1947 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1947 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football Southern Conference SoCon 6–4 3–4 Peahead Walker 11th Harry Clark Ed Royston Groves Stadium The 1947 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1947 college football season. In its 11th season under head coach Peahead Walker, the team compiled a 6–4 record and finished in tenth place in the Southern Conference.1947 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football December 24, 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/wake-forest/1947-schedule.html Guard Edward Royston was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on the 1947 All-Southern Conference football team.Cloud Is Captain Of All-Southern The Cumberland News November 29, 1947 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3903521/cloud_is_captain_of_all_southern/ Wake Forest was ranked at No. 57 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings Times Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 18, 1947 47 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123152970/michigan-national-champion-in-final/ Newspapers.com Schedule 1947 AP yes yes yes September 27 Georgetown<ncg> Groves Stadium Wake Forest, NC W 6-0 12,000 Demon Deacons Plaster Hoyas For 6 To 0 Win Ashville Citizen-Times September 28, 1947 D2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28371951/demon_deacons_plaster_hoyas_for_6_to_0/ Newspapers.com October 4 at Clemson Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC W 16-14 14,000 Deacons Shade Clemson In Gruelling Game, 16-14: 14,000 Watch Battle The Greenville News Anton Foy October 5, 1947 Sports 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28309677/deacons_shade_clemson_in_gruelling/ Newspapers.com October 11 at No. 19 North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry) W 19-7 35,000 National Limelight Fades For Tar Heels As Deacons Win, 19-7 The Daily Tar Heel October 12, 1947 1, 3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28410075/national_limelight_fades_for_tar_heels/ Newspapers.com October 18 at George Washington 14 Griffith Stadium Washington D.C. W 39-0 9,500 Fetzer Leads Deacons To 39-7 Triumph Ashville Citizen-Times October 19, 1947 33 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28374052/fetzer_leads_deacons_to_397_triumph/ Newspapers.com October 25 No. 15 Duke 11 Groves Stadium Wake Forest, NC (rivalry) L 6-13 25,000 Duke Tops Deacs: Folger Paces Big Blues To Rousing 13 To 6 Win Ashville Citizen-Times Ralph Howland October 26, 1947 D1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28202839/duke_tops_deacs_folger_paces_big_blues/ Newspapers.com November 1 at William & Mary 15 Cary Field Williamsburg, VA L 0-21 17,000 Indians Top Deacons 21-0; Cloud Scores On Thriller Daily Press (Newport news, Virginia) November 2, 1947 10A https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28409482/indians_top_deacons_210_cloud_scores/ Newspapers.com November 8 at Boston College<ncg> Braves Field Boston, MA W 14-13 30,000 Wake Forest Handed 14-13 Triumph by Fumbling Eagles The Boston Globe Jerry Nason November 9, 1947 29, 32 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28409611/wake_forest_handed_1413_triumph_by/ Newspapers.com November 15 at NC State Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry) L 0-20 20,000 UNC and State Roll To Victories: Demon Deacs Bow, 20-0; Justice Rambles Again Asheville Citizen-Times Noel Yancy November 16, 1947 D1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28402890/unc_and_state_roll_to_victories_demon/ Newspapers.com November 21 vs Duquesne<ncg> Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC W 33-0 10,000 Deacons Ramble Over Duquesne By 33-0 Count The Ashville Citizen November 22, 1947 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28001164/deacons_ramble_over_duquesne_by_330/ Newspapers.com November 27 vs South Carolina American Legion Memorial Stadium Charlotte, NC L 0-6 17,000 Birds Bleach Demon Deacons The Times and Democrat November 28, 1947 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28610635/birds_bleach_demon_deacons/ Newspapers.comGamecocks Upset Wake Forest, 6 To 0 Asheville Citizen-Times November 28, 1947 25 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/28409702/gamecocks_upset_wake_forest_6_to_0/ Newspapers.com Rankings 1947 college football rankings AP 1 10 NR 14 (2) 11 15 NR NR NR NR NR NR References Wake Forest Category:Wake Forest Demon Deacons football seasons Wake Forest Demon Deacons football