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Wake Forest Football Team History

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

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1888 <-- 1970 <- 1971 -> 1972 --> 2024

1971 Season Highlights

Cal Stoll enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Wake Forest.

1971 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 11	vs. Davidson	27	7	W
Sat., Sep. 18	@ Virginia Tech	20	9	W
Sat., Sep. 25	vs. Miami	10	29	L
Sat., Oct. 2	@ Maryland	18	14	W
Sat., Oct. 9	@ North Carolina State	14	21	L
Sat., Oct. 16	vs. Tulsa	51	21	W
Sat., Oct. 23	@ North Carolina	3	7	L
Sat., Oct. 30	@ Clemson	9	10	L
Sat., Nov. 6	vs. William & Mary	36	29	W
Sat., Nov. 13	vs. Duke	23	7	W
Sat., Nov. 20	@ South Carolina	7	24	L

1971 Season Totals
Record	6-5
Points Scored	218
Scoring Average	19.8
Points Allowed	178
Defense Average	16.2
Opponents Record	43-57
Conference Record	2-4
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	2-4

1971 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1971 Atlantic Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
North Carolina	9-3	288	152	Lost 3-7	6-0	165	57	Bill Dooley
Clemson	5-6	155	202		5-2	118	102	Hootie Ingram
South Carolina	6-5	191	196		4-2	136	78	Paul Dietzel
Duke	6-5	170	149	Lost 0-3	3-3	104	89	Mike McGee
Wake Forest	6-5	218	178		2-4	74	83	Cal Stoll
North Carolina State	3-8	147	274		2-5	95	178	Al Michaels
Virginia	3-8	134	272		2-4	92	163	Don Lawrence
Maryland	2-9	224	283		1-5	110	144	Roy Lester

1971 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1971 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

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).