1937 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

The 1937 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1937 college football season. In its first season under head coach Peahead Walker, the team compiled a 3–6 record and finished in 14th place in the Southern Conference.[1]

1937 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–6 (1–4 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainA. M. Munford
Home stadiumGore Field
Seasons
← 1936
1938 →
1937 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maryland $ 2 0 0 8 2 0
No. 19 North Carolina 4 0 1 7 1 1
Clemson 2 0 1 4 4 1
No. 20 Duke 5 1 0 7 2 1
VMI 4 2 0 5 5 0
NC State 4 2 1 5 3 1
South Carolina 2 2 1 5 6 1
Washington and Lee 2 3 0 4 5 0
The Citadel 2 3 0 7 4 0
Richmond 2 3 0 5 4 1
Furman 1 2 2 4 3 2
VPI 2 4 0 5 5 0
William & Mary 1 3 0 4 5 0
Wake Forest 1 4 0 3 6 0
Davidson 1 6 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25 at Tennessee*L 0–327,500[2]
October 1 at George Washington*L 6–3415,000[3]
October 8 Erskine*
W 19–04,000[4]
October 16 North Carolina
  • Gore Field
  • Wake Forest, NC (rivalry)
L 0–2810,000[5]
October 23 NC State
  • Gore Field
  • Wake Forest, NC (rivalry)
L 0–206,000[6]
October 30 at ClemsonL 0–324,000[7]
November 6 at No. 11 DukeL 0–676,000[8]
November 12 at Wofford*
W 24–01,000[9]
November 25 vs. DavidsonW 19–710,000 [10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1937 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "Tennessee bowls over Deacs, 32–0". The Charlotte Observer. September 26, 1937. Retrieved August 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Colonials down Deacons by 34 to 6". The Charlotte Observer. October 2, 1937. Retrieved March 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wake Forest wins for Erskine, 19–0". The Columbia Record. October 9, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Carolina whips Deacons by 28–0". The Macon Telegraph & News. October 17, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "State defeats Wake Forest". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 24, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Clemson reveals power in smothering Wake Forest 32 to 0". The State. October 31, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Duke slaughters Deacons, 67 to 0". The Sunday Star. November 7, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wake Forest downs Wofford College". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 13, 1937. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Deacons trim Wildcats, 19 to 7, as Wirtz stars". The Charlotte Observer. November 26, 1937. Retrieved September 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.