1949 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

1949 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference	Southern Conference
1949 record	4–6 (3–3 Southern)
Head coach	Peahead Walker (13th year)

1949 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#16 North Carolina $	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
#14 Maryland	4	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Washington and Lee	3	–	1	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Duke	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
William & Mary	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
VMI	3	–	2	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
The Citadel	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Clemson	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	2
Furman	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
South Carolina	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Wake Forest	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
George Washington	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
NC State	3	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
VPI	1	–	5	–	2			1	–	7	–	2
Richmond	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Davidson	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1949 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1949 college football season. In its 13th season under head coach Peahead Walker, the team compiled a 4–6 record and finished in a three-way tie for ninth place in the Southern Conference.

Back Bill Gregus and guard Ray Cicia were selected by the Associated Press as first-team players on the 1949 All-Southern Conference football team.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Location	Result
09/17/1949	Duquesne	Wake Forest, NC	W 22-7
09/24/1949	at SMU	University Park, TX	L 7-13
09/30/1949	at Boston College	Chestnut Hill, MA	L 7-13
10/08/1949	Georgetown	Wake Forest, NC	L 6-12
10/15/1949*	at #6 UNC	Chapel Hill, NC	L 14-28
10/22/1949*	William & Mary	Wake Forest, NC	W 55-28
10/29/1949*	at Clemson	Clemson, SC	W 35-2
11/05/1949*	at Duke	Durham, NC	W 27-7
11/12/1949*	at NC State	Raleigh, NC	L 14-27
11/26/1949*	at South Carolina	Columbia, SC	L 20-27

Team leaders

Category	Team Leader	Att/Cth	Yds
Passing	Carroll Blackerby	65/131	837
Rushing	Nub Smith	108	572
Receiving	Red O'Quinn	34	490