1944 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1944 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football Southern Conference SoCon 8–1 6–1 Peahead Walker 8th Elmer Barbour Groves Stadium The 1944 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1944 college football season. In its eighth season under head coach Peahead Walker, the team compiled an 8–1 record and finished in second place in the Southern Conference.1944 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/1944-schedule.html Schedule 1944 AP y y y September 23 at North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry) W 7-0 13,000 Wake Forest Deacons Beat Tar Heels, 7-0, In Opener Asheville Citizen-Times September 24, 1944 IV-15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29204983/wake_forest_deacons_beat_tar_heels/ Newspapers.com September 29 at Georgia<ncg> Sanford Stadium Athens, GA W 14-7 8,500 14-7 In Rain: 8,500 See Georgia Bow To Deacons The Atlanta Constitution Jack Troy September 30, 1944 1, 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29205140/147_in_rain_8500_see_georgia_bow_to/ Newspapers.com October 7 Maryland Groves Stadium Wake Forest, NC W 39-0 2,000 Deacons Wallop Maryland, 39-0 The Miami News October 8, 1944 D1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29205267/deacons_wallop_maryland_390/ Newspapers.com October 14 vs VMI 17 World War Memorial Stadium Greensboro, NC W 38-7 9,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91764569/deacons-conquer-dominion-cadets/ The News and Observer Deacons conquer Dominion Cadets October 15, 1944 January 3, 2022 Newspapers.com October 21 at NC State Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry) W 21–7 8,000–11,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wilmington-morning-star-wake-forest/137242192/ The Sunday Star-News Wake Forest defeats scrappy State eleven, 21–7 October 22, 1944 December 22, 2023 Newspapers.com October 27 at Miami (FL)<ncg> 18 Burdine Stadium Miami, FL W 27-0 18,232 18,232 Shivering Fans See Deacons Run Over U. Miami The Miami News Guy Butler October 28, 1944 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29205431/18232_shivering_fans_see_deacons_run/ Newspapers.com November 4 Clemson<hc> 17 Groves Stadium Wake Forest, NC W 13-7 4,000 Deacons Win, 6-0, Over Clemson The Pittsburgh Press November 5, 1944 32 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29205541/deacons_win_60_over_clemson/ Newspapers.com November 11 at No. 20 Duke 12 Duke Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry) L 0-34 35,000 Spoilers of Southland: Duke Ends Another Perfect Record The Pittsburgh Press November 12, 1944 32 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29205656/spoilers_of_southland_duke_ends/ November 23 vs South Carolina American Legion Memorial Stadium Charlotte, NC W 19-13 8,500 Wake Forest Edges Carolina, 19-13 The Greenville News November 24, 1944 19 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29205811/wake_forest_edges_carolina_1913/ Newspapers.com Rankings 1944 college football rankings AP 1 9 17 NR 18 17 12 (1) NR NR NR NR References Wake Forest Category:Wake Forest Demon Deacons football seasons Wake Forest Demon Deacons football