1971 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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1971
Groves Stadium
Seasons
1971 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
North Carolina $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Clemson 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Duke 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Wake Forest 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Virginia 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
NC State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Maryland 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1971 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In their third season under head coach Cal Stoll, the Demon Deacons compiled a 6–5 record and finished in a tie for third place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11Davidson*
W 27–719,500[3]
September 18at Virginia Tech*
W 20–928,000[4]
September 25Miami (FL)*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 10–2924,500[5]
October 2at Maryland
W 18–1416,200[6]
October 9at NC State
L 14–2125,300[7]
October 16Tulsa*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 51–2118,700[8]
October 23at North Carolina
L 3–744,000[9]
October 30at Clemson
L 9–1034,000[10]
November 6William & Mary*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 36–2919,000[11]
November 13Duke
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
W 23–732,000[12]
November 20at South Carolina*
L 7–2443,285[13]
  • *Non-conference game

Roster

1971 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 5 Larry Russell
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 56 Ed Bradley Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Team leaders

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Larry Russell 29/73 290
Rushing Larry Hopkins 249 1,228
Receiving Dave Doda 6 31

References

  1. ^ "1971 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  2. ^ "1971 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
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