1970 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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.^[1]

1970 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ACC champion
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	6–5 (5–1 ACC)
Head coach	Cal Stoll (2nd season)
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Groves Stadium
Seasons ← 1969 1971 →

1970 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	at No. 9 Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	L 12–36	66,103	[2]
September 19	at South Carolina	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	L 7–43	42,219	[3]
September 26	at Florida State*	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 14–19	27,196	[4]
October 3	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 27–7	21,500	[5]
October 10	Virginia Tech*	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	W 28–9	18,500	[6]
October 17	Clemson	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	W 38–20	18,500	[7]
October 24	North Carolina	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	W 14–13	31,500	[8]
October 31	at No. 9 Tennessee*	Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	L 7–41	26,381	[9]
November 7	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)	W 28–14	28,600	[10]
November 14	NC State	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	W 16–13	31,000	[11]
November 21	at Houston*	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	L 2–26	28,569	[12]
*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