Wake Forest Demon Deacons football, 1970–1979

Contents: 1970 - 1971 - 1972 - 1973 - 1974 - 1975 - 1976 - 1977 - 1978 - 1979

Note: * denotes conference game

1970

1970 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ACC Champion
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1970 record 6-5-0 (5-1-0 ACC)
Head coach Cal Stoll
Home stadium Groves Stadium
Seasons
« 1969 1971 »

Schedule

Date Opponent Location Result
09/12/1970 at #9 Nebraska Lincoln, NE L 12-36
09/19/1970* at South Carolina Columbia, SC L 7-43
09/26/1970 at Florida State Tallahassee, FL L 14-19
10/03/1970* at Virginia Charlottesville, VA W 27-7
10/10/1970 Virginia Tech Winston-Salem, NC W 28-9
10/17/1970* Clemson Winston-Salem, NC W 38-20
10/24/1970* UNC Winston-Salem, NC W 14-13
10/31/1970 at #9 Tennessee Memphis, TN L 7-41
11/07/1970* at Duke Durham, NC W 28-14
11/14/1970* NC State Winston-Salem, NC W 16-13
11/21/1970 at Houston Houston, TX L 2-26

Team Leaders

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Larry Russell 55/109 671
Rushing Larry Hopkins 203 984
Receiving Gary Winrow 20 253

1971

1971 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1971 record 6-5-0 (2-4-0 ACC)
Head coach Cal Stoll
Home stadium Groves Stadium
Seasons
« 1970 1972 »

Schedule

Date Opponent Location Result
09/11/1971 Davidson Winston-Salem, NC W 27-7
09/18/1971 at Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA W 20-9
09/25/1971 Miami (FL) Winston-Salem, NC L 10-29
10/02/1971* at Maryland College Park, MD W 18-14
10/09/1971* at NC State Raleigh, NC L 14-21
10/16/1971 Tulsa Winston-Salem, NC W 51-21
10/23/1971* at UNC Chapel Hill, NC L 3-7
10/30/1971* at Clemson Clemson, SC L 9-10
11/06/1971 William & Mary Winston-Salem, NC W 36-29
11/13/1971* Duke Winston-Salem, NC W 23-7
11/20/1971* at South Carolina Columbia, SC L 7-24

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

1972

1972 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1972 record 2-9-0 (1-5-0 ACC)
Head coach Tom Harper
Home stadium Groves Stadium
Seasons
« 1971 1973 »

Schedule

Date Opponent Location Result
09/09/1972 Davidson Winston-Salem, NC W 26-20
09/16/1972 at SMU Irvin, TX L 10-56
09/23/1972 at #5 Tennessee Knoxville, TN L 6-45
10/07/1972* at Maryland College Park, MD L 0-23
10/14/1972* NC State Winston-Salem, NC L 13-42
10/21/1972* UNC Winston-Salem, NC L 0-21
10/28/1972* Clemson Winston-Salem, NC L 0-31
11/04/1972 at South Carolina Columbia, SC L 3-35
11/11/1972* at Duke Durham, NC W 9-7
11/18/1972* Virginia Winston-Salem, NC L 12-15
11/25/1972 Virginia Tech Winston-Salem, NC L 9-44

Team Leaders

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Andy Carlton 24/70 268
Rushing Frank Harsh 157 663
Receiving Gary Johnson 9 135

1973

1973 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1973 record 1-9-1 (0-5-1 ACC)
Head coach Chuck Mills
Home stadium Groves Stadium
Seasons
« 1972 1974 »

Schedule

Date Opponent Location Result
09/15/1973 Florida State Winston-Salem, NC W 9-7
09/22/1973 William & Mary Winston-Salem, NC L 14-15
09/29/1973 at Richmond Richmond, VA L 0-41
10/06/1973 at #13 Texas Austin, TX L 0-41
10/13/1973 South Carolina Winston-Salem, NC L 12-28
10/20/1973* Maryland Winston-Salem, NC L 0-37
10/27/1973* at Virginia Charlottesville, VA L 10-21
11/03/1973* at Clemson Clemson, SC L 8-35
11/10/1973* Duke Winston-Salem, NC T 7-7
11/17/1973* at UNC Chapel Hill, NC L 0-42
11/24/1973* at #16 NC State Raleigh, NC L 13-52

Team Leaders

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Andy Carlton 51/141 605
Rushing Clayton Heath 178 616
Receiving Walter Sims 12 143

1974

1974 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1974 record 1-10-0 (0-6-0 ACC)
Head coach Chuck Mills
Home stadium Groves Stadium
Seasons
« 1973 1975 »

Schedule

Date Opponent Location Result
09/07/1974* #18 NC State Winston-Salem, NC L 15-33
09/14/1974 William & Mary Winston-Salem, NC L 6-17
09/21/1974* UNC Winston-Salem, NC L 0-31
10/05/1974 at #2 Oklahoma Norman, OK L 0-63
10/12/1974 at #15 Penn State State College, PA L 0-55
10/19/1974* at #18Maryland College Park, MD L 0-47
10/26/1974* Virginia Winston-Salem, NC L 0-14
11/02/1974* Clemson Winston-Salem, NC L 9-21
11/09/1974* at Duke Durham, NC L 7-23
11/16/1974 at South Carolina Columbia, SC L 21-34
11/23/1974 Furman Winston-Salem, NC W 16-10

Team Leaders

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Mike McGlamrey 50/115 585
Rushing Clark Gaines 98 329
Receiving Tom Fehring 17 234

1975

1975 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1975 record 3-8-0 (3-3-0 ACC)
Head coach Chuck Mills
Home stadium Groves Stadium
Seasons
« 1974 1976 »

Schedule

Date Opponent Location Result
09/06/1975 SMU Winston-Salem, NC L 7-14
09/13/1975* at #15 NC State Raleigh, NC W 30-22
09/20/1975 Appalachian State Winston-Salem, NC L 17-19
09/27/1975 Kansas State Winston-Salem, NC L 16-17
10/11/1975* at Clemson Clemson, SC L 14-16
10/18/1975* #19 Maryland Winston-Salem, NC L 0-27
10/25/1975* at Virginia Charlottesville, VA W 66-21
11/01/1975* at UNC Chapel Hill, NC W 21-9
11/08/1975* Duke Winston-Salem, NC L 14-42
11/15/1975 at South Carolina Columbia, SC L 26-37
11/22/1975 at Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA L 10-40

Team Leaders

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Jerry McManus 77/152 950
Rushing Clark Gaines 238 929
Receiving Bill Millner 28 327

1976

1976 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1976 record 5-6-0 (3-3-0 ACC)
Head coach Chuck Mills
Home stadium Groves Stadium
Seasons
« 1975 1977 »

Schedule

Date Opponent Location Result
09/04/1976 Virginia Tech Winston-Salem, NC L 6-23
09/11/1976* NC State Winston-Salem, NC W 20-18
09/18/1976 at Vanderbilt Nashville, TN L 24-27
09/25/1976 at Kansas State Manhattan, KS W 13-0
10/02/1976 at #1 Michigan Ann Arbor, MI L 0-31
10/09/1976* Clemson Winston-Salem, NC W 20-14
10/16/1976* at #5 Maryland College Park, MD L 15-17
10/23/1976* Virginia Winston-Salem, NC L 17-18
10/30/1976* UNC Winston-Salem, NC L 14-34
11/06/1976* at Duke Durham, NC W 38-17
11/13/1976 at #20 South Carolina Columbia, SC W 10-7

Team Leaders

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Mike McGlamrey 91/183 1,066
Rushing James McDougald 232 1,018
Receiving Steve Young 36 414

1977

1977 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1977 record 1-10-0 (0-6-0 ACC)
Head coach Chuck Mills
Home stadium Groves Stadium
Seasons
« 1976 1978 »

Schedule

Date Opponent Location Result
09/10/1977 Furman Winston-Salem, NC W 24-13
09/17/1977 Vanderbilt Winston-Salem, NC L 0-3
09/24/1977* at NC State Raleigh, NC L 14-41
10/01/1977 at Purdue West Lafayette, IN L 17-26
10/08/1977* at UNC Chapel Hill, NC L 3-24
10/15/1977* Maryland Winston-Salem, NC L 7-35
10/22/1977* at Virginia Charlottesville, VA L 10-12
10/29/1977* at #16 Clemson Clemson, SC L 0-26
11/05/1977* Duke Winston-Salem, NC L 14-38
11/12/1977 South Carolina Winston-Salem, NC L 14-24
11/19/1977 at Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA L 10-28

Team Leaders

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Mike McGlamrey 133/252 1,532
Rushing James McDougald 242 987
Receiving Steve Young 51 483

1978

1978 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1978 record 1-10-0 (1-5-0 ACC)
Head coach John Mackovic
Home stadium Groves Stadium
Seasons
« 1977 1979 »

Schedule

Date Opponent Location Result
09/09/1978* Virginia Winston-Salem, NC W 14-0
09/16/1978 Virginia Tech Winston-Salem, NC L 6-28
09/23/1978 at #10 LSU Baton Rouge, LA L 11-13
09/30/1978* NC State Winston-Salem, NC L 10-34
10/07/1978 at Purdue West Lafayette, IN L 7-14
10/14/1978* UNC Winston-Salem, NC L 29-34
10/21/1978* at #6 Maryland College Park, MD L 0-39
10/28/1978 at Auburn Auburn, AL L 7-21
11/04/1978* #16 Clemson Winston-Salem, NC L 6-51
11/11/1978* at Duke Durham, NC L 0-3
11/18/1978 at South Carolina Columbia, SC L 14-37

Team Leaders

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing David Webber 101/182 1,070
Rushing James McDougald 146 629
Receiving Mike Mullen 22 307

1979

1979 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Tangerine Bowl, Lost to LSU
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1979 record 8-4-0 (3-2-0 ACC)
Head coach John Mackovic
Home stadium Groves Stadium
Seasons
« 1978 1980 »

Schedule

Date Opponent Location Result
09/08/1979 Appalachian State Winston-Salem, NC W 30-23
09/15/1979 at #12 Georgia Athens, GA W 22-21
09/22/1979 East Carolina Winston-Salem, NC W 23-20
09/29/1979* at #16 NC State Raleigh, NC L 14-17
10/06/1979 at Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA W 19-14
10/13/1979* at #14 UNC Chapel Hill, NC W 24-19
10/20/1979* Maryland Winston-Salem, NC W 25-17
10/27/1979 #13 Auburn Winston-Salem, NC W 42-38
11/03/1979* at Clemson Clemson, SC L 0-31
11/10/1979* Duke Winston-Salem, NC W 17-14
11/17/1979 at South Carolina Columbia, SC L 14-35
01/01/1980 LSU Orlando, FL (Tangerine Bowl) L 10-34

Team Leaders

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Jay Venuto 198/363 2,432
Rushing James McDougald 260 1,177
Receiving Wayne Baumgardner 55 1,000

Notes

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ESPN College Football Encyclopedia pp. 975-978

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