1970 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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1970 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ACC champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1970 record6–5 (6–1 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 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 12 at No. 9 Nebraska*
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lincoln, NE
L 12–3666,103
September 19 at South Carolina
L 7–4342,219
September 26 at Florida State*
L 14–1927,196
October 3 at Virginia
W 27–721,500
October 10 Virginia Tech*
W 28–918,500 [3]
October 17 Clemson
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 38–2018,500
October 24 North Carolina
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
W 14–1330,500
October 31 at No. 9 Tennessee*
  • Memphis Memorial Stadium
  • Memphis, TN
L 7–4126,381
November 7 at Duke
  • Wallace Wade Stadium
  • Durham, NC
W 28–1428,600
November 14 NC State
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
W 16–1331,000
November 21 at Houston*
L 2–2628,569
  • *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.
  3. ^ "Russell sparks Deacons over Virginia Tech 28–9". The Gastonia Gazette. October 11, 1970. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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