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1942 Wake Forest

6–⁠2–⁠1 (6–⁠1–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by D.C. Walker.

Schedule and results

Wake Forest in 1942, game by game: lost at North Carolina 0–6; won vs. Duke 20–7; won at Furman 14–6; tied at NC State 0–0; lost at No. 10 Boston College 0–27; won vs. Clemson 19–6; won vs. VMI 28–0; won at George Washington 20–0; won vs. South Carolina 33–14+28−27Lost 0–6 at North Carolina-6North CarolinaWon 20–7 vs. Duke+13DukeWon 14–6 at Furman+8FurmanTied 0–0 at NC State0NC StateLost 0–27 at No. 10 Boston College-27No. 10 Boston CollegeWon 19–6 vs. Clemson+13ClemsonWon 28–0 vs. VMI+28VMIWon 20–0 at George Washington+20George Washingt…Won 33–14 vs. South Carolina+19South Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26atNorth CarolinaL 0–⁠645%
Oct 3vsDukeW 20–⁠731%
Oct 10atFurmanW 14–⁠679%
Oct 17atNC StateT 0–⁠052%
Oct 25at10Boston CollegeL 0–⁠2729%
Oct 31vsClemsonW 19–⁠648%
Nov 7vsVMIW 28–⁠076%
Nov 13atGeorge WashingtonW 20–⁠070%
Nov 26vsSouth CarolinaW 33–⁠1480%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat South Carolina 33–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
6–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠1–⁠1 3rd in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
134–⁠66
Coach
D.C. Walker
Elo
1576 +82 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
9.0 No. 30 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Pat Preston

All-Southern Conference

2 first team, 1 second team

First team

  • Red CochranBAP-1
  • Pat PrestonOTAP-1

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1942 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1942 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
William & Mary4–⁠09–⁠1–⁠114
Virginia Tech5–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Wake Forest6–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
North Carolina3–⁠1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠2
Duke3–⁠1–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
NC State3–⁠1–⁠24–⁠4–⁠2
Furman3–⁠33–⁠6
The Citadel2–⁠25–⁠2
Clemson2–⁠3–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
VMI2–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Davidson2–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
George Washington2–⁠43–⁠6
Maryland1–⁠27–⁠2
South Carolina1–⁠41–⁠7–⁠1
Richmond1–⁠53–⁠6–⁠1
Washington and Lee0–⁠41–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.