2010 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team The 2010 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented Wake Forest University during the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The team was coached by Jim Grobe , who was coaching his tenth season at the school , and played its home games at BB & T Field . Wake Forest competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference , as they have since the league ' s inception in 1953 . They finished the season 3 – 9 , 1 – 7 in ACC play . Before the season . Recruiting . On National Signing Day , the Demon Deacons received letters of intent from 21 players . Roster . < br > < br > Game notes . Presbyterian . " 10th meeting . 5 – 4 – 1 all time . Last meeting 1945 , 53 – 9 Demon Deacons in Wake Forest . " Wake Forest and Presbyterian kicked off the college football season on a Thursday night at BB & T Field . The Deacons started out quickly with a Ted Stachitis touchdown run , as he would be the first of five Wake Forest players to score rushing touchdowns . Alex Frye added an interception return touchdown to make it a 21 - 0 score after the first quarter . Presbyterian got on the board in the second quarter on a trick play , but Josh Harris scored his first collegiate touchdown two minutes later for a 35 - 7 halftime lead . The Deacs added two more rushing touchdowns in the second half , en route to over 400 yards rushing and a 53 - 13 win . " 1st Quarter " " 2nd Quarter " " 3rd Quarter " " 4th Quarter " Duke . " 91st meeting . 35 – 53 – 2 all time . Last meeting 2009 , 45 – 34 Demon Deacons in Durham . Heading into this game , Wake Forest has won 10 straight against Duke . " Wake Forest and Duke opened the 2010 ACC football season with an offensive explosion . Each team found the end zone five times in the first half on the ground , in the air , and even on special teams . Duke quarterback Sean Renfree threw four touchdowns , 3 in the first half . Wake got three touchdown passes from true freshman Tanner Price , as well as one from wide receiver Marshall Williams , who threw and caught two touchdowns in the game . After a 49 point second quarter , the teams combined for only 9 in the third , but a Price to Williams touchdown pass in the third gave Wake a lead they would not relinquish , as they beat Duke for the 11th consecutive time . " 1st Quarter " " 2nd Quarter " " 3rd Quarter " " 4th Quarter " Stanford . " 2nd meeting . 1 – 0 all time . Last meeting 2009 , 24 – 17 Demon Deacons in Winston - Salem . Return game in two - game home and away series with Stanford . Stanford traveled to Wake Forest in 2009 " After a long trip out west , Wake Forest was not able to stand the Stanford offensive onslaught . The Cardinal scored touchdowns on their first eight possessions , including all six in the first half . Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck picked apart the Deacs with four touchdown passes , as well as a 52 yard touchdown run . The Deacons scored three rushing touchdowns , one each from Chris Givens , Tanner Price , and Michael Campanaro . It was Campanaro ' s first collegiate touchdown . " 1st Quarter " " 2nd Quarter " " 3rd Quarter " " 4th Quarter " Florida State . " 29th meeting . 5 – 22 – 1 all time . Last meeting 2009 , 41 – 28 Seminoles in Winston - salem . " For the second consecutive week , Wake Forest was beaten by a large margin on the road . Christian Ponder threw two touchdown passes , which was more than enough for the Seminoles defense , who shut out the Deacs and allowed only 185 yards of total offense . Ponder added a rushing touchdown , and backup quarterback E . J . Manuel added a touchdown pass as well . The Deacons were shut out for the first time since 2008 . " 1st Quarter " " 2nd Quarter " " 3rd Quarter " " 4th Quarter " Georgia Tech . " 30th meeting . 8 – 21 all time . Last meeting 2009 , 30 – 27 Yellow Jackets in Atlanta . " The Deacons led 17 - 6 heading into the fourth quarter , but Josh Nesbitt led Georgia Tech back into the game , culminating in a nine yard touchdown pass to Correy Earls with only fifteen seconds left . Brandon Pendergrass and Josh Adams had touchdown runs for the Deacons , who played much of the game with reserve quarterback Skylar Jones after injuries claimed starting quarterback Ted Stachitas and backup Brendan Cross . The loss was the Deacons third straight , and second straight close loss to Georgia Tech . " 1st Quarter " " 2nd Quarter " " 3rd Quarter " " 4th Quarter " Navy . " 12th meeting . 7 – 4 all time . Last meeting 2009 , 13 – 10 Midshipmen in Annapolis . This game is the last of a four - game series between the two teams . Wake Forest won in 2007 , and Navy won in 2008 and 2009 . " For the second consecutive week , Wake Forest allowed a last minute touchdown which led to a loss . Ricky Dobbs found Greg Jones on a 6 yard touchdown pass with 26 seconds to go to give Navy a 28 - 27 lead . Tanner Price led the Deacons with a career high 326 yards and 3 total touchdowns . Chris Givens and Devon Brown had touchdown catches for the Deacs , and Jimmy Newman added two FGs . The Deacons outgained the Midshipmen 403 - 368 , but were unable to hold on to the win . " 1st Quarter " " 2nd Quarter " " 3rd Quarter " " 4th Quarter " Virginia Tech . " 35th meeting . 11 – 22 – 1 all time . Last meeting 2006 , 27 – 6 Hokies in Winston - Salem . This is Wake Forest ' s first game at Virginia Tech since the Hokies joined the ACC in 2004 . " The Demon Deacons ' slide continued , as they dropped their fifth straight game , this time to Virginia Tech . The Hokies scored 49 first half points en route to a lopsided result . The bright spot for Wake came from freshman running back Josh Harris , who ran for 241 yards and 2 touchdowns . It was the most yards ever allowed to a player by Virginia Tech . Tanner Price found Chris Givens for a 78 yard touchdown , but that was the bright spot in an otherwise forgettable day for the freshman quarterback . " 1st Quarter " " 2nd Quarter " " 3rd Quarter " " 4th Quarter " Maryland . " 59th meeting . 16 – 41 – 1 all time . Last meeting 2009 , 42 – 32 Demon Deacons in Winston - Salem . " Wake Forest lost another road game , this time a 62 - 14 decision to Maryland . The Terps blocked two Wake punts and returned two interceptions back for touchdowns . Josh Harris scored on a TD run for Wake , and Terrence Davis caught his first touchdown as a Demon Deacon , but it was nowhere near enough to stop the Terps , who received touchdowns from 8 different players . Maryland outgained Wake Forest in the game 446 - 155 . " 1st Quarter " " 2nd Quarter " " 3rd Quarter " " 4th Quarter " Boston College . " 18th meeting . 6 – 9 – 2 all time . Last meeting 2009 , 27 – 24 Eagles in Chestnut Hill . " Wake Forest ' s losing streak reached 7 with a 23 - 13 loss to Boston College . Montel Harris led the way for the Eagles with 183 yards rushing and three touchdowns , and the BC defense turned over the Deacs 5 times . The lone Wake touchdown was a Marshall Williams to Chris Givens strike on a reverse pass , the second time the two combined for a score on the season . With the loss , the Demon Deacons have been eliminated from bowl contention for the second consecutive season . " 1st Quarter " " 2nd Quarter " " 3rd Quarter " " 4th Quarter " North Carolina State . " 104th meeting . 36 – 61 – 6 all time . Last meeting 2009 , 30 – 24 Demon Deacons in Winston - Salem . " NC State broke open the game with 28 unanswered points in the second half . Russell Wilson had two touchdown passes as well as two on the ground to lead the Wolfpack to a lopsided win over the Deacons . Wake Forest got its sole points on a Jimmy Newman field goal . Michael Campanaro led the team in both rushing and receiving yards for the Demon Deacons . " 1st Quarter " " 2nd Quarter " " 3rd Quarter " " 4th Quarter " Clemson . " 76th meeting . 17 – 57 – 1 all time . Last meeting 2009 , 38 – 3 Tigers in Clemson . " Wake Forest ' s losing streak reached 9 with a 30 - 10 loss to Clemson on Senior Day in Winston - Salem . Jamie Harper had 142 yards rushing and a 63 - yard touchdown . Wake Forest could only manage 205 yards of offense against the Tigers . The lone Wake touchdown was a Josh Harris 4th quarter touchdown run . " 1st Quarter " " 2nd Quarter " " 3rd Quarter " " 4th Quarter " Vanderbilt . " 13th meeting . 5 – 7 all time . Last meeting 2008 , 23 – 10 Demon Deacons in Winston - Salem . " Wake Forest ended their season snapping their nine game losing streak with a big win in Nashville . Josh Harris led the way with 138 yards rushing and was one of four Demon Deacons to record rushing touchdowns . Josh Adams scored on an eleven yard run in his last collegiate game . Tanner Price and Chris Givens also scored for Wake Forest . The Deacons ended their season at 3 - 9 . " 1st Quarter " " 2nd Quarter " " 3rd Quarter " " 4th Quarter "