# 2009 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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)

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 5 | 3:30 pm | Baylor* | BB&T FieldWinston-Salem, NC | ABC | L 21–24 | 27,905 |
| September 12 | 12:00 pm | Stanford* | BB&T FieldWinston-Salem, NC | Raycom | W 24–17 | 30,002 |
| September 19 | 6:30 pm | Elon* | BB&T FieldWinston-Salem, NC | ACCS | W 35–7 | 31,454 |
| September 26 | 2:00 pm | at Boston College | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA | ESPN360 | L 24–27 $^{OT}$ | 40,892 |
| October 3 | 3:30 pm | NC State | BB&T FieldWinston-Salem, NC (rivalry) | ESPNU | W 30–24 | 33,921 |
| October 10 | 6:30 pm | Maryland | BB&T FieldWinston-Salem, NC | ESPN360 | W 42–32 | 32,780\ |
| October 17 | 12:00 pm | at Clemson | Memorial StadiumClemson, SC | Raycom | L 3–38 | 74,298 |
| October 24 | 3:30 pm | at Navy* | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD | CBSCS | L 10–13 | 31,907 |
| October 31 | 3:30 pm | No. 18 Miami (FL) | BB&T FieldWinston-Salem, NC | ABC/ESPN2 | L 27–28 | 30,011 |
| November 7 | 3:30 pm | at No. 10 Georgia Tech | Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA | ABC/ESPN2 | L 27–30 $^{OT}$ | 51,415 |
| November 14 | 12:00 pm | Florida State | BB&T FieldWinston-Salem, NC | ESPNU | L 28–41 | 33,411 |
| November 28 | 12:00 pm | at Duke | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC (rivalry) | Raycom | W 45–34 | 21,420 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## 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 |