1942 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

American college football season

1942 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football

Conference| Southern Conference
Record| 6–2–1 (6–1–1 SoCon)
Head coach|

* Peahead Walker (6th season)

Captain| Pat Preston
Home stadium| Groves Stadium

Seasons

<- 1941

1943 ->

1942 Southern Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 14 William & Mary $  | 4  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 1  | - | 1
VPI | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 1
Wake Forest | 6  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 1
North Carolina | 3  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 2
Duke | 3  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
NC State | 3  | - | 1  | - | 2 |  |  | 4  | - | 4  | - | 2
Furman | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
The Citadel | 2  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0
Clemson | 2  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 1
Davidson | 2  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 1
VMI | 2  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 5  | - | 1
George Washington | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Maryland | 1  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
South Carolina | 1  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 1
Richmond | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 1
Washington and Lee | 0  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 8  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1942 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Peahead Walker, the team compiled a 6–2–1 record and finished in third place in the Southern Conference.[1]

Back John Cochran and tackle Pat Preston were selected by the Associated Press as first-team players on the 1942 All-Southern Conference football team.[2]

Wake Forest was ranked at No. 38 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[3]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 26 | at North Carolina|

* Kenan Memorial Stadium
* Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)

| L 0–6| 9,000| [4]
October 3 |  Duke|

* Groves Stadium
* Wake Forest, NC (rivalry)

| W 20–7| 7,000| [5]
October 10 | at Furman|

* Sirrine Stadium
* Greenville, SC

| W 14–6| 7,000|  [6]
October 17 | at NC State|

* Riddick Stadium
* Raleigh, NC (rivalry)

| T 0–0| 12,000| [7]
October 24 | at No. 10 Boston College*|

* Fenway Park
* Boston, MA

| L 0–27| 20,000|  [8][9]
October 31 |  Clemson|

* Groves Stadium
* Wake Forest, NC

| W 19–6| 4,500| [10]
November 7 | vs. VMI|

* Bowman Gray Stadium
* Winston-Salem, NC

| W 28–0| 6,000|  [11]
November 13 | at George Washington|

* Griffith Stadium
* Washington, DC

| W 20–0|  |  [12]
November 26 | vs. South Carolina|

* American Legion Memorial Stadium
* Charlotte, NC

| W 33–14| 8,500| [13]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## References

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1. ^ "1942 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
2. ^ "Guard Ramsey of W. and M. Turns Best Job in Southern Conference". The Index-Journal, Greenwood, SC. December 1, 1942. p. 3.
3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Carolina ends Wake Forest's stretch, 6–0". Daily Press. September 27, 1942. Retrieved December 22, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Wake Forest upsets Duke eleven, 20–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 4, 1942. Retrieved December 22, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Deacons score on aerials to turn back Furman, 14–6". The News and Observer. October 11, 1942. Retrieved September 12, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "N.C. State ties Wake Forest, 0–0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 18, 1942. Retrieved December 22, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ O'Leary, Steve (October 25, 1942). "Deacons Blanked By Boston Array". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. Associated Press. p. 11. Retrieved May 13, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
9. ^ O'Leary, Steve (October 25, 1942). "Baptists Beaten In Boston Battle". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. Associated Press. p. 12. Retrieved May 13, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
10. ^ "Demon Deacons overtake Clemson to win 19 to 6". The Wilmington Morning Star. November 1, 1942. Retrieved December 22, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Wake Forest dominates play to beat V.M.I., 28–0". The Charlotte Observer. November 8, 1942. Retrieved January 3, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Deacs win, 20–0, in night contest". The News and Observer. November 14, 1942. Retrieved February 14, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "Cochran ace in 33–14 Deacon win". The Charlotte Observer. November 27, 1942. Retrieved December 22, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.

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Wake Forest Demon Deacons football

Venues|

* Gore Field (1922–1939)
* Groves Stadium (1940–1955)
* Bowman Gray Stadium (1956–1967)
* Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium (1968–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Tobacco Road
* North Carolina
* NC State

Culture & lore|

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* WakeyLeaks
* The 5th Quarter

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