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1924 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–2
Head coach
CaptainBill Moran
Home stadiumGore Field
Seasons
← 1923
1925 →
1924 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Quantico Marines   –   7 – 0 – 1
Tennessee Docs   –   9 – 1 – 0
Centenary   –   8 – 1 – 0
West Virginia   –   8 – 1 – 0
West Virginia Wesleyan   –   9 – 2 – 0
Davidson   –   7 – 2 – 1
Wake Forest   –   7 – 2 – 0
George Washington   –   6 – 3 – 1
William & Mary   –   5 – 2 – 1
Delaware   –   4 – 3 – 1
Texas Mines   –   3 – 2 – 1
Mississippi State Teachers   –   3 – 3 – 2
Birmingham–Southern   –   4 – 4 – 1
Spring Hill   –   4 – 4 – 1
Georgetown   –   4 – 4 – 0
Marshall   –   4 – 4 – 0
Duke   –   4 – 5 – 0
Western Kentucky State Normal   –   4 – 5 – 0
East Tennessee State Normal   –   3 – 4 – 1
Loyola (LA)   –   3 – 4 – 2
Louisville   –   3 – 5 – 1
Southwestern   –   3 – 6 – 0
Union (TN)   –   3 – 6 – 0
Richmond   –   2 – 6 – 1
Navy   –   2 – 6 – 0
Catholic University   –   1 – 5 – 2
Georgia Normal   –   1 – 3 – 0
West Tennessee State Normal   –   1 – 7 – 1
Middle Tennessee State Normal   –   1 – 7 – 0
Delaware State   –   0 – 1 – 0

The 1924 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1924 college football season. In its second season under head coach Hank Garrity, the team compiled a 7–2 record.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27North Carolina
W 7–63,000[2]
October 11at Washington and Lee
W 10–8 [3]
October 18vs. Florida
L 0–34 [4]
October 25vs. Lynchburg
W 37–7 [5]
November 1Guilford
  • Gore Field
  • Wake Forest, NC
W 67–0 [6]
November 11at Duke
W 32–0 7,000 [7]
November 15Elon
  • Gore Field
  • Wake Forest, NC
W 42–0 [8]
November 22at NC State
W 12–06,000[9]
November 27at South Carolina
L 0–7 [10]

References

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  1. ^ "1924 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "Wake Forest downs Carolina". The News and Observer. September 28, 1924. Retrieved July 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Demon Deacons down Generals". The Charlotte Observer. October 12, 1924. Retrieved July 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Gators trample Demon Deacons, score 34 to 0". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 19, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Wake Forest Deacons down lighter Lynchburg College at Danville". The Lynchburg News. October 26, 1924. Retrieved July 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Baptists whip Guilford boys". The Charlotte Observer. November 2, 1924. Retrieved July 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Trinity gridmen swamped by powerful Baptist team". The Charlotte Observer. November 12, 1924. Retrieved June 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Baptists have easy victory". The News and Observer. November 16, 1924. Retrieved July 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wake Forest wins title for N.C." The Atlanta Constitution. November 23, 1924. Retrieved December 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "South Carolina U. wins close battle with Wake Forest". The Tampa Tribune. November 28, 1924. Retrieved January 25, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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