American college football season
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.
Before the season [ edit ] Recruiting [ edit ] 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]
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance Source September 5 3:30 pm Baylor * ABC L 21–2427,905 [2] September 12 12:00 pm Stanford * BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC Raycom W 24–1730,002 [3] September 19 6:30 pm Elon * BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC ACCS W 35–731,454 [4] September 26 2:00 pm at Boston College ESPN360 L 24–27 OT 40,892 [5] October 3 3:30 pm NC State BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry ) ESPNU W 30–2433,921 [6] October 10 6:30 pm Maryland BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC ESPN360 W 42–3232,780\ [7] October 17 12:00 pm at Clemson Raycom L 3–3874,298 [8] October 24 3:30 pm at Navy * CBSCS L 10–1331,907 [9] October 31 3:30 pm No. 18 Miami (FL) BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC ABC/ESPN2 L 27–2830,011 [10] November 7 3:30 pm at No. 10 Georgia Tech ABC/ESPN2 L 27–30 OT 51,415 [11] November 14 12:00 pm Florida State BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC ESPNU L 28–4133,411 [12] November 28 12:00 pm at Duke Raycom W 45–3421,420 [13]
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Coaching staff [ edit ] 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
Game summaries [ edit ] 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
Stanford [ edit ] 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
@ Boston College [ edit ] 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
North Carolina State [ edit ] 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
Maryland [ edit ] 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
@ Clemson [ edit ] 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
@ Georgia Tech [ edit ] 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
Florida State [ edit ] 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
Scores by quarter [ edit ] 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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