1944 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

American college football season

1944 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football

Conference| Southern Conference
Record| 8–1 (6–1 SoCon)
Head coach|

* Peahead Walker (8th season)

Captain| Elmer Barbour
Home stadium| Groves Stadium

Seasons

<- 1943

1945 ->

1944 Southern Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 11 Duke $  | 4  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Wake Forest | 6  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 1  | - | 0
Clemson | 3  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
NC State | 3  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
William & Mary | 2  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 1
Maryland | 1  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 1
South Carolina | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 4  | - | 2
VMI | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 8  | - | 0
North Carolina | 0  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 1  | - | 7  | - | 1
Richmond | 0  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1944 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1944 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Peahead Walker, the team compiled an 8–1 record and finished in second place in the Southern Conference.[1]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 23| at North Carolina| |

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

| W 7–0| 13,000| [2]
September 29| at Georgia*| |

* Sanford Stadium
* Athens, GA

| W 14–7| 8,500| [3]
October 7| Maryland| |

* Groves Stadium
* Wake Forest, NC

| W 39–0| 2,000| [4]
October 14| vs. VMI| No. 17|

* World War Memorial Stadium
* Greensboro, NC

| W 38–7| 9,000| [5]
October 21| at NC State| |

* Riddick Stadium
* Raleigh, NC (rivalry)

| W 21–7| 8,000–11,000| [6]
October 27| at Miami (FL)*| No. 18|

* Burdine Stadium
* Miami, FL

| W 27–0| 18,232| [7]
November 4| Clemson| No. 17|

* Groves Stadium
* Wake Forest, NC

| W 13–7| 4,000| [8]
November 11| at No. 20 Duke| No. 12|

* Duke Stadium
* Durham, NC (rivalry)

| L 0–34| 35,000| [9]
November 23| vs. South Carolina| |

* American Legion Memorial Stadium
* Charlotte, NC

| W 19–13| 8,500| [10]

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

## Rankings

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See also: 1944 NCAA football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes| Week

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Poll| 1| 2| 3| 4| 5| 6| 7| 8| Final
AP| 17| —| 18| 17| 12 (1)| —| —| —| —

## References

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1. ^ "1944 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
2. ^ "Wake Forest Deacons Beat Tar Heels, 7-0, In Opener". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 24, 1944. p. IV-15 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ Jack Troy (September 30, 1944). "14-7 In Rain: 8,500 See Georgia Bow To Deacons". The Atlanta Constitution. pp. 1, 5 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Deacons Wallop Maryland, 39-0". The Miami News. October 8, 1944. p. D1 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Deacons conquer Dominion Cadets". The News and Observer. October 15, 1944. Retrieved January 3, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Wake Forest defeats scrappy State eleven, 21–7". The Sunday Star-News. October 22, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ Guy Butler (October 28, 1944). "18,232 Shivering Fans See Deacons Run Over U. Miami". The Miami News. p. 6 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Deacons Win, 6-0, Over Clemson". The Pittsburgh Press. November 5, 1944. p. 32 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Spoilers of Southland: Duke Ends Another Perfect Record". The Pittsburgh Press. November 12, 1944. p. 32.
10. ^ "Wake Forest Edges Carolina, 19-13". The Greenville News. November 24, 1944. p. 19 - 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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