1970 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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

1970 Atlantic Coast Conference 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

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 12	at No. 9 Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	L 12–36	66,103
September 19	at South Carolina	Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC	L 7–43	42,219
September 26	at Florida State*	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 14–19	27,196
October 3	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 27–7	21,500
October 10	Virginia Tech*	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	W 28–9	18,500
October 17	Clemson	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	W 38–20	18,500
October 24	North Carolina	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	W 14–13	30,500
October 31	at No. 9 Tennessee*	Memphis Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	L 7–41	26,381
November 7	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	W 28–14	28,600
November 14	North Carolina State	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	W 16–13	31,000
November 21	at Houston*	Astrodome Houston, TX	L 2–26	28,569
*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