| 2012 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Atlantic Division | |
| Record | 5–7 (3–5 ACC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Steed Lobotzke (10th season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Brian Knorr (2nd season) |
| Base defense | Multiple |
| Captain | Game captains |
| Home stadium | BB&T Field |
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| Atlantic Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Florida State xy$ | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Clemson x | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coastal Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech xy | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina† | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (FL)‡ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia Tech | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Florida State 21, Georgia Tech 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2012 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented Wake Forest University during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Jim Grobe, who was coaching his twelfth 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, and are in the Atlantic Division.
On national signing day, the Demon Deacons received letters of intent from 19 players.
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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| Josh Banks DE | Cary, NC | Middle Creek HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | 4.80 | Jul 17, 2011 |
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| Tyler Cameron QB | Jupiter, FL | Jupiter HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 4.65 | Dec 3, 2011 |
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| Jared Crump WR | St. Johns, FL | Bartram Trail HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 4.50 | Oct 7, 2011 |
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| Steve Donatell ATH | Lone Tree, CO | Highlands Ranch HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 4.60 | Jan 23, 2012 |
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| Dominique Gibson S | Belle Glade, FL | Glades Central HS | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 4.60 | Oct 21, 2011 |
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| Zach Gordon TE | Carrollton, GA | Carrollton HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | 4.97 | Jul 29, 2011 |
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| Tylor Harris DE | Baton Rouge, LA | Episcopal HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | 4.70 | Jan 29, 2012 |
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| Tyler Hayworth OG | Kingsport, TN | Dobyns-Bennett HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 306 lb (139 kg) | 5.40 | Aug 4, 2011 |
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| Ryan Janvion S | Pembroke Pines, FL | Dade-Christian HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 4.60 | Aug 2, 2011 |
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| Kevis Jones ATH | Oakland Park, FL | Northeast HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | 4.55 | Dec 7, 2011 |
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| Shelldon Lewinson NG | Seffner, FL | Armwood HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | N/A | Jul 20, 2011 |
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| Teddy Matthews LB | West Palm Beach, FL | Royal Palm Beach HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | N/A | Jan 22, 2012 |
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| Anthony Rook TE | Winterville, NC | Greenville Rose HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | 4.70 | Jun 16, 2011 |
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| Will Smith OT | Charlotte, NC | Christchurch HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 285 lb (129 kg) | 5.30 | Jul 26, 2011 |
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| Joel Suggs OT | Sophia, NC | Randleman HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 285 lb (129 kg) | N/A | Mar 4, 2011 |
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| LaRonji Vason CB | Prattville, AL | Prattville, HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 4.50 | Jun 21, 2011 |
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| James Ward CB | DeLand, FL | DeLand HS | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | N/A | Dec 15, 2011 |
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| Joshua Wilhite RB | Fresno, TX | Fort Bend Hightower HS | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 4.50 | Jul 30, 2011 |
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| Jonathan Williams WR | Atlanta, GA | Mays HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 4.50 | Sep 11, 2011 |
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| Overall recruit ranking: Scout: 73 Rivals: 69 | ||||||
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| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 6:30 p.m. | Liberty * | ESPN3 | W 20–17 | 27,652 | |
| September 8 | 3:00 p.m. | North Carolina |
| RSN | W 28–27 | 29,526 |
| September 15 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 6 Florida State | ESPN | L 0–52 | 68,833 | |
| September 22 | 12:30 p.m. | Army * |
| ACCN | W 49–37 | 30,207 |
| September 29 | 12:30 p.m. | Duke |
| ACCN | L 27–34 | 28,743 |
| October 6 | 3:30 p.m. | at Maryland | ESPNU | L 14–19 | 40,391 | |
| October 20 | 12:30 p.m. | at Virginia | ACCN | W 16–10 | 41,167 | |
| October 25 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 13 Clemson |
| ESPN | L 13–42 | 31,162 |
| November 3 | 3:30 p.m. | Boston College |
| RSN | W 28–14 | 28,963 |
| November 10 | 3:00 p.m. | at NC State | RSN | L 6–37 | 52,567 | |
| November 17 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 3 Notre Dame * | NBC | L 0–38 | 80,795 | |
| November 24 | 3:30 p.m. | Vanderbilt * |
| ESPNU | L 21–55 | 26,134 |
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| 2012 Wake Forest Demon Deacons | ||||||||||
Offense
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| Position | Name | First year at WFU | |
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| Head coach | Jim Grobe | 2001 | |
| Secondary | Tim Duffie | 2012 | |
| Passing Game Co-Coordinator/quarterbacks | Tom Elrod | 2003 | |
| Passing Game Co-Coordinator/wide receivers | Lonnie Galloway | 2011 | |
| Offensive Line | Jonathan Himebauch | 2012 | |
| Outside Linebackers | Derrick Jackson | 2012 | |
| Co-defensive coordinator/linebackers | Brian Knorr | 2008 | |
| Offensive coordinator/offensive line | Steed Lobotzke | 2001 | |
| Recruiting coordinator/defensive tackles | Ray McCartney | 2001 | |
| Associate head coach/Running backs/kickers | Billy Mitchell | 2001 | |
| Source: http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/wake-m-footbl-mtt.html [ permanent dead link ] | |||
2nd meeting. 1–0 all time. Last meeting 2006, 34–14 Demon Deacons in Winston-Salem.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Flames | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| Demon Deacons | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
at BB&T Field, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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105th meeting. 34–68–2 all time. Last meeting 2011, 49–24 Tar Heels in Chapel Hill.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Tar Heels | 7 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 27 |
| Demon Deacons | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
at BB&T Field, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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31st meeting. 6–23–1 all time. Last meeting 2011, 35–30 Demon Deacons in Winston-Salem.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Demon Deacons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| #6 Seminoles | 14 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 52 |
at Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida
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12th meeting. 7–4 all time. Last meeting 2007, 21–10 Demon Deacons in Winston-Salem.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Black Knights | 13 | 10 | 14 | 0 | 37 |
| Demon Deacons | 14 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 49 |
at BB&T Field, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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93rd meeting. 37–53–2 all time. Last meeting 2011, 24–23 Demon Deacons in Durham.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Blue Devils | 10 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 34 |
| Demon Deacons | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
at BB&T Field, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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61st meeting. 17–42–1 all time. Last meeting 2011, 31–10 Demon Deacons in Winston-Salem.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Demon Deacons | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Terrapins | 6 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
at Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland
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48th meeting. 13–34–0 all time. Last meeting 2008, 28–17 Demon Deacons in Winston-Salem.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Demon Deacons | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 16 |
| Cavaliers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
at Scott Stadium, Charlottesville, Virginia
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78th meeting. 17–59–1 all time. Last meeting 2011, 31–28 Tigers in Clemson.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| #13 Tigers | 7 | 28 | 0 | 7 | 42 |
| Demon Deacons | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
at BB&T Field, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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20th meeting. 7–10–2 all time. Last meeting 2011, 27–19 Demon Deacons in Chestnut Hill.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Eagles | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Demon Deacons | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
at BB&T Field, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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106th meeting. 37–62–6 all time. Last meeting 2011, 34–27 Demon Deacons in Winston-Salem.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Demon Deacons | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Wolfpack | 17 | 0 | 17 | 3 | 37 |
at Carter–Finley Stadium, Raleigh, North Carolina
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2nd meeting. 0–1 all time. Last meeting 2011, 24–17 Fighting Irish in Winston-Salem.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Demon Deacons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| #3 Fighting Irish | 21 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 38 |
at Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, Indiana
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15th meeting. 6–8 all time. Last meeting 2011, 41–7 Commodores in Winston-Salem.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Commodores | 7 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 55 |
| Demon Deacons | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
at BB&T Field, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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| Name | GP | Att | Yards | Avg | TD | Long | Avg/G |
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| Josh Harris | 11 | 137 | 608 | 4.4 | 5 | 63 | 55.3 |
| Deandre Martin | 12 | 128 | 484 | 3.8 | 6 | 37 | 40.3 |
| Michael Campanaro | 10 | 16 | 82 | 5.1 | 1 | 14 | 8.2 |
| Tyler Jackson | 5 | 11 | 36 | 3.3 | 0 | 13 | 7.2 |
| Brendan Cross | 4 | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 0 | 18 | 6.8 |
| Lovell Jackson | 12 | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 | 2.0 |
| Ben Emert | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Tommy Bohanon | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Sherman Ragland III | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Terence Davis | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 |
| Kevin Sousa | 2 | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | 3 | -0.5 |
| Patrick Thompson | 3 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | -2 | -0.7 |
| Orville Reynolds | 9 | 5 | -6 | -1.2 | 0 | 1 | -0.7 |
| TEAM | 10 | 11 | -22 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | -2.2 |
| Tanner Price | 12 | 77 | -26 | -0.3 | 2 | 25 | -2.2 |
| Demon Deacons Total | 12 | 402 | 1,206 | 3.0 | 15 | 63 | 100.5 |
| Opponents | 12 | 489 | 1,993 | 4.1 | 22 | 90 | 166.1 |
| Name | GP | Cmp–Att | Pct | Yds | TD | INT | Lng | Avg/G | RAT |
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| Tanner Price | 12 | 228-410 | 55.6 | 2,300 | 12 | 7 | 73 | 191.7 | 108.98 |
| Patrick Thompson | 3 | 5-6 | 83.3 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7.0 | 112.73 |
| Brendan Cross | 4 | 2-6 | 33.3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.5 | 36.13 |
| Deandre Martin | 12 | 3-4 | 75.0 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4.0 | 175.80 |
| Michael Campanaro | 10 | 1-1 | 100.0 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 3.9 | 757.60 |
| Demon Deacons Total | 12 | 239-427 | 56.0 | 2,410 | 13 | 7 | 73 | 200.8 | 110.15 |
| Opponents | 12 | 255-411 | 62.0 | 3,201 | 22 | 11 | 64 | 266.8 | 139.78 |
| Name | GP | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Avg/G |
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| Michael Campanaro | 10 | 79 | 763 | 9.7 | 6 | 41 | 76.3 |
| Terence Davis | 11 | 43 | 544 | 12.7 | 2 | 73 | 49.5 |
| Sherman Ragland III | 11 | 23 | 247 | 10.7 | 0 | 41 | 22.5 |
| Tommy Bohanon | 12 | 23 | 208 | 9.0 | 5 | 34 | 17.3 |
| Josh Harris | 11 | 19 | 96 | 5.1 | 0 | 21 | 8.7 |
| Deandre Martin | 12 | 16 | 135 | 8.4 | 0 | 36 | 11.2 |
| Brandon Terry | 12 | 15 | 290 | 19.3 | 0 | 47 | 24.2 |
| Lovell Jackson | 12 | 11 | 90 | 8.2 | 0 | 25 | 7.5 |
| Spencer Bishop | 12 | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 0 | 13 | 2.2 |
| Tanner Price | 12 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 | 1.1 |
| Orville Reynolds | 9 | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | -0.4 |
| Matt James | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 | 0.8 |
| Tyler Jackson | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Gabe Irby | 11 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | -0.2 |
| Demon Deacons Total | 12 | 239 | 2,410 | 10.1 | 13 | 73 | 200.8 |
| Opponents | 12 | 255 | 3,201 | 12.6 | 22 | 64 | 266.8 |
| Name | TD | FG | PAT | 2PT PAT | SAFETY | TOT PTS |
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| Michael Campanaro | 7 | 42 | ||||
| Deandre Martin | 6 | 36 | ||||
| Tommy Bohanon | 6 | 36 | ||||
| Josh Harris | 5 | 30 | ||||
| Jimmy Newman | 2-6 | 17-17 | 23 | |||
| Chad Hedlund | 3-3 | 10-11 | 19 | |||
| Tanner Price | 2 | 12 | ||||
| Terence Davis | 2 | 12 | ||||
| Chibuikem Okoro | 1 | 6 | ||||
| AJ Marshall | 1 | 6 | ||||
| TEAM | 0-1 | 0 | ||||
| Alex Wulfeck | 0-1 | 0 | ||||
| Demon Deacons Total | 30 | 5-9 | 27-29 | 0-1 | 222 | |
| Opponents | 48 | 16-24 | 46-48 | 382 |