1978 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

1978 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
1978 record 1-10 (1-5 ACC)
Head coach John Mackovic (1st season)
Home stadium Groves Stadium
1978 ACC 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

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 5-6 record and finished in sixth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentLocationResultAttendance
09/09/1978*VirginiaGroves Stadium • Winston-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 Stadium • Baton 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 Stadium • West 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 Stadium • College Park, MarylandL 0-39
43,119
10/28/1978at AuburnJordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, 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 Stadium • Durham, North CarolinaL 0-3
19,825
11/18/1978at South CarolinaWilliams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, 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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