Davidson vs. Wake Forest
Thursday, November 25, 1937 Share
Wake Forest beat Davidson 19–7. It was their 27th meeting; after it, Davidson led the series 16–7–4.
FinalHigh 52°F, low 17°FAttendance 10,000
In the newspapers

Henderson daily dispatch, Henderson, N.C., November 26, 1937, page 6
Read the text
DUKES Blue Devils Face Great Pitt Team Tomorrow DEACS, TAR HEELS WIN THANKSGIVING Wake F crest Pulls Upset in Topping Davidson; Caro- lima Has 1t Easy Wake Foresi Demon Deacons pulled | real upset yesterday as they tripped Davidson 10 to in their annual Thanksgiving grid clash at Charlotte. The Deacons went into the game ioped to lose, but they turned loose power they were not expected to pos sess, and turned back a scrappy Dav- .dson team. University of North Carolina had , hings much their. way as they ended, their season again with Virginia in Chapel Hill, walloping the Cavaliers 40 to in listless football game. The Cavaliers were no match for the power of the Tar. Heels. and during The first half, North Carolina rolled up 33 points. They could push over out seven in the final half of the ball yame, during which mos of the reserves played. 1t was the last game for such U. N :. stars as Dit, Little, Burnette, Ber- ,hak and Bartos. Several of the reserves were playing their last game IN Tar Heel uniforms.
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 55% to win. Wake Forest won as Elo’s underdog.
The series
Every Davidson–Wake Forest gameDavidson leads 16–11–4 in 31 meetings, counting the four 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
Davidson
- Next gameat The CitadelSept. 17, 1938
- SeasonDavidson in 1937
- ProgramDavidson history and records
Wake Forest
- Next gamevs. Randolph MaconSept. 17, 1938
- SeasonWake Forest in 1937
- ProgramWake Forest history and records

