Wake Forest at Tennessee

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  The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, October 27, 1946, page 1

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  WAKE FOREST UPSETS TENNESSEE DEACS 0UTCLASS VOLUNTEERS FOR 10 TO 6 TRIUMPH Crowd OF $4,000 See Wakes Record Win KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Oct. 26- R-The fighting Demon Deacons from Wake Forest lived up to their name today by completely out chasing Tennessee and rudely dumping the Vols from the nations ranks of unbeaten and united foot ball teams, 10 to 6. A partisan crowd of 5000 saw the spirited Deacons register on of the seasons major upsets and ad minister the worst licking coach Bob Neyland has ever suffered before the home folk in Is years of tutoring at Tennessee. 1t was also the fifth time a team had ever scored as many as three touchdowns on Neyland in regular season play. 1t was obvious from the opening kickoff that coach D. c. Peahead) Walkers big eleven was up for this game. The Deacons were SUI perior in every department of play. Tennessee made one quick stab for its score early in the second period to tie the score at Gall. Thereafter it was virtually all Wake Forest. Wake Forest scored once in the first quarter and twice in the third. The first Deacon score climaxed a 66-yard drive with fullback Clay Groom plunging over from the one for the touchdown.Bo Sacrinty’s kick for the extra point was block ed. Nick Sacrinty engineered the Deacons on the long drive, COM pleting successive passes to Bernie Caps and John O’Quinn which netted Al yards. Charley Mitchell snagged O’Quinn from behind or the Vol four after he had spread S%acrinty’s pass on the Tennessee 20 and raced 16 yards. Tennessee’s lone score came with stunning suddeness in the early part of the second stanza. George Kelly, substitute center, intercepted Sacrinty’s pass on the Deacon “a and returned it eight yards to the &c. Bob Lund flicked

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  Tabor City tribune, Tabor City, N.C., November 1, 1946, page 1

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  Wake Forest 19-U. of Tennessee 6. A fighting band of Demon Deacons from Wake Forest completely out classed Tennessee and rudely dump ed coach Bob highlands Vols from the nations ranks of unbeaten and united football teams 1916. The Spirited Deacons registered one of

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Tennessee leads 6–⁠1 in seven meetings, counting the four since this game.