1928 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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1928 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–6–2
Head coach
CaptainHal Weir
Home stadiumGore Field
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgetown   –   8 – 2 – 0
West Virginia   –   8 – 2 – 0
Howard   –   6 – 1 – 2
Loyola (LA)   –   7 – 3 – 0
Navy   –   5 – 3 – 1
East Tennessee State Teachers   –   4 – 3 – 0
Delaware State   –   1 – 1 – 1
Duke   –   5 – 5 – 0
Georgia Normal   –   5 – 5 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   4 – 4 – 1
Texas A&I   –   4 – 4 – 0
Texas Tech   –   4 – 4 – 1
Catholic University   –   4 – 5 – 0
Mississippi State Teachers   –   4 – 5 – 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers   –   3 – 4 – 1
Texas Mines   –   3 – 4 – 1
Wesley   –   3 – 4 – 0
Appalachian State   –   3 – 6 – 0
Delaware   –   2 – 6 – 0
Wake Forest   –   2 – 6 – 2
Davidson   –   2 – 8 – 0
George Washington   –   1 – 7 – 0

The 1928 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest College (now known as Wake Forest University) during the 1928 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Stan Cofall, the team compiled a 2–6–2 record.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at North Carolina
L 0–6515,000[2]
October 6Presbyterian
L 7–12 [3]
October 13at William & Mary
T 0–0 [4]
October 18at NC State
L 0–37 [5]
October 27vs. Davidson
W 25–6 [6]
November 3 vs. Furman
  • Wearn Field
  • Charlotte, NC
L 0–18 5,000 [7]
November 10at Duke
L 0–38 [8]
November 16Wofford
  • Gore Field
  • Wake Forest, NC
T 7–7 [9]
November 29vs. Mercer
L 12–144,000[10]
December 25at Miami (FL)
W 13–6 [11]

References

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  1. ^ "1928 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "Carolina eleven rolls up 65–0 score against Wake Forest". The News and Observer. September 30, 1928. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Blue Stockings defeat Deacons". The Sunday Record. October 7, 1928. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Deacons fight to 0 to 0 tie". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1928. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Old North State defeats Deacons". The Columbia Record. October 19, 1928. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Demon Deacons defeat Wildcats". The Asheville Sunday Citizen. October 28, 1928. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Furman crashes through with win over Wake Forest". The Charlotte Observer. November 4, 1928. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Murray and Buie are stars as Methodists wade mud to victory". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. November 11, 1928. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Quillen's long run gives Decons tie with Wofford". The News and Observer. November 17, 1929. Retrieved July 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Sarsfield, Dix (November 30, 1928). "Deacons Failures To Score Extra Points Cost Contest; Ohio's Governor Is Present". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. p. 13. Retrieved May 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. ^ "Wake Forest beats Miami by 13–6 score". The Atlanta Constitution. December 26, 1928. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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