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.
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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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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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
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
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
^ 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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