1978 Wake Forest
1–10 (1–5 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by John Mackovic. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Virginia 14–0Sep 9
By 14 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs Virginia | W 14–0 | 64% |
| Sep 16 | vs Virginia Tech | L 6–28 | 48% |
| Sep 23 | at 10LSU | L 11–13 | 18% |
| Sep 30 | vs NC State | L 10–34 | 26% |
| Oct 7 | at Purdue | L 7–14 | 21% |
| Oct 14 | vs North Carolina | L 29–34 | 27% |
| Oct 21 | at 6Maryland | L 0–39 | 8% |
| Oct 28 | at Auburn | L 7–21 | 18% |
| Nov 4 | vs 16Clemson | L 6–51 | 17% |
| Nov 11 | at Duke | L 0–3 | 25% |
| Nov 18 | at South Carolina | L 14–37 | 19% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to South Carolina 37–14; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 110th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).
- Record
- 1–10
- Conference
- 1–5 6th in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 104–274
- Coach
- John Mackovic
- Elo
- 1285 −89 this season
- SP+ rating
- -9.5 No. 97 of 133; offense No. 113, defense No. 76
- SRS
- −7.5 No. 99 of 138 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
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1978 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson | 6–0 | 11–1 | 6 |
| Maryland | 5–1 | 9–3 | 20 |
| NC State | 4–2 | 9–3 | 18 |
| North Carolina | 3–3 | 5–6 | |
| Duke | 2–4 | 4–7 | |
 Wake Forest | 1–5 | 1–10 | |
| Virginia | 0–6 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.