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1946 Wake Forest

6–⁠3 (2–⁠3 Southern Conference), coached by D.C. Walker.

Schedule and results

Wake Forest in 1946, game by game: won at Boston College 12–6; won at Georgetown 19–6; won vs. Clemson 19–7; lost vs. NC State 6–14; won at No. 4 Tennessee 19–6; won at Chattanooga 32–14; lost at Duke 0–13; lost at No. 15 North Carolina 14–26; won vs. South Carolina 35–0+35−13Won 12–6 at Boston College+6Boston CollegeWon 19–6 at Georgetown+13GeorgetownWon 19–7 vs. Clemson+12ClemsonLost 6–14 vs. NC State-8NC StateWon 19–6 at No. 4 Tennessee+13No. 4 TennesseeWon 32–14 at Chattanooga+18ChattanoogaLost 0–13 at Duke-13DukeLost 14–26 at No. 15 North Carolina-12No. 15 North CarolinaWon 35–0 vs. South Carolina+35South Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27atBoston CollegeW 12–⁠659%
Oct 4atGeorgetownW 19–⁠670%
Oct 12vsClemsonW 19–⁠770%
Oct 19vsNC StateL 6–⁠1468%
Oct 26at4TennesseeW 19–⁠628%
Nov 1atChattanoogaW 32–⁠1486%
Nov 9atDukeL 0–⁠1351%
Nov 16at15North CarolinaL 14–⁠2640%
Nov 28vsSouth CarolinaW 35–⁠071%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat South Carolina 35–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 10th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 4: 12
  2. Wk 5: 13

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1946.

Record
6–⁠3
Conference
2–⁠3 tied for 10th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 12
Points
156–⁠92
Coach
D.C. Walker
Elo
1580 +34 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
13.8 No. 23 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1947

The 1947 draft
Rd 2Ray Manieri BChicago Rockets (AAFC)

All-Southern Conference

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

  • Nick SacrintyBAP-1; UP-1

Second team

  • Richard BrinkleyBAP-2
  • Bob LeonettiOGAP-3; UP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1946 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1946 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Carolina4–⁠0–⁠18–⁠2–⁠19
William & Mary7–⁠18–⁠2
NC State6–⁠18–⁠318
South Carolina4–⁠25–⁠3
Duke3–⁠24–⁠5
Richmond3–⁠2–⁠26–⁠2–⁠3
Virginia Tech3–⁠3–⁠23–⁠4–⁠3
VMI3–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
George Washington1–⁠14–⁠3
Wake Forest2–⁠36–⁠3
Clemson2–⁠34–⁠5
Maryland2–⁠53–⁠6
Washington and Lee1–⁠42–⁠6
Furman1–⁠42–⁠8
Davidson1–⁠54–⁠5
The Citadel1–⁠53–⁠5

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