1941 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1941 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football Southern Conference SoCon 5–5–1 4–2–1 Peahead Walker 5th Cal Givler John Polanski Groves Stadium The 1941 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1941 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Peahead Walker, the team compiled a 5–5–1 record (4–2–1 against conference opponents), finished seventh in the Southern Conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 218 to 168.1941 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/1941-schedule.html Guard Carl Givler was selected by both the Associated Press and United Press as a first-team player on the 1941 All-Southern Conference football team.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3903933/all_southern_conference_team_paced_by/ All Southern Conference Team Paced by Duke The Delta Democrat-Times 2 December 1941 6All-Southern Conference Team The Brooklyn Daily Eagle November 29, 1941 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/3903901/all_southern_conference_team/ Wake Forest was ranked at No. 72 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published The Courier-Journal Dr. E. E. Litkenhous December 26, 1941 Sports 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123088221/gophers-grid-kings-over-6-year-span/ Newspapers.com Schedule y y September 20 at 1941 Camp Davis Fighting AA's Camp Davis<ncg> Wilmington, NC W 65-0 10,000 Deacon Mentor Pleased With Opening Game The Asheville Citizen September 22, 1941 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36318698/deacon_mentor_pleased_with_opening_game/ Newspapers.com September 27 at Duke Duke Stadium Durham NC (rivalry) L 14-43 13,500 Wake Forest Swamped By Blue Devils, 43-14 Asheville Citizen-Times September 28, 1941 D1, D3 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35788939/wake_forest_swamped_by_blue_devils/ Newspapers.com October 4 at Furman Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC W 52-13 8,000 Wake Forest Routs Crippled Furman Team, 52-13 Greenville News Scoop Latimer October 5, 1941 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36318043/wake_forest_routs_crippled_furman_team/ Newspapers.com October 11 at South Carolina Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC T 6-6 10,000 Carolina Birds And Wake Forest Deacons Finish 6-All: Both Elevens Score By The Passing Route The Greenville News Alderman Duncan October 12, 1941 11 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36164328/carolina_birds_and_wake_forest_deacons/ Newspapers.com October 18 at NC State Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry) W 7-0 15,000 Perry Canters Over Goal For Deacon Victory The High Point Enterprise Frank B. Gilbreth October 19, 1941 9A https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36318860/perry_canters_over_goal_for_deacon/ Newspapers.com October 25 North Carolina Groves Stadium Wake Forest, NC (rivalry) W 13-0 14,000 Deacons Defeat Uncoordinated Tar Heels, 13-0 The Daily Tar Heel October 26, 1941 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36319015/deacons_defeat_uncoordinated_tar_heels/ Newspapers.com November 1 at Marshall<ncg> Huntington, WV L 6-16 10,000 Marshall Chalks Up Decision Over Wake Forest, 16-0 Asheville Citizen-Times November 2, 1941 2D https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36319117/marshall_chalks_up_decision_over_wake/ Newspapers.com November 8 at Boston College<ncg> Alumni Field Chestnut Hill, MA L 6-26 13,446 Deacons Put Up Hard Fight In Losing To Boston College, 26-6 Asheville Citizen Times November 9, 1941 27 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35660854/deacons_put_up_hard_fight_in_losing_to/ Newspapers.com November 15 at Clemson Riggs Field Clemson, SC L 0-29 11,000 Tigers Flash Might To Whip Wake Forest, 29-0: Payne, Butler Pace Bengals Over Deacons The Greenville News Anthony Foy November 16, 1941 Sports 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36171686/tigers_flash_might_to_whip_wake_forest/ Newspapers.com November 20 at George Washington Griffith Stadium Washington, DC W 42-0 5,000 Cline Is Star Of Deacons' Win Over Colonials, 42-0 The Asheville Citizen November 21, 1941 21 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36318286/cline_is_star_of_deacons_win_over/ November 29 Texas Tech<ncg> American Legion Memorial Stadium Charlotte, NC L 6-25 7,000 Wake Forest Falls Before Raiders, 35-6 Austin American-Statesman November 30, 1941 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35732900/wake_forest_falls_before_raiders_356/ Newspapers.com References Wake Forest Category:Wake Forest Demon Deacons football seasons Wake Forest Demon Deacons football