1942 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

The 1942 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1942 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Peahead Walker, the team compiled a 6–2–1 record and finished in third place in the Southern Conference.[1]

1942 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1942 record6–2–1 (5–1–1 Southern)
Head coach
1942 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 14 William & Mary $ 4 0 0  9 1 1
VPI 5 1 0  7 2 1
Wake Forest 5 1 1  6 2 1
North Carolina 3 1 1  5 2 2
Duke 3 1 1  5 4 1
NC State 3 1 2  4 4 2
Furman 3 3 0  3 6 0
The Citadel 2 2 0  5 2 0
Clemson 2 3 1  3 6 1
Davidson 2 4 1  2 6 1
VMI 2 4 1  3 5 1
George Washington 2 4 0  3 6 0
Maryland 1 2 0  7 2 0
South Carolina 1 4 0  1 7 1
Richmond 1 5 0  3 6 1
Washington and Lee 0 4 0  1 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Back John Cochran and tackle Pet Preston were selected by the Associated Press as first-team players on the 1942 All-Southern Conference football team.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 26* at UNC Chapel Hill, NC L 0–6
October 3* Duke Wake Forest, NC W 20–7
October 10* at Furman Greenville, SC W 14–6
October 17* at NC State Raleigh, NC T 0–0
October 25 at No. 10 Boston College Boston, MA L 0–27
October 31* Clemson Wake Forest, NC W 19–6
November 7* VMI Winston-Salem, NC W 28–0
November 13* at George Washington Washington DC W 20–0
December 5* South Carolina Charlotte, NC W 33–14
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1942 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. "Guard Ramsey of W. and M. Turns Best Job in Southern Conference". The Index-Journal, Greenwood, SC. December 1, 1942. p. 3.
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