1940 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–3 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainJimmy Ringgold
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Clemson $ 4 – 0 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
No. 18 Duke 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Wake Forest 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
William & Mary 2 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
North Carolina 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Richmond 3 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
VMI 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Furman 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Washington and Lee 1 – 1 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
VPI 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
NC State 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Maryland 0 – 1 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
South Carolina 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Davidson 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
The Citadel 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1940 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Peahead Walker, the team compiled a 7–3 record and finished in third place in the Southern Conference.[1]

Wake Forest back Tony Gallovich was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on the 1940 All-Southern Conference football team.[2]

Wake Forest was ranked at No. 57 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 William Jewell*
W 79–01,500[4]
September 28 at North Carolina
W 12–021,000[5]
October 5 Furman
  • Groves Stadium
  • Wake Forest, NC
W 19–04,000[6]
October 12 at Clemson
L 0–3918,000[7]
October 19 Marshall*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Wake Forest, NC
W 31–195,000[8]
October 26 Duke
  • Groves Stadium
  • Wake Forest, NC (rivalry)
L 0–2321,000[9]
November 1 at George Washington*
W 18–010,000[10]
November 9 at NC State
W 20–1410,000[11]
November 16 at Texas Tech*
L 7–1210,000[12]
November 28 vs. South Carolina
W 7–69,000[13][14]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1940 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "Duke Nabs Honors on Southern Grid Eleven". San Bernardino Sun. December 4, 1940. p. 14.
  3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wake Forest wins, 79–0". The News and Observer. September 22, 1940. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wake Forest upsets Carolina, 12–0". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. September 29, 1940. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "It was right day for Deacs to win". The News and Observer. October 6, 1940. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Clemson smothers Wake Forest, 39–0". The Atlanta Constitution. October 13, 1940. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Joynes MacFarlan (October 20, 1940). "Wake Forest Bowls Over Strong Marshall Herd, 31-19: Gallovich Hot With Long Gallops". The Charlotte Observer. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Duke Tops Deacs, Lach Gallops 61". The News and Observer. October 27, 1940. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Wake Forest wins, 18–0". The News and Observer. November 2, 1940. Retrieved February 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Wake Forest rallies to defeat NC State Wolfpack". The State. November 10, 1940. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Raiders defeat Wake Forest in 12–7 thriller". Big Spring Daily Herald. November 17, 1940. Retrieved December 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Miller, Sam (November 29, 1940). "Both Sides Almost Happy, Not Quote, After Battle Here". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 26. Retrieved May 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ Miller, Sam (November 29, 1940). "Stadium Game Colorful (continued)". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 28. Retrieved May 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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