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1889 Wake Forest Baptists football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–2
Head coach
CaptainOscar Riddick
Seasons
←  1888
1891 →
1889 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Trinity (NC)     2 0 0
Georgetown     5 1 0
Navy     4 1 1
Virginia     4 2 0
Wake Forest     2 2 0
North Carolina     1 1 0
Delaware     1 1 1
Johns Hopkins     2 4 1
Richmond     1 2 0
Dover Conference Academy     0 2 1
Furman     0 2 0

The 1889 Wake Forest Baptists football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest College as an independent during the 1889 college football season. [1] Led by W. C. Riddick in his second and final season as head coach, the Baptists compiled a record of 2–2.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
November 6vs. Virginia Richmond, VAL 4–46
November 22at North Carolina
W 18–8 [2] [3] [4]
November 283:00 p.m.vs. Trinity (NC)
L 4–8 [5] [6]
December 10 Richmond Wake Forest, NCW 32–14

References

  1. ^ Smith, Melvin I. (January 1, 2008). Evolvements of Early American Foot Ball: Through the 1890/91 Season. AuthorHouse. ISBN  9781434362469 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "The State Chronicle. (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, November 29, 1889, Image 2 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
  3. ^ "The Wilmington Messenger. (Wilmington, N.C.) 1887-1908, November 24, 1889, Page 1, Image 1 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
  4. ^ "Football Notes". Windsor Ledger. Windsor, North Carolina. December 4, 1889. p. 1. Retrieved August 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "A Match Game of Football Between Wake Forest and Trinity College". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. November 27, 1889. p. 4. Retrieved August 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ "Trinity Wins". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. November 30, 1889. p. 4. Retrieved August 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.