1927 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

1927 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–6–2
Head coach	James A. Baldwin (2nd season)
Captain	Austin G. Ober
Home stadium	Gore Field

1927 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Georgetown			–					8	–	1	–	0
Spring Hill			–					6	–	1	–	0
Wesley			–					6	–	1	–	0
Georgia Normal			–					6	–	1	–	1
George Washington			–					7	–	2	–	0
Texas A&I			–					4	–	1	–	0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers			–					6	–	2	–	0
Loyola (LA)			–					6	–	2	–	2
Navy			–					6	–	3	–	0
Catholic University			–					5	–	3	–	0
West Tennessee State Teachers			–					5	–	3	–	1
Texas Tech			–					5	–	4	–	0
Davidson			–					4	–	4	–	1
Delaware State			–					1	–	1	–	0
Howard			–					3	–	3	–	2
Southwestern (TN)			–					5	–	5	–	1
Texas Mines			–					2	–	2	–	2
Mississippi State Teachers			–					3	–	4	–	1
Duke			–					4	–	5	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					3	–	6	–	1
Delaware			–					2	–	5	–	1
East Tennessee State Teachers			–					2	–	5	–	0
Oglethorpe			–					2	–	6	–	0
Wake Forest			–					2	–	6	–	2

The 1927 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1927 college football season. In its second season under head coach James A. Baldwin, the team compiled a 2–6–2 record.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	at North Carolina	Emerson Field Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	W 9–8		[2]
October 1	Elon	Gore Field Wake Forest, NC	T 0–0		[3]
October 7	vs. Presbyterian	Memorial Stadium Asheville, NC	L 7–14	6,000	[4]
October 13	at NC State	Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	L 7–30		[5]
October 22	vs. Davidson	World War Memorial Stadium Greensboro, NC	T 13–13	8,000	[6]
October 29	Duke	Gore Field Wake Forest, NC (rivalry)	L 6–32		[7]
November 5	at Furman	Manly Field Greenville, SC	L 0–53		[8]
November 11	vs. Quantico Marines	Tate Field Richmond, VA	L 10–39	3,000	[9][10]
November 19	High Point	Gore Field Wake Forest, NC	W 13–7		[11]–
November 24	vs. Mercer	Memorial Stadium Asheville, NC	L 0–34	4,000	[12]

References

1. "1927 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
2. "Wake Forest winner when Tars fumble". The Atlanta Journal. September 25, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Deacons held to scoreless tie by little Elon College". Winston-Salem Journal. October 2, 1927. Retrieved July 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Wasson, Dick (October 8, 1927). "Presbyterian College Defeats Wake Forest 14 To 7". Asheville Citizen-Times. Asheville, North Carolina. p. 10. Retrieved May 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "Wolfpack crushes Demon Deacons by 30–7". The Charlotte Observer. October 14, 1927. Retrieved December 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Cox is brilliant star as Deacons and Davidson tie". The News and Observer. October 23, 1927. Retrieved September 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Jankowski leads Duke to victory over Wake Forest". The Roanoke Times. October 30, 1927. Retrieved June 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Furman swamps Deacons". The Sunday Record. November 6, 1927. Retrieved July 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Quantico Marines Beat Wake Forest By Score Of 39–10". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. Associated Press. November 12, 1927. p. 5. Retrieved May 9, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
10. "Marines keep slate clean at Wake Forest's expense". The Richmond News Leader. November 12, 1927. Retrieved July 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Deacons win, 13–7; Johnny Cox shines". The Charlotte Observer. November 20, 1927. Retrieved July 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Mercer romps to victory over Wake Forest, 34 to 0". Asheville Citizens-Times. November 25, 1927. Retrieved September 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.