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American college football season
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.
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 23 | at
North Carolina | | | W 7–0 | 13,000 |
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September 29 | at
Georgia* | | | W 14–7 | 8,500 |
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October 7 |
Maryland | | | W 39–0 | 2,000 |
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October 14 | vs.
VMI | No. 17 | | W 38–7 | 9,000 |
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October 21 | at
NC State | | | W 21–7 | 8,000–11,000 |
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October 27 | at
Miami (FL)* | No. 18 | | W 27–0 | 18,232 |
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November 4 |
Clemson | No. 17 | - Groves Stadium
- Wake Forest, NC
| W 13–7 | 4,000 |
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November 11 | at No. 20
Duke | No. 12 | | L 0–34 | 35,000 |
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November 23 | vs.
South Carolina | | | W 19–13 | 8,500 |
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- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked ( ) = First-place votes | Week |
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
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AP | 17 | — | 18 | 17 | 12 (1) | — | — | — | — |
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References
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"1944 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
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"Wake Forest Deacons Beat Tar Heels, 7-0, In Opener". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 24, 1944. p. IV-15 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ 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.
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"Deacons Wallop Maryland, 39-0". The Miami News. October 8, 1944. p. D1 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Deacons conquer Dominion Cadets". The News and Observer. October 15, 1944. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Wake Forest defeats scrappy State eleven, 21–7". The Sunday Star-News. October 22, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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^ Guy Butler (October 28, 1944).
"18,232 Shivering Fans See Deacons Run Over U. Miami". The Miami News. p. 6 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Deacons Win, 6-0, Over Clemson". The Pittsburgh Press. November 5, 1944. p. 32 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Spoilers of Southland: Duke Ends Another Perfect Record". The Pittsburgh Press. November 12, 1944. p. 32.
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"Wake Forest Edges Carolina, 19-13". The Greenville News. November 24, 1944. p. 19 – via
Newspapers.com.
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