1928 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

1928 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
1928 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference	Independent
1928 record	2–6–2
Head coach	Stan Cofall (1st season);
Captain	Hal Weir
Home stadium	Gore Field
	Seasons ← 1927 1929 →

The 1928 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1928 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Stan Cofall, the team compiled a 2–6–2 record.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	L 0–65
October 6	Presbyterian	Gore Field Wake Forest, NC	L 7–12
October 13	at William & Mary	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	T 0–0
October 18	at NC State	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	L 0–37
October 27	vs. Davidson	Wearn Field Charlotte, NC	W 25–6
November 3	vs. Furman	Wearn Field Charlotte, NC	L 0–18
November 10	at Duke	Hanes Field Durham, NC	L 0–38
November 16	Wofford	Gore Field Wake Forest, NC	T 7–7
November 29	vs. Mercer	Memorial Stadium Asheville, NC	L 12–14	4,000	^[2]
December 25	at Miami (FL)	Tamiami Park Miami, FL	W 13–6

v t Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Venues	Gore Field (1922–1939) Groves Stadium (1940–1955) Bowman Gray Stadium (1956–1967) Truist Field at Wake Forest (1968–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Tobacco Road North Carolina NC State
Culture & lore	Demon Deacon The 5th Quarter
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896–1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

1928 Southern college football independents records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
Georgetown		–		8	–	2	–	0
West Virginia		–		8	–	2	–	0
Howard		–		6	–	1	–	2
Loyola (LA)		–		7	–	3	–	0
Navy		–		5	–	3	–	1
East Tennessee State Teachers		–		4	–	3	–	0
Delaware State		–		1	–	1	–	1
Duke		–		5	–	5	–	0
Georgia Normal		–		5	–	5	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		4	–	4	–	1
Texas A&I		–		4	–	4	–	0
Texas Tech		–		4	–	4	–	1
Catholic University		–		4	–	5	–	0
Mississippi State Teachers		–		4	–	5	–	0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers		–		3	–	4	–	1
Texas Mines		–		3	–	4	–	1
Wesley		–		3	–	4	–	0
Appalachian State		–		3	–	6	–	0
Delaware		–		2	–	6	–	0
Wake Forest		–		2	–	6	–	2
Davidson		–		2	–	8	–	0
George Washington		–		1	–	7	–	0