1939 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

The 1939 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1939 college football season. In its third season under head coach Peahead Walker, the team compiled a 7–3 record and finished in a tie for sixth place in the Southern Conference.[1]

1939 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1939 record7–3 (3–3 Southern)
Head coach
1939 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 8 Duke $ 5 0 0  8 1 0
No. 12 Clemson 4 0 0  9 1 0
William & Mary 2 0 1  6 2 1
North Carolina 5 1 0  8 1 1
VMI 3 1 1  6 3 1
Richmond 3 1 1  7 1 2
Furman 3 3 0  5 4 0
Wake Forest 3 3 0  7 3 0
NC State 2 4 0  2 8 0
Washington and Lee 1 2 0  3 4 1
South Carolina 1 3 0  3 6 1
VPI 1 4 1  4 5 1
Davidson 1 7 0  2 7 0
Maryland 0 1 0  2 7 0
The Citadel 0 4 0  3 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Wake Forest tackle Ruppert Pate was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on the 1939 All-Southern Conference football team.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 16 Elon Greensboro, NC W 34–0
September 23* South Carolina Wake Forest, NC W 19–7
September 30* at North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC L 6–36
October 6 at Miami (FL) Coral Gables, FL W 33–0
October 14* at NC State Raleigh, NC W 32–0
October 21 Western Maryland Wake Forest, NC W 66–0
October 28* at Duke Durham, NC L 0–6
November 4 at Marshall Huntington, WV W 14–13
November 11* at Clemson Clemson, SC L 7–20
November 30* Davidson Charlotte, NC W 46–7

References

  1. "1939 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. "All Southern Loop Team Is Listed by AP". Panama City Pilot. December 1, 1939. p. 3.
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