1946 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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]

1946 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–3 (2–3 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 North Carolina $401821
William & Mary710820
No. 18 NC State610830
South Carolina420530
Duke320450
Richmond322622
VPI332343
VMI231451
George Washington110430
Clemson230450
Wake Forest230630
Maryland250360
Furman140280
Washington and Lee140260
The Citadel150350
Davidson150450
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27 at Boston College* W 12–638,500 [5]
October 4 at Georgetown*W 19–6 15,837 [6]
October 12 ClemsonW 19–79,000[7]
October 19 NC State
  • Groves Stadium
  • Wake Forest, NC (rivalry)
L 6–1422,000[8]
October 26 at No. 4 Tennessee*W 19–625,000 [9]
November 1 at Chattanooga*No. 12W 32–149,000 [10]
November 9 at DukeNo. 13L 0–1325,000[11]
November 16 at No. 15 North CarolinaL 14–2830,000[12]
November 28 vs. South CarolinaW 35–017,000 [13][14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP1213

After the season

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Demon Deacons were selected.[15]

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
971Bob LeonettiGuardPhiladelphia Eagles
1080Ulysses CornoggTacklePhiladelphia Eagles
18164Dick BrinkleyBackNew York Giants
19168Harry DowdaDefensive backWashington Redskins
27248Otis SacrintyBackWashington Redskins

References