The 1942 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an

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team that represented

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during the

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. In its sixth season under head coach

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, the team compiled a 6–2–1 record and finished in third place in the

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. Back John Cochran and tackle Pat Preston were selected by the

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as first-team players on the 1942 All-Southern Conference football team. Wake Forest was ranked at No. 38 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.

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