Wake Forest Football Team History
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
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Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC
Founded: 1834 Stadium: Groves Stadium Capacity: 31,500 Colors: Gold & Black Coach: Edwin T. MacDonnell Conference: Independent-
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1917 Season Highlights |
Edwin T. MacDonnell enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Wake Forest. |
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1917 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 29 | @
Georgia Tech
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0 |
33 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 6 | @ Furman
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6 |
7 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 13 | vs. Guilford
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20 |
0 |
W |
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| Thu., Oct. 18 | @
North Carolina State
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6 |
17 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 27 | @
Maryland
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13 |
29 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 3 | @
Virginia Tech
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0 |
50 |
L |
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| Sat., Nov. 17 | @ Davidson
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7 |
72 |
L |
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| Thu., Nov. 29 | vs. Hampden-Sydney
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7 |
7 |
T |
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1917 Season Totals |
Record | 1-6
-1
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Points Scored | 59 |
Scoring Average | 7.4 |
Points Allowed | 215 |
Defense Average | 26.9 |
Opponents Record | 25-7
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Conference Record | 0-0 |
Home Record | 1-0
-1
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Away Record | 0-6
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1917 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
was not ranked. |
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1917 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
1917 All Independent Conference Players |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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