| 1970 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football | |
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ACC champion | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (5–1 ACC) |
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| Captain | Game captains |
| Home stadium | Groves Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 12 | at No. 9 Nebraska* | L 12–36 | 66,103 | ||||
| September 19 | at South Carolina | L 7–43 | 42,219 | ||||
| September 26 | at Florida State* | L 14–19 | 27,196 | ||||
| October 3 | at Virginia | W 27–7 | 21,500 | ||||
| October 10 | Virginia Tech* | W 28–9 | 18,500 | [3] | |||
| October 17 | Clemson |
| W 38–20 | 18,500 | |||
| October 24 | North Carolina |
| W 14–13 | 30,500 | |||
| October 31 | at No. 9 Tennessee* | L 7–41 | 26,381 | [4] | |||
| November 7 | at Duke | W 28–14 | 28,600 | ||||
| November 14 | NC State |
| W 16–13 | 31,000 | |||
| November 21 | at Houston* | L 2–26 | 28,569 | ||||
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Team leaders
| Category | Team Leader | Att/Cth | Yds |
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| Passing | Larry Russell | 55/109 | 671 |
| Rushing | Larry Hopkins | 203 | 984 |
| Receiving | Gary Winrow | 20 | 253 |
References
- ↑ "1970 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ↑ "1970 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Russell sparks Deacons over Virginia Tech 28–9". The Gastonia Gazette. October 11, 1970. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Tennessee rips Deacons, 41 to 7". The News and Observer. November 1, 1970. Retrieved May 7, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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