1969 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

The 1969 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Cal Stoll, the Demon Deacons compiled a 3–7 record and finished in seventh place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.^[2]

1969 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	3–7 (2–5 ACC)
Head coach	Cal Stoll (1st season)
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Groves Stadium
Seasons ← 1968 1970 →

1969 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
South Carolina $	6	–	0	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
NC State	3	–	2	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
North Carolina	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Clemson	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Duke	3	–	3	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Maryland	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Wake Forest	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Virginia	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 13	at NC State	Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	W 22–21	36,900
September 20	at No. 20 Auburn*	Cliff Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	L 0–57	35,000	^[3]
September 27	VPI*	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	W 16–10	20,000
October 4	Maryland	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	L 14–19	16,000
October 11	Duke	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	L 20–27	21,000
October 18	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 14–28	29,031	^[4]
October 25	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC (rivalry)	L 3–23	31,500
November 8	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 23–21	15,000
November 15	South Carolina	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	L 6–24	25,000
November 21	at Miami (FL)*	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 7–49	24,817
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team leaders

Category	Team Leader	Att/Cth	Yds
Passing	Larry Russell	70/153	794
Rushing	Larry Russell	187	471
Receiving	Gary Winrow	27	277

References

1. "1969 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 24, 2013.
2. "1969 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
3. "Auburn pounds Deacs". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 21, 1969. Retrieved October 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Clemson Football Media Guide - 1970". Clemson University. 1970. p. 4. Retrieved November 9, 2023.