2009 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
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
Recruiting
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)
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Schedule
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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Roster
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Coaching staff
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
Baylor
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
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
Elon
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
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
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
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
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
@ Navy
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
Miami
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
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
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
@ Duke
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
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
Demon Deacons
72
95
70
76 3
316
Opponents
95
78
55
78 9
315
References
^ 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 November 12, 2012. 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 14, 2009. Retrieved June 6, 2009 .
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