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Winston-Salem is a city and the county seat of, Forsyth County, North Carolina, United States. In 2020, the population was 249,545, making it the second largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region, the fifth most populous city in North Carolina, the third largest urban area in North Carolina, and the 89th most populous city in the United States. With a metropolitan population of 679,948 it is the fourth largest metropolitan area in North Carolina. Winston-Salem is home to the tallest office building in the region, 100 North Main Street, formerly known as the Wachovia Building and now known locally as the Wells Fargo Center.
Wake Forest University is a private research university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Founded in 1834, the university received its name from its original location in Wake Forest, north of Raleigh, North Carolina. The Reynolda Campus, the university's main campus, has been located north of downtown Winston-Salem since the university moved there in 1956. The Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist medical campus has two locations, the older one located near the Ardmore neighborhood in central Winston-Salem, and the newer campus at Wake Forest Innovation Quarter downtown. The university also occupies lab space at Biotech Plaza at Innovation Quarter, and at the Center for Nanotechnology and Molecular Materials. The university's Graduate School of Management maintains a presence on the main campus in Winston-Salem and in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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The 1908 Wake Forest Baptists football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest College during the 1908 college football season.
The 1909 Wake Forest Baptists football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest College during the 1909 college football season.
The 1910 Wake Forest Baptists football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest College as an independent during the 1910 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Reddy Rowe, the team compiled a 2–7 record and was shut out in five of its nine games. The team played its home games in Wake Forest, North Carolina.
The 1911 Wake Forest Baptists football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest College as an independent during the 1911 college football season. In its first season under head coach Frank Thompson, the team compiled a 3–5 record. The team played its home games in Wake Forest, North Carolina
The 1913 Wake Forest Baptists football team represented Wake Forest College during the 1913 college football season.
The 1914 Wake Forest Baptists football team represented Wake Forest College during the 1914 college football season.
The 1916 Wake Forest Baptists football team represented Wake Forest College during the 1916 college football season.
The 1918 Wake Forest Baptists football team represented Wake Forest College during the 1918 college football season.
The 1919 Wake Forest Baptists football team represented Wake Forest College during the 1919 college football season.
The 1921 Wake Forest Baptists football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1921 college football season. In its second season under head coach James L. White, the team compiled a 2–8 record.
The 1923 Wake Forest Baptists football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1923 college football season. In its first season under head coach Hank Garrity, the team compiled a 6–3 record. After a particularly impressive win against Trinity College, in the following issue of the school newspaper, the editor of the paper, Mayon Parker, 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 1925 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University as an independent during the 1925 college football season. In its third season under head coach Hank Garrity, the team compiled a 6–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 185 to 40.
The 1930 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented 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.
The 1943 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1943 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Peahead Walker, the team compiled a 4–5 record and finished in fourth place in the Southern Conference.
James Livingston White Jr. was an American college baseball, basketball and football head coach for three different Southern universities, the University of Virginia, Wake Forest College and the University of Florida, in the 1910s and 1920s. He also served as the athletic director for Wake Forest and Florida.
The 1917 Davidson Wildcats football team represented Davidson University in the 1917 college football season. Led by third year coach Bill Fetzer, the Wildcats competed as a member of the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA). Despite a record of 6–4, some would call Davidson the second best southern team that year. Davidson defeated Auburn 21 to 7, in one of the great upsets in Southern football history, and scored the most on the 1917 Georgia Tech Golden Tornado, for many years considered the greatest football team the South ever produced, in a 32 to 10 loss. Following the Auburn game the Davidson team was first referred to as "the Wildcats.
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- ↑ "1917 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results".
- ↑ "Davidson Swamps Wake Forest On Cone Grid By 72 To 7; Baptists Are Unable To Block The Presbyterians". Greensboro Daily News . Greensboro, North Carolina. November 18, 1917. p. 12. Retrieved April 12, 2022– via Newspapers.com
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