2007 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

Preseason

Following the most successful season in team history in 2006, the 2007 team was not widely predicted to win the ACC despite returning many offensive starters from 2006. Some sports writers stated that they believed 2006 to have been a fluke and that Wake Forest was not going to win as many games in 2007, especially because of the losses on defense, including the loss of linebacker Jon Abbate to the National Football League. Wake Forest was picked to finish fourth in the Atlantic Division of the ACC in the annual preseason poll conducted by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association. Lindy's was the only major preseason magazine to pick Wake Forest as a Top-25 team.

Roster changes

Linebacker Eric Berry was ruled academically ineligible for the 2007 season.

Mike Rinfrette moved from fullback to linebacker in spring practice.

Recruiting

On National Signing Day, Wake Forest signed 20 recruits in all, eleven defensive players and nine offensive players.

Award candidates

• Steve Justice (C)- 2007 Lombardi Trophy Watch List; 2007 Outland Trophy Watch List; 2007 Rimington Trophy Watch List
• Zac Selmon (TE)- 2007 Wuerffel Trophy Nominee
• Riley Skinner (QB) 2007 Maxwell Award Watch List; 2007 Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award Watch List
• Sam Swank (P)- 2007 Ray Guy Award Watch List

Roster

Coaching staff

Schedule

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Game summaries

@ Boston College

Nebraska

Army

Maryland

@ Duke

Florida State

@ Navy

North Carolina

@ Virginia

@ Clemson

NC State

@ Vanderbilt

Vs. Connecticut

Postseason honors

Conference

• Steve Justice (C)- 2007 Jacobs Blocking Trophy

• All-ACC First Team :Kenneth Moore (WR) :Steve Justice (C) :Alphonso Smith (CB)

• All-ACC Second Team :Josh Adams (RB) :Aaron Curry (LB)

• All-ACC Honorable Mention :Chip Vaughn (S) :Sam Swank (K) :Kevin Marion (KR)

• Josh Adams (RB)- 2007 ACC Rookie of the Year and 2007 ACC Offensive Rookie of the Year

• Matt Robinson (DE)- 2007 ACC Brian Piccolo Award

National

• Steve Justice (C) - 2007 Rimington Trophy Finalist : 2007 AFCA First Team All-American
• Louis Frazier (OT) - 2007 ESPN Academic All-American

References

References

1. "Wake Forest Wins First ACC Title Since 1970".
2. "2007 ACC football preview".
3. [http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/072307aab.html Wake Forest Picked To Finish Fourth In ACC Atlantic]
4. [http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/071607aaa.html Eric Berry Ruled Academically Ineligible for 2007]
5. "Lombardi Trophy Watchlist".
6. [http://sportswriters.net/fwaa/news/2007/outland070612.html Outland Trophy Preseason Watch List]
7. "Rimington Trophy Watch List".
8. "Wuerffel Trophy Nominees".
9. "Maxwell Award Watch List".
10. "O'Brien Watch List".
11. [http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/080307aaa.html Ray Guy Award Watch List]
12. [http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/090107aab.html Boston College 38 Wake Forest 28]
13. [http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/090807aab.html Nebraska 20 Wake Forest 17]
14. [http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/091507aab.html Wake Forest 21 Army 10]{{Dead link. (September 2018)
15. [http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/092207aab.html Wake Forest 31 Maryland 24]{{Dead link. (September 2018)
16. [http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/100607aab.html Wake Forest 41 Duke 36]
17. [http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/101107aab.html Wake Forest 24 Florida State 21]{{Dead link. (September 2018)
18. [http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/102007aab.html Wake Forest 44 Navy 24]
19. [http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/102707aab.html Wake Forest 37 North Carolina 10]
20. [http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/111007aab.html Clemson 44 Wake Forest 10]
21. [http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/111707aab.html Wake Forest 38 North Carolina State 18]
22. [http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/112407aab.html Wake Forest 31 Vanderbilt 17]{{Dead link. (September 2018)
23. [http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/122907aab.html Wake Forest 24 Connecticut 10]
24. "Wake Forest's Steve Justice named Jacobs Blocking Trophy Recipient".
25. "2007 All-ACC Football Teams Announced".
26. "Wake Forest's Josh Adams Claims ACC Rookie of the Year Honors".
27. "Wake Forest's Matt Robinson Named ACC's Piccolo Award Winner".
28. [http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112807aaa.html Justice Named Rimington Trophy Finalist]
29. "2007 AFCA Coaches' All-America Team".
30. [http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/112907aaa.html Louis Frazier Named Academic All-America]