1917 Wake Forest Baptists football team

The 1917 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 1917 college football season. In their first year under head coach E. T. MacDonnell, the team compiled a 1–6–1 record.[1]

1917 Wake Forest Baptists football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–6–1
Head coach
CaptainAshley D. Pace
Seasons
← 1916
1918 →
1917 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Middle Tennessee State Normal     7 0 0
Presbyterian     8 1 0
Navy     7 1 0
North Texas State Normal     6 1 0
Spring Hill     4 2 0
West Virginia     6 3 1
Southwest Texas State     5 3 0
West Tennessee State Normal     3 2 0
Texas Mines     0 0 1
Kentucky     3 5 1
Oglethorpe     1 2 0
Sam Houston Normal     1 3 0
Wake Forest     1 6 1
Marshall     1 7 1
Tennessee (SATC)     0 3 0

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at Georgia TechL 0–33 [2]
October 6at Furman
L 6–7 [3][4]
October 13GuilfordWake Forest, NCW 20–0 [5]
October 18at North Carolina A&ML 6–17 [6]
October 27at Maryland StateCollege Park, MDL 13–29 [7]
November 3at VPIL 0–50 [8]
November 17vs. DavidsonL 7–72300–400[9]
November 29vs. Hampden–SydneyT 7–7 [10]

References

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  1. ^ "1917 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "Georgia Tech is double winner". The Birmingham News. September 30, 1917. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Furman And Wake Forest Will Play". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, South Carolina. October 6, 1917. p. 10. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Game Little Furman Sends Wake Forest Team Down To Defeat". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, South Carolina. October 7, 1917. p. 11. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Baptists rally; Beat Guilford". The News and Observer. October 14, 1917. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tar Heel Techs down Wake Forest". The State. October 19, 1917. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Maryland State on top". The Baltimore Sun. October 28, 1917. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Virginia Poly's run rings around Wake Forest team". The Bristol Herald Courier. November 4, 1917. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Davidson Swamps Wake Forest On Cone Grid By 72 To 7; Baptists Are Unable To Block The Presbyterians". Greensboro Daily News. Greensboro, North Carolina. November 18, 1917. p. 12. Retrieved April 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  10. ^ "Wake Forest in tie with Tigers at Norfolk, VA". The News and Observer. November 30, 1917. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.