2015 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

2015 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
Record3–9 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWarren Ruggiero (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSlow mesh
Defensive coordinatorMike Elko (2nd season)
Base defense4–2–5
Captains
  • Dylan Intemann
  • Alex Kinal
  • Brandon Chubb
  • Hunter Williams
  • Ryan Janvion
Home stadiumBB&T Field
2015 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Atlantic Division
No. 2 Clemson x$^   8 – 0     14 – 1  
No. 14 Florida State   6 – 2     10 – 3  
Louisville   5 – 3     8 – 5  
NC State   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Syracuse   2 – 6     4 – 8  
  1 – 7     3 – 9  
Boston College   0 – 8     3 – 9  
Coastal Division
No. 15 North Carolina x   8 – 0     11 – 3  
Pittsburgh   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Miami (FL)   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Duke   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Virginia Tech   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Virginia   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Georgia Tech   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Championship: Clemson 45, North Carolina 37
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented Wake Forest University during the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team is coached by Dave Clawson, who is coaching his second season at the school, and plays its home games at BB&T Field. Wake Forest competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference as part of the Atlantic Division, as they have since the league's inception in 1953. They finished the season 3–9, 1–7 in ACC play to finish in sixth place in the Atlantic Division.

Recruiting

College recruiting information (2015)
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Bowman Archibald
TE 		Dade City, FL Pasco HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 244 lb (111 kg) Sep 21, 2014 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    
Tabari Hines
WR 		Florence, SC Marlboro County HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jun 17, 2014 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    
Kendall Hinton
QB 		Durham, NC Southern HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jun 11, 2014 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    
Garrett Wilson
LS 		Sanford, NC Southern Lee HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jan 13, 2015 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:    
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: 64    Rivals: 47    247Sports: 49    ESPN: N/A
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Wake Forest 2015 Football Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  • "2015 Wake Forest Commits". Scout. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  • "2015 Player Commitments – Wake Forest". ESPN. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved February 20, 2015.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:00 p.m.Elon*
ESPN3W 41–327,126
September 1212:30 p.m.at Syracuse
ACCNL 17–3026,670
September 1912:00 p.m.at Army*
CBSSNW 17–1429,124
September 2612:30 p.m.Indiana*
  • BB&T Field
  • Winston-Salem, NC
ACCNL 24–3122,508
October 33:30 p.m.No. 11 Florida State
  • BB&T Field
  • Winston-Salem, NC
ESPNL 16–2428,588
October 103:00 p.m.at Boston College
ACCRSNW 3–030,094
October 177:00 p.m.at North Carolina
ACCRSNL 14–5050,500
October 2412:00 p.m.NC State
  • BB&T Field
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
ACCRSNL 17–3530,464
October 307:00 p.m.Louisville
  • BB&T Field
  • Winston-Salem, NC
ESPN2L 19–2024,922
November 143:30 p.m.at No. 6 Notre Dame*
NBCL 7–2880,795
November 213:30 p.m.at No. 1 Clemson
ESPN2L 13–3381,577
November 2812:30 p.m.Duke
  • BB&T Field
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
ACCNL 21–2726,435
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Personnel

Coaching staff

Position Name First year at WFU
Head coach Dave Clawson 2014
Defensive coordinator / Safeties Mike Elko 2014
Asst head coach / Receivers Kevin Higgins 2014
Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks Warren Ruggiero 2014
Special teams coordinator / tight ends Adam Scheier 2014
Linebackers Warren Belin 2013
Defensive Line Dave Cohen 2014
Running backs John Hunter 2014
Cornerbacks Derrick Jackson 2012
Offensive Line Nick Tabacca 2014
Graduate assistant Tyler Santucci 2014
Source:[2]

Roster

2015 Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Offense

Quarterbacks

  • 2 Kendall Hinton – Freshman
  • 10 John Wolford – Sophomore
  • 11 Chuck Norgle – Freshman
  • 13 Kyle Kearns – Freshman
  • 15 Kyle Driscoll – Freshman

Running backs

  • 24 Tyler Bell – Freshman
  • 26 Crawford Sloan – Freshman
  • 49 Trey Ndlovu – Freshman

Fullbacks

  • 32 Charles Argenzio – Junior
  • 94 William Flood – Junior

Wide receivers

  • 6 Tabari Hines – Freshman
  • 7 Maddox Stamey – Junior
  • 12 Tyree Harris – Sophomore
  • 14 Steven Claude – Freshman
  • 15 Cortez Lewis – Freshman
  • 25 James Sriraman – Freshman
  • 80 K.J. Brent – Graduate Student
  • 81 Scotty Washington – Freshman
  • 82 P.J. Howard IV – Senior
  • 83 Jonathan Williams – Junior
  • 87 Alex Bachman – Freshman
  • 88 Jared Crump – Junior
  • 89 Chuck Wade – Freshman

Tight ends

  • 17 Steve Donatell – Junior
  • 41 Devin Pike – Sophomore
  • 46 Nick Luedeke – Freshman
  • 81 Daniel Vogelsang – Junior
  • 84 Brendan O'Neil – Sophomore
  • 85 Cam Serigne – Sophomore
  • 86 Jack Frudenthal – Junior

Offensive Linemen

  • 63 Dylan Intemann – Senior
  • 64 T.J. Haney – Freshman
  • 65 Josh T. Harris – Junior
  • 66 Rocco Esposito – Sophomore
  • 67 Taylor Chambers – Sophomore
  • 68 Patrick Osterhage – Freshman
  • 70 Ryan Anderson – Freshman
  • 71 Nathan Gilliam – Freshman
  • 72 Nathan Thacker – Freshman
  • 73 Jake Benzinger – Freshman
  • 74 Phil Haynes – Freshman
  • 75 Justin Herron – Freshman
  • 76 Joel Suggs – Junior
  • 78 Tyler Hayworth – Junior
  • 79 Cameron Gardner – Sophomore
  

Defense

Defensive Linemen

  • 14 Wendell Dunn – Sophomore
  • 36 Tylor Harris – Senior
  • 40 Josh Banks – Junior
  • 42 Julian Jackson – Sophomore
  • 45 Paris Black – Freshman
  • 51 Chris Calhoun – Freshman
  • 53 Duke Ejiofor – Sophomore
  • 54 Elontae Bateman – Freshman
  • 57 Ali Lamot – Sophomore
  • 59 Leo Kone – Freshman
  • 62 Reid Althoff – Sophomore
  • 90 Rashawn Shaw – Freshman
  • 92 Willie Yarbury – Freshman
  • 93 Zeek Rodney – Sophomore
  • 95 Shelldon Lewison – Junior
  • 96 Chris Stewart – Freshman
  • 99 Khalil Welsh II – Freshman

Linebackers

  • 5 Zach Wary – Freshman
  • 8 Marquel Lee – Junior
  • 28 Teddy Matthews – Junior
  • 30 Hunter Williams – Senior
  • 35 Nate Mays – Freshman
  • 39 Jaboree Williams – Sophomore
  • 43 Justin Strnad – Freshman
  • 44 Kalin McNeil – Freshman
  • 48 Brandon Chubb – Senior
  • 50 Grant Dawson – Sophomore
  • 58 Vincent Paolucci – Freshman

Cornerbacks

  • 3 Devin Gaulden – Graduate Student
  • 7 Merrill Noel – Junior
  • 11 Dionte Austin – Freshman
  • 13 Jalen Latter – Junior
  • 23 James Ward – Sophomore
  • 25 Brad Watson – Junior
  • 29 Deonte Davis – Junior
  • 32 Jessie Bates – Freshman

Safeties

  • 2 Cam Glenn – Freshman
  • 9 Zach Dancel – Graduate Student
  • 17 A.J. Marshall – Senior
  • 22 Ryan Janvion – Freshman
  • 24 Josh Okonye – Sophomore
  • 26 Thomas Brown – Freshman
  

Special teams

Placekickers

  • 18 Mike Weaver – Sophomore
  • 61 Sam Beckerman – Junior
  • 97 Ben Brown – Freshman
  • 98 Adam Centers – Sophomore

Punters

  • 18 Mike Weaver – Sophomore
  • 38 Alexander Kinal – Senior

Long Snappers

  • 15 Garrett Wilson – Freshman
  • 91 Chase Wilson – Sophomore

Kick returners

  • 18 John Armstrong – Freshman
  • 22 Matt Colborn – Senior

Punt Returners

  • 6 Tabari Hines – Freshman
  • 87 Alex Bachman – Freshman
     

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Game summaries

Elon

11th meeting. 9–0–1 all time. Last meeting 2009, 35–7 Demon Deacons in Winston–Salem.[4]

See also: 2015 Elon Phoenix football team
Week One: Elon Phoenix at Wake Forest Demon Deacons – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Phoenix 0 0 303
Demon Deacons 3 21 14341

at BB&T Field, Winston–Salem, NC

  • Date: September 3
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 84° F • N 1 • Clear
  • Game attendance: 27,126
  • Referee: David Epperly
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Play-by-Play: Roy Philpott • Color Analyst: Stan Lewter
  • Final Stats
Game information

@ Syracuse

5th meeting. 1–3 all time. Last meeting 2014, 30–7 Orange in Winston–Salem.[5]

See also: 2015 Syracuse Orange football team
Week Two: Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Syracuse Orange – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Demon Deacons 7 10 0017
Orange 3 10 71030

at Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY

  • Date: September 12
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Inside
  • Game attendance: 26,670
  • Referee: Duane Heydt
  • TV announcers (ACCN): Play-By-Play: Tim Brant • Color Analyst: Dave Archer • Sideline: Roddy Jones
  • Final Stats
Game information

@ Army

15th meeting. 10–4 all time. Last meeting 2014, 24–21 Demon Deacons in Winston–Salem.[6]

See also: 2015 Army Black Knights football team
Week Three: Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Army West Point Black Knights – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Demon Deacons 0 0 71017
Black Knights 0 7 0714

at Mitchie Stadium, West Point, NY

  • Date: September 19
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 79° F • S 8 • Mostly Sunny
  • Game attendance: 29,124
  • Referee: Tom McCreesh
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Play-by-Play: Ben Holden • Color Analyst: Jay Feely • Sideline: John Schriffen
  • Final Stats
Game information

Indiana

1st meeting.

See also: 2015 Indiana Hoosiers football team
Week Four: Indiana Hoosiers at Wake Forest Demon Deacons – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Hoosiers 7 10 7731
Demon Deacons 0 10 01424

at BB&T Field, Winston–Salem, NC

  • Date: September 26
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 62° F • NE 14 • Light Rain
  • Game attendance: 22,508
  • Referee: Gary Patterson
  • TV announcers (ACCN): Play-By-Play: Tim Brant • Color Analyst: Dave Archer • Sideline: Roddy Jones
  • Final Stats
Game information

Florida State

34th meeting. 6–26–1 all time. Last meeting 2014, 43–3 Seminoles in Tallahassee.[7]

See also: 2015 Florida State Seminoles football team
Week Five: Florida State Seminoles at Wake Forest Demon Deacons – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
#11 Seminoles 7 7 10024
Demon Deacons 3 7 0616

at BB&T Field, Winston–Salem, NC

  • Date: October 3
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 56° F • NE 17 • Rain
  • Game attendance: 28,588
  • Referee: Penn Wagers
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Play-by-Play: Mark Neely • Color Analyst: David Diaz-Infante • Sideline: Dawn Davenport
  • Final Stats
Game information

@ Boston College

23rd meeting. 8–12–2 all time. Last meeting 2014, 23–17 Eagles in Winston–Salem.[8]

See also: 2015 Boston College Eagles football team
Week Six: Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Boston College Eagles – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Demon Deacons 0 0 303
Eagles 0 0 000

at Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, MA

  • Date: October 10
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 58° F • NNW 7 • Sunny
  • Game attendance: 30,094
  • Referee: Riley Johnson
  • TV announcers (ACCRSN): Play-by-Play: Wes Durham • Color Analyst: James Bates • Sideline: Jenn Hildreth
  • Final Stats
Game information

@ North Carolina

106th meeting. 35–68–2 all time. Last meeting 2012, 28–27 Demon Deacons in Winston–Salem.[9]

See also: 2015 North Carolina Tar Heels football team, Tobacco Road rivalry, and North Carolina–Wake Forest rivalry
Week Seven: Wake Forest Demon Deaconds at North Carolina Tar Heels – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Demon Deacons 7 7 0014
Tar Heels 0 29 71450

at Kenan Memorial Stadium, Chapel Hill, NC

  • Date: October 17
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 56° F • NNW 7 • Clear and cool
  • Game attendance: 50,500
  • Referee: Gary Patterson
  • TV announcers (ACCRSN): Play-by-Play: Stan Cotten • Color Analyst: Tommy Elrod • Sideline: Dave Goren
  • Final Stats
Game information

NC State

109th meeting. 38–64–6 all time. Last meeting 2014, 42–13 Wolfpack in Raleigh.[10]

See also: 2015 NC State Wolfpack football team and Tobacco Road rivalry
Week Eight: North Carolina State Wolfpack at Wake Forest Demon Deacons – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wolfpack 28 0 0735
Demon Deacons 0 7 3717

at BB&T Field, Winston–Salem, NC

  • Date: October 24
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 63° F • ESE 5 • Partly Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 30,464
  • Referee: Jerry Magallanes
  • TV announcers (ACCRSN): Play-by-Play: Stan Cotten • Color Analyst: Tommy Elrod • Sidelines: Dave Goren
  • Final Stats
Game information

Louisville

3rd meeting. 0–2 all time. Last meeting 2014, 20–10 Cardinals in Louisville.[11]

See also: 2015 Louisville Cardinals football team
Week Nine: Louisville Cardinals at Wake Forest Demon Deacons – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 17 3020
Demon Deacons 10 9 0019

at BB&T Field, Winston–Salem, NC

Game information

@ Notre Dame

3rd meeting. 0–2 all time. Last meeting 2012, 38–0 Fighting Irish in South Bend.[12]

See also: 2015 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
Week Ten: Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Notre Dame Fighting Irish – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Demon Deacons 0 0 707
#4 Fighting Irish 14 7 0728

at Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN

Game information

@ Clemson

81st meeting. 17–62–1 all time. Last meeting 2014, 34–20 Tigers in Winston–Salem.[13]

See also: 2015 Clemson Tigers football team
Week Ten: Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Clemson Tigers – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Demon Deacons 0 7 0613
#1 Tigers 20 10 3033

at Memorial Stadium, Clemson, SC

  • Date: November 21
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 58° F • Light wind • Mostly Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 81,577
  • Referee: Duane Heydt
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Play by Play: Dave Lamont • Color Analyst: Ray Bentley • Sideline: Dawn Davenport
  • Final Stats
Game information

Duke

96th meeting. 37–56–2 all time. Last meeting 2014, 41–21 Blue Devils in Durham.[14]

See also: 2015 Duke Blue Devils football team and Tobacco Road rivalry
Week Ten: Duke Blue Devils at Wake Forest Demon Deacons – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blue Devils 7 10 7327
Demon Deacons 7 0 01421

at BB&T Field, Winston–Salem, NC

  • Date: November 28
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 68° F • WSW 8 • Overcast
  • Game attendance: 26,435
  • Referee: Gary Patterson
  • TV announcers (ACCN): Play-by-Play: Tim Brant • Color Analyst: Dave Archer • Sideline: Roddy Jones
  • Final Stats
Game information

Statistics

Scores by quarter

1 2 3 4 Total
Wake Forest 37 78 34 60 209
Opponents 86 107 47 55 295

Offense

Rushing

Name GP Att Yards Avg TD Long Avg/G
Tyler Bell 12 129 451 3.5 1 33 37.6
Kendall Hinton 10 93 390 4.2 7 69 39.0
Matt Colburn 10 66 239 3.6 1 21 23.9
Isaiah Robinson 12 6 120 3.1 0 22 10.0
John Wolford 11 73 67 0.9 3 70 6.1
Dezmond Wortham 11 9 21 2.3 0 6 1.9
Charles Argenzio 9 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.7
Chuck Wade 12 1 −1 −1.0 0 0 0.1
Tabari Hines 12 3 −13 −4.3 0 0 −1.1
TEAM 4 3 −18 −6.0 0 0 −4.5
Demon Deacons Total 12 417 1,262 3.0 12 70 105.2
Opponents 12 462 1,935 4.2 16 98 161.2

Passing

Name GP Cmp–Att Pct Yds TD INT Lng Avg/G RAT
John Wolford 11 142–243 60.9 1,791 9 11 58 162.8 128.08
Kendall Hinton 10 93–179 52.0 929 4 5 78 92.9 97.03
Cam Serigne 12 0–2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 −100.00
Tabari Hines 12 0–1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 −200.00
TEAM 4 0–1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 000.00
KJ Brent 12 1–1 0.0 19 0 0 19 1.6 259.06
Demon Deacons Total 12 236–417 56.6 2,739 13 18 78 228.2 113.42
Opponents 12 199–322 61.8 2,430 17 6 89 202.5 138.89

Receiving

Name GP Rec Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G
Cortez Lewis 12 47 611 13.0 4 78 50.9
Cam Seringe 12 46 562 12.2 4 49 46.8
KJ Brent 12 42 583 13.9 1 52 48.6
Chuck Wade 12 33 348 10.5 1 33 29.0
Tabari Hines 12 32 366 11.4 3 58 30.5
Tyler Bell 12 18 127 7.1 0 25 10.6
Isaiah Robinson 12 6 57 9.5 0 15 4.8
Steve Donatell 12 3 31 10.3 1 14 2.6
P.J. Howard IV 8 3 11 3.7 0 6 1.4
Tyree Harris 3 2 15 7.5 0 8 5.0
Dezmond Wortham 11 1 13 13.0 0 13 1.2
Alex Bachman 11 1 8 8.0 0 8 0.7
Maddox Stamey 1 1 6 6.0 0 6 6.0
Charles Argenzino 9 1 1 1.0 0 1 0.1
Demon Deacons Total 12 236 2,739 11.6 13 78 228.2
Opponents 12 199 2,430 12.2 17 89 202.5

Scoring

Name TD FG PAT 2PT PAT SAFETY TOT PTS
Mike Weaver   11–18 24–25     57
Kendall Hinton 7         42
Cortez Lewis 4         24
Cam Seringe 4         24
Tabari Hines 3         18
John Wolford 3         18
Tyler Bell 1         6
Chuck Wade 1         6
KJ Brent 1         6
Matt Colburn 1         6
Duke Ejiofor         1 2

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