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Wake Forest Football Team History


Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Wake Forest University
 Winston-Salem, NC
Founded: 1834
Stadium: Groves Stadium
Capacity: 31,500
Colors: Gold & Black
Coach: John Mackovic
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024
1979 Season Highlights
 John Mackovic enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Wake Forest.
 
1979 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 8  vs. Appalachian State  30   23   W       
 Sat., Sep. 15  @ Georgia  22   21   W       
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. East Carolina  23   20   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ North Carolina State  14   17   L       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Virginia Tech  19   14   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ North Carolina  24   19   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Maryland  25   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  vs. Auburn  42   38   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ Clemson  0   31   L       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Duke  17   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ South Carolina  14   35   L       
 Sat., Dec. 22   Louisiana State  10   34   L    @ Orlando, FL   Capital One Bowl
 
1979 Season Totals
  Record8-4
  Points Scored240
  Scoring Average20.0
  Points Allowed283
  Defense Average23.6
  Opponents Record76-57
  Conference Record3-2
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record3-3
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1979 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
North Carolina State 7-4258213 5-112096  Bo Rein
Clemson 8-4205116Lost  18-244-210862  Danny Ford
Maryland 7-4198135 4-29753  Jerry Claiborne
North Carolina 8-3-1290167Won  17-153-3128104  Dick Crum
Wake Forest 8-4240283Lost  10-343-28098  John Mackovic
Virginia 6-5258134 1-47890  Dick Bestwick
Georgia Tech 4-6-1152190 1-02414  Pepper Rodgers
Miami 5-6191236   Howard Schnellenberger
Duke 2-8-1152264 0-773191  Shirley Red Wilson

1979 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1979 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.