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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: Henry M. Hank Garrity
Conference: Independent-

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1888 <-- 1922 <- 1923 -> 1924 --> 2024

1923 Season Highlights

Henry M. Hank Garrity enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Wake Forest.

1923 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 29	@ North Carolina	0	22	L
Sat., Oct. 6	vs. Guilford	41	0	W
Sat., Oct. 13	vs. Lynchburg	25	0	W
Sat., Oct. 20	vs. Davidson	6	0	W	@ Charlotte, NC
Sat., Oct. 27	@ Florida	7	16	L	@ Tampa, FL
Sat., Nov. 10	vs. Duke	16	6	W
Sat., Nov. 17	vs. Elon	9	6	W
Sat., Nov. 24	vs. North Carolina State	14	0	W
Thu., Nov. 29	@ South Carolina	7	14	L

1923 Season Totals
Record	6-3
Points Scored	125
Scoring Average	13.9
Points Allowed	64
Defense Average	7.1
Opponents Record	23-21
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	6-0
Away Record	0-3

1923 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1923 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Connecticut	3-4-1	45	46					Summer Dole
New Mexico	3-5	189	98					Roy W. Johnson
New Mexico State	9-0	218	17					Robert R. Brown
Notre Dame	9-1	275	37					Knute Kenneth Rockne
San Diego State	8-2	207	82					C.E. Peterson
Syracuse	8-1	237	19					John F. Chick Meehan
Boston College	7-1-1	167	14					Frank W. Cavanaugh
Rutgers	7-1-1	260	36					George Foster Sanford
West Virginia	7-1-1	297	41					Clarence W. Doc Spears
Army	6-2-1	237	56					John J. McEwan
Memphis	6-3	77	55					Lester Barnhard
Penn State	6-2-1	159	46					Hugo F. Bezdek
Wake Forest	6-3	125	64					Henry M. Hank Garrity
Western Michigan	6-1-1	160	21					Milton Olander
Arizona	5-3	146	127					James F. Pop McKale
Central Michigan	5-1-2	167	24					Wallace Parker
Duke	5-4	211	104	Won 18-6				S.M. Alexander
Navy	5-1-3	168	62	Tied 14-14				Robert C. Bob Folwell
Pittsburgh	5-4	83	45					Glenn Scobey Pop Warner
Troy	5-2	96	55					Professor Campbell
Western Kentucky	5-4	120	167					E.A. Diddle
Arizona State	4-2	152	102					Aaron M. McCreary
Sam Houston State	4-4	68	126					J.W. Jones
Jacksonville State	3-2-1	84	41					C.C. Bush
Michigan State	3-5	57	144					Ralph H. Young
Middle Tennessee State	3-1	109	32					Alfred B. Miles
North Texas	3-5	63	136					Theron J. Fouts
Southern Mississippi	3-3	90	104					O.V. Spout Austin
Texas El Paso	3-4	106	65					Jack C. Vowell
Buffalo	2-5-1	66	115					James Bond
Massachusetts	2-5	61	65					Harold Gore
Nevada	2-3-3	107	107					R.O. William Courtright
Marshall	1-7	28	271					Harrison Briggs
Arkansas State	0-6-1	0	164					Tom Dandelet
Kent State	0-5	6	260					Frank Harsh
Temple	0-5	13	101					Francois M. DEliscu

1923 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1923 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.