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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: J.L. White
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1920 <- 1921 -> 1922 --> 2024
1921 Season Highlights
 J.L. White enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Wake Forest.
 
1921 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 24  @ Georgia Tech  0   42   L       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ North Carolina  0   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 8  @ Virginia Military Institute  0   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Davidson  10   7   W    @ Charlotte, NC   
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ William & Mary  14   21   L       
 Sat., Oct. 29  vs. Guilford  28   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  @ Richmond  0   41   L       
 Fri., Nov. 11  vs. Duke  0   17   L       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. North Carolina State  0   14   L       
 Thu., Nov. 24  @ Hampden-Sydney  14   39   L       
 
1921 Season Totals
  Record2-8
  Points Scored66
  Scoring Average6.6
  Points Allowed222
  Defense Average22.2
  Opponents Record22-7
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record2-2
  Away Record0-6
1921 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1921 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Connecticut 3-2-311575   J. Wilder Tasker
New Mexico 2-24131   Roy W. Johnson
Notre Dame 10-137541   Knute Kenneth Rockne
Penn State 8-0-225156   Hugo F. Bezdek
Arizona 7-241868Lost  0-38  James F. Pop McKale
Syracuse 7-219459   John F. Chick Meehan
Army 6-421765   Charles D. Daly
Duke 6-1-214732   James A. Baldwin
Louisiana State 6-1-118056   Branch Bocock
Navy 6-114713   Robert C. Bob Folwell
Texas Christian 6-3-113275   William L. Billy Driver
Western Michigan 6-226240   William H. Bill Spaulding
Central Michigan 5-1-11437   Wallace Parker
Jacksonville State 5-2-2275107   J.W. Stephenson
Marshall 5-2-17941   Kemper Shelton
Pittsburgh 5-3-113350   Glenn Scobey Pop Warner
West Virginia 5-4-115882   Clarence W. Doc Spears
Boston College 4-3-18590   Frank W. Cavanaugh
Memphis 4-5-186206   Rollin Wilson
Nevada 4-3-1183113   R.O. William Courtright
New Mexico State 4-212637   Arthur J. Bergman
Rutgers 4-599168   George Foster Sanford
San Diego State 4-660100   C.E. Peterson
Arkansas State 3-2-14733   Foy Hammons
Fresno State 3-461114   Arthur Jones
Hawaii 3-3-267114   Otto Proc Klum
Michigan State 3-568126   Albert M. Barron
Middle Tennessee State 3-2-13674   Alfred B. Miles
North Texas 3-313557   Theron J. Fouts
Sam Houston State 3-1-213427   Mutt Gee
Southern Mississippi 3-4183141   O.V. Spout Austin
Buffalo 2-3-273101   Art Powell
Texas El Paso 2-411861   Thomas C. Holiday
Wake Forest 2-866222   J.L. White
Western Kentucky 2-4-14790   L.T. Smith
San Jose State 1-535141   David Wooster
Troy 1-719284   Professor Campbell
Kent State 0-2-1020   Paul G. Chandler

1921 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1921 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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