2005 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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2005 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
Record4–7 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteed Lobotzke (3rd season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Dean Hood (5th season)
Base defense 4–3
CaptainGoryal Scales, Steve Vallos
Home stadium Groves Stadium
Seasons
←  2004
2006  →
2005 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Atlantic Division
No. 23 Florida State xy$  5 –3   8 –5  
No. 18 Boston College x  5 –3   9 –3  
No. 21 Clemson  4 –4   8 –4  
Wake Forest  3 –5   4 –7  
NC State  3 –5   7 –5  
Maryland  3 –5   5 –6  
Coastal Division
No. 7 Virginia Tech x  7 –1   11 –2  
No. 17 Miami (FL)  6 –2   9 –3  
Georgia Tech  5 –3   7 –5  
North Carolina  4 –4   5 –6  
Virginia  3 –5   7 –5  
Duke  0 –8   1 –10  
Championship: Florida State 27, Virginia Tech 22
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Jim Grobe, the Demon Deacons compiled a 4–7 record (3–5 in conference games), finished in fourth place in the Atlantic Division of the ACC, and were outscored by a total of 316 to 269. [1]

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The team's statistical leaders included quarterbacks Ben Mauk (845 passing yars) and Cory Randolph (821 passing yards); Chris Barclay (1,127 rushing yards); Nate Morton (482 receiving yards); Sam Swank (86 points on 29 extra points and 19 field goals); Jon Abbate (77 total tackles); and Josh Gattis (46 solo tackles). [2]

Punter Ryan Plackemeier had 67 punts for 3,165 yards, an average f 47.2 yards per punt. [2]

Two Wake Forest players received first-team honors on the 2005 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team: Barclay at running back and Plackemeier at punter. Defensive back Josh Gattis was named ot the second team. [3]

The team played its home games at Groves Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 17:00 pm Vanderbilt *
 ESPNU L 20–2425,384
September 107:00 pmat Nebraska *
 TBS L 3–3177,380
September 176:30 pm East Carolina *
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 44–3429,563 [4]
September 243:30 pm Maryland Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
ESPNUL 12–2226,022
October 13:30 pm Clemson
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
ESPNUW 31–2732,153 [5]
October 812:00 pmat No. 4 Florida State
JPS L 24–4182,589
October 1512:00 pmat No. 14 Boston College
JPSL 30–3533,632
October 223:30 pm NC State
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
W 27–1933,316
October 2912:00 pmat Duke
JPSW 44–615,347
November 51:30 pmat Georgia Tech
L 17–3051,571
November 123:30 pmNo. 3 Miami (FL)
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
 ABC L 17–4727,106 [6]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Team leaders

CategoryTeam LeaderAtt/CthYds
Passing Ben Mauk 85/158845
RushingChris Barclay2181,127
ReceivingNate Morton39482

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References

  1. ↑ "2005 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "2005 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  3. ↑ "2005 AP All-ACC Football Team" . Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Deacs run past Pirates". The Herald-Sun. September 18, 2005. Retrieved September 11, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Randolph on target for Wake Forest". The Greenville News. October 2, 2005. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Canes keep eyes on prize". The Miami Herald. November 13, 2005. pp. 1C, 8C – via Newspapers.com.
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