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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 <-- 1930 <- 1931 -> 1932 --> 2024

1931 Season Highlights

Frank S. Pat Miller enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Wake Forest.

1931 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 26	@ North Carolina	0	37	L
Sat., Oct. 3	@ Furman	7	36	L	@ Gastonia, NC
Fri., Oct. 16	@ North Carolina State	6	0	W
Fri., Oct. 23	@ Duke	0	28	L
Sat., Oct. 31	vs. Erskine	13	0	W
Sat., Nov. 7	@ Presbyterian	12	0	W	@ Greensboro, NC
Sat., Nov. 14	@ Oglethorpe	0	37	L
Thu., Nov. 26	vs. Davidson	7	0	W	@ Charlotte, NC

1931 Season Totals
Record	4-4
Points Scored	45
Scoring Average	5.6
Points Allowed	138
Defense Average	17.3
Opponents Record	12-12
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	2-0
Away Record	2-4

1931 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1931 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	6-3	150	66					Pete W. Cawthon
Connecticut	2-3-3	27	84					Summer Dole
Army	8-2-1	296	72					Ralph I. Sasse
Pittsburgh	8-1	280	37					Dr. John B. Jock Sutherland
Temple	8-1-1	158	42					Henry J. Miller
Massachusetts	7-1-1	250	58					Mel Taube
Syracuse	7-1-1	238	56					Victor A. Vic Hanson
Texas El Paso	7-1	146	83					Mack Saxon
Boston College	6-4	115	74					Joseph Joe McKenney
Notre Dame	6-2-1	215	40					Heartley Hunk Anderson
Troy	6-3	136	87					Albert Elmore
Navy	5-5-1	78	95					Edgar E. Rip Miller
Western Michigan	5-2	86	51					Mitchell Gary
Central Michigan	4-3	95	58					George Van Bibber
Michigan State	4-3-2	191	61					James H. Jim Crowley
Wake Forest	4-4	45	138					Frank S. Pat Miller
West Virginia	4-6	91	122					A. Earle Greasy Neale
Eastern Michigan	3-2-1	98	54					Elton J. Rynearson
Georgia Southern	3-6	142	92					Crook Smith
Ball State	2-6	65	161					Lawrence McPhee
Penn State	2-8	69	167					Robert A. Bob Higgins
Jacksonville State	0-7-1	52	172					T.B. Shotts

1931 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1931 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).