1979 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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1979 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Tangerine Bowl, L 10–34 vs. LSU
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1979 record8–4 (3–2 ACC)
Head coach
CaptainSyd Kitson, Mark Lancaster, James McDougald, James "Quick" Parker
Home stadiumGroves Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
NC State $ 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Clemson 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Maryland 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Wake Forest 3 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 15 North Carolina 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 1
Virginia 1 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Duke 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 8 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its second season under head coach John Mackovic, the team compiled an 8–4 record, finished in fourth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and lost to LSU in the 1979 Tangerine Bowl.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8 Appalachian State*
W 30–23 26,500 [2]
September 15 at No. 12 Georgia*
W 22–21 57,500
September 22 East Carolina*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 23–20 28,751 [3]
September 29 at No. 16 NC State
L 14–17 44,800
October 6 at Virginia Tech*
W 19–14 36,600 [4]
October 13 at No. 14 North Carolina
W 24–19 50,720
October 20 Maryland
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 25–17 26,050
October 27 No. 13 Auburn* No. 18
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 42–38 34,060
November 3 at Clemson No. 14
L 0–31 59,000
November 10 Duke No. 20
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 17–14 28,300
November 17 at South Carolina* No. 17
L 14–35 56,407
December 22 LSU
L 10–34 38,666
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[]

1979 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Kenny Duckett Jr
QB 10 Gary Suchofield Fr
QB 14 Jay Venuto Sr
TE 49 Jimmy Hargrove Sr
T 57 Rich Baldinger So
T 78 Billy Ard Jr
OL 79 Jeff Gjerde Fr
TE 82 Wayne Baumgardner So
TE 83 David Cox So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 38 Carlos Bradley Jr
DT 70 Syd Kitson Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Team leaders[]

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Jay Venuto 198/363 2,432
Rushing James McDougald 260 1,177
Receiving Wayne Baumgardner 55 1,000

References[]

  1. ^ "1979 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. ^ "Wake Forest nips Apps". The News and Observer. September 9, 1979. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Wake downs E. Carolina". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 23, 1979. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Venuto brings Wake back, 19–14". The News and Observer. October 7, 1979. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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