1970 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

1970 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ACC champion
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1970 record	6-5 (5-1 ACC)
Head coach	Cal Stoll
Home stadium	Groves Stadium

1970 ACC 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 college football season. In its second season under head coach Cal Stoll, the team compiled an 6–5 record, finished in first place in the Atlantic Coast Conference with a 5-1 record against conference opponents.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Location	Result	Attendance
09/12/1970	at #9 Nebraska	Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE	L 12-36	66,103
09/19/1970*	at South Carolina	Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC	L 7-43	42,219
09/26/1970	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL	L 14-19	27,196
10/03/1970*	at Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	W 27-7	21,500
10/10/1970	Virginia Tech	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	W 28-9	18,500
10/17/1970*	Clemson	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	W 38-20	18,500
10/24/1970*	North Carolina	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	W 14-13	30,500
10/31/1970	at #9 Tennessee	Memphis Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	L 7-41	26,381
11/07/1970*	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	W 28-14	28,600
11/14/1970*	North Carolina State	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	W 16-13	31,000
11/21/1970	at Houston	Astrodome • Houston, TX	L 2-26	28,569

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.