Clemson at Wake Forest

Saturday, November 4, 1944

No. 17 Wake Forest beat Clemson 13–⁠7. It was their 11th meeting; after it, Clemson led the series 7–⁠4.

AwayClemson4–⁠5 in 1944
7
Home17Wake Forest8–⁠1 in 1944
13

FinalHigh 69°F, low 52°F

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Wake Forest Downs Clemson, 1871, for Seventh in Row

    Evening star, District of Columbia, November 5, 1944, page 18

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    Wake Forest Downs Clemson, 1871, for Seventh in Row by lne ASsOClaIeQ ffeSS. WAKE FOREST, N. c., Nov. A. Wake Forests housekeeping Deacons, their eyes on New Year Day bowl bid. kept their undefeated and united record intact today by trip ping Clemson, 13 to 7. in Southern Conference clash that gave the Deacons undisputed possession. of the circuit lead. The Deacons, who have rolled up seven straight victories. tailed in the first and third periods, big Rock Brinkley adding IL points to his season total of 66 by plunging over for both touchdowns. Cliff Hobbs kicked one extra point in two tries. Clemson. uncovering a running and passing artist in Fullback Bob Mccoy, got its marker in the fourth period when Eddie Freeman covered Mack Leonard’s tumble on the Wake 49, Sid Tinsley then passed to Freeman in the end zone. Miller converted.

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)

Wake Forest 76% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Clemson leads 72–⁠17–⁠1 in 90 meetings, counting the 79 since this game.

Recent meetings
2024Clemson 49, Wake Forest 14
2023Clemson 17, Wake Forest 12
2022Clemson 51, Wake Forest 45
2021Clemson 48, Wake Forest 27
2020Clemson 37, Wake Forest 13
2019Clemson 52, Wake Forest 3

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