1939 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

The 1939 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1939 college football season. In its third season under head coach Peahead Walker, the team compiled a 7–3 record and finished in a tie for sixth place in the Southern Conference.^[1]

1939 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	7–3 (3–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Peahead Walker (3rd season)
Captain	Rupert Pate
Home stadium	Gore Field
Seasons ← 1938 1940 →

1939 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Duke $	5	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
No. 12 Clemson	4	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
William & Mary	2	–	0	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
North Carolina	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	1	–	1
VMI	3	–	1	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Richmond	3	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	2
Furman	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Wake Forest	3	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
NC State	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Washington and Lee	1	–	2	–	0			3	–	4	–	1
South Carolina	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	1
VPI	1	–	4	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Davidson	1	–	7	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Maryland	0	–	1	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
The Citadel	0	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Wake Forest tackle Ruppert Pate was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on the 1939 All-Southern Conference football team.^[2]

Wake Forest was not ranked in the final AP poll, but it was ranked at No. 47 in the 1939 Williamson System ratings.^[3] and at No. 28 in the Litkenhous Ratings.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	8:00 p.m.	vs. Elon*	World War Memorial Stadium Greensboro, NC	W 34–0	8,000	[5]
September 23		South Carolina	Gore Field Wake Forest, NC	W 19–7	10,000	[6]
September 30		at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	L 6–36	18,000	[7]
October 6		at Miami (FL)*	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	W 33–0	20,100	[8]
October 14		at NC State	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	W 32–0	15,000	[9]
October 21		Western Maryland*	Gore Field Wake Forest, NC	W 66–0	7,000	[10]
October 28		at No. 12 Duke	Duke Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)	L 0–6	16,000	[11]
November 4		at Marshall*	Fairfield Stadium Huntington, WV	W 14–13	8,000	[12]
November 11		at Clemson	Riggs Field Clemson, SC	L 7–20	12,000	[13]
November 30		vs. Davidson	American Legion Memorial Stadium Charlotte, NC	W 46–7	10,000	[14][15]
*Non-conference game Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game