1908 Wake Forest Baptists football team

The 1908 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 1908 college football season. In their first year under head coach A. P. Hall Jr., the team compiled a 1–4 record.[1]

1908 Wake Forest Baptists football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–4
Head coach
CaptainW. H. Hipps
Seasons
← 1895
1909 →
1908 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial     6 0 0
Virginia     7 0 1
Rollins     4 0 1
George Washington     8 1 1
Oklahoma     8 1 1
Tulane     7 1 0
North Carolina A&M     6 1 0
The Citadel     4 1 1
Navy     9 2 1
Florida     5 2 1
TCU     6 3 0
VMI     4 2 0
Davidson     5 3 1
Baylor     5 3 0
West Virginia     5 3 0
Kentucky State     4 3 0
Louisiana Industrial     4 3 1
Arkansas     5 4 0
Texas     5 4 0
VPI     5 4 0
Arkansas State Normal     3 3 0
Chattanooga     4 4 0
North Carolina     3 3 3
Oklahoma A&M     4 4 0
Delaware     3 4 1
Kendall     2 3 0
South Carolina     3 5 1
Texas A&M     3 5 0
Georgetown     2 4 1
Howard (AL)     2 4 0
Maryland     3 8 0
Stetson     0 1 1
Wake Forest     1 4 0
Goldey College     0 2 1
Mississippi College     0 1 0
Southwest Texas State     0 2 0
Marshall     0 6 0

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at North Carolina
L 0–17[2]
October 3North Carolina A&MWake Forest, NC (rivalry)L 0–25[3]
October 10Warrenton High SchoolWake Forest, NCW 21–0[4]
November 14at Davidson
L 4–31[5]
November 21at North Carolina A&ML 0–76500[6]

References

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  1. ^ "1908 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "Chapel Hill wins from Wake Forest". The Atlanta Journal. September 27, 1908. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wake Forest Lost To A. & M., 25 To 0". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. October 4, 1908. p. 14. Retrieved October 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Wake Forest the winner; Defeats Warrenton School by the score of 21 to 0". The News and Observer. October 11, 1908. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Baptists easy for Davidson". Charlotte Daily Observer. November 15, 1908. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "A. & M. College 76; Wake Forest 0". The Charlotte Observer. Charlotte, North Carolina. November 22, 1908. p. 9. Retrieved October 25, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .