1928 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–6–2
Head coach
CaptainHal Weir
Home stadiumGore Field
1928 Southern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Georgetown    8 2 0
West Virginia    8 2 0
Howard    6 1 2
Loyola (LA)    7 3 0
Navy    5 3 1
East Tennessee State Teachers    4 3 0
Delaware State    1 1 1
Duke    5 5 0
Georgia Normal    5 5 0
Miami (FL)    4 4 1
Texas A&I    4 4 0
Texas Tech    4 4 1
Catholic University    4 5 0
Mississippi State Teachers    4 5 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers    3 4 1
Texas Mines    3 4 1
Wesley    3 4 0
Appalachian State    3 6 0
Delaware    2 6 0
Wake Forest    2 6 2
Davidson    2 8 0
George Washington    1 7 0

The 1928 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1928 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Stan Cofall, the team compiled a 2–6–2 record.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29 at North CarolinaL 0–65
October 6 Presbyterian
L 7–12
October 13 at William & Mary
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
T 0–0
October 18 at NC StateL 0–37
October 27 vs. Davidson
W 25–6 [2]
November 3 vs. Furman
  • Wearn Field
  • Charlotte, NC
L 0–18 5,000 [3]
November 10 at DukeL 0–38
November 16 Wofford
  • Gore Field
  • Wake Forest, NC
T 7–7 [4]
November 29 vs. MercerL 12–14 4,000 [5]
December 25 at Miami (FL)
W 13–6

References

  1. "1928 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. "Demon Deacons defeat Wildcats". The Asheville Sunday Citizen. October 28, 1928. Retrieved September 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Furman crashes through with win over Wake Forest". The Charlotte Observer. November 4, 1928. Retrieved September 18, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Quillen's long run gives Decons tie with Wofford". The News and Observer. November 17, 1929. Retrieved July 20, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Sarsfield, Dix (November 30, 1928). "Deacons Failures To Score Extra Points Cost Contest; Ohio's Governor Is Present". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. p. 13. Retrieved May 9, 2021 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
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