| Year: | 2022 |
| Team: | Wake Forest Demon Deacons |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Short Conf: | ACC |
| Record: | 8–5 |
| Conf Record: | 3–5 |
| Head Coach: | Dave Clawson |
| Hc Year: | 9th |
| Off Coach: | Warren Ruggiero |
| Oc Year: | 9th |
| Off Scheme: | Slow mesh |
| Def Coach: | Brad Lambert |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Def Scheme: | Multiple 4–2–5 |
| Stadium: | Truist Field at Wake Forest |
| Champion: | Gasparilla Bowl champion |
| Bowl: | Gasparilla Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | W 27–17 vs. Missouri |
The 2022 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football 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.
Wake Forest announced its 2022 football schedule on January 12, 2022.[1] 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.[2]
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.
See main article: 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference football season.
See also: 2022 VMI Keydets football team.
See also: 2022 Vanderbilt Commodores football team.
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 | 18/27, 300 yards, 4 TD | |
| Rushing | 9 rushes, 57 yards, TD | ||
| Receiving | 5 receptions, 142 yards, TD | ||
| Vanderbilt | Passing | 8/11, 146 yards, 2 TD | |
| Rushing | 18 rushes, 87 yards, TD | ||
| Receiving | 3 receptions, 56 yards |
See also: 2022 Liberty Flames football team. 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 | 19/34, 256 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT | |
| Rushing | Dae Dae Hunter | 17 rushes, 89 yards, TD | |
| Receiving | 7 receptions, 124 yards, TD | ||
| Wake Forest | Passing | Sam Hartman | 26/44, 325 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Sam Hartman | 8 rushes, 11 yards | |
| Receiving | Keshawn Williams | 5 receptions, 129 yards |
See also: 2022 Clemson Tigers football team.
See also: 2022 Florida State Seminoles football team.
See also: 2022 Army Black Knights football team.
| 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 |
See also: 2022 Boston College Eagles football team.
See also: 2022 Louisville Cardinals football team.
See also: 2022 NC State Wolfpack football team and NC State–Wake Forest rivalry.
| 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 |
| Rushing | Christian Turner | 8 carries, 29 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | A. T. Perry | 12 receptions, 159 yards, 1 TD | |
| NC State | Passing | 18–28, 210 yards, 3 TD | |
| Rushing | Jordan Houston | 12 carries, 53 yards | |
| Receiving | 8 receptions, 79 yards |
See also: 2022 North Carolina Tar Heels football team.
| WF -4.5 | 77 |
See also: 2022 Syracuse Orange football team.
See also: 2022 Duke Blue Devils football team.
See also: 2022 Missouri Tigers football team and 2022 Gasparilla Bowl.
| 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 | |
| Source:[3] | |||