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
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Texas     8 0 0
Middle Tennessee State Normal     5 0 1
Oklahoma     9 1 1
Delaware     7 1 1
Davidson     5 1 1
Georgia Tech     6 2 0
Presbyterian     4 1 1
Oklahoma A&M     6 2 1
Navy     6 3 0
Maryland     5 3 0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial     5 3 0
Howard (AL)     4 3 1
Maryville (TN)     6 4 0
Sam Houston Normal     3 2 0
Marshall     5 4 0
West Virginia     5 4 0
Rice     3 2 3
North Texas State Normal     3 3 0
South Carolina     5 5 1
VMI     4 4 0
Mississippi Normal     2 3 1
Texas Mines     2 3 0
Western Kentucky State Normal     1 2 0
Baylor     3 5 2
West Tennessee State Normal     3 5 0
Arkansas     3 6 0
Louisiana Industrial     2 4 0
Wake Forest     3 6 0
Furman     2 5 0
Southwest Texas State     2 6 0
Louisville     1 7 0
Catholic University     0 6 1

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.