1923 Wake Forest Baptists football team

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The 1923 Wake Forest Baptists football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University as an independent during the 1923 college football season. In their first season under head coach Hank Garrity, the Baptists compiled a 6–3 record and outscored opponents by a total of 125 to 64.[1]

ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Headcoach
CaptainPete Pegano
Quick facts Wake Forest Baptists football, Conference ...
1923 Wake Forest Baptists football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
CaptainPete Pegano
Home stadiumGore Field
Seasons
← 1922
1924 â†’
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1923 Southern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Davis & Elkins â€“ 8–0–0
King â€“ 8–0–1
VMI â€“ 9–1–0
Tennessee Docs â€“ 6–0–2
Abilene Christian â€“ 6–1–0
West Virginia â€“ 7–1–1
Middle Tennessee State Normal â€“ 4–1–0
Loyola (LA) â€“ 5–1–1
Quantico Marines â€“ 7–2–1
Navy â€“ 5–1–3
Stetson â€“ 5–2–0
Wake Forest â€“ 6–3–0
West Tennessee State Normal â€“ 6–3–0
William & Mary â€“ 6–3–0
Louisville â€“ 5–3–0
Delaware â€“ 5–3–1
Trinity (NC) â€“ 5–4–0
Western Kentucky State Normal â€“ 5–4–0
Union (TN) â€“ 4–4–1
Catholic University â€“ 4–4–0
Mississippi Normal â€“ 3–3–0
Texas Mines â€“ 3–4–0
Richmond â€“ 3–5–0
Georgetown â€“ 3–6–0
East Tennessee State Normal â€“ 3–6–0
Davidson â€“ 3–7–0
George Washington â€“ 2–8–0
Birmingham–Southern â€“ 1–5–2
Marshall â€“ 1–7–0
Spring Hill â€“ 1–7–0
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After a particularly impressive win against Trinity College (predecessor of Duke University), in the following issue of the school newspaper, the editor of the paper, Mayon Parker (1924 Wake Forest graduate), first referred to the team as "Demon Deacons," in recognition of what he called their "devilish" play and fighting spirit. Henry Belk, Wake Forest's news director, and Garrity liked the title and used it often, so the popularity of the term grew.

The team played its home games at Gore Field in Wake Forest, North Carolina.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at North CarolinaL 0–225,000[2]
October 6Guilford
W 41–0[3]
October 13Lynchburg
  • Gore Field
  • Wake Forest, NC
W 25–0[4]
October 20vs. DavidsonW 6–04,000[5]
October 27vs. FloridaL 7–167,000[6]
November 10vs. Trinity (NC)W 16–61,500[7]
November 17Elon
  • Gore Field
  • Wake Forest, NC
W 9–6[8]
November 24NC State
  • Gore Field
  • Wake Forest, NC (rivalry)
W 14–04,000[9]
November 29at South Carolina
L 7–14[10]
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