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1948 Wake Forest

6–⁠4 (5–⁠2 Southern Conference), coached by D.C. Walker, finished No. 20 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Wake Forest in 1948, game by game: won at George Washington 27–13; lost at Boston College 9–26; won at William & Mary 21–12; lost vs. No. 2 North Carolina 6–28; won at Duquesne 41–15; won vs. NC State 34–13; won at Duke 27–20; lost vs. No. 10 Clemson 14–21; won at South Carolina 38–0; lost vs. Baylor 7–20+38−22Won 27–13 at George Washington+14George Washingt…Lost 9–26 at Boston College-17Boston CollegeWon 21–12 at William & Mary+9William & MaryLost 6–28 vs. No. 2 North Carolina-22No. 2 North CarolinaWon 41–15 at Duquesne+26DuquesneWon 34–13 vs. NC State+21NC StateWon 27–20 at Duke+7DukeLost 14–21 vs. No. 10 Clemson-7No. 10 ClemsonWon 38–0 at South Carolina+38South CarolinaLost 7–20 vs. Baylor-13Baylor
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18atGeorge WashingtonW 27–⁠1364%
Sep 24atBoston CollegeL 9–⁠2648%
Oct 2atWilliam & MaryW 21–⁠1231%
Oct 9vs2North CarolinaL 6–⁠2838%
Oct 16atDuquesneW 41–⁠1561%
Oct 30vsNC StateW 34–⁠1357%
Nov 6atDukeW 27–⁠2047%
Nov 13vs10ClemsonL 14–⁠2158%
Nov 25atSouth CarolinaW 38–⁠059%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsBaylorDixie BowlL 7–⁠2060%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Baylor 20–⁠7 in the Dixie Bowl; No. 20 in the final AP poll; 5th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 5: 18
  2. Wk 6: 19
  3. Final: 20

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 1948.

Led the nationBill Gregus: kickoff return yards (503 yds); Red O’Quinn: receptions (39 catches), receiving yards (605 yds)

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠2 5th in Southern Conference
AP final
No. 20 peak No. 18
Points
224–⁠168
Coach
D.C. Walker
Elo
1574 +47 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
10.9 No. 29 of 117 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Bernie Hanula

Drafted in 1949

The 1949 draft
Rd 3Red O’Quinn EChicago Bears
Rd 6Bernie Hanula OTChicago Cardinals

All-Southern Conference

2 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 1948 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1948 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Clemson5–⁠011–⁠011
North Carolina4–⁠0–⁠19–⁠1–⁠13
VMI5–⁠16–⁠3
William & Mary5–⁠1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠217
Wake Forest5–⁠26–⁠420
Maryland4–⁠26–⁠4
Duke3–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠2
Richmond3–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠2
Washington and Lee2–⁠24–⁠6
George Washington2–⁠44–⁠6
Furman2–⁠42–⁠6–⁠1
Davidson2–⁠53–⁠5–⁠1
South Carolina1–⁠33–⁠5
NC State1–⁠4–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
Virginia Tech0–⁠6–⁠10–⁠8–⁠1
The Citadel0–⁠52–⁠7

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