1970 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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1970
Groves Stadium
Seasons
1970 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Wake Forest $ 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
North Carolina 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Duke 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
South Carolina 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 6 – 1
NC State 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Clemson 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Maryland 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Virginia 0 – 6 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1970 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. In its second season under head coach Cal Stoll, the team compiled a 6–5 record, finished in first place in the Atlantic Coast Conference with a 5–1 record against conference opponents.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at No. 9 Nebraska*
L 12–3666,103[3]
September 19at South Carolina
L 7–4342,219[4]
September 26at Florida State*
L 14–1927,196[5]
October 3at Virginia
W 27–721,500[6]
October 10Virginia Tech*
W 28–918,500[7]
October 17Clemson
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 38–2018,500[8]
October 24North Carolina
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
W 14–1331,500[9]
October 31at No. 9 Tennessee*
L 7–4126,381[10]
November 7at Duke
W 28–1428,600[11]
November 14NC State
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
W 16–1331,000[12]
November 21at Houston*
L 2–2628,569[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team leaders

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Larry Russell 55/109 671
Rushing Larry Hopkins 203 984
Receiving Gary Winrow 20 253

References

  1. ^ "1970 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  2. ^ "1970 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
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