde Pea Head Walker enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Wake Forest.
 
1942 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 26  @ North Carolina  0   6   L       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Duke  20   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  @ Furman  14   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ North Carolina State  0   0   T       
 Sun., Oct. 25  @ Boston College  0   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Clemson  19   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Virginia Military Institute  28   0   W    @ Winston-Salem, NC   
 Fri., Nov. 13  @ George Washington  20   0   W       
 Thu., Nov. 26  vs. South Carolina  33   14   W    @ Charlotte, NC   
 
1942 Season Totals
  Record6-2 -1
  Points Scored134
  Scoring Average14.9
  Points Allowed66
  Defense Average7.3
  Opponents Record26-25
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record4-0
  Away Record2-2 -1
1942 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1942 Southern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Maryland 7-2198124   Clark D. Shaughnessy
Virginia Tech 7-2-1161114   Sumner D. Tex Tilson & Henry Macauley Mac McEver
Wake Forest 6-2-113466   Douglas Clyde Pea Head Walker
Duke 5-4-121198Won  21-0  Edmund M. Eddie Cameron
North Carolina 5-2-2149102   James M. Jim Tatum
North Carolina State 4-4-270142   Williams Doc Newton
Clemson 3-6-1100138   Frank Howard
South Carolina 1-7-146130   Rex Enright

1942 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1942 All Southern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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