1914 Wake Forest Baptists football team

The 1914 Wake Forest Baptists football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest College (now known as Wake Forest University) as an independent during the 1914 college football season. In their first year under head coach Wilbur C. Smith, the team compiled a 3–6 record.[1]

1914 Wake Forest Baptists football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–6
Head coach
CaptainGeorge G. Moore
Seasons
 1913
1915 
1914 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas  800
Middle Tennessee State Normal  501
Oklahoma  911
Delaware  711
Davidson  511
Birmingham  311
Georgia Tech  620
Presbyterian  411
Oklahoma A&M  621
Navy  630
Maryland  530
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial  530
Howard (AL)  431
Maryville (TN)  640
Sam Houston Normal  320
Marshall  540
West Virginia  540
Rice  323
North Texas State Normal  330
South Carolina  551
VMI  440
Mississippi Normal  231
Texas Mines  230
Western Kentucky State Normal  120
Baylor  352
West Tennessee State Normal  350
Arkansas  360
Louisiana Industrial  240
Wake Forest  360
Furman  250
Southwest Texas State  260
Stetson  140
Louisville  170
Catholic University  061

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3at North Carolina A&ML 0–51[2]
October 8vs. North Carolina
L 0–53[3]
October 10USS FranklinWake Forest, NCW 13–0[4]
October 24at Washington and Lee
L 0–72[5]
October 31RoanokeWake Forest, NCW 19–0[6]
November 7at South Carolina
L 0–26[7]
November 14vs. North Carolina
  • League Park
  • Raleigh, NC
L 7–12[8]
November 26vs. DavidsonL 6–7[9]
December 5WoffordWake Forest, NCW 41–0

References

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  1. "1914 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  2. "Wake Forest not hard for A. & M." The News and Observer. October 4, 1914. Retrieved July 5, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Carolina decisively beats Wake Forest". The Asheville Times. October 9, 1914. Retrieved July 5, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Wake Forest features eight forward passes". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 11, 1914. Retrieved July 5, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Easy win for W. & L. team". The Commercial Appeal. October 25, 1914. Retrieved July 5, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Wake Forest beat Roanoke". The Charlotte News. November 1, 1914. Retrieved July 5, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Baptists beaten by forward pass". The News and Observer. November 8, 1914. Retrieved January 23, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Carolina given nice surprise". The News and Observer. November 15, 1914. Retrieved July 5, 2024 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Davidson gets annual game Wake Forest by score of 7 to 6". Charlotte Daily Observer. November 27, 1914. Retrieved September 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com.