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Wake Forest Football Team History


Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Wake Forest University
 Winston-Salem, NC
Founded: 1834
Stadium: Groves Stadium
Capacity: 31,500
Colors: Gold & Black
Coach: Cal Stoll
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1969 <- 1970 -> 1971 --> 2024
1970 Season Highlights
 Cal Stoll enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Wake Forest.
 The Demon Deacons won the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship.
 
1970 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 12  @ Nebraska  12   36   L       
 Sat., Sep. 19  @ South Carolina  7   43   L       
 Sat., Sep. 26  @ Florida State  14   19   L       
 Sat., Oct. 3  @ Virginia  27   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Virginia Tech  28   9   W       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Clemson  36   20   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. North Carolina  14   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  @ Tennessee  7   41   L    @ Memphis, TN   
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Duke  28   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  vs. North Carolina State  16   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ Houston  2   26   L       
 
1970 Season Totals
  Record6-5
  Points Scored191
  Scoring Average17.4
  Points Allowed241
  Defense Average21.9
  Opponents Record71-50
  Conference Record5-1
  Home Record4-0
  Away Record2-5
1970 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1970 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
North Carolina 8-4372227Lost  26-485-2237125  Bill Dooley
Duke 6-5229252 5-2163160  Tom Harp
Wake Forest 6-5191241 5-1128110  Cal Stoll
South Carolina 4-6-1285253 3-2-1176130  Paul Dietzel
Clemson 3-8164313 2-4120165  Hootie Ingram
North Carolina State 3-7-190179 2-3-15380  Earle Edwards
Maryland 2-9112241 2-481125  Roy Lester
Virginia 5-6240187 0-676139  George Blackie Blackburn

1970 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1970 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

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