1929 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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1929 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceIndependent
1929 record6–5–1
Head coach
Home stadiumGore Field
Seasons
← 1928
1930 →
1929 Southern college football independents records
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western Maryland   –   11 – 0 – 0
Delaware State   –   1 – 0 – 0
Guilford   –   7 – 1 – 1
Texas Mines   –   6 – 1 – 2
Appalachian State   –   4 – 1 – 3
Navy   –   6 – 2 – 2
Georgetown   –   5 – 2 – 2
Middle Tennessee State Teachers   –   6 – 3 – 1
Beacom College   –   3 – 2 – 0
South Georgia Teachers   –   4 – 3 – 2
Wake Forest   –   6 – 5 – 1
Catholic University   –   5 – 4 – 0
West Virginia   –   4 – 3 – 3
Davidson   –   5 – 5 – 0
Loyola (LA)   –   4 – 5 – 2
Texas A&I   –   3 – 4 – 1
East Tennessee State Teachers   –   2 – 5 – 1
Mississippi State Teachers   –   2 – 6 – 1
Texas Tech   –   1 – 7 – 2
Delaware   –   0 – 7 – 1
George Washington   –   0 – 8 – 0

The 1929 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1929 college football season. In its first season under head coach Pat Miller, the team compiled a 6–5–1 record.[1]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21 Catawba
W 20–0
September 28 at North Carolina
L 0–48 10,000
October 5 2:30 p.m.at Richmond
W 19–0 500 [2][3][4]
October 11 Elon
  • Gore Field
  • Wake Forest, NC
W 25–6
October 17 at NC State
L 6–8
October 26 vs. Davidson
W 6–0 5,000 [5][6]
November 2 at Furman
L 0–12 3,000
November 9 at Wofford Spartanburg, SC W 18–0
November 16 at Navy
L 0–61
November 19 2:30 p.m. Presbyterian
  • Gore Field
  • Wake Forest, NC
T 0–0 [7]
November 23 at Duke
L 0–20 750 [8]
November 28 3:00 p.m.vs. Mercer
W 13–0 [9]

References[]

  1. ^ "1929 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "Officials Are Expected To Attend Battle". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 5, 1929. p. 9. Retrieved August 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. ^ Carter, Dick (October 6, 1929). "Red-Blue Loses To Wake Forest By 19-0 Score". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 17. Retrieved August 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. ^ Carter, Dick (October 6, 1929). "Red-Blue Loses To Wake Forest By 19-0 Score (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. p. 19. Retrieved August 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. ^ "Wildcats Lose By 6-0 Score". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. Associated Press. October 27, 1929. p. D3. Retrieved May 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. ^ "Wildcats Lose To Baptists In Big Upset (continued)". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. Associated Press. October 27, 1929. p. D4. Retrieved May 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. ^ "Presbyterian College Plays Deacons at Wake Forest Today". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. November 19, 1929. p. 4. Retrieved May 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  8. ^ "750 See Duke Trample Wake Forest, 20-0". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. Associated Press. November 24, 1929. p. C3. Retrieved May 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  9. ^ Jones, Paul (November 28, 1929). "Wake Forest And Mercer Clash Today On Stadium Field". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. p. 10. Retrieved May 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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