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
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
1978 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Clemson $ 6 0 0  11 1 0
No. 20 Maryland 5 1 0  9 3 0
No. 18 NC State 4 2 0  9 3 0
North Carolina 3 3 0  5 6 0
Duke 2 4 0  4 7 0
Wake Forest 1 5 0  1 10 0
Virginia 0 6 0  2 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentLocationResultAttendance
09/09/1978*VirginiaGroves StadiumWinston-Salem, North CarolinaW 14-0
21,500
09/16/1978Virginia TechGroves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North CarolinaL 6-28
22,750
09/23/1978at #10 LSUTiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LouisianaL 11-13
77,197
09/30/1978*North Carolina StateGroves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North CarolinaL 10-34
29,700
10/07/1978at PurdueRoss–Ade StadiumWest Lafayette, IndianaL 7-14
54,362
10/14/1978*North CarolinaGroves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North CarolinaL 29-34
31,500
10/21/1978*at #6 MarylandByrd StadiumCollege Park, MarylandL 0-39
43,119
10/28/1978at AuburnJordan–Hare StadiumAuburn, AlabamaL 7-21
52,210
11/04/1978*#16 ClemsonGroves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North CarolinaL 6-51
30,400
11/11/1978*at DukeWallace Wade StadiumDurham, North CarolinaL 0-3
19,825
11/18/1978at South CarolinaWilliams-Brice StadiumColumbia, South CarolinaL 14-37
42,762

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.
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