1889 Wake Forest Baptists football team

1889 Wake Forest Baptists football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–2
Head coach	W. C. Riddick (1st season)
Captain	Oscar Riddick
Seasons ← 1888 1891 →

1889 Southern college football independents records
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Trinity (NC)			–					2	–	0	–	0
Georgetown			–					5	–	1	–	0
Navy			–					4	–	1	–	1
Virginia			–					4	–	2	–	0
Wake Forest			–					2	–	2	–	0
North Carolina			–					1	–	1	–	0
Delaware			–					1	–	1	–	1
Johns Hopkins			–					2	–	4	–	1
Richmond			–					1	–	2	–	0
Dover Conference Academy			–					0	–	2	–	1
Furman			–					0	–	2	–	0

The 1889 Wake Forest Baptists football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest College as an independent during the 1889 college football season.^[1] Led by W. C. Riddick in his second and final season as head coach, the Baptists compiled a record of 2–2.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
November 6		vs. Virginia	Richmond, VA	L 4–46
November 22		at North Carolina	Campus Athletic Field (I) Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	W 18–8	^[2]^[3]^[4]
November 28	3:00 p.m.	vs. Trinity (NC)	Athletic Park Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	L 4–8	^[5]^[6]
December 10		Richmond	Wake Forest, NC	W 32–14
All times are in Eastern time

References

^ Smith, Melvin I. (January 1, 2008). Evolvements of Early American Foot Ball: Through the 1890/91 Season. AuthorHouse. ISBN 9781434362469 – via Google Books.
^ "The State Chronicle. (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, November 29, 1889, Image 2 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
^ "The Wilmington Messenger. (Wilmington, N.C.) 1887-1908, November 24, 1889, Page 1, Image 1 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
^ "Football Notes". Windsor Ledger. Windsor, North Carolina. December 4, 1889. p. 1. Retrieved August 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "A Match Game of Football Between Wake Forest and Trinity College". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. November 27, 1889. p. 4. Retrieved August 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Trinity Wins". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. November 30, 1889. p. 4. Retrieved August 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com .

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