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1911 Wake Forest Baptists football team

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1911 Wake Forest Baptists football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5
Head coach
CaptainCarl Betts
Seasons
← 1910
1912 →
1911 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Oklahoma     8 0 0
Florida     5 0 1
VMI     7 1 0
Texas A&M     6 1 0
Georgetown     7 1 1
Navy     6 0 3
North Carolina     6 1 1
VPI     6 1 2
Virginia     8 2 0
Louisiana Industrial     4 1 1
Marshall     4 1 1
Arkansas     6 2 1
Oklahoma A&M     5 2 0
Texas     5 2 0
Washington and Lee     4 2 2
West Virginia     6 3 0
Davidson     5 3 0
North Carolina A&M     5 3 0
Chattanooga     3 2 0
Catholic University     3 2 2
Maryland     4 4 2
Baylor     3 4 2
Wake Forest     3 5 0
Delaware     2 5 2
South Carolina     1 4 2
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial     1 4 1
Spring Hill     1 3 0
Southwest Texas State     1 3 0
Middle Tennessee State Normal     0 1 0

The 1911 Wake Forest Baptists football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest College as an independent during the 1911 college football season. In its first season under head coach Frank Thompson, the team compiled a 3–5 record (1–5 in intercollegiate games).[1] The team played its home games in Wake Forest, North Carolina

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 30Warrenton High SchoolWake Forest, NCW 61–0[2]
October 7at North Carolina
L 3–12[3]
October 14RoanokeWake Forest, NCW 53–0[4]
October 21at Washington and Lee
L 5–18[5]
November 4at Virginia
L 6–29[6]
November 11vs. DavidsonL 0–9[7]
November 18North Carolina A&MWake Forest, NC (rivalry)L 6–13[8]
November 23vs. Training Ship Franklin
W 26–0[9]

References

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  1. ^ "1911 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
  2. ^ "Warrenton easy for Wake Forest". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 1, 1911. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "University puts it on Wake Forest". The Sunday Herald. October 8, 1911. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Baptists defeat Roanoke College". The Charlotte News. October 15, 1911. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wake Forest puts up strong fight". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 22, 1911. Retrieved August 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Virginia by 29 to 6". The Washington Post. November 5, 1911. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Davidson hands Wake Forest lads large goose-egg". The News and Observer. November 12, 1911. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Surprising game by Wake Forest". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 19, 1911. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wake Forest easy winner". The Morning Herald. December 1, 1911. Retrieved July 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.