2009 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team explained

Before the season

Schedule

Roster

Coaching staff

Game summaries

Scores by quarter

Notes and References

Recruiting

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Year:	2009
Team:	Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Sport:	football
Conference:	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division:	Atlantic Division
Short Conf:	ACC
Record:	5–7
Conf Record:	3–5
Head Coach:	Jim Grobe
Hc Year:	9th
Off Coach:	Steed Lobotzke
Oc Year:	7th
Off Scheme:	Spread
Def Coach:	Brad Lambert
Dc Year:	2nd
Def Scheme:	4–3
Captain:	Game captains
Stadium:	BB&T Field

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)^[1]

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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

See also: 2009 Baylor Bears football team. 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

See also: 2009 Stanford Cardinal football team. 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

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

See also: 2009 Boston College Eagles football team. 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

See also: 2009 NC State Wolfpack football team. 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

See also: 2009 Maryland Terrapins football team. 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

See also: 2009 Clemson Tigers football team. 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

See also: 2009 Navy Midshipmen football team. 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

See also: 2009 Miami Hurricanes football team. 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

See also: 2009 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team. 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

See also: 2009 Florida State Seminoles football team. 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

See also: 2009 Duke Blue Devils football team. 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

Quarterbacks
10 Turner Faulk – Freshman

11 Riley Skinner – Senior

12 Skylar Jones – Sophomore

13 Ted Stachitas – Freshman

14 Brendan Cross – Freshman

15 Ryan McManus – Senior

Running backs

20 Lovell Jackson – Freshman

22 Brandon Pendergrass – Sophomore

23 Kevin Harris – Senior

25 Josh Harris – Freshman

25 Robert Smith- Junior

27 Josh Adams – Junior

28 Michael Campanaro – Freshman

34 Willie Dixon – Sophomore

Wide receivers

2 Chris Givens – Freshman

3 Devon Brown – Sophomore

8 Marshall Williams – Junior

9 Jordan Williams – Junior

17 Chris Langley – Senior

18 Danny Dembry – Sophomore

36 Josh Strickland – Freshman

81 Terence Davis – Freshman

82 Gray Mazzone – Freshman

86 Matt Hartford – Senior

88 Quan Rucker – Freshman

Fullbacks

39 Roger Khouri – Freshman

19 Nick Tabron – Sophomore

44 Mike Rinfrette – Senior

48 Anthony Williams – Senior

Tight ends

43 Spencer Bishop – Freshman

49 Zach Massey – Freshman

80 Andrew Parker – Sophomore

83 Cameron Ford – Sophomore

85 Ben Wooster – Senior

87 Ted Randolph – Senior

89 Matt Muncy – Freshman

Offensive Linemen
60 Whit Barnes – Freshman

61 Barrett McMillin – Senior

62 Doug Weaver – Sophomore

64 Jeff Griffin – Senior

66 Chance Raines – Sophomore

67 Trey Bailey – Senior

69 Dennis Godfrey – Sophomore

70 Chris DeGeare – Senior

71 Ryan Britt – Sophomore

72 Russell Nenon – Junior

74 Garrick Williams – Freshman

75 Michael Hoag – Sophomore

76 Joe Birdsong – Senior

77 Devin Bolling – Freshman

78 Joe Looney – Sophomore

79 Gabe Irby – Freshman

Linebackers

26 Jonathon Jones – Senior

32 Scott Betros – Freshman

35 Lee Malchow – Junior

39 Justin Jackson – Freshman

40 Joey Ehrmann – Freshman

41 Mike Olson – Freshman

43 Spencer Bishop – Freshman

43 Kyle Jarrett – Sophomore

45 Riley Haynes – Freshman

46 Matt Woodlief – Junior

48 Collin Granger – Sophomore

49 Zach Massey – Freshman

50 Nikita Whitlock – Freshman

52 Dominique Midgett – Senior

53 Joe Hall – Sophomore

56 Hunter Haynes – Junior

57 Gelo Orange – Sophomore

60 Barrett Powell – Freshman

Cornerbacks

4 Josh Bush – Sophomore

6 Kenny Okoro – Freshman

7 Michael Williams – Sophomore

14 C.J. Washington – Sophomore

17 Brandon Ghee – Senior

24 D.J. Jones – Freshman

29 Dominique Tate – Freshman

36 Daniel Mack – Freshman

36 Josh Strickland – Freshman

37 Morgan Harris – Freshman

38 Duran Lowe – Freshman

Safeties
5 Cyhl Quarles – Sophomore

8 Geoff Wissing – Senior

10 Junior Petit-Jean – Sophomore

21 Alex Frye – Junior

30 John Stamper – Sophomore

Defensive ends

34 Kevin Smith – Freshman

49 Derricus Ellis – Freshman

54 Kris Redding – Freshman

55 Tristan Dorty – Sophomore

63 Tyler King – Sophomore

77 Devin Bolling – Freshman

90 Will Wright – Sophomore

91 John Gallagher – Freshman

93 Frank Souza – Freshman

97 Kyle Wilber – Sophomore

98 Zach Thompson – Freshman

Defensive tackles

51 John Russell – Senior

73 Steven Chase – Freshman

92 Bryson Dunmeyer – Freshman

94 Tripp Russell – Junior

95 Ramon Booi – Freshman

96 Boo Robinson – Senior

99 Michael Lockett – Senior

Placekickers

37 Shane Popham – Sophomore

41 Cline Beam – Senior

82 Jimmy Newman – Freshman

Punters

24 Alex Wulfeck – Freshman

37 Shane Popham – Sophomore

82 Jimmy Newman – Freshman

Long Snappers

48 Collin Granger – Sophomore

49 Zach Massey – Freshman

53 Greg Bechtel – Senior

Kick returners

2 Chris Givens – Freshman

3 Devon Brown – Sophomore

20 Lovell Jackson – Freshman

Punt Returners

3 Devon Brown – Sophomore

http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/020409aac.html Football Signing Day Updates-Feb. 4, 2009
Web site: ACC Announces 2009 Football Schedule. Wake Forest University Department of Athletics. February 12, 2009. July 15, 2009.
Web site: 2009 Wake Forest Football Roster . https://web.archive.org/web/20090814062016/http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/wake-m-footbl-mtt.html . August 14, 2009 . live . June 6, 2009 .