1950 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

1950 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–1–2 (6–1–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainBob Auffarth
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 18 Washington and Lee $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 10 Clemson 3 – 0 – 1 9 – 0 – 1
VMI 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Wake Forest 6 – 1 – 1 6 – 1 – 2
Maryland 4 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Duke 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
North Carolina 3 – 2 – 1 3 – 5 – 2
George Washington 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
NC State 4 – 4 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
William & Mary 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
The Citadel 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
South Carolina 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 4 – 2
Furman 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 1
West Virginia 1 – 3 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Davidson 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Richmond 1 – 8 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
VPI 0 – 8 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22at Boston College*
T 7–712,324[3]
September 30Richmond
W 43–08,000[4]
October 7at William & Mary
W 47–012,000[5]
October 14at North Carolina
W 13–743,500[6]
October 21George WashingtonNo. 19
  • Groves Stadium
  • Wake Forest, NC
W 13–710,000[7]
October 28vs. No. 16 ClemsonNo. 17
L 12–1322,000[8]
November 11at Duke
W 13–725,000[9]
November 18NC StateNo. 16
  • Groves Stadium
  • Wake Forest, NC (rivalry)
T 6–618,000[10]
November 25at South Carolina
W 14–714,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team leaders

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Ed Kissell 36/70 436
Rushing Bill Miller 178 721
Receiving Jack Lewis 15 195

References

  1. ^ "1950 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. ^ Official Collegiate Football Record Book. National Collegiate Athletic Association. 1951. p. 38.
  3. ^ Jerry Nason. "B.C. Eleven Ties Wake Forest, 7-7, Before 12,324". The Boston Globe. pp. 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Coach Walker's Surging Deacons Trample Richmond Eleven, 43-0". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 1, 1950. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ Reese Hart (October 22, 1950). "Deacons Pressed To Beat George Washington, 13-0". Asheville Citizen-Times. pp. D1, D2 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Al Geremonte (October 29, 1950). "Tigers Nose Deacons; Clemson Wins By Margin of 13-12". Asheville Citizen-Times. pp. D1, D4 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ "Wake Forest takes South Carolina". The Rocky Mount Telegram. November 26, 1950. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.