1938 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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The 1938 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1938 college football season. In its second season under head coach Peahead Walker, the team compiled a 4–5–1 record and finished in ninth place in the Southern Conference.[1]

ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–5–1 (3–4–1 SoCon)
Headcoach
CaptainGeorge Wirtz
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1938 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–5–1 (3–4–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainGeorge Wirtz
Home stadiumGore Field
Seasons
← 1937
1939 â†’
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1938 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Duke $5–0–09–1–0
Clemson3–0–17–1–1
VMI4–0–36–1–4
North Carolina4–1–06–2–1
Richmond3–2–16–3–1
Washington and Lee2–2–04–4–1
NC State3–3–13–7–1
South Carolina2–2–06–4–1
Wake Forest3–4–14–5–1
VPI2–3–23–5–2
The Citadel2–3–06–5–0
Maryland1–2–02–7–0
Davidson2–6–04–6–0
Furman0–4–12–7–1
William & Mary0–4–03–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Wake Forest guard Louis Trunzo was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on the 1938 All-Southern Conference football team.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17 Randolph–Macon*
W 57–65,000[3]
September 24 at North Carolina
L 6–1414,000[4]
September 30 vs. The Citadel
W 31–05,000[5]
October 8 at South Carolina
W 20–196,500[6]
October 15 at NC State
L 7–1917,000[7]
October 22 vs. No. 9 Duke
L 0–710,000[8]
October 28 Clemson
  • Gore Field
  • Wake Forest, NC
L 0–77,500[9]
November 5 at VMI
T 6–64,000 [10]
November 12 vs. Western Maryland*
L 13–20 [11]
November 24 vs. Davidson
W 21–07,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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