American college football season
The 1950 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1950 college football season . In its 14th and final season under head coach Peahead Walker , the team compiled a 6–1–2 record and finished in fourth place in the Southern Conference .[1] The team ranked first in major college football in total defense (163.2 yards per game) and third in rushing defense (69.6 yards per game).[2]
Schedule [ edit ] Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 22 at Boston College * T 7–712,324 [3] September 30 Richmond W 43–08,000 [4] October 7 at William & Mary W 47–012,000 [5] October 14 at North Carolina W 13–743,500 [6] October 21 George Washington No. 19 Groves Stadium Wake Forest, NC W 13–710,000 [7] October 28 vs. No. 16 Clemson No. 17 L 12–1322,000 [8] November 11 at Duke W 13–725,000 [9] November 18 NC State No. 16 Groves Stadium Wake Forest, NC (rivalry ) T 6–618,000 [10] November 25 at South Carolina W 14–714,000 [11] *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Team leaders [ edit ] Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds Passing Ed Kissell 36/70 436 Rushing Bill Miller 178 721 Receiving Jack Lewis 15 195
References [ edit ] ^ "1950 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015 . ^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book . National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. p. 38. ^ Jerry Nason. "B.C. Eleven Ties Wake Forest, 7-7, Before 12,324" . The Boston Globe . pp. 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Coach Walker's Surging Deacons Trample Richmond Eleven, 43-0" . Asheville Citizen-Times . October 1, 1950. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com . ^ Charles Karmosky. "Wake Forest Routs W&M, 47-0: Deacons Hand Indians Worst Loss Since '23" . Daily Press (Newport News, VA) . pp. C1, C4 – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Wake Forest Staggers Tar Heels, 13-7: Students Are Injured In Goal Post Riot After Game Here" . The Daily Tar Heel . p. 1 – via Newspapers.com . ^ Reese Hart (October 22, 1950). "Deacons Pressed To Beat George Washington, 13-0" . Asheville Citizen-Times . pp. D1, D2 – via Newspapers.com . ^ Al Geremonte (October 29, 1950). "Tigers Nose Deacons; Clemson Wins By Margin of 13-12" . Asheville Citizen-Times . pp. D1, D4 – via Newspapers.com . ^ Bill Rumfelt (November 12, 1950). "Wake Forest Beats Duke; Miller, Kissell Engineer Wake Forest Win" . The Rocky Mount Sunday Telegram . p. 7 – via Newspapers.com . ^ Bill Currie (November 19, 1950). "Deacons Tie State; Deadlock of 6-6 End Of Battle" . The High Point Enterprise . pp. 1D, 4D – via Newspapers.com . ^ "Wake Forest takes South Carolina" . The Rocky Mount Telegram . November 26, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
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