Wake Forest Demon Deacons

1978 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
46	Ray Anderson R. Anderson	LB	5'10"	215	SO
95	Bill Ard B. Ard	OL	6'4"	220	SO
70	Frank Armstrong F. Armstrong		6'3"	225	JR
	Wayne Baumgardner W. Baumgardner	TE
63	Terry Blanch T. Blanch	OL	6'1"	240	SO
6	Carlos Bradley C. Bradley	LB	6'0"	210	SO
64	Rob Brassell R. Brassell	OL	6'2"	235	JR
72	Alex Brown A. Brown		6'3"	250	SO
39	Drew Burgess D. Burgess	LB	6'0"	200	SR
15	Jim Cappon J. Cappon	QB	6'0"	185	JR
68	Dwayne Crayton D. Crayton		6'1"	240	SO
28	Derek Crocker D. Crocker	WR	6'0"	170	JR
71	Jim Dadouris J. Dadouris	OL	6'3"	225	JR
66	Rick Dadouris R. Dadouris	LB	6'0"	220	JR
10	Ken Daly K. Daly	QB	6'4"	195	JR
65	Tim Davis T. Davis	OL	6'2"	245	SR
51	Larry Dorsey L. Dorsey	LB	5'11"	200	JR
1	Kenny Duckett K. Duckett	WR	5'11"	165	SO
91	Paul Eberle P. Eberle	LB	6'1"	200	SO
25	John Eck J. Eck	RB	5'11"	200	SO
35	George Ervin G. Ervin	RB	5'11"	175	JR
90	Jo Jo Ferraro J. Jo Ferraro		6'4"	240	SO
67	Paul Gardner P. Gardner	OL	6'7"	250	SO
50	Joe Happe J. Happe	OL	6'2"	240	SO
49	Jimmy Hargrove J. Hargrove	FB	6'1"	235	JR
80	Frank Harnisch F. Harnisch	WR	5'11"	180	JR
42	Marty Harnisch M. Harnisch	DB	5'11"	180	JR
58	Matt Harnisch M. Harnisch	OL	6'2"	240	SO
92	Mac Haupt M. Haupt	DL	6'1"	200	JR
9	Kyle Hayes K. Hayes	WR	5'8"	160	JR
48	Marc Hester M. Hester	LB	6'0"	220	JR
99	Bruce Hopkins B. Hopkins		6'2"	240	SR
29	Larry Ingram L. Ingram	DB	6'1"	185	SO
37	Donnie Jackson D. Jackson	DB	5'10"	175	SO
54	Sid Jackson S. Jackson	OL	6'2"	250	SR
5	Ronchie Johnson R. Johnson	RB	5'9"	190	JR
88	J.K. Kennedy	TE	6'2"	190	SO
69	Greg Kincade G. Kincade	OL	6'5"	220	SO
	Landon King L. King	QB
21	Albert Kirby A. Kirby	FB	5'10"	210	JR
84	Syd Kitson S. Kitson	TE	6'5"	230	JR
76	Chuck Kraft C. Kraft	OL	6'2"	225	SO
96	Jon Kubas J. Kubas		6'6"	250	SO
34	Mark Lancaster M. Lancaster	DB	6'1"	180	JR
41	Dave Madigan D. Madigan	DB	5'11"	175	JR
27	Mark Mattiko M. Mattiko	DB	6'3"	190	SR
93	Mike Maxwell M. Maxwell	DL	6'3"	210	SO
61	Joe McCully J. McCully	OL	6'2"	265	SR
40	James McDougald J. McDougald	RB	5'9"	190	JR
	Wayne McMillan W. McMillan	RB
38	Frankie Moore F. Moore	DB	5'11"	175	SO
	Mike Mullen M. Mullen	TE
44	C.D. Osborne	DL	6'2"	195	SR
6	Lewis Owens L. Owens	DB	5'11"	175	SO
43	Steve Pahides S. Pahides	RB	6'1"	195	SO
77	James Parker J. Parker	DL	5'10"	205	JR
85	Buddy Patterson B. Patterson	TE	6'5"	205	JR
60	Jackie Robinson J. Robinson	OL	6'3"	260	SR
32	Stan Rolark S. Rolark	FB	5'11"	200	SR
30	James Royster J. Royster	DB	6'0"	185	SR
	Steve Schonert S. Schonert	K
75	Barry Sikes B. Sikes	P	6'2"	235	SR
62	Jim Smith J. Smith	OL	6'4"	245	JR
3	Tom Smith T. Smith	WR	6'3"	185	JR
2	John Soto J. Soto	DB	6'0"	195	JR
17	Steve Tillett S. Tillett	K	6'1"	195	SO
59	Steve Truitt S. Truitt	DL	6'2"	225	SO
86	Steve Vance S. Vance		6'4"	215	JR
26	Bob Ventresca B. Ventresca	FB	6'0"	210	JR
14	Jay Venuto J. Venuto	QB	6'0"	200	JR
	David Webber D. Webber	QB
94	Mike Wisher M. Wisher	DL	6'5"	220	SO
11	Ed Wright E. Wright	WR	6'1"	175	JR
98	Gary Wyckoff G. Wyckoff	OL	6'6"	240	SO
97	Eddie Yarnell E. Yarnell	DL	6'4"	215	SO
79	Andy Young A. Young	OL	6'3"	240	JR

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

835

Riley

828

Roberts

793

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

932

Legree

916

Smith

720

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

18

Maiava

17

Taylor

Rush TD Leaders

12

Baugh

12

Hawkins

10

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

12

Legree

11

Smith

9

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

200.5

Hoover

198.6

Stockton

Sack Leaders

9.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.6

46.2

44.2

44.0

43.4

42.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

11.0

11.8

12.2

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

533.8

531.6

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

299.4

295.5

263.6

253.2

Pass Yards Rankings

391.2

347.0

341.0

337.8

334.4

322.4

Sack Leaders

24.0

22.0

20.0

19.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	5	1	.833
2	Oregon State	4	2	.667
3	Fresno State	4	2	.667
4	San Diego State	2	4	.333
5	Utah State	2	4	.333
6	Colorado State	2	3	.400
7	Texas State	2	3	.400
8	Washington State	1	5	.167

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	5	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
3	Utah	5	0	1.000
4	Baylor	4	1	.800
5	Oklahoma State	4	1	.800
6	Arizona	5	1	.833
7	Houston	5	1	.833
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Arizona State	3	2	.600
10	Iowa State	3	3	.500
11	UCF	3	3	.500
12	Kansas State	3	2	.600
13	Colorado	2	3	.400
14	Kansas	2	3	.400
15	TCU	2	3	.400
16	West Virginia	3	3	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	4	3	.571
2	Ohio	4	2	.667
3	Western Michigan	4	2	.667
4	Bowling Green	2	4	.333
5	Buffalo	3	3	.500
6	Toledo	4	2	.667
7	Central Michigan	3	3	.500
8	Miami (OH)	3	3	.500
9	UMass	4	2	.667
10	Kent State	2	4	.333
11	Akron	1	5	.167
12	Ball State	1	5	.167
13	Sacramento State	1	5	.167

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	6	0	1.000
2	Alabama	5	1	.833
3	Kentucky	5	1	.833
4	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
5	Missouri	5	1	.833
6	Tennessee	5	1	.833
7	Ole Miss	4	1	.800
8	Oklahoma	3	2	.600
9	Florida	4	2	.667
10	Texas	4	1	.800
11	LSU	4	2	.667
12	Auburn	3	2	.600
13	South Carolina	3	3	.500
14	Texas A&M	3	3	.500
15	Vanderbilt	3	3	.500
16	Arkansas	2	4	.333

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	6	0	1.000
2	UCLA	5	0	1.000
3	Ohio State	5	1	.833
4	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
5	USC	6	1	.857
6	Purdue	3	3	.500
7	Iowa	5	1	.833
8	Nebraska	5	1	.833
9	Minnesota	4	2	.667
10	Northwestern	4	1	.800
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Michigan	3	2	.600
14	Rutgers	1	4	.200
15	Penn State	3	3	.500
16	Washington	3	3	.500
17	Maryland	2	4	.333
18	Michigan State	2	4	.333

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	5	1	.833
2	Jacksonville State	4	2	.667
3	Florida International	3	2	.600
4	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
5	Western Kentucky	2	4	.333
6	Delaware	2	3	.400
7	Middle Tennessee	2	3	.400
8	Kennesaw State	1	4	.200
9	Missouri State	1	4	.200
10	Sam Houston	1	4	.200

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	5	1	.833
2	UTSA	5	1	.833
3	North Texas	4	2	.667
4	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
5	East Carolina	3	2	.600
6	Army	3	2	.600
7	UAB	3	3	.500
8	Temple	2	4	.333
9	South Florida	4	2	.667
10	Navy	2	3	.400
11	Tulane	2	3	.400
12	Tulsa	3	3	.500
13	Rice	1	5	.167
14	Charlotte	0	6	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	5	1	.833
3	Clemson	3	2	.600
4	Pittsburgh	5	1	.833
5	SMU	4	1	.800
6	Virginia	4	2	.667
7	California	3	3	.500
8	Georgia Tech	2	3	.400
9	Louisville	3	3	.500
10	Duke	4	1	.800
11	North Carolina	3	2	.600
12	Virginia Tech	4	2	.667
13	Florida State	3	3	.500
14	NC State	3	3	.500
15	Stanford	2	4	.333
16	Boston College	2	3	.400
17	Syracuse	2	3	.400

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	4	2	.667
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	North Dakota State	5	1	.833
4	Air Force	4	1	.800
5	Wyoming	3	3	.500
6	San Jose State	3	3	.500
7	Nevada	2	3	.400
8	Northern Illinois	0	5	.000
9	UTEP	1	5	.167
10	Hawai'i	1	5	.167

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	0	1.000
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	6	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	Louisiana Tech	3	2	.600
5	Troy	3	2	.600
6	Louisiana	4	2	.667
7	Georgia Southern	2	4	.333
8	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	4	.333
10	Appalachian State	3	2	.600
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333