Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 17 | Duquesne* | | | W 22–7 | 12,000 | [3]
|
September 24 | at SMU* | | | L 7–13 | 51,000 | [4]
|
September 30 | at Boston College* | | | L 7–13 | 19,156 | [5]
|
October 8 | Georgetown* | | - Groves Stadium
- Wake Forest, NC
| L 6–12 | 5,500 | [6]
|
October 15 | at No. 6 North Carolina | | | L 14–28 | 44,000 | [7]
|
October 22 | William & Mary | | - Groves Stadium
- Wake Forest, NC
| W 55–28 | 12,000 | [8]
|
October 29 | at Clemson | | | W 35–21 | 19,000 | [9]
|
November 5 | at No. 16 Duke | | | W 27–7 | 35,000 | [10]
|
November 12 | at NC State | No. 18 | | L 14–27 | 20,000 | [11]
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November 26 | at South Carolina | | | L 20–27 | 20,000 | [12]
|
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked | Week |
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Poll | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Final |
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AP | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — |
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Category |
Team Leader |
Att/Cth |
Yds
|
Passing |
Carroll Blackerby |
65/131 |
837
|
Rushing |
Nub Smith |
108 |
572
|
Receiving |
Red O'Quinn |
34 |
490
|
- ^ "1949 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ^ "Tar Heels Dominate All-Southern Conf. Selections By A.P." The Index-Journal (S.C.). November 26, 1949. p. 9.
- ^ "Deacons power to 22–7 victory over Duquesne". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 18, 1949. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Flem Hall (September 25, 1949). "Mustangs Defeat Deacons by 13-7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Boston College rallies to beat Deacons, 13–7". The News and Observer. October 1, 1949. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Blackman, Herman (October 9, 1949). "Tough Hoyas Whip Deacs". The News & Observer. Raleigh, N.C. sect. II, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tarheels defeat Deacons, 28–14, Choo-Choo shines". Kingsport Times-News. October 16, 1949. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Deacons drub William and Mary, 55–28". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 23, 1949. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wake Forest wins 35–21 thriller over Clemson". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 30, 1949. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wake Forest smashes over Duke's Devils, 27–7". The Greenville News. November 6, 1949. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "N-C State rises high to smash Wake Forest". The Knoxville Journal. November 13, 1949. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wake Forest upset, 20–27". The Baltimore Sun. November 27, 1949. Retrieved December 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.