1889 Wake Forest Baptists football team

The 1889 Wake Forest Baptists football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest College as an independent during the 1889 college football season.[1] Led by W. C. Riddick in his second and final season as head coach, the Baptists compiled a record of 2–2.

1889 Wake Forest Baptists football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–2
Head coach
CaptainOscar Riddick
Seasons
← 1888
1891 →
1889 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Trinity (NC)     2 0 0
Georgetown     5 1 0
Navy     4 1 1
Virginia     4 2 0
Wake Forest     2 2 0
North Carolina     1 1 0
Delaware     1 1 1
Johns Hopkins     2 4 1
Richmond     1 2 0
Dover Conference Academy     0 2 1
Furman     0 2 0

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
November 6vs. VirginiaRichmond, VAL 4–46
November 22at North Carolina
W 18–8[2][3][4]
November 283:00 p.m.vs. Trinity (NC)
L 4–8[5][6]
December 10RichmondWake Forest, NCW 32–14

References edit

  1. ^ Smith, Melvin I. (January 1, 2008). Evolvements of Early American Foot Ball: Through the 1890/91 Season. AuthorHouse. ISBN 9781434362469 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "The State Chronicle. (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, November 29, 1889, Image 2 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
  3. ^ "The Wilmington Messenger. (Wilmington, N.C.) 1887-1908, November 24, 1889, Page 1, Image 1 · North Carolina Newspapers (digitalnc.org)".
  4. ^ "Football Notes". Windsor Ledger. Windsor, North Carolina. December 4, 1889. p. 1. Retrieved August 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "A Match Game of Football Between Wake Forest and Trinity College". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. November 27, 1889. p. 4. Retrieved August 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Trinity Wins". The News & Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. November 30, 1889. p. 4. Retrieved August 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com  .