1917 Wake Forest Baptists football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–6–1
Head coach
CaptainAshley D. Pace
Seasons
← 1916
1918 →
1917 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Middle Tennessee State Normal   –   7 – 0 – 0
Presbyterian   –   8 – 1 – 0
Navy   –   7 – 1 – 0
North Texas State Normal   –   6 – 1 – 0
Spring Hill   –   4 – 2 – 0
West Virginia   –   6 – 3 – 1
Southwest Texas State   –   5 – 3 – 0
West Tennessee State Normal   –   3 – 2 – 0
Texas Mines   –   0 – 0 – 1
Kentucky   –   3 – 5 – 1
Oglethorpe   –   1 – 2 – 0
Wake Forest   –   1 – 6 – 1
Marshall   –   1 – 7 – 1
Tennessee (SATC)   –   0 – 3 – 0

The 1917 Wake Forest Baptists football team represented Wake Forest College during the 1917 college football season.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at Georgia Tech
L 0–33
October 6at Furman
L 6–7 [2][3]
October 13 Guilford Wake Forest, NC W 20–0
October 18 at North Carolina A&M
L 6–17
October 27at Maryland State College Park, MD L 13–29
November 3 at VPI
L 0–50
November 17vs. Davidson
L 7–72 300–400 [4]
November 29 Hampden–Sydney Charlotte, NC T 7–7

References

  1. ^ "1917 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results".
  2. ^ "Furman And Wake Forest Will Play". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, South Carolina. October 6, 1917. p. 10. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Game Little Furman Sends Wake Forest Team Down To Defeat". The Greenville Daily News. Greenville, South Carolina. October 7, 1917. p. 11. Retrieved September 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ "Davidson Swamps Wake Forest On Cone Grid By 72 To 7; Baptists Are Unable To Block The Presbyterians". Greensboro Daily News. Greensboro, North Carolina. November 18, 1917. p. 12. Retrieved April 12, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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