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Wake Forest Football Team History

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Wake Forest University
Winston-Salem, NC
Founded: 1834
Stadium: Groves Stadium
Capacity: 31,500
Colors: Gold & Black
Coach: Frank S. Pat Miller
Conference: Independent-

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1888 <-- 1929 <- 1930 -> 1931 --> 2024

1930 Season Highlights

Frank S. Pat Miller enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Wake Forest.

1930 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 27	@ North Carolina	7	13	L
Sat., Oct. 4	vs. Guilford	20	0	W
Fri., Oct. 10	vs. Baltimore	44	0	W
Thu., Oct. 16	@ North Carolina State	7	0	W
Sat., Oct. 25	vs. Mercer	21	0	W
Sat., Nov. 1	@ Temple	0	36	L
Sat., Nov. 8	@ Presbyterian	0	13	L	@ Asheville, NC
Sat., Nov. 22	vs. Duke	13	13	T
Thu., Nov. 27	vs. Davidson	13	2	W	@ Charlotte, NC

1930 Season Totals
Record	5-3 -1
Points Scored	125
Scoring Average	13.9
Points Allowed	77
Defense Average	8.6
Opponents Record	22-15
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	4-0 -1
Away Record	1-3

1930 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1930 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
New Mexico	4-5	148	133					Roy W. Johnson
Texas Tech	3-5-1	90	116					Pete W. Cawthon
Connecticut	1-5-1	19	106					Summer Dole
Notre Dame	10-0	265	74					Knute Kenneth Rockne
Army	9-1-1	268	22					Ralph I. Sasse
Massachusetts	1-8	32	248					Charles McGeoch
Temple	7-3	221	110					Henry J. Miller
Texas El Paso	7-1-1	183	60					Mack Saxon
Arizona	6-1-1	122	33					James F. Pop McKale
Ball State	6-1	130	38					Lawrence McPhee
Navy	6-5	148	117					William A. Bill Ingram
Pittsburgh	6-2-1	186	69					Dr. John B. Jock Sutherland
Boston College	5-5	167	70					Joseph Joe McKenney
Michigan State	5-1-2	151	32					James H. Jim Crowley
Middle Tennessee State	5-5-1	125	98					Frank Faulkinberry
New Mexico State	5-3	115	73					Gerald H. Hines
Syracuse	5-2-2	207	79					Victor A. Vic Hanson
Wake Forest	5-3-1	125	77					Frank S. Pat Miller
West Virginia	5-5	111	103					Ira Errett Rat Rogers
Jacksonville State	4-3-1	92	89					J.W. Stephenson
Arizona State	3-5-1	111	94					Ted E. Shipkey
Georgia Southern	3-3-1	46	33					Crook Smith
Penn State	3-4-2	142	111					Robert A. Bob Higgins
Southern Mississippi	3-5-1	162	117					John Lumpkin
Troy	1-2	7	73					No Coach

1930 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1930 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.