1941 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team explained

Year:1941
Team:Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Sport:football
Conference:Southern Conference
Short Conf:SoCon
Record:5–5–1
Conf Record:4–2–1
Head Coach:Peahead Walker
Hc Year:5th
Captain:Cal Givler, John Polanski
Stadium:Groves Stadium

The 1941 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1941 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Peahead Walker, the team compiled a 5–5–1 record (4–2–1 against conference opponents), finished seventh in the Southern Conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 218 to 168.[1]

Guard Carl Givler was selected by both the Associated Press and United Press as a first-team player on the 1941 All-Southern Conference football team.[2] [3]

Wake Forest was ranked at No. 72 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1941 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. December 24, 2015.
  2. News: All Southern Conference Team Paced by Duke. The Delta Democrat-Times. 2 December 1941. 6.
  3. News: All-Southern Conference Team. The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. November 29, 1941. 9.
  4. News: Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published. The Courier-Journal. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous. December 26, 1941. Sports 4. Newspapers.com.