2009 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

Before the season

Schedule

Roster

Coaching staff

Game summaries

Scores by quarter

Related Research Articles

References

Recruiting

Baylor

Stanford

Elon

@ Boston College

North Carolina State

Maryland

@ Clemson

@ Navy

Miami

@ Georgia Tech

Florida State

@ Duke

2009 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
	Atlantic Division
	Coastal Division
	Championship: Georgia Tech 39, Clemson 34
	$ – BCS representative as conference champion; North Carolina vacated 8 wins, including 4 ACC wins.; ; Rankings from AP Poll

2009 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
2009 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
	Atlantic Division
2009 record	5–7 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Grobe (9th season);
Offensive coordinator	Steed Lobotzke (7th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Brad Lambert (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	BB&T Field ; (c. 31,500, FieldTurf)
	Seasons ← 2008 2010 →

Last updated April 11, 2022

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.

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) ^[1]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	3:30 pm	Baylor *	BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC	ABC	L 21–24	27,905	^[2]
September 12	12:00 pm	Stanford *	BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC	Raycom	W 24–17	30,002	^[3]
September 19	6:30 pm	Elon *	BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC	ACCS	W 35–7	31,454	^[4]
September 26	2:00 pm	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN360	L 24–27 ^OT	40,892	^[5]
October 3	3:30 pm	NC State	BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)	ESPNU	W 30–24	33,921	^[6]
October 10	6:30 pm	Maryland	BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC	ESPN360	W 42–32	32,780\	^[7]
October 17	12:00 pm	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	Raycom	L 3–38	74,298	^[8]
October 24	3:30 pm	at Navy *	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSCS	L 10–13	31,907	^[9]
October 31	3:30 pm	No. 18 Miami (FL)	BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC	ABC/ESPN2	L 27–28	30,011	^[10]
November 7	3:30 pm	at No. 10 Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ABC/ESPN2	L 27–30 ^OT	51,415	^[11]
November 14	12:00 pm	Florida State	BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC	ESPNU	L 28–41	33,411	^[12]
November 28	12:00 pm	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	Raycom	W 45–34	21,420	^[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Position	Name	First year at WFU
Head Coach	Jim Grobe	2001
Secondary	Tim Billings	2006
Quarterbacks	Tom Elrod	2003
Defensive Ends	Keith Henry	2001
Defensive Coordinator / 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
Tight Ends / Fullbacks	Steve Russ	2008
Wide Receivers	Brian Knorr	2008

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears (1–0)	10	0	14	0	24
Demon Deacons (0–1)	0	7	7	7	21

5 all-time meetings: Baylor 4–1
Last meeting: 2008 at Baylor (Wake Forest 41, Baylor 13)

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinal (1–1)	7	10	0	0	17
Demon Deacons (1–1)	3	0	7	14	24

First all–time meeting.

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Phoenix (2–1)	0	0	0	7	7
Demon Deacons (2–1)	14	7	14	0	35

9 all-time meetings: Wake Forest 8–0–1
Last meeting: 1939 in Greensboro (Wake Forest 34, Elon 0)

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

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Demon Deacons (2–2)	0	10	0	14	0	24
Eagles (3–1)	10	7	0	7	3	27

16 all-time meetings: Boston College 8–6–2
Last meeting: 2008 at Wake Forest (Boston College 24, Wake Forest 21)

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wolfpack (3–2)	10	0	7	7	24
Demon Deacons (3–2)	3	10	7	10	30

102 all-time meetings: NC State 61–35–6
Last meeting: 2008 at NC State (NC State 21, Wake Forest 17)

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Terrapins (2–4)	7	3	7	15	32
Demon Deacons (4–2)	21	14	7	0	42

57 all-time meetings: Maryland 41–15–1
Last meeting: 2008 at Maryland (Maryland 26, Wake Forest 0)

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demon Deacons (4–3)	0	3	0	0	3
Tigers (3–3)	10	21	7	0	38

74 all-time meetings: Clemson 56–17–1
Last meeting: 2008 at Wake Forest (Wake Forest 12, Clemson 7)

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demon Deacons (4–4)	0	3	0	7	10
Midshipmen (6–2)	3	3	7	0	13

10 all-time meetings: Wake Forest 7–3
Last meeting: 2008 in Washington DC (Wake Forest 29, Navy 19)

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hurricanes (6–2)	0	14	0	14	28
Demon Deacons (4–5)	10	10	7	0	27

9 all-time meetings: Miami 6–3
Last meeting: 2008 at Miami (Miami 16, Wake Forest 10)

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

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Demon Deacons (4–6)	0	17	0	7	3	27
Yellow Jackets (9–1)	10	0	7	7	6	30

28 all-time meetings: Georgia Tech 20–8
Last meeting: 2006 in Jacksonville (Wake Forest 9, Georgia Tech 6)

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seminoles (5–5)	14	17	3	7	41
Demon Deacons (4–7)	7	7	7	7	28

27 all-time meetings: Florida State 21–5–1
Last meeting: 2008 at Florida State (Wake Forest 12, Florida State 3)

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Demon Deacons (5–7)	14	7	14	10	45
Blue Devils (5–7)	14	3	3	14	34

88 all-time meetings: Duke 53–34–2
Last meeting: 2008 at Wake Forest (Wake Forest 33, Duke 30 ^OT)

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

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Demon Deacons	72	95	70	76	3	316
Opponents	95	78	55	78	9	315

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The NC State–Wake Forest rivalry is a series of athletic contests between in-state rivals, the North Carolina State University Wolfpack and the Wake Forest University Demon Deacons. The first game was played in 1895 between the two institutions. Wake Forest was originally located in Wake Forest, North Carolina until it moved its campus across the state of North Carolina to Winston-Salem, North Carolina in 1956. The two universities are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, where they meet every year in football due to being aligned in the Atlantic Division. The schools play each other twice in basketball every season, due to being primary partners.

The 2018 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented Wake Forest University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Dave Clawson, and played their home games at BB&T Field. Wake Forest competed in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference as they have since the league's inception in 1953. They finished the season 7–6, 3–5 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the Atlantic Division. They were invited to the Birmingham Bowl where they defeated Memphis.

The 2021 ACC Championship Game was a college football game played on December 4, 2021, at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was the 17th edition of the ACC Championship Game and determined the champion of the Atlantic Coast Conference for the 2021 season. The game began at 8:15 p.m. EST and aired on ABC. The game featured the Wake Forest Demon Deacons, the Atlantic Division champions, and the Pittsburgh Panthers, the Coastal Division champions. Sponsored by restaurant chain Subway, the game was known as the Subway ACC Championship Game.

Quarterbacks
10 Turner Faulk - Freshman
11 Riley Skinner - Senior
12 Skylar Jones - Sophomore
13 Ted Stachitas - Freshman
14 Brendan Cross - Freshman
15 Ryan McManus - Senior
Running Backs
20 Lovell Jackson - Freshman
22 Brandon Pendergrass - Sophomore
23 Kevin Harris - Senior
25 Josh Harris - Freshman
25 Robert Smith- Junior
27 Josh Adams - Junior
28 Michael Campanaro - Freshman
34 Willie Dixon - Sophomore
Wide Receivers
2 Chris Givens - Freshman
3 Devon Brown - Sophomore
8 Marshall Williams - Junior
9 Jordan Williams - Junior
17 Chris Langley - Senior
18 Danny Dembry - Sophomore
36 Josh Strickland - Freshman
81 Terence Davis - Freshman
82 Gray Mazzone - Freshman
86 Matt Hartford - Senior
88 Quan Rucker - Freshman
Fullbacks
39 Roger Khouri - Freshman
19 Nick Tabron - Sophomore
44 Mike Rinfrette - Senior
48 Anthony Williams - Senior
Tight Ends
43 Spencer Bishop - Freshman
49 Zach Massey - Freshman
80 Andrew Parker - Sophomore
83 Cameron Ford - Sophomore
85 Ben Wooster - Senior
87 Ted Randolph - Senior
89 Matt Muncy - Freshman

Offensive Linemen
60 Whit Barnes - Freshman
61 Barrett McMillin - Senior
62 Doug Weaver - Sophomore
64 Jeff Griffin - Senior
66 Chance Raines - Sophomore
67 Trey Bailey - Senior
69 Dennis Godfrey - Sophomore
70 Chris DeGeare - Senior
71 Ryan Britt - Sophomore
72 Russell Nenon - Junior
74 Garrick Williams - Freshman
75 Michael Hoag - Sophomore
76 Joe Birdsong - Senior
77 Devin Bolling - Freshman
78 Joe Looney - Sophomore
79 Gabe Irby - Freshman
Linebackers
26 Jonathon Jones - Senior
32 Scott Betros - Freshman
35 Lee Malchow - Junior
39 Justin Jackson - Freshman
40 Joey Ehrmann - Freshman
41 Mike Olson - Freshman
43 Spencer Bishop - Freshman
43 Kyle Jarrett - Sophomore
45 Riley Haynes - Freshman
46 Matt Woodlief - Junior
48 Collin Granger - Sophomore
49 Zach Massey - Freshman
50 Nikita Whitlock - Freshman
52 Dominique Midgett - Senior
53 Joe Hall - Sophomore
56 Hunter Haynes - Junior
57 Gelo Orange - Sophomore
60 Barrett Powell - Freshman
Cornerbacks
4 Josh Bush - Sophomore
6 Kenny Okoro - Freshman
7 Michael Williams - Sophomore
14 C.J. Washington - Sophomore
17 Brandon Ghee - Senior
24 D.J. Jones - Freshman
29 Dominique Tate - Freshman
36 Daniel Mack - Freshman
36 Josh Strickland - Freshman
37 Morgan Harris - Freshman
38 Duran Lowe - Freshman

Safeties
5 Cyhl Quarles - Sophomore
8 Geoff Wissing - Senior
10 Junior Petit-Jean - Sophomore
21 Alex Frye - Junior
30 John Stamper - Sophomore
Defensive Ends
34 Kevin Smith - Freshman
49 Derricus Ellis - Freshman
54 Kris Redding - Freshman
55 Tristan Dorty - Sophomore
63 Tyler King - Sophomore
77 Devin Bolling - Freshman
90 Will Wright - Sophomore
91 John Gallagher - Freshman
93 Frank Souza - Freshman
97 Kyle Wilber - Sophomore
98 Zach Thompson - Freshman
Defensive Tackles
51 John Russell - Senior
73 Steven Chase - Freshman
92 Bryson Dunmeyer - Freshman
94 Tripp Russell - Junior
95 Ramon Booi - Freshman
96 Boo Robinson - Senior
99 Michael Lockett - Senior
Placekickers
37 Shane Popham - Sophomore
41 Cline Beam - Senior
82 Jimmy Newman - Freshman
Punters
24 Alex Wulfeck - Freshman
37 Shane Popham - Sophomore
82 Jimmy Newman - Freshman
Long Snappers
48 Collin Granger - Sophomore
49 Zach Massey - Freshman
53 Greg Bechtel - Senior
Kick Returners
2 Chris Givens - Freshman
3 Devon Brown - Sophomore
20 Lovell Jackson - Freshman
Punt Returners
3 Devon Brown - Sophomore

↑ Football Signing Day Updates-Feb. 4, 2009
↑ "Baylor Bears vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons Box Score". ESPN . September 5, 2009. Archived from the original on March 20, 2010. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
↑ "Stanford Cardinal vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons Box Score". ESPN . September 12, 2009. Archived from the original on April 27, 2010. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
↑ "Elon Phoenix vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons Box Score". ESPN . September 19, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
↑ "Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs. Boston College Eagles Box Score". ESPN . September 26, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
↑ "North Carolina State Wolfpack vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons Box Score". ESPN . October 3, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
↑ "Maryland Terrapins vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons Box Score". ESPN . October 10, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
↑ "2010 Clemson Football Media Guide" (PDF). Clemson University. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 24, 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
↑ "Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs. Navy Midshipmen Box Score". ESPN . October 24, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
↑ "Miami (FL) Hurricanes vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons Box Score". ESPN . October 31, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
↑ "Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Box Score". ESPN . November 7, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
↑ "Florida State Seminoles vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons Box Score". ESPN . November 14, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
↑ "Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs. Duke Blue Devils Box Score". ESPN . November 28, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2010.
↑ "ACC Announces 2009 Football Schedule". Wake Forest University Department of Athletics. February 12, 2009. Retrieved July 15, 2009.
↑ "2009 Wake Forest Football Roster". Archived from the original on August 17, 2009. Retrieved June 6, 2009.

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[1] Football Signing Day Updates-Feb. 4, 2009

[2] "Baylor Bears vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons Box Score". ESPN . September 5, 2009. Archived from the original on March 20, 2010. Retrieved March 26, 2010.

[3] "Stanford Cardinal vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons Box Score". ESPN . September 12, 2009. Archived from the original on April 27, 2010. Retrieved March 26, 2010.

[4] "Elon Phoenix vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons Box Score". ESPN . September 19, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2010.

[5] "Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs. Boston College Eagles Box Score". ESPN . September 26, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2010.

[6] "North Carolina State Wolfpack vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons Box Score". ESPN . October 3, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2010.

[7] "Maryland Terrapins vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons Box Score". ESPN . October 10, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2010.

[8] "2010 Clemson Football Media Guide" (PDF). Clemson University. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 24, 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2011.

[9] "Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs. Navy Midshipmen Box Score". ESPN . October 24, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2010.

[10] "Miami (FL) Hurricanes vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons Box Score". ESPN . October 31, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2010.

[11] "Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs. Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets Box Score". ESPN . November 7, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2010.

[12] "Florida State Seminoles vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons Box Score". ESPN . November 14, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2010.

[13] "Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs. Duke Blue Devils Box Score". ESPN . November 28, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2010.

[14] "ACC Announces 2009 Football Schedule". Wake Forest University Department of Athletics. February 12, 2009. Retrieved July 15, 2009.

[15] "2009 Wake Forest Football Roster". Archived from the original on August 17, 2009. Retrieved June 6, 2009.

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v t e Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Venues	Gore Field (1922–1939) Groves Stadium (1940–1955) Bowman Gray Stadium (1956–1967) Truist Field at Wake Forest (1968–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Tobacco Road North Carolina NC State
Culture & lore	Demon Deacon The 5th Quarter
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896–1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

2009 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Atlantic Division
2009 record	5–7 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Grobe (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Steed Lobotzke (7th season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Brad Lambert (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	BB&T Field (c. 31,500, FieldTurf)
Seasons ← 2008 2010 →

2009 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 24 Clemson x		6	–	2		9	–	5
Boston College		5	–	3		8	–	5
Florida State		4	–	4		7	–	6
Wake Forest		3	–	5		5	–	7
NC State		2	–	6		5	–	7
Maryland		1	–	7		2	–	10
Coastal Division
No. 13 Georgia Tech * x$		7	–	1		11	–	3
No. 10 Virginia Tech		6	–	2		10	–	3
No. 19 Miami		5	–	3		9	–	4
North Carolina *		0	–	4		0	–	5
Duke		3	–	5		5	–	7
Virginia		2	–	6		3	–	9
Championship: Georgia Tech 39, Clemson 34
$ – BCS representative as conference champion North Carolina vacated 8 wins, including 4 ACC wins. Rankings from AP Poll