# 2022 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

The 2022 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented Wake Forest University during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Demon Deacons played their home games at Truist Field at Wake Forest in Winston–Salem, North Carolina, and competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by head coach Dave Clawson, in his ninth season.

## Schedule

Wake Forest announced its 2022 football schedule on January 12, 2022. The 2022 schedule will consist of seven home games and five away games in the regular season. The Demon Deacons will host ACC foes Clemson, Boston College, North Carolina, and Syracuse and will travel to Florida State, Louisville, NC State and Duke.
The Demon Deacons will host three of their non-conference opponents, VMI from the Division I FCS, Liberty from the FBS Independents and Army, also from the FBS Independents. They will visit Vanderbilt from the SEC.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 7:30 p.m. | VMI* | No. 22 | Truist Field at Wake ForestWinston-Salem, NC | ACCN Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Lericia Harris | W 44–10 | 26,013 |
| September 10 | 12:00 p.m. | at Vanderbilt* | No. 23 | FirstBank StadiumNashville, TN (SEC Nation) | SECN Dave Neal, Deuce McAllister, Andraya Carter | W 45–25 | 24,431 |
| September 17 | 5:00 p.m. | Liberty* | No. 19 | Truist Field at Wake ForestWinston-Salem, NC | ESPN/ACCN Mike Corey, Forrest Conoly, Marilyn Payne | W 37–36 | 32,891 |
| September 24 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 5 Clemson | No. 21 | Truist Field at Wake ForestWinston-Salem, NC | ABC Sean McDonough, Todd Blackledge, Molly McGrath | L 45–51 $^{2OT}$ | 32,903 |
| October 1 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 23 Florida State | No. 22 | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | ABC Dave Pasch, Dusty Dvoracek, Tom Luginbill | W 31–21 | 69,749 |
| October 8 | 7:30 p.m. | Army* | No. 15 | Truist Field at Wake ForestWinston-Salem, NC | ACCRSN Evan Lepler, Brian Jordan, Wiley Ballard | W 45–10 | 32,524 |
| October 22 | 3:30 p.m. | Boston College | No. 13 | Truist Field at Wake ForestWinston-Salem, NC | ACCN Chris Cotter, Mark Herzlich, Lericia Harris | W 43–15 | 28,530 |
| October 29 | 3:30 p.m. | at Louisville | No. 10 | Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY | ACCN Bill Roth, Eric Mac Lain, Taylor Davis | L 21–48 | 39,503 |
| November 5 | 8:00 p.m. | at No. 22 NC State | No. 21 | Carter-Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC (rivalry) | ACCN Dave O'Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, Kelsey Riggs | L 21–30 | 56,919 |
| November 12 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 15 North Carolina | | Truist Field at Wake ForestWinston-Salem, NC (rivalry) | ESPN2 Clay Matvick, Rocky Boiman, Dawn Davenport | L 34–36 | 31,346 |
| November 19 | 8:00 p.m. | Syracuse | | Truist Field at Wake ForestWinston-Salem, NC | ACCN Dave O'Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, Kelsey Riggs | W 45–35 | 26,164 |
| November 26 | 3:30 p.m. | at Duke | | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC (rivalry) | ACCN Wes Durham, Roddy Jones, Taylor Davis | L 31–34 | 17,492 |
| December 23 | 6:30 p.m. | vs. Missouri* | | Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL (Gasparilla Bowl) | ESPN/Bowl Season Radio Chris Cotter, Aaron Murray, Lericia Harris/Bill Roth, John Denton, Breanna Sorensen | W 27–17 | 34,370 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### VMI

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Keydets | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| No. 22 Demon Deacons | 17 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 44 |

### At Vanderbilt

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 23 Demon Deacons | 14 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 45 |
| Commodores | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 25 |
Statistics
| Statistics | WAKE | VAN |
| First downs | 21 | 11 |
| Total yards | 451 | 294 |
| Rushing yards | 151 | 113 |
| Passing yards | 300 | 181 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 30:13 | 29:47 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Wake Forest | Passing | Sam Hartman | 18/27, 300 yards, 4 TD |
| Wake Forest | Rushing | Quinton Cooley | 9 rushes, 57 yards, TD |
| Wake Forest | Receiving | A. T. Perry | 5 receptions, 142 yards, TD |
| Vanderbilt | Passing | AJ Swann | 8/11, 146 yards, 2 TD |
| Vanderbilt | Rushing | Ray Davis | 18 rushes, 87 yards, TD |
| Vanderbilt | Receiving | Jayden McGowan | 3 receptions, 56 yards |

### Liberty

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Flames | 0 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 36 |
| No. 19 Demon Deacons | 3 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 37 |
Statistics
| Statistics | LIB | WFU |
| First downs | 22 | 16 |
| Total yards | 427 | 346 |
| Rushing yards | 171 | 21 |
| Passing yards | 256 | 325 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 35:28 | 24:32 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Liberty | Passing | Kaidon Salter | 19/34, 256 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Liberty | Rushing | Dae Dae Hunter | 17 rushes, 89 yards, TD |
| Liberty | Receiving | Demario Douglas | 7 receptions, 124 yards, TD |
| Wake Forest | Passing | Sam Hartman | 26/44, 325 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT |
| Wake Forest | Rushing | Sam Hartman | 8 rushes, 11 yards |
| Wake Forest | Receiving | Keshawn Williams | 5 receptions, 129 yards |

### No. 5 Clemson

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| No. 5 Clemson | 14 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 51 |
| No. 21 Wake Forest | 7 | 7 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 45 |
at Truist Field • Winston-Salem, NC
* Date: September 24, 2022
* Game time: Noon
* Game weather: Temperature: 69 °F (21 °C) • Wind: SW @ 6 mph (9.7 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 32,903
* Referee: Jeff Heaser
* TV announcers (ABC): Sean McDonough (play-by-play), Todd Blackledge (analyst), and Molly McGrath (sideline)
* Sources:
Game information :
First quarter
CLEM – DJ Uiagalelei 12 yard pass to Jake Briningstool, (B. T. Potter PAT), 8:09. Tigers 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 88 yards, 4:08.
CLEM – Uiagalelei 41 yard pass to Brannon Spector, (Potter PAT), 5:09. Tigers 14–0. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:06.
WAKE – Sam Hartman 36 yard pass to Jahmal Banks (Matthew Dennis PAT), 4:13. Tigers 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 00:56.
Second quarter
CLEM – Potter 24 yard field goal, 7:49. Tigers 17–7. Drive: 10 plays, 58 yards, 5:07.
WAKE – Hartman 5 yard pass to Banks, (Dennis PAT), 5:49. Tigers 17–14. Drive 4 plays, 68 yards, 1:20.
CLEM – Potter 38 yard field goal, 00:14. Tigers 20–14. Drive: 15 plays, 51 yards, 5:30.
Third quarter
WAKE – Hartman 28 yard pass to Donavon Greene, (Dennis PAT), 12:13. Demon Deacons 21–20. Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, 1:20.
WAKE – Hartman 19 yard pass to Blake Whiteheart, (Dennis PAT), 7:47. Demon Deacons 28–20. Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 2:52.
CLEM – Uiagalelei 3 yard pass to Davis Allen, (Potter PAT), 4:29. Tied 28–28. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:18.
WAKE – Hartman 25 yard pass to D. Green, (Dennis PAT), 1:19. Demon Deacons 35–28. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:10.
Fourth quarter
CLEM – Will Shipley 1 yard run, (Potter PAT), 11:16. Tied 35–35. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:03.
WAKE – Dennis 29 yard field goal, 8:07. Demon Deacons 38–35. Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 3:09.
CLEM – Potter 52 yard field goal, 4:01. Tied 35–35. Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards, 4:01.
Overtime
WAKE – Hartman 8 yard pass to A. T. Perry, (Dennis PAT). Demon Deacons 45–38 . Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards.
CLEM – Uiagaleli 21 yard pass to Beaux Collins, (Potter PAT). Tied 45–45. Drive: 3 plays, 21 yards.
Second Overtime
CLEM – Uiagaleli 21 yard pass to Allen, (2-point attempt failed). Tigers 51–45. Drive: 3 plays 25 yards.
Top passers
CLEM – DJ Uiagalelei: 26–41, 317 yards, 5 TDs
WAKE – Sam Hartman: 20–29, 337 yards, 6 TDs
Top rushers
CLEM – Will Shipley: 20 rushes, 104 yards, 1 TD
WAKE – Justice Ellison: 21 rushes, 77 yards
Top Receiving
CLEM – Joseph Ngata: 4 receptions, 84 yards
WAKE – Jahmal Banks: 6 receptions, 141 yards, 2 TDs :

### At No. 23 Florida State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 22 Demon Deacons | 7 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 |
| No. 23 Seminoles | 7 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 21 |

### Army

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Black Knights | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| No. 15 Demon Deacons | 14 | 7 | 17 | 7 | 45 |
at Truist Field at Wake Forest, Winston-Salem, NC
* Date: October 8, 2022
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind: N 5 mph • Weather: Clear
* Game attendance: 32,524
* Referee: Jerry Magallanes
* TV announcers (ACCRSN): Evan Lepler (play-by-play), Brian Jordan (analyst), and Wiley Ballard (sideline)
* ESPN – No. 15 Wake Forest rushes past Army, 45–10 /// Box Score, Army at No. 15 Wake Forest /// Army Pregame Notes /// Wake Forest Pregame Notes /// Postgame Notes
Game information :
First quarter
(08:08) WF TD – Christian Turner 1-yard rush, Matthew Dennis kick Drive: 9 plays, 91 yards, 2:40; Wake Forest 7–0
(02:20) WF TD – Justice Ellison 3-yard rush, Matthew Dennis kick Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 1:38; Wake Forest 14–0
Second quarter
(02:37) WF TD – Quinton Cooley 1-yard rush, Matthew Dennis kick Drive: 12 plays, 82 yards, 5:04; Wake Forest 21–0
Third quarter
(13:30) WF TD – Sam Hartman 26-yard pass from A. T. Perry, Matthew Dennis kick Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:30; Wake Forest 28–0
(05:29) WF TD – Christian Turner 4-yard rush, Matthew Dennis kick Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:19; Wake Forest 35–0
(02:10) WF FG – Matthew Dennis 38-yard field goal Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 1:38; Wake Forest 38–0
Fourth quarter
(13:53) ARMY TD – Isaiah Alston 57-yard pass from Jemel Jones, Quinn Maretzki kick Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 3:11; Wake Forest 38–7
(04:21) WF TD – Wesley Grimes 13-yard pass from Mitch Griffis, Zach Murphy kick Drive: 8 plays, 41 yards, 4:21; Wake Forest 45–7
(02:56) ARMY FG – Quinn Maretzki 33-yard field goal Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 1:20; Wake Forest 45–10
Passing
ARMY – Jemel Jones: 4/9, 100 yards, 1 TD
WF – Sam Hartman: 13/19, 246 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
ARMY – Ay'Juan Marshall: 3 carries, 44 yards
WF – Justice Ellison: 11 carries, 96 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
ARMY – Isaiah Alston: 7 receptions, 123 yards, 1 TD
WF – A. T. Perry: 5 receptions, 118 yards, 1 TD
Defense
ARMY – Marquel Broughton: 13 total tackles (4 solo, 6 assisted)
WF – Dylan Hazen: 12 total tackles (3 solo, 9 assisted), 0.5 tackles for loss, 0.5 sacks, 1 interception :
| Statistics | ARMY | WF |
| First downs | 19 | 26 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 8–17 | 4–9 |
| 4th down efficiency | 2–4 | 1–3 |
| Plays–yards | 74–407 | 64–488 |
| Rushes–yards | 53–225 | 42–221 |
| Passing yards | 182 | 267 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 10–21–1 | 15–22–0 |
| Penalties–yards | 6–36 | 1–5 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 35:56 | 24:04 |

### Boston College

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Eagles | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 15 |
| No. 13 Demon Deacons | 7 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 43 |

### At Louisville

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 10 Demon Deacons | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| Cardinals | 6 | 7 | 35 | 0 | 48 |

### At No. 22 NC State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 21 Demon Deacons | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
| • No. 22 Wolfpack | 3 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 30 |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| WAKE –3.0 | 54 |
| Statistics | WAKE | NCSU |
| First downs | 22 | 24 |
| Total yards | 414 | 325 |
| Rushing yards | 17 | 115 |
| Passing yards | 397 | 210 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 26:38 | 33:22 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Wake Forest | Passing | Sam Hartman | 29–48, 397 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT |
| Wake Forest | Rushing | Christian Turner | 8 carries, 29 yards, 1 TD |
| Wake Forest | Receiving | A. T. Perry | 12 receptions, 159 yards, 1 TD |
| NC State | Passing | MJ Morris | 18–28, 210 yards, 3 TD |
| NC State | Rushing | Jordan Houston | 12 carries, 53 yards |
| NC State | Receiving | Thayer Thomas | 8 receptions, 79 yards |

### No. 15 North Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • No. 15 Tar Heels | 14 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 36 |
| Demon Deacons | 7 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 34 |
| Pregame line | Over/under |
| WF -4.5 | 77 |
| Statistics | UNC | WF |
| First downs | 30 | 22 |
| Plays–yards | 87–584 | 72–490 |
| Rushes–yards | 38–136 | 41–170 |
| Passing yards | 448 | 320 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 31–49–0 | 18–31–1 |
| Time of possession | 33:02 | 26:58 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| North Carolina | Passing | Drake Maye | 31/49, 448 yards, 3 TD |
| North Carolina | Rushing | Drake Maye | 19 carries, 71 yards, TD |
| North Carolina | Receiving | Josh Downs | 11 receptions, 154 yards, 3 TD |
| Wake Forest | Passing | Sam Hartman | 18/31, 320 yards, 4 TD, INT |
| Wake Forest | Rushing | Justice Ellison | 16 carries, 81 yards |
| Wake Forest | Receiving | Taylor Morin | 5 receptions, 106 yards, TD |

### Syracuse

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Orange | 7 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
| Demon Deacons | 3 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 45 |

### At Duke

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Demon Deacons | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Blue Devils | 3 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 34 |

### Vs. Missouri (Gasparilla Bowl)

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| Demon Deacons | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 27 |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | 22 | 23 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10T | 20 | RV | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches | 19 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 19 | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | RV |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |

## Coaching staff

| Position | Name | First Year at Wake |
| Head coach | Dave Clawson | 2014 |
| Asst head coach / Receivers | Kevin Higgins | 2014 |
| AHC Defense/defensive line | Dave Cohen | 2014 |
| Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks | Warren Ruggiero | 2014 |
| Defensive coordinator | Brad Lambert | 2022 |
| Special teams coordinator / tight ends | Wayne Lineburg | 2017 |
| Assistant coach / Safeties | James Adams | 2022 |
| Running backs | John Hunter | 2014 |
| Offensive Line | Nick Tabacca | 2014 |
| Cornerbacks | Paul Williams | 2020 |
| Linebackers | Glenn Spencer | 2022 |
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