| 1944 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 8–1 (6–1 SoCon) |
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| Captain | Elmer Barbour |
| Home stadium | Groves Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Duke $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 23 | at North Carolina | W 7–0 | 13,000 | |||||
| September 29 | at Georgia* | W 14–7 | 8,500 | |||||
| October 7 | Maryland | W 39–0 | 2,000 | |||||
| October 14 | vs. VMI | No. 17 | W 38–7 | 9,000 | ||||
| October 21 | at NC State | W 21–7 | 8,000–11,000 | |||||
| October 27 | at Miami (FL)* | No. 18 | W 27–0 | 18,232 | ||||
| November 4 | Clemson | No. 17 |
| W 13–7 | 4,000 | |||
| November 11 | at No. 20 Duke | No. 12 | L 0–34 | 35,000 | ||||
| November 23 | vs. South Carolina | W 19–13 | 8,500 | |||||
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Rankings
See also: 1944 NCAA football rankings| Week | |||||||||
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| Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
| AP | 17 | — | 18 | 17 | 12 (1) | — | — | — | — |
References
- "1944 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- "Wake Forest Deacons Beat Tar Heels, 7-0, In Opener". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 24, 1944. p. IV-15 – via Newspapers.com.
- Jack Troy (September 30, 1944). "14-7 In Rain: 8,500 See Georgia Bow To Deacons". The Atlanta Constitution. pp. 1, 5 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Deacons Wallop Maryland, 39-0". The Miami News. October 8, 1944. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Deacons conquer Dominion Cadets". The News and Observer. October 15, 1944. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Wake Forest defeats scrappy State eleven, 21–7". The Sunday Star-News. October 22, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- Guy Butler (October 28, 1944). "18,232 Shivering Fans See Deacons Run Over U. Miami". The Miami News. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Deacons Win, 6-0, Over Clemson". The Pittsburgh Press. November 5, 1944. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Spoilers of Southland: Duke Ends Another Perfect Record". The Pittsburgh Press. November 12, 1944. p. 32.
- "Wake Forest Edges Carolina, 19-13". The Greenville News. November 24, 1944. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
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