1978 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

The 1978 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach John Mackovic, the Demon Deacons compiled a 1–10 record and finished in sixth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]

1978 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1978 record1–10 (1–5 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
1978 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Clemson $ 6 0 011 1 0
No. 20 Maryland 5 1 09 3 0
No. 18 NC State 4 2 09 3 0
North Carolina 3 3 05 6 0
Duke 2 4 04 7 0
Wake Forest 1 5 01 10 0
Virginia 0 6 02 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9 Virginia W 14–0 21,500
September 16 Virginia Tech*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 6–28 22,750 [2]
September 23 at No. 10 LSU* L 11–13 77,197
September 30 NC State
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
L 10–34 29,700
October 7 at Purdue* L 7–14 54,362
October 14 North Carolina
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
L 29–34 31,500
October 21 at No. 6 Maryland L 0–39 43,119
October 28 at Auburn* L 7–21 52,210
November 4 No. 16 Clemson
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 6–51 30,400
November 11 at Duke L 0–3 19,825
November 18 at South Carolina* L 14–37 42,762
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team leaders

CategoryTeam LeaderAtt/CthYds
PassingDavid Webber101/1821,070
RushingJames McDougald146629
ReceivingMike Mullen22307

References

  1. "1978 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. "Virginia Tech captures 28–6 victory over Deacs". Kingsport Times-News. September 17, 1978. Retrieved December 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
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