Wake Forest at Davidson
Thursday, November 26, 1936 Share
Davidson beat Wake Forest 19–6. It was their 26th meeting; after it, Davidson led the series 16–6–4.
FinalHigh 52°F, low 28°F
In the newspapers

Henderson daily dispatch, North Carolina, November 27, 1936, page 1
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DUKE CHAMPIONS STATE, CONFERENCE Davidson Whips Wake For est, 1876; Cavaliers Are Routed 1914 by Heels Thanksgiving saw the end Of Big Five and Southern conference football In North Carolina, and with it’s passing, various brands Of football were displayed. Duke University Blue Devils took fun possession of the Big Five and Southern Conference football crown when they defeated NJ c. State Col lege in Duke stadium 13 to In a hotiy con-. ! ted game, featured by Ace Parker’s 70 yard punt return for q touchdown. Davidson’s Wildcats, trailing for a while, to 0, clawed out 10 to 6 vic tory ever Wake Fo est at Davidson, HndA the University CT Norta Carolina cleVfn turned IN the steam agai at Virginia. s’not!’”ring the ., alters II .h,.Ir aCEutl game s. :. u 81, srawls. larger than expected, turned out to witness the various contest, all of them played in zippy ‘Seather
Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Davidson 66% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Wake Forest–Davidson gameDavidson leads 16–11–4 in 31 meetings, counting the five since this game.
| 1972 | Wake Forest 26, Davidson 20 | |
| 1971 | Wake Forest 27, Davidson 7 | |
| 1939 | Wake Forest 46, Davidson 7 | |
| 1938 | Wake Forest 21, Davidson 0 | |
| 1937 | Wake Forest 19, Davidson 7 | |
| 1936 | Davidson 19, Wake Forest 6 |
Around this game
Wake Forest
- Next gameat TennesseeSept. 25, 1937
- SeasonWake Forest in 1936
- ProgramWake Forest history and records
Davidson
- Next gamevs. NC StateSept. 18, 1937
- SeasonDavidson in 1936
- ProgramDavidson history and records

