1930 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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1930 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–3–1
Head coach
CaptainJack Parker
Home stadiumGore Field
Seasons
← 1929
1931 →
1930 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western Maryland     9 0 1
Texas Mines     7 1 1
Appalachian State     8 2 1
William & Mary Norfolk     3 1 0
Delaware     6 3 1
Furman     6 3 1
Delaware State     4 2 0
Wake Forest     5 3 1
Jacksonville State     4 3 1
Davidson     6 4 0
Navy     6 5 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers     5 5 1
West Virginia     5 5 0
George Washington     4 4 1
Oglethorpe     4 4 1
Georgetown     5 5 0
South Georgia Teachers     3 4 2
Mississippi State Teachers     3 5 1
Texas Tech     3 6 0
Troy State     1 2 0
Jefferson     1 3 0
Beacom College     1 5 1
Catholic University     1 8 0

The 1930 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest College (now known as Wake Forest University) during the 1930 college football season. In its second season under head coach Pat Miller, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record.[1]

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at North CarolinaL 7–139,000[2]
October 4Guilford
W 20–0 [3]
October 10Baltimore
  • Gore Field
  • Wake Forest, NC
W 44–01,000[4]
October 16at NC StateW 7–0 [5]
October 25vs. Mercer
W 21–0 [6]
October 31at TempleL 0–369,000[7]
November 8vs. PresbyterianL 0–133,000[8][9]
November 22Duke
  • Gore Field
  • Wake Forest, NC (rivalry)
T 13–135,000[10]
November 272:30 p.m.vs. DavidsonW 13–29,000[11][12][13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "1930 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "Demon Deacons hold North Carolina to 13 to 7 score". The Charlotte Observer. September 28, 1930. Retrieved May 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wake Forest is winner 20 to 0". The Greenville News. October 5, 1930. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Wake Forest blanks Baltimore, 44 to 0". The Roanoke Times. October 11, 1930. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wake Forest takes fair week battle from State by 7–0 score". The News and Observer. October 17, 1930. Retrieved May 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Deacons defeat Mercer's Bears". The News and Observer. October 26, 1930. Retrieved September 27, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Temple offensive crushes Deacons in Philadelphia". The Asheville Citizen. November 1, 1930. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Sarsfield, Dix (November 9, 1930). "Copeland Gets Two Field Goals In Great Game". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. p. C1. Retrieved May 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ Sarsfield, Dix (November 9, 1930). "Copeland Gets 2 Field Goals In Great Game (continued)". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. p. C8. Retrieved May 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. ^ "Wake Forest ties Duke, 13 to 13". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 23, 1930. Retrieved May 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Davidson-Wake Forest Game At Charlotte A "Natural"". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. November 27, 1930. p. 9. Retrieved May 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ Milton, Ernest (November 28, 1930). "Baptists Score With Passes To Tame Davidson". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 11. Retrieved May 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. ^ Milton, Ernest (November 28, 1930). "Baptists Score With Passes To Tame Davidson (continued)". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. p. 12. Retrieved May 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.