1971 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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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

The 1971 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1971 college 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 fifth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Location	Result	Attendance
09/11/1971	Davidson	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	W 27-7	19,500
09/18/1971	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	W 20-9	28,000
09/25/1971	Miami (FL)	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	L 10-29	24,500
10/02/1971*	at Maryland	Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	W 18-14	16,200
10/09/1971*	at North Carolina State	Carter Stadium • Raleigh, NC	L 14-21	25,300
10/16/1971	Tulsa	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	W 51-21	18,700
10/23/1971*	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	L 3-7	44,000
10/30/1971*	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 9-10	34,000
11/06/1971	William & Mary	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	W 36-29	19,000
11/13/1971*	Duke	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	W 23-7	32,000
11/20/1971*	at South Carolina	Carolina Stadium • Columbia, SC	L 7-24	43,285

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