1938 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

The 1938 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1938 college football season. In its second season under head coach Peahead Walker, the team compiled a 4–5–1 record and finished in ninth place in the Southern Conference.[1]

1938 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1938 record4–5–1 (3–4–1 Southern)
Head coach
1938 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Duke $ 5 0 0  9 1 0
Clemson 3 0 1  7 1 1
VMI 4 0 3  6 1 4
North Carolina 4 1 0  6 2 1
Richmond 3 2 1  6 3 1
Washington and Lee 2 2 0  4 4 1
NC State 3 3 1  3 7 1
South Carolina 2 2 0  6 4 1
Wake Forest 3 4 1  4 5 1
VPI 2 3 2  3 5 2
The Citadel 2 3 0  6 5 0
Maryland 1 2 0  2 7 0
Davidson 2 6 0  4 6 0
Furman 0 4 1  2 7 1
William & Mary 0 4 0  3 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Wake Forest guard Louis Trunzo was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on the 1938 All-Southern Conference football team.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 17 Randolph-Macon Wake Forest, NC W 57–6
September 24* at UNC Chapel Hill, NC L 6–14
September 30* The Citadel Charlotte, NC W 31–0
October 8* at South Carolina Columbia, SC W 20–19
October 15* at NC State Raleigh, NC L 7–19
October 22* No. 9 Duke Winston-Salem, NC L 0–7
October 28* Clemson Wake Forest, NC L 0–7
November 5* at VMI Lexington, VA T 6–6
November 12 Western Maryland Wake Forest, NC L 13–20
November 24* Davidson Charlotte, NC W 21–0

References

  1. "1938 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. "Five Duke Gridmen On All-South Team". Pottstown Mercury. December 1, 1938. p. 12.
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