1971 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
The 1971 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1971 NCAA University Division 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 third place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[2]
| 1971 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| 1971 record | 6–5 (2–3 ACC) |
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| Captain | Game captains |
| Home stadium | Groves Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 11 | Davidson* | W 27–7 | 19,500 | ||||
| September 18 | at Virginia Tech* | W 20–9 | 28,000 | [3] | |||
| September 25 | Miami (FL)* |
| L 10–29 | 24,500 | |||
| October 2 | at Maryland | W 18–14 | 16,200 | ||||
| October 9 | at NC State | L 14–21 | 25,300 | ||||
| October 16 | Tulsa* |
| W 51–21 | 18,700 | |||
| October 23 | at North Carolina | L 3–7 | 44,000 | ||||
| October 30 | at Clemson | L 9–10 | 34,000 | ||||
| November 6 | William & Mary* |
| W 36–29 | 19,000 | |||
| November 13 | Duke |
| W 23–7 | 32,000 | |||
| November 20 | at South Carolina | L 7–24 | 43,285 | ||||
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Roster
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Special teams
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Team leaders
| Category | Team Leader | Att/Cth | Yds |
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| Passing | Larry Russell | 29/73 | 290 |
| Rushing | Larry Hopkins | 249 | 1,228 |
| Receiving | Dave Doda | 6 | 31 |
References
- "1971 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- "1971 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- "Wake Forest wins". The Chicago Tribune. September 19, 1971. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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