1979 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

1979 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Tangerine Bowl, Lost to LSU
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
1979 record	8-4-0 (3-2-0 ACC)
Head coach	John Mackovic
Home stadium	Groves Stadium
Seasons

1979 ACC football standings
	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
#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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Location	Result	Attendance
09/08/1979	Appalachian State	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	W 30-23	26,500
09/15/1979	at #12 Georgia	Sanford Stadium • Athens, GA	W 22-21	57,500
09/22/1979	East Carolina	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	W 23-20	28,751
09/29/1979*	at #16 North Carolina State	Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	L 14-17	44,800
10/06/1979	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	W 19-14	36,600
10/13/1979*	at #14 North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	W 24-19	50,720
10/20/1979*	Maryland	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	W 25-17	26,050
10/27/1979	#13 Auburn	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	W 42-38	34,060
11/03/1979*	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	L 0-31	59,000
11/10/1979*	Duke	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	W 17-14	28,300
11/17/1979	at South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	L 14-35	56,407
01/01/1980	LSU	Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (Tangerine Bowl)	L 10-34	38,666

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