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1926 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–4–1
Head coach
CaptainBlaine Rackley
Home stadiumGore Field
Seasons
←  1925
1927 →
1926 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Loyola (LA)   –   10 – 0 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   8 – 0 – 0
Howard   –   7 – 0 – 0
Delaware State   –   1 – 0 – 0
No. 2 Navy   –   9 – 0 – 1
Wesley   –   6 – 1 – 0
Texas Tech   –   6 – 1 – 3
Davidson   –   7 – 2 – 1
Georgetown   –   7 – 2 – 1
William & Mary   –   7 – 3 – 0
Hampden–Sydney   –   5 – 2 – 3
George Washington   –   5 – 4 – 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers   –   4 – 2 – 1
Spring Hill   –   3 – 2 – 1
Texas A&I   –   4 – 3 – 0
Wake Forest   –   5 – 4 – 1
Texas Mines   –   3 – 4 – 0
Mississippi State Teachers   –   3 – 4 – 1
Tennessee Docs   –   3 – 5 – 1
Catholic University   –   3 – 5 – 0
Delaware   –   3 – 5 – 0
East Tennessee State Teachers   –   2 – 4 – 1
Duke   –   3 – 6 – 0
Georgia Normal   –   1 – 3 – 0
Richmond   –   2 – 7 – 0
Harding   –   1 – 5 – 0
West Tennessee State Teachers   –   1 – 8 – 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1926 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1926 college football season. In its first season under head coach James A. Baldwin, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25 North Carolina
W 13–0 8,000 [2]
October 2 vs. Wofford Salisbury, NC W 27–0
October 9 at Furman Greenville, SC L 0–10
October 16 vs. Presbyterian
L 0–13 [3]
October 23 vs. Davidson
T 3–3 8,000 [4]
October 30 vs. Duke
W 21–0 5,000 [5] [6]
November 6 Elon
W 53–0
November 13 vs. William & Mary Norfolk, VA L 6–13
November 20 Guilford
  • Gore Field
  • Wake Forest, NC
W 60–0
November 25 at NC State
L 3–7 11,000 [7] [8]

References

  1. ^ "1926 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "Carolina suffers terrible defeat". The Charlotte News. September 26, 1926. Retrieved December 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "P. C. Defeats Wake Forest By Two Touchdowns". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. Associated Press. October 17, 1926. p. 25. Retrieved May 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. ^ Mitchell, E. V. (October 24, 1926). "Deacons And Wildcats In 3-3 Tie". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 23. Retrieved May 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ Williams, R. E. (October 31, 1926). "Blue Devils Lose To Deacon Eleven By 21 To 0 Count". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 1. Retrieved May 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ Williams, R. E. (October 31, 1926). "Blue Devils Lose To Deacon Eleven By Score of 21-0 (continued)". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 3. Retrieved May 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. ^ Williams, R. E. (November 26, 1926). "State Repeats Its 1925 Conquest And Wins Over Deacons". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 11. Retrieved May 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ Williams, R. E. (November 26, 1926). "State Repeats Its 1925 Conquest And Wins Over Deacons (continued)". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 12. Retrieved May 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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