1978 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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1978 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1978 record1–10 (1–5 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   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 1–10 record and finished in sixth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.[1]

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[]

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

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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