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-
1978 Season Highlights
John Mackovic enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Wake Forest.
1978 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 9 vs.
Virginia
14
0
W
Sat., Sep. 16 vs.
Virginia Tech
6
28
L
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Louisiana State
11
13
L
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
North Carolina State
10
34
L
Sat., Oct. 7 @
Purdue
7
14
L
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
North Carolina
29
34
L
Sat., Oct. 21 @
Maryland
0
39
L
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Auburn
7
21
L
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Clemson
6
51
L
Sat., Nov. 11 @
Duke
0
3
L
Sat., Nov. 18 @
South Carolina
14
37
L
1978 Season Totals
Record 1-10
Points Scored 104
Scoring Average 9.5
Points Allowed 274
Defense Average 24.9
Opponents Record 72-51
Conference Record 1-5
Home Record 1-4
Away Record 0-6
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1978 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1978 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
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.