1950 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1950 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football Southern Conference SoCon 6–1–2 6–1–1 Peahead Walker 14th Bob Auffarth Groves Stadium The 1950 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1950 college football season. In its 14th and final season under head coach Peahead Walker, the team compiled a 6–1–2 record and finished in fourth place in the Southern Conference.1950 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/1950-schedule.html The team ranked first in major college football in total defense (163.2 yards per game) and third in rushing defense (69.6 yards per game).Official Collegiate Football Record Book 1951 National Collegiate Athletic Association 38 Schedule 1950 AP y y y September 22 at Boston College<ncg> Braves Field Boston, MA T 7-7 12,324 B.C. Eleven Ties Wake Forest, 7-7, Before 12,324 The Boston Globe Jerry Nason 1, 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29196741/bc_eleven_ties_wake_forest_77/ Newspapers.com September 30 Richmond Groves Stadium Wake Forest, NC W 43-0 8,000 Coach Walker's Surging Deacons Trample Richmond Eleven, 43-0 Asheville Citizen-Times October 1, 1950 D1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29196796/coach_walkers_surging_deacons_trample/ Newspapers.com October 7 at William & Mary Cary Field Williamsburg, VA W 47-0 12,000 Wake Forest Routs W&M, 47-0: Deacons Hand Indians Worst Loss Since '23 Daily Press (Newport News, VA) Charles Karmosky C1, C4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29197023/wake_forest_routs_wm_470/ Newspapers.com October 14 at North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry) W 13-7 43,500 Wake Forest Staggers Tar Heels, 13-7: Students Are Injured In Goal Post Riot After Game Here The Daily Tar Heel 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29197117/wake_forest_staggers_tar_heels_137/ Newspapers.com October 21 George Washington 19 Groves Stadium Wake Forest, NC W 13-7 10,000 Deacons Pressed To Beat George Washington, 13-0 Asheville Citizen-Times Reese Hart October 22, 1950 D1, D2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29197189/deacons_pressed_to_beat_george/ Newspapers.com October 28 vs No. 16 Clemson 17 Bowman Gray Stadium Winston-Salem, NC L 12-13 22,000 Tigers Nose Deacons; Clemson Wins By Margin of 13-12 Asheville Citizen-Times Al Geremonte October 29, 1950 D1, D4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29197343/tigers_nose_deacons_clemson_wins_by/ Newspapers.com November 11 at Duke Duke Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry) W 13-7 25,000 Wake Forest Beats Duke; Miller, Kissell Engineer Wake Forest Win The Rocky Mount Sunday Telegram Bill Rumfelt November 12, 1950 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29197426/wake_forest_beats_duke_miller_kissell/ Newspapers.com November 18 NC State 16 Groves Stadium Wake Forest, NC (rivalry) T 6-6 18,000 Deacons Tie State; Deadlock of 6-6 End Of Battle The High Point Enterprise Bill Currie November 19, 1950 1D, 4D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29197513/deacons_tie_state_deadlock_of_66_end/ Newspapers.com November 25 at South Carolina Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC W 14-7 14,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/rocky-mount-telegram-wake-forest-takes-s/137479014/ The Rocky Mount Telegram Wake Forest takes South Carolina November 26, 1950 December 27, 2023 Newspapers.com Team leaders Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds Passing Ed Kissell 36/70 436 Rushing Bill Miller 178 721 Receiving Jack Lewis 15 195 References Wake Forest Category:Wake Forest Demon Deacons football seasons Wake Forest Demon Deacons football