| Year: | 1946 |
| Team: | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southern Conference |
| Short Conf: | SoCon |
| Record: | 6–3 |
| Conf Record: | 2–3 |
| Head Coach: | Peahead Walker |
| Hc Year: | 10th |
| Captain: | Game captains |
| Stadium: | Groves Stadium |
The 1946 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1946 college football season. In its tenth season under head coach Peahead Walker, the team compiled a 6–3 record and finished in a tie for tenth place in the Southern Conference.[1]
Wake Forest quarterback Nick Sacrinty ranked seventh nationally with 822 passing yards and fourth with 12 interceptions.[2] End Red O'Quinn ranked third nationally with 29 pass receptions.[3]
Wake Forest was ranked at No. 34 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[4]
See also: 1946 NCAA football rankings.
See main article: 1947 NFL draft. The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Demon Deacons were selected.[5]
| 9 | 71 | Bob Leonetti | Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| 10 | 80 | Ulysses Cornogg | Philadelphia Eagles | ||
| 18 | 164 | Dick Brinkley | New York Giants | ||
| 19 | 168 | Washington Redskins | |||
| 27 | 248 | Otis Sacrinty | Back | Washington Redskins |