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Wake Forest Football Team History


Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Wake Forest University
 Winston-Salem, NC
Founded: 1834
Stadium: Groves Stadium
Capacity: 31,500
Colors: Gold & Black
Coach: Frank Thompson
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1910 <- 1911 -> 1912 --> 2024
1911 Season Highlights
 Frank Thompson enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Wake Forest.
 
1911 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. Warrenton Preparatory  52   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 7  @ North Carolina  3   12   L       
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. Roanoke  62   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 21  @ Washington & Lee  5   18   L       
 Thu., Nov. 2  @ Virginia  6   29   L       
 Sat., Nov. 11  vs. Davidson  0   9   L    @ Greensboro, NC   
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. North Carolina State  5   13   L       
 Thu., Nov. 23  @ USS Franklin  26   0   W    @ Durham, NC   
 
1911 Season Totals
  Record3-5
  Points Scored159
  Scoring Average19.9
  Points Allowed81
  Defense Average10.1
  Opponents Record19-6
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record2-2
  Away Record1-3
1911 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1911 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
New Mexico 1-3-16222   R.F. Hutchison
Connecticut 0-56166   Leo Hafford
Northern Illinois 8-1-219684   William W. Wirtz
Oklahoma 8-028215   Bennie Owen
Penn State 8-0-119915   William M. Bill Hollenback
New Mexico State 7-01926   Arthur H. Badenoch
Washington 7-02779   Gilmour Gloomy Gil Dobie
Army 6-1-18811   Joseph W. Beacham
Louisiana State 6-318634   James K. Pat Dwyer
Navy 6-0-311611   Lt. Douglas L. Doug Howard
Notre Dame 6-0-22229   John L. Jack Marks
Temple 6-19054   William J. Schatz
Texas A&M 6-113417   Charles B. Moran
West Virginia 6-39167   Dr. Charles Augustus Lueder
Arkansas 5-2-216823   Hugo F. Bezdek
Florida 5-0-18414   G.E. Pyle
Kansas State 5-4-14787   Guy S. Lowman
Michigan 5-1-29038   Fielding H. Hurry Up Yost
Michigan State 5-19330   John F. Macklin
Oklahoma State 5-225659   Paul J. Davis
Oregon State 5-211949   Sam Dolan
Syracuse 5-3-26359   C. DeForest Cummings
Texas 5-26619   William S. Wasmund
Louisiana Tech 4-2-19868   Percy S. Prince
Marshall 4-1-112222   Boyd B. Chambers
Maryland 4-4-23772   Charley F. Donnelly
Pittsburgh 4-3-17229   Joseph H. Thompson
Rutgers 4-4-12599   Howard Gargan
Texas Christian 4-5114106   Henry W. Lever
Troy 4-1-14920   George W. Penton
Akron 3-4-18024   Frank Haggerty
Arizona 3-1-1163   George F. Shipp
Baylor 3-4-210353   Ralph Glaze
Central Michigan 3-2218   Harry W. Helmer
Jacksonville State 3-2-13222   Ben Harris
Oregon 3-25951   William J. Bill Warner
Wake Forest 3-515981   Frank Thompson
Washington State 3-39242   Oscar P. Osthoff
Hawaii 2-23249   Austin Jones
Western Michigan 2-311059   William H. Bill Spaulding
Arkansas State 1-11211   F.T. Parks
Louisiana 1-3-13568   C.J. McNaspy
South Carolina 1-4-222102   John H. Neff
Boston College 0-7897   Joseph Courtney
Middle Tennessee State 0-1020   L.E. Mutt Weber
Stanford 0-000   No Team

1911 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1911 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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