1936 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

The 1936 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1936 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Jim Weaver, the team compiled a 5–4 record and finished in ninth place in the Southern Conference with a 2–2 record against conference opponents.^[1]

1936 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	5–4 (2–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Jim Weaver (4th season)
Captain	Ed Rogers
Home stadium	Gore Field
Seasons ← 1935 1937 →

1936 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 11 Duke $	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
North Carolina	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Furman	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
VMI	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Maryland	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Clemson	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Davidson	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Washington and Lee	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Wake Forest	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
NC State	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
VPI	4	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
South Carolina	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	7	–	0
Richmond	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	2
Virginia	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
The Citadel	0	–	4	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
William & Mary	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	vs. North Carolina	American Legion Memorial Stadium Charlotte, NC (rivalry)	L 7–14	11,000	[2][3]
October 3	at NC State	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	W 9–0	10,000	[4]
October 10	Wofford*	Gore Field Wake Forest, NC	W 32–0	2,000	[5]
October 16	Clemson	Gore Field Wake Forest, NC	W 6–0	2,000	[6]
October 23	at George Washington*	Griffith Stadium Washington DC	L 12–13	18,000–22,000	[7][8]
October 31	Presbyterian*	Gore Field Wake Forest, NC	W 19–0	3,000	[9]
November 7	No. 15 Duke	Gore Field Wake Forest, NC (rivalry)	L 0–20	10,000	[10]
November 13	Erskine*	Gore Field Wake Forest, NC	W 19–6	2,000	[11]
November 26	at Davidson	Richardson Field Davidson, NC	L 6–19	11,000	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game