1945 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

The 1945 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1945 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Peahead Walker, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record, finished in second place in the Southern Conference, defeated South Carolina in the first Gator Bowl game, and was ranked No. 19 in the final AP Poll.[1]

1945 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Gator Bowl, W 26–14 vs. South Carolina
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 19
Record5–3–1 (4–1–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainNick Sacrinty
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
1945 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Duke $ 4 –0 –06 –2 –0
No. 19 Wake Forest 4 –1 –15 –3 –1
William & Mary 4 –2 –06 –3 –0
Clemson 2 –1 –16 –3 –1
Maryland 3 –2 –06 –2 –1
VMI 3 –2 –05 –4 –0
North Carolina 2 –2 –05 –4 –0
NC State 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
VPI 2 –5 –02 –6 –0
South Carolina 0 –3 –22 –4 –3
Richmond 0 –4 –02 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team defeated No. 16 Clemson in the final game of the regular season, and its three losses were to teams that were ranked in the final AP Poll: No. 1 Army, No. 13 Duke, and No. 14 Tennessee.

Five Wake Forest players were recognized the Associated Press on the 1946 All-Southern Conference football team: backs Nick Sacrinty (first team), Richard Brinkley (second team), and Nick Ognivich (third team); end John O'Quinn (third team); and guard Robert Leonetti (third team).[2]

The team played its home games at Groves Stadium in Wake Forest, North Carolina.

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29 at Tennessee*
L 6–715,000[3]
October 6 at Army*
L 0–5410,000[4]
October 13 No. 13 Duke
L 19–2620,000
October 20at NC State
W 19–1817,000
November 3Presbyterian*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Wake Forest, NC
W 53–91,500
November 17at North Carolina
W 14–1320,000
November 22South CarolinaCharlotte, NCT 13–1316,000
December 1at No. 16 Clemson
W 13–616,000
January 1, 1946South CarolinaNo. 19
W 26–1412,000[5]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "1945 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. "All-Southern Conference". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. December 1, 1946. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Deacs look good in Knoxville tilt". The News and Observer. September 30, 1945. Retrieved March 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Dick Young (October 7, 1945). "Army Eleven Levels Wake Forest by 54-0". New York Daily News. p. 25C – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Wake Forest In 26-14 Victory In Gator Bowl: 12,000 See Deacons Win Over Gamecocks". Tampa Morning Tribune. January 2, 1946. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
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