1931 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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1931 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceIndependent
1931 record4–4
Head coach
CaptainLeon Brogden
Home stadiumGore Field
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Southern college football independents records
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Catholic University   –   8 – 1 – 0
Texas Mines   –   7 – 1 – 0
Delaware   –   5 – 1 – 2
William & Mary Norfolk   –   1 – 0 – 1
George Washington   –   5 – 2 – 2
Texas Tech   –   6 – 3 – 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers   –   6 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   5 – 5 – 1
Wake Forest   –   4 – 4 – 0
Western Carolina   –   4 – 4 – 0
Western Maryland   –   4 – 4 – 2
Delaware State   –   2 – 2 – 1
Georgetown   –   4 – 5 – 1
Richmond   –   4 – 5 – 0
West Virginia   –   4 – 6 – 0
Oglethorpe   –   3 – 6 – 0
South Georgia Teachers   –   3 – 6 – 0
Jefferson   –   1 – 7 – 1

The 1931 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1931 college football season. In its third season under head coach Pat Miller, the team compiled a 4–4 record.[1]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26 at North Carolina
L 0–37 11,000
October 3 vs. Furman
L 6–36 [2]
October 16 at NC State
W 6–0
October 24 at Duke
L 0–28
October 31 Erskine
W 13–0
November 7 vs. Presbyterian
W 12–0 [3]
November 13 at Oglethorpe
L 0–37 [4][5][6]
November 26 2:30 p.m. Davidson
W 7–0 8,000 [7]

References[]

  1. ^ "1931 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. ^ Cranford, Robert (October 4, 1931). "Furman Wrecks Wake Forest Deacons; Score 36 TO 6". The Charlotte News. Charlotte, North Carolina. p. 12. Retrieved May 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  3. ^ Brooks, Chester (November 8, 1931). "Deacons Defeat Blue Stockings". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 18. Retrieved May 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  4. ^ Troy, Jack (November 14, 1931). "Petrels Swamp Deacons, 37 To 0". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 13. Retrieved May 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. ^ Troy, Jack (November 14, 1931). "Petrels Bury Deacons Under 37-To-0 Score (continued)". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 14. Retrieved May 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. ^ Troy, Jack (November 14, 1931). "Petrels Defeat Deacons Under, 37 To 0 (continued)". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Georgia. p. 16. Retrieved May 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  7. ^ "Deacons To Play Davidson Today". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. November 26, 1931. p. 9. Retrieved May 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
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