2007 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football | |
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Meineke Car Care Bowl champion | |
Meineke Car Care Bowl, W 24–10 vs. Connecticut | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Atlantic Division | |
Record | 9–4 (5–3 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Steed Lobotzke (5th season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread |
Defensive coordinator | Dean Hood (7th season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Captain | Game captains |
Home stadium | BB&T Field |
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No. 10 Boston College x | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Clemson | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maryland | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 9 Virginia Tech x$ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Virginia Tech 30, Boston College 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2007 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented Wake Forest University during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Jim Grobe in his seventh season at the school and played its home games at BB&T Field. The team began its season with an Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) game on Saturday, September 1, 2007 against Boston College. Wake Forest played its first season since winning the 2006 ACC championship, their first in 36 years. [1]
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. [1] 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. [2] 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. [3]
Linebacker Eric Berry was ruled academically ineligible for the 2007 season. [4]
Mike Rinfrette moved from fullback to linebacker in spring practice.
On National Signing Day, Wake Forest signed 20 recruits in all, eleven defensive players and nine offensive players.
Bold indicates starter in last game
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Position | Name | First year at WFU |
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Head coach | Jim Grobe | 2001 |
Wide Receivers | Tim Billings | 2006 |
Fullbacks / Tight ends | Tom Elrod | 2003 |
Defensive ends | Keith Henry | 2001 |
Defensive coordinator / Secondary | Dean Hood | 2001 |
Linebackers | Brad Lambert | 2001 |
Offensive coordinator / Offensive line | Steed Lobotzke | 2001 |
Defensive tackles | Ray McCartney | 2001 |
Assistant head coach / Running backs / Kickers | Billy Mitchell | 2001 |
Quarterbacks | Jeff Mullen | 2001 |
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 3:30 pm | at Boston College | ABC Bob Wischusen, David Norrie, Jeannine Edwards | L 28–38 | 42,292 | ||
September 8 | 12:00 pm | No. 17 Nebraska * | ESPN Dave Pasch, Andre Ware, Erin Andrews | L 17–20 | 32,483 | ||
September 15 | 3:30 pm | Army *![]() |
| ACC Select | W 21–10 | 32,142 | |
September 22 | 3:30 pm | Maryland |
| ESPNU Doug Bell, Charles Arbuckle | W 31–24 OT | 31,964 | |
October 6 | 1:00 pm | at Duke | ACC Select | W 41–36 | 20,134 | ||
October 11 | 7:30 pm | No. 21 Florida State |
| ESPN Chris Fowler, Doug Flutie, Craig James, Erin Andrews | W 24–21 | 32,906 | |
October 20 | 1:00 pm | at Navy * | CSTV Pete Medhurst, Scott Zolak | W 44–24 | 36,992 | ||
October 27 | 12:00 pm | North Carolina |
| LFS Steve Martin, Rick Walker, Scott Pryzwansky | W 37–10 | 33,023 | |
November 3 | 12:00 pm | at Virginia | No. 21 | LFS Steve Martin, Rick Walker, Scott Pryzwansky | L 16–17 | 60,106 | |
November 10 | 12:00 pm | at No. 20 Clemson | ESPN2 Pam Ward, Ray Bentley, Rob Simmelkjaer | L 10–44 | 82,422 | ||
November 17 | 4:00 pm | NC State |
| ESPNU Doug Bell, Charles Arbuckle | W 38–18 | 33,052 | |
November 24 | 2:00 pm | at Vanderbilt * | W 31–17 | 27,650 | |||
December 29 | 1:00 pm | vs. Connecticut * | ESPN Dave Pasch, Andre Ware, Quint Kessenich | W 24–10 | 53,126 | ||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Demon Deacons | 14 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
Eagles | 7 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 38 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cornhuskers | 3 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 20 |
Demon Deacons | 0 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Black Knights | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Demon Deacons | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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Terrapins | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
Demon Deacons | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Demon Deacons | 7 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 41 |
Blue Devils | 9 | 0 | 14 | 13 | 36 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Seminoles | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
Demon Deacons | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Demon Deacons | 14 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 44 |
Midshipmen | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tar Heels | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Demon Deacons | 10 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 37 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Demon Deacons | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
Cavaliers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Demon Deacons | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Tigers | 10 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 44 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wolfpack | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 18 |
Demon Deacons | 7 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Demon Deacons | 7 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 31 |
Commodores | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Huskies | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Demon Deacons | 0 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 24 |