1947 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team explained

Year:	1947
Team:	Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Sport:	football
Conference:	Southern Conference
Short Conf:	SoCon
Record:	6–4
Conf Record:	3–4
Head Coach:	Peahead Walker
Hc Year:	11th
Captain:	Harry Clark, Ed Royston
Stadium:	Groves Stadium

The 1947 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1947 college football season. In its 11th season under head coach Peahead Walker, the team compiled a 6–4 record and finished in tenth place in the Southern Conference.^[1]

Guard Edward Royston was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on the 1947 All-Southern Conference football team.^[2]

Wake Forest was ranked at No. 57 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.^[3]

Rankings

See also: 1947 NCAA football rankings.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1947 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. December 24, 2015.
2. News: Cloud Is Captain Of All-Southern. The Cumberland News. November 29, 1947. 11.
3. News: Michigan National Champion in Final Litkenhous Ratings. Times. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous. December 18, 1947. 47. Newspapers.com.