2019 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football | |
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Pinstripe Bowl, L 21–27 vs. Michigan State | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Atlantic Division | |
Record | 8–5 (4–4 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Warren Ruggiero (6th season) |
Offensive scheme | Slow mesh |
Defensive coordinator | Lyle Hemphill (1st season) |
Base defense | 4–3 |
Captain | Essang Bassey, Cade Carney, Jack Freudenthal, Justin Herron, Justin Strnad |
Home stadium | BB&T Field |
Uniform | |
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No. 2 Clemson xy$^ | 8 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia x | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Clemson 62, Virginia 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2019 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented Wake Forest University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by sixth-year head coach Dave Clawson, and played their home games at BB&T Field in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. They competed in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In the preseason ACC media poll, Wake Forest was predicted to finish in sixth in the Atlantic Division. [1]
Media poll (Atlantic Division) | ||
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Clemson | 1209 (171) |
2 | Syracuse | 913 (2) |
3 | Florida State | 753 |
4 | NC State | 666 |
5 | Boston College | 588 |
6 | Wake Forest | 462 |
7 | Louisville | 253 |
Wake Forest's 2019 schedule began with four non-conference games: at home against Utah State of the Mountain West Conference, on the road against Rice of Conference USA, at home against North Carolina, and at home against Elon of the Colonial Athletic Association. The game against North Carolina, a fellow member of the Atlantic Coast Conference, was played as a non-conference game and therefore did not count in the league standings. [2] This was done because the two rivals otherwise only play once every six years due to the current ACC divisional alignment.
In ACC play, Wake Forest played the other members of the Atlantic Division, as well as Virginia Tech and Duke from the Coastal Division.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 8:00 p.m. | Utah State * | ACCN | W 38–35 | 29,027 | ||
September 6 | 8:00 p.m. | at Rice * | CBSSN | W 41–21 | 17,567 | ||
September 13 | 6:00 p.m. | North Carolina * |
| ESPN | W 24–18 | 31,345 | |
September 21 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 22 (FCS) Elon * |
| ACCRSN | W 49–7 | 24,079 | |
September 28 | 3:30 p.m. | at Boston College | ACCN | W 27–24 | 39,352 | ||
October 12 | 7:30 p.m. | Louisville | No. 19 |
| ACCN | L 59–62 | 24,434 |
October 19 | 7:30 p.m. | Florida State |
| ACCN | W 22–20 | 24,782 | |
November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | NC State | No. 23 |
| ESPN | W 44–10 | 31,119 |
November 9 | 3:30 p.m. | at Virginia Tech | No. 19 | ACCN | L 17–36 | 65,632 | |
November 16 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 3 Clemson | ABC | L 3–52 | 80,875 | ||
November 23 | 7:30 p.m. | Duke |
| ACCN | W 39–27 | 24,130 | |
November 30 | 12:30 p.m. | at Syracuse | ACCRSN | L 30–39 OT | 33,719 | ||
December 27 | 3:20 p.m. | vs. Michigan State * | ESPN | L 21–27 | 36,895 | ||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Aggies | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
Demon Deacons | 10 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Demon Deacons | 14 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 41 |
Owls | 14 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tar Heels | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 18 |
Demon Deacons | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 22 (FCS) Phoenix | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Demon Deacons | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Demon Deacons | 10 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 27 |
Eagles | 0 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Cardinals | 21 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 62 |
No. 19 Demon Deacons | 7 | 14 | 10 | 28 | 59 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Seminoles | 0 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
Demon Deacons | 6 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 22 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wolfpack | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
No. 23 Demon Deacons | 21 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 44 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 22 Demon Deacons | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Hokies | 3 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 36 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Demon Deacons | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
No. 3 Tigers | 14 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Blue Devils | 7 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
Demon Deacons | 3 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 39 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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Demon Deacons | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 30 |
Orange | 10 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 39 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Spartans | 10 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 27 |
Demon Deacons | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Position | Name | First Year at Wake |
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Head coach | Dave Clawson | 2014 |
Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks | Warren Ruggiero | 2014 |
Defensive coordinator / Safeties | Lyle Hemphill | 2017 |
Asst head coach / Receivers | Kevin Higgins | 2014 |
Special teams coordinator / tight ends | Wayne Lineburg | 2017 |
Defensive Line | Dave Cohen | 2014 |
Running backs | John Hunter | 2014 |
Offensive Line | Nick Tabacca | 2014 |
Outside Linebackers | Brad Sherrod | 2017 |
Cornerbacks | Ryan Crawford | 2018 |
Inside Linebackers | Tyler Santucci | 2019 |
Source: [4] |
2019 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team roster [4] | ||||||||||
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Punters
| Offensive lineman
Defensive lineman
Placekickers
| Linebackers
Defensive backs
Long snappers |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
AP | — | — | — | RV | RV | 22 | 19 | RV | 25 | 23 | 22 | RV | — | — | — | ||
Coaches | — | — | RV | RV | 24 | 20 | 17 | RV | 23 | 22 | 20 | RV | RV | RV | — | ||
CFP | Not released | 19 | — | — | — | Not released |
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
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5 | 178 | Justin Strnad | OLB | Denver Broncos |
6 | 195 | Justin Herron | OT | New England Patriots |
Source: [5]
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