1939 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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1939 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–3 (3–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainRupert Pate
Home stadiumGore Field
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Duke $ 5 0 0 8 1 0
No. 12 Clemson 4 0 0 9 1 0
William & Mary 2 0 1 6 2 1
North Carolina 5 1 0 8 1 1
VMI 3 1 1 6 3 1
Richmond 3 1 1 7 1 2
Furman 3 3 0 5 4 0
Wake Forest 3 3 0 7 3 0
NC State 2 4 0 2 8 0
Washington and Lee 1 2 0 3 4 1
South Carolina 1 3 0 3 6 1
VPI 1 4 1 4 5 1
Davidson 1 7 0 2 7 0
Maryland 0 1 0 2 7 0
The Citadel 0 4 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1939 college football season. In its third season under head coach Peahead Walker, the team compiled a 7–3 record and finished in a tie for sixth place in the Southern Conference.[1]

Wake Forest tackle Ruppert Pate was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on the 1939 All-Southern Conference football team.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16 8:00 p.m.vs. Elon*W 34–08,000[3]
September 23 South Carolina
W 19–710,000
September 30 at North CarolinaL 6–3618,000
October 6 at Miami (FL)*W 33–020,100
October 14 at NC StateW 32–015,000
October 21 Western Maryland*
  • Gore Field
  • Wake Forest, NC
W 66–07,000
October 28 at No. 12 DukeL 0–616,000
November 4 at Marshall*W 14–138,000[4]
November 11 at ClemsonL 7–2012,000
November 30 vs. DavidsonW 46–710,000[5][6]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1939 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "All Southern Loop Team Is Listed by AP". Panama City Pilot. December 1, 1939. p. 3.
  3. ^ McKevlin, Anthony J. (September 16, 1939). "Deacons Meet Elon Tonight In Opener of Grid Season". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 8. Retrieved May 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. ^ "Deciding Point Does Little Jig". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. November 5, 1939. p. 12. Retrieved May 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. ^ Miller, Sam (December 1, 1939). "John Polanski Features Attack". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 25. Retrieved May 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. ^ Miller, Sam (December 1, 1939). "Demon Deacs Bowl Over 'Cats By 46-7 (continued)". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 26. Retrieved May 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.