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2009 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year2009
teamWake Forest Demon Deacons
sportfootball
conferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
divisionAtlantic Division
short_confACC
record5–7
conf_record3–5
head_coachJim Grobe
hc_year9th
off_coachSteed Lobotzke
oc_year7th
off_schemeSpread
def_coachBrad Lambert
dc_year2nd
def_scheme[4–3](4-3-defense)
captainGame captains
stadiumBB&T Field

The 2009 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented Wake Forest University during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Jim Grobe during his ninth season at the school and played its home games at BB&T Field. Wake Forest competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference, as they have since the league's inception in 1953. The Deacons finished the season with a record of 5–7 and 3–5 in ACC play. The Deacons missed out on a bowl game for the first time since the 2005 season.

Schedule

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Before the season

Recruiting

On National Signing Day, the Demon Deacons received letters of intent from 21 players.

  • Whit Barnes OL 6–4 270 Rocky Mount, NC Rocky Mount
  • Tommy Bohanon FB 6–2 238 N. Fort Myers, FL N. Fort Myers
  • Devin Bolling OL-DL 6–5 270 Lynchburg, VA Brookville
  • Michael Campanaro RB 5–10 173 Clarksville, MD River Hill
  • Steven Chase OL-DL 6–7 270 Frederick, MD Thomas Johnson
  • Brendan Cross QB 6–2 198 Alpharetta, GA Chattahoochee
  • John Gallagher DL 6–4 252 Ponte Vedra, FL Nease
  • Josh Harris RB 5–10 190 Duncanville, TX Duncanville
  • Justin Jackson LB 6–1 205 Rockingham, NC Richmond County
  • Derald "D.J." Jones DB 5–10 162 Jacksonville, FL First Coast
  • Duran Lowe DB 5–11 214 Plant City, FL Plant City
  • Daniel Mack DB 6–0 196 Miami, FL Dad Christian
  • Matt Muncy TE 6–4 215 Tazewell, VA Tazewell
  • Jimmy Newman P-PK 6–2 195 Oxford, AL Oxford
  • Mike Olson LB 6–3 215 Ashburn, VA Stone Bridge
  • Kris Redding DL 6–4 235 Douglasville, GA Whitefield Academy
  • Quan Rucker WR 6–0 185 Statesville, NC West Iredell
  • Frank Souza DL 6–4 285 Ponte Vedra, FL Nease
  • Dominique Tate DB 5–10 180 Winston-Salem, NC Carver
  • Zach Thompson DE 6–5 250 Ashburn, VA Stone Bridge
  • Nikita Whitlock LB 5–11 245 Wylie, TX Wylie Preferred Walk-Ons: Spencer Bishop TE/LB 6–2 200 FR (HS) Pinehurst, NC (Pinecrest) Roger Khouri Fullback 6–1 230 FR (HS) Key Biscayne, FL (Ransom Everglades) Zach Massey TE/FB/LS 6–1 195 FR (HS) Kannapolis, NC (A.L. Brown) Gray Mazzone Wide Receiver 5–9 170 FR (HS) Cary, NC (Panther Creek) Josh Strickland Wide Receiver 6–2 185 FR (HS) Winston-Salem, NC (Forsyth Country Day) Alex Wulfeck Punter 5–9 170 FR (HS) Orange Park, FL (Bolles School)

Game summaries

Baylor

5 all-time meetings: Baylor 4–1

Last meeting: 2008 at Baylor (Wake Forest 41, Baylor 13)

Scoring PlayScore
**1st quarter**
Baylor – David Gettis 8 yard TD pass from Robert Griffin III (Ben Parks kick), 11:10Baylor 7–0
Baylor – Ben Parks 22 yd FG, :45Baylor 10–0
**2nd quarter**
Wake Forest – Mike Rinfrette 2 yard TD run (Shane Popham kick), 6:45Baylor 10–7
**3rd quarter**
Baylor – Kendall Wright 37 yard TD run (Ben Parks kick), 13:12Baylor 17–7
Baylor – Lanear Simpson 33 yard TD pass from Ernest Smith (Ben Parks kick), 5:07Baylor 24–7
Wake Forest – Devon Brown 19 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Shane Popham kick), :10Baylor 24–14
**4th quarter**
Wake Forest – Andrew Parker 5 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Shane Popham kick), 12:30Baylor 24–21

Stanford

First all–time meeting.

Scoring PlayScore
**1st quarter**
Stanford – Ryan Whalen 26 yard TD pass from Andrew Luck (Nate Whitaker kick), 10:53Stanford 7–0
Wake Forest – Shane Popham 20 yd FG, 5:59Stanford 7–3
**2nd quarter**
Stanford – Ryan Whalen 17 yard TD pass from Andrew Luck (Nate Whitaker kick), 9:40Stanford 14–3
Stanford – Nate Whitaker 54 yd FG, :01Stanford 17–3
**3rd quarter**
Wake Forest – Mike Rinfrette 3 yard TD run (Shane Popham kick), 6:41Stanford 17–10
**4th quarter**
Wake Forest – Jordan Williams 9 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Shane Popham kick), 14:01Tied 17–17
Wake Forest – Riley Skinner 1 yard TD run (Shane Popham kick), :02Wake Forest 24–17

Elon

9 all-time meetings: Wake Forest 8–0–1

Last meeting: 1939 in Greensboro (Wake Forest 34, Elon 0)

Scoring PlayScore
**1st quarter**
Wake Forest – Jordan Williams 5 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Jimmy Newman kick), 10:09Wake Forest 7–0
Wake Forest – Mike Rinfrette 1 yard TD run (Jimmy Newman kick), :49Wake Forest 14–0
**2nd quarter**
Wake Forest – Chris Givens 54 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Jimmy Newman kick), 3:20Wake Forest 21–0
**3rd quarter**
Wake Forest – Josh Adams 1 yard TD run (Jimmy Newman kick), 12:19Wake Forest 28–0
Wake Forest – Marshall Williams 80 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Jimmy Newman kick), 4:14Wake Forest 35–0
**4th quarter**
Elon – Terrell Hudgins 13 yard TD pass from Scott Riddle (Adam Shreiner kick), 7:58Wake Forest 35–7

@ Boston College

16 all-time meetings: Boston College 8–6–2

Last meeting: 2008 at Wake Forest (Boston College 24, Wake Forest 21)

Scoring PlayScore
**1st quarter**
Boston College – Steve Aponavicius 32 yd FG, 7:13Boston College 3–0
Boston College – Jordon McMichael 50 yard TD pass from Dave Shinskie (Steve Aponavicius kick), 1:50Boston College 10–0
**2nd quarter**
Wake Forest – Brandon Pendergrass 76 yard TD run (Jimmy Newman kick), 11:38Boston College 10–7
Wake Forest – Jimmy Newman 23 yd FG, 5:43Tied 10–10
Boston College – Chris Pantale 4 yard TD pass from Dave Shinskie (Steve Aponavicius kick), :30Boston College 17–10
**4th quarter**
Boston College – Colin Larmond Jr. 17 yard TD pass from Dave Shinskie (Steve Aponavicius kick), 9:42Boston College 24–10
Wake Forest – Chris Givens 12 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Jimmy Newman kick), 3:44Boston College 24–17
Wake Forest – Marshall Williams 16 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Jimmy Newman kick), :11Tied 24–24
**Overtime**
Boston College – Steve Aponavicius 23 yd FGBoston College 27–24

North Carolina State

102 all-time meetings: NC State 61–35–6

Last meeting: 2008 at NC State (NC State 21, Wake Forest 17)

Scoring PlayScore
**1st quarter**
NC State – George Bryan 4 yard TD pass from Russell Wilson (Josh Czajkowski kick), 11:12NC State 7–0
Wake Forest – Jimmy Newman 27 yd FG, 6:45NC State 7–3
NC State – Josh Czajkowski 30 yd FG, 2:55NC State 10–3
**2nd quarter**
Wake Forest – Marshall Williams 4 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Jimmy Newman kick), 13:27Tied 10–0
Wake Forest – Jimmy Newman 23 yd FG, :16Wake Forest 13–10
**3rd quarter**
Wake Forest – Marshall Williams 11 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Jimmy Newman kick), 6:51Wake Forest 20–10
NC State – Russell Wilson 16 yd TD run (Josh Czajkowski kick), 4:57Wake Forest 20–17
**4th quarter**
Wake Forest – Chris Givens 25 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Jimmy Newman kick), 10:05Wake Forest 27–17
NC State – Toney Baker 5 yard TD pass from Russell Wilson (Josh Czajkowski kick), 8:26Wake Forest 27–24
Wake Forest – Jimmy Newman 21 yd FG, 4:44Wake Forest 30–24

Maryland

57 all-time meetings: Maryland 41–15–1

Last meeting: 2008 at Maryland (Maryland 26, Wake Forest 0)

Scoring PlayScore
**1st quarter**
Wake Forest – Josh Adams 48 yd TD run (Jimmy Newman kick), 12:40Wake Forest 7–0
Maryland – Davin Megget 1 yd TD run (Nick Ferrara kick), 10:41Tied 7–7
Wake Forest – Devon Brown 4 yd TD run (Jimmy Newman kick), 5:20Wake Forest 14–7
Wake Forest – Marshall Williams 10 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Jimmy Newman kick), :00Wake Forest 21–7
**2nd quarter**
Wake Forest – Chris Givens 32 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Jimmy Newman kick), 10:28Wake Forest 28–7
Maryland – Nick Ferrara 50 yd FG, 7:27Wake Forest 28–10
Wake Forest – Andre Parker 20 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Jimmy Newman kick), 4:49Wake Forest 35–10
**3rd quarter**
Maryland – Adrian Cannon 2 yard TD pass from Chris Turner (Nick Ferrara kick), 8:09Wake Forest 35–17
Wake Forest – Chris Givens 27 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Jimmy Newman kick), 4:46Wake Forest 42–17
**4th quarter**
Maryland – Adrian Cannon 15 yard TD pass from Chris Turner (Davin Meggett pass from Chris Turner), 11:00Wake Forest 42–25
Maryland – Torrey Smith 4 yard TD pass from Chris Turner (Nick Ferrara kick), 1:37Wake Forest 42–32

@ Clemson

74 all-time meetings: Clemson 56–17–1

Last meeting: 2008 at Wake Forest (Wake Forest 12, Clemson 7)

Scoring PlayScore
**1st quarter**
Clemson – Michael Palmer 1 yard TD pass from Kyle Parker (Richard Jackson kick), 12:26Clemson 7–0
Clemson – Richard Jackson 22 yd FG, 3:34Clemson 10–0
**2nd quarter**
Clemson – Kyle Parker 3 yd TD run (Richard Jackson kick), 12:20Clemson 17–0
Wake Forest – Jimmy Newman 28 yd FG, 3:49Clemson 17–3
Clemson – C.J. Spiller 66 yd TD run (Richard Jackson kick), 3:37Clemson 24–3
Clemson – Jamie Harper 3 yd TD run (Richard Jackson kick), 1:06Clemson 31–3
**3rd quarter**
Clemson – C.J. Spiller 14 yd TD run (Richard Jackson kick), 6:11Clemson 38–3

10 all-time meetings: Wake Forest 7–3

Last meeting: 2008 in Washington DC (Wake Forest 29, Navy 19)

Scoring PlayScore
**1st quarter**
Navy – Joe Buckley 50 yd FG, 2:52Navy 3–0
**2nd quarter**
Wake Forest – Jimmy Newman 40 yd FG, 13:45Tied 3–3
Navy – Joe Buckley 41 yd FG, 7:26Navy 6–3
**3rd quarter**
Navy – Kriss Proctor 40 yd TD run (Joe Buckley kick), 11:23Navy 13–3
**4th quarter**
Wake Forest – Devon Brown 15 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Jimmy Newman kick), 7:41Navy 13–10

Miami

9 all-time meetings: Miami 6–3

Last meeting: 2008 at Miami (Miami 16, Wake Forest 10)

Scoring PlayScore
**1st quarter**
Wake Forest – Jimmy Newman 23 yd FG, 9:16Wake Forest 3–0
Wake Forest – Tommy Bohanon 3 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Jimmy Newman kick), 2:23Wake Forest 10–0
**2nd quarter**
Wake Forest – Riley Skinner 7 yd TD run (Jimmy Newman kick), 10:36Wake Forest 17–0
Miami – Aldarius Johnson 35 yard TD pass from Jacory Harris (Matt Bosher kick), 9:08Wake Forest 17–7
Wake Forest – Jimmy Newman 42 yd FG, :42Wake Forest 20–7
Miami – Damien Berry 3 yard TD run (Matt Bosher kick), :03Wake Forest 20–14
**3rd quarter**
Wake Forest – Chris Givens 44 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Jimmy Newman kick), 5:38Wake Forest 27–14
**4th quarter**
Miami – Tervaris Johnson 2 yard TD pass from Jacory Harris (Matt Bosher kick), 11:47Wake Forest 27–21
Miami – Travis Benjamin 13 yard TD pass from Jacory Harris (Matt Bosher kick), 1:08Miami 28–27

@ Georgia Tech

28 all-time meetings: Georgia Tech 20–8

Last meeting: 2006 in Jacksonville (Wake Forest 9, Georgia Tech 6)

Scoring PlayScore
**1st quarter**
Georgia Tech – Scott Blair 45 yd FG, 10:52Georgia Tech 3–0
Georgia Tech – Preston Lyons 31 yard TD run (Scott Blair kick), 5:50Georgia Tech 10–0
**2nd quarter**
Wake Forest – Kevin Harris 1 yard TD run (Jimmy Newman kick), 14:05Georgia Tech 10–7
Wake Forest – Devon Brown 20 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Jimmy Newman kick), 8:03Wake Forest 14–10
Wake Forest – Jimmy Newman 35 yd FG, 2:30Wake Forest 17–10
**3rd quarter**
Georgia Tech – Jonathan Dwyer 59 yard TD run (Scott Blair kick), 13:10Tied 17–17
**4th quarter**
Georgia Tech – Josh Nesbitt 12 yard TD run (Scott Blair kick), 8:19Georgia Tech 24–17
Wake Forest – Devon Brown 11 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Jimmy Newman kick), 4:27Tied 24–24
**Overtime**
Wake Forest – Jimmy Newman 34 yd FGWake Forest 27–24
Georgia Tech – Josh Nesbitt 3 yard TD run (no kick attempted)Georgia Tech 30–27

Florida State

27 all-time meetings: Florida State 21–5–1

Last meeting: 2008 at Florida State (Wake Forest 12, Florida State 3)

Scoring PlayScore
**1st quarter**
Florida State – Ty Jones 9 yard TD run (Dustin Hopkins kick), 9:24Florida State 7–0
Wake Forest – Josh Adams 3 yard TD run (Jimmy Newman kick), 2:43Tied 7–7
Florida State – Jermaine Thomas 6 yard TD run (Dustin Hopkins kick), :19Florida State 14–7
**2nd quarter**
Florida State – E.J. Manuel 1 yard TD run (Dustin Hopkins kick), 12:48Florida State 21–7
Florida State – Dustin Hopkins 47 yd FG, 4:52Florida State 24–7
Florida State – Greg Reid 68 yard punt return TD (Dustin Hopkins kick), 3:40Florida State 31–7
Wake Forest – Josh Adams 20 yard TD run (Jimmy Newman kick), 2:12Florida State 31–14
**3rd quarter**
Wake Forest – Kevin Harris 12 yard TD run (Jimmy Newman kick), 6:57Florida State 31–21
Florida State – Dustin Hopkins 42 yd FG, 4:01Florida State 34–21
**4th quarter**
Florida State – Jarmon Fortson 7 yard TD pass from E.J. Manuel (Dustin Hopkins kick), 11:04Florida State 41–21
Wake Forest – Chris Givens 4 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Jimmy Newman kick), 3:01Florida State 41–28

@ Duke

88 all-time meetings: Duke 53–34–2

Last meeting: 2008 at Wake Forest (Wake Forest 33, Duke 30 OT)

Scoring PlayScore
**1st quarter**
Duke – Donovan Varner 56 yard TD pass from Thaddeus Lewis (Will Snyderwine kick), 13:56Duke 7–0
Wake Forest – Devon Brown 28 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Jimmy Newman kick), 12:21Tied 7–7
Duke – Austin Kelly 62 yard TD pass from Thaddeus Lewis (Will Snyderwine kick), 11:10Duke 14–7
Wake Forest – Chris Givens 54 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Jimmy Newman kick), 7:21Tied 14–14
**2nd quarter**
Wake Forest – Devon Brown 8 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Jimmy Newman kick), 10:50Wake Forest 21–14
Duke – Will Snyderwine 51 yd FG, 5:21Wake Forest 21–17
**3rd quarter**
Wake Forest – Kevin Harris 13 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Jimmy Newman kick), 9:46Wake Forest 28–17
Duke – Will Snyderwine 33 yd FG, 7:10Wake Forest 28–20
Wake Forest – Marshall Williams 49 yard TD pass from Riley Skinner (Jimmy Newman kick), 5:51Wake Forest 35–20
**4th quarter**
Duke – Thaddeus Lewis 1 yard TD run (Will Snyderwine kick), 9:45Wake Forest 35–27
Wake Forest – Jimmy Newman 44 yd FG, 4:30Wake Forest 38–27
Wake Forest – Alex Frye 37 yard interception return TD (Jimmy Newman kick), 3:26Wake Forest 45–27
Duke – Donovan Varner 21 yard TD pass from Thaddeus Lewis (Will Snyderwine kick), 2:31Wake Forest 45–34

Personnel

Coaching staff

**Position****Name****First year at WFU**
Head coachJim Grobe2001
SecondaryTim Billings2006
QuarterbacksTom Elrod2003
Defensive endsKeith Henry2001
Defensive coordinator / LinebackersBrad Lambert2001
Offensive coordinator / Offensive lineSteed Lobotzke2001
Defensive tacklesRay McCartney2001
Assistant head coach / Running backs / KickersBilly Mitchell2001
Tight ends / FullbacksSteve Russ2008
Wide receiversBrian Knorr2008

Roster

Statistics

Scores by quarter

{{Linescore AmfootballRoad=**Demon Deacons**R1=72R2=95R3=70R4=76R5=3Home=OpponentsH1=95H2=78H3=55H4=78H5=9

References

References

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  2. (September 12, 2009). "Stanford Cardinal vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons Box Score". [[ESPN]].
  3. (September 20, 2009). "Skinner, defense lead Wake past Elon 35–7". The Daily Dispatch.
  4. (September 19, 2009). "Elon Phoenix vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons Box Score". [[ESPN]].
  5. (September 26, 2009). "Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs. Boston College Eagles Box Score". [[ESPN]].
  6. (October 3, 2009). "North Carolina State Wolfpack vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons Box Score". [[ESPN]].
  7. (October 10, 2009). "Maryland Terrapins vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons Box Score". [[ESPN]].
  8. "2010 Clemson Football Media Guide". Clemson University.
  9. (October 24, 2009). "Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs. Navy Midshipmen Box Score". [[ESPN]].
  10. (October 31, 2009). "Miami (FL) Hurricanes vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons Box Score". [[ESPN]].
  11. (November 7, 2009). "Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Box Score". [[ESPN]].
  12. (November 14, 2009). "Florida State Seminoles vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons Box Score". [[ESPN]].
  13. (November 28, 2009). "Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs. Duke Blue Devils Box Score". [[ESPN]].
  14. (February 12, 2009). "ACC Announces 2009 Football Schedule". Wake Forest University Department of Athletics.
  15. [http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/020409aac.html Football Signing Day Updates-Feb. 4, 2009]
  16. "2009 Wake Forest Football Roster".
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