1916 Wake Forest Baptists football team

1916 Wake Forest Baptists football
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Head coach
CaptainCharles Parker
Seasons
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1916 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Birmingham   –   7 – 1 – 0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial   –   7 – 1 – 0
Maryland State   –   6 – 2 – 0
Marshall   –   7 – 2 – 1
Middle Tennessee State Normal   –   5 – 2 – 0
Sam Houston Normal   –   5 – 2 – 0
Spring Hill   –   4 – 2 – 0
West Virginia   –   5 – 2 – 2
Navy   –   6 – 3 – 1
Southwest Texas State   –   3 – 1 – 3
Presbyterian   –   4 – 3 – 0
Delaware   –   4 – 3 – 1
North Texas State Normal   –   4 – 3 – 1
Western Kentucky State Normal   –   3 – 2 – 0
George Washington   –   3 – 3 – 1
Wake Forest   –   3 – 3 – 0
Louisville   –   2 – 3 – 1
West Tennessee State Normal   –   2 – 3 – 1
Texas Mines   –   2 – 3 – 0
Tusculum   –   2 – 3 – 0

The 1916 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 1916 college football season. In their first year under head coach G. M. Billings, the team compiled a 3–3 record.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30at North Carolina
L 0–202,500[2]
October 7GuilfordWake Forest, NCW 33–0 [3]
October 19at North Carolina A&M
L 0–6 [4]
November 4at South Carolina
W 33–7 [5]
November 11at VPI
L 0–52 [6]
November 18WoffordWake Forest, NCW 41–0 [7]

References

  1. ^ "1916 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "Carolina defeats Baptists 20 to 0". The Wilmington Morning Star. October 1, 1916. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wake Forest has no trouble in defeating Guilford". The News and Observer. October 8, 1916. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Techs annexed annual fracas". The Charlotte News. October 20, 1916. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Baptists bested Gamecock eleven in one-sided go". The Charlotte News. November 5, 1916. Retrieved January 24, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "V.P.I. swamps Wake Forest". The Roanoke Times. November 12, 1916. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Wofford easy for Baptists". The Charlotte News. November 19, 1916. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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