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1978 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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1978 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record 1?10 (1?5 ACC)
Head coach
Captain Game captains
Home stadium Groves Stadium
Seasons
←  1977
1979  →
1978 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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 [ edit ]

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source
September 9 Virginia W 14?0 21,500 [2]
September 16 Virginia Tech *
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 6?28 22,750 [3]
September 23 at No. 10 LSU * L 11?13 77,197 [4]
September 30 NC State
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC ( rivalry )
L 10?34 29,700 [5]
October 7 at Purdue * L 7?14 54,362 [6]
October 14 North Carolina
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC ( rivalry )
L 29?34 32,300 [7]
October 21 at No. 6 Maryland L 0?39 43,119 [8]
October 28 at Auburn * L 7?21 52,210 [9]
November 4 No. 16 Clemson
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
L 6?51 30,400 [10]
November 11 at Duke L 0?3 19,825 [11]
November 18 at South Carolina * L 14?37 42,762 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Team leaders [ edit ]

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

References [ edit ]

  1. ^ "1978 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC . Retrieved December 24, 2015 .
  2. ^ "Deacons' early surge keys victory" . The Charlotte Observer . September 10, 1978 . Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  3. ^ "Virginia Tech captures 28?6 victory over Deacs" . Kingsport Times-News . September 17, 1978 . Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
  4. ^ "LSU halts Wake Forest upset bid" . The Charlotte Observer . September 24, 1978 . Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  5. ^ "State beats Wake; Scott Smith stars" . The Roanoke Times . October 1, 1978 . Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  6. ^ "Late Purdue rally clips Wake Forest" . The Kokomo Tribune . October 8, 1978 . Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  7. ^ " 'Famous' remedy, Wake's mistakes revive Tar Heels" . Durham Sunday Herald . October 15, 1978 . Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  8. ^ "Terps stay unbeaten" . Greensboro Daily News . October 22, 1978 . Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  9. ^ "Cribbs put spell on Deacs" . The Atlanta Journal & Constitution . October 29, 1978 . Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
  10. ^ "Clemson buries Wake, 51?6" . The Danville Register . November 5, 1978 . Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  11. ^ "Duke dumps Wake 3?0 on second frame kick" . The Danville Register . November 12, 1978 . Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
  12. ^ "Gamecocks down Deacs" . Greensboro Daily News . November 19, 1978 . Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .