1948 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Dixie Bowl, L 7–20 vs. Baylor
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 20
Record6–4 (5–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainBernie Hanula
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Clemson $ 5 – 0 – 0 11 – 0 – 0
No. 3 North Carolina 4 – 0 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
VMI 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
No. 17 William & Mary 5 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 2
No. 20 Wake Forest 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Maryland 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Duke 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Richmond 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 2
Washington and Lee 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Furman 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
George Washington 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Davidson 2 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 1
South Carolina 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
NC State 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
VPI 0 – 6 – 1 0 – 8 – 1
The Citadel 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1948 college football season. In its 12th season under head coach Peahead Walker, the team compiled a 6–4 record, finished in fifth place in the Southern Conference, and lost to Baylor in the 1949 Dixie Bowl.[1]

Back Bill Gregus and end John O'Quinn were selected by the Associated Press as first-team players on the 1948 All-Southern Conference football team.[2][3]

Wake Forest was ranked at No. 39 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[4]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18 3:00 p.m. George Washington*
W 27–13 10,000 [5][6]
September 24 at Boston College*
L 9–2626,302[7]
October 2 at William & Mary
W 21–1216,000[8]
October 9 No. 2 North Carolina
  • Groves Stadium
  • Wake Forest, NC (rivalry)
L 6–2827,000[9]
October 16 8:30 p.m.at Duquesne*
W 41–156,549 [10]
October 30 NC State
  • Groves Stadium
  • Wake Forest, NC (rivalry)
W 34–1322,330[11]
November 6 at DukeNo. 18
W 27–720,000[12]
November 13 2:00 p.m. No. 10 ClemsonNo. 19
L 14–2120,000 [13]
November 25 at South Carolina
W 38–018,000[14]
January 1, 1949 Baylor*No. 20
L 7–20 20,000 [15][16]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

See also: 1948 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP————1819——20

References

  1. ^ "1948 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "Maryland Places Krouse On Team". The Morning Herald, Hagerstown. November 30, 1948. p. 10.
  3. ^ "In Memoriam: Deacs Who Passed in 2016".
  4. ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wake Forest's T Will Be Unveiled". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. September 18, 1948. p. 9. Retrieved May 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Deacons introduce T defeating George Washington, 27–13". The News and Observer. September 19, 1948. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Boston College wins, 26–9, over Wake Forest". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 24, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wake Forest upsets William and Mary, 21 to 12". The Greenville News. October 3, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "N.C. gridders win by 28–6". The Baltimore Sun. October 10, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Duquesne, Wake Forest Clash in Night Game". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 16, 1948. p. 10. Retrieved May 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Wake Forest opens fast, tops N.C. State 34–13". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 31, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Wake Forest defeats Duke, 27 to 20, in scoring duel". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 7, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Deacs Seek To Maintain Peak Against Clemson". The Morning News. Florence, South Carolina. November 13, 1948. p. 6. Retrieved May 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. ^ "Wake Forest wallops South Carolina, 38–0". The News and Observer. November 26, 1948. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Baylor Bears stop Deacons". The Charlotte Observer. January 2, 1949. Retrieved April 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Baylor grabs 20–7 victory over Deacons". The Birmingham News. January 2, 1949. Retrieved April 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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