American college football season
The 2011 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented Wake Forest University during the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The team was coached by Jim Grobe , who was coaching his eleventh 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, and are in the Atlantic Division. They finished the season 6–7, 5–3 in ACC play to finish in a tie for second place in the Atlantic Division. They were invited to the Music City Bowl where they were defeated by Mississippi State 17–23.
Before the season
Recruiting
On National Signing Day, the Demon Deacons received letters of intent from 14 players.
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
40‡
Commit date
Brandon Chubb ILB
Powder Springs, GA
Hillgrove HS
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
230 lb (100 kg)
4.78
Jan 28, 2011
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 45
Desmond Floyd DE
Jonesville, SC
Union County HS
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
4.97
Aug 9, 2010
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 77
Hunter Goodwin OT
Baltimore, MD
Gilman School
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
285 lb (129 kg)
N/A
Apr 4, 2010
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 75
Chad Hedlund K
Argyle, TX
Argyle HS
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
N/A
Feb 15, 2011
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 77
Josh Hunt OLB
Duncanville, TX
Duncanville HS
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
N/A
Jan 31, 2011
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 45
Dylan Intemann OG
Wake Forest, NC
Wake Forest-Rolesville HS
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
300 lb (140 kg)
5.00
Apr 4, 2010
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 77
DeAndre Martin RB
Hialeah, FL
Hialeah-Miami Lakes HS
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
N/A
Jan 23, 2011
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 77
Godspower Offor DE
Hialeah, FL
American Senior HS
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
4.6
Jul 19, 2010
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 78
Cody Preble OL
Lake Worth, FL
Park Vista HS
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
315 lb (143 kg)
5.1
Jan 7, 2010
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 74
Sherman Ragland III WR
Durham, NC
Southern HS
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
4.5
Jul 18, 2010
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 77
Allen Ramsey CB
Fort Lauderdale, FL
Dillard HS
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
N/A
Jul 21, 2010
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 75
Orville Reynolds RB
Parkland, FL
Stoneman Douglas HS
5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
4.5
Jun 14, 2010
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 77
Kevin Sousa QB
Orlando, FL
Lake Nona HS
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
230 lb (100 kg)
4.7
Nov 30, 2010
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 78
Andre Wiggins OLB
San Antonio, TX
Madison HS
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
4.65
Dec 6, 2010
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 45
Airyn Willis WR
High Point, NC
Southwest Guilford HS
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
4.43
Feb 1, 2011
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 79
Overall recruiting rankings:
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
Game summaries
Syracuse
1
2
3
4 OT
Total
Wake Forest
3
17
6
3 0
29
Syracuse
0
7
7
15 7
36
2nd meeting. 1–0 all time. Last meeting 2006, 20–10 Demon Deacons in Winston-Salem.
Passing Leaders
Rushing Leaders
Receiving Leaders
Total Yards
Tanner Price : 18/31, 289 YDS, 3 TD
Josh Harris : 22 CAR, 66 YDS, LG of 16
Chris Givens : 8 REC, 179 YDS, 2 TD, LG of 60
Wake Forest : 391
Ted Stachitas : 1/7, 4 YDS
Brandon Pendergrass : 9 CAR, 15 YDS, LG of 6
Michael Campanaro : 7 REC, 79 YDS, TD, LG of 19
Syracuse : 299
NC State
1
2
3
4
Total
NC State
0
6
14
7
27
Wake Forest
10
10
14
0
34
105th meeting. 36–62–6 all time. Last meeting 2010, 38–3 Wolfpack in Raleigh.
Passing Leaders
Rushing Leaders
Receiving Leaders
Total Yards
Tanner Price : 22/35, 297 YDS, TD
Josh Harris : 23 CAR, 96 YDS, TD, LG of 21
Chris Givens : 6 REC, 111 YDS, LG of 41
Wake Forest : 438
Michael Campanaro : 1/1, 40 YDS, TD
Chris Givens : 1 CAR, 12 YDS, LG of 12
Danny Dembry : 6 REC, 96 YDS, TD, LG of 40
NC State : 424
Gardner-Webb
1
2
3
4
Total
Gardner-Webb
5
0
0
0
5
Wake Forest
10
17
14
7
48
1st meeting.
Passing Leaders
Rushing Leaders
Receiving Leaders
Total Yards
Tanner Price : 21/32, 281 YDS, 2 TD
Josh Harris : 14 CAR, 54 YDS, LG of 10
Danny Dembry : 8 REC, 126 YDS, LG of 34
Wake Forest : 454
Ted Stachitas : 3/3, 18 YDS
Brandon Pendergrass : 10 CAR, 49 YDS, TD, LG of 34
Chris Givens : 7 REC, 85 YDS, TD, LG of 22
Gardner-Webb : 139
Boston College
1
2
3
4
Total
Wake Forest
7
10
7
3
27
Boston College
3
6
0
10
19
19th meeting. 6–10–2 all time. Last meeting 2010, 23–13 Eagles in Winston-Salem.
Passing Leaders
Rushing Leaders
Receiving Leaders
Total Yards
Tanner Price : 19/29, 252 YDS, TD
Josh Harris : 19 CAR, 60 YDS, TD, LG of 13
Chris Givens : 7 REC, 132 YDS, TD, LG of 47
Wake Forest : 392
Michael Campanaro : 1/1, 36 YDS
Brandon Pendergrass : 8 CAR, 25 YDS, TD, LG of 12
Terence Davis : 2 REC, 63 YDS, LG of 44
Boston College : 336
Florida State
1
2
3
4
Total
#22 Florida State
7
7
3
13
30
Wake Forest
3
13
9
10
35
30th meeting. 5–23–1 all time. Last meeting 2010, 31–0 Seminoles in Tallahassee.
Passing Leaders
Rushing Leaders
Receiving Leaders
Total Yards
Tanner Price : 21/35, 233 YDS, 3 TD
Josh Harris : 13 CAR, 136 YDS, LG of 57
Chris Givens : 6 REC, 101 YDS, TD, LG of 40
Wake Forest : 391
Michael Campanaro : 1/1, 30 YDS, TD
Brandon Pendergrass : 13 CAR, 44 YDS, LG of 11
Michael Campanaro : 4 REC, 64 YDS, LG of 24
Florida State : 425
Virginia Tech
1
2
3
4
Total
#17 Virginia Tech
0
21
7
10
38
Wake Forest
10
0
7
0
17
36th meeting. 11–23–1 all time. Last meeting 2010, 52–21 Hokies in Blacksburg.
Passing Leaders
Rushing Leaders
Receiving Leaders
Total Yards
Tanner Price : 19/33, 254 YDS, 2 TD
Brandon Pendergrass : 21 CAR, 80 YDS, LG of 14
Chris Givens : 7 REC, 140 YDS, TD, LG of 79
Wake Forest : 320
Ted Stachitas : 1/2, 7 YDS
Ted Stachitas : 2 CAR, 7 YDS, LG of 5
Danny Dembry : 3 REC, 41 YDS, LG of 21
Virginia Tech : 473
Duke
1
2
3
4
Total
Wake Forest
7
10
0
7
24
Duke
0
3
10
10
23
92nd meeting. 36–53–2 all time. Last meeting 2010, 54–48 Demon Deacons in Winston-Salem.
Passing Leaders
Rushing Leaders
Receiving Leaders
Total Yards
Tanner Price : 15/25, 215 Yards, 2 Touchdowns
Brandon Pendergrass : 15 Carries, 43 Yards, a Touchdown, Long of 11
Chris Givens : 6 REC, 147 Yards, 2 Touchdowns, Long of 66
Wake Forest : 305
Tanner Price : 9 CAR, 29 YDS, LG of 23
Michael Campanaro : 4 REC, 46 YDS, LG of 18
Duke : 372
North Carolina
1
2
3
4
Total
Wake Forest
0
10
7
7
24
North Carolina
14
7
7
21
49
104th meeting. 34–67–2 all time. Last meeting 2007, 37–10 Demon Deacons in Winston-Salem.
Passing Leaders
Rushing Leaders
Receiving Leaders
Total Yards
Tanner Price : 17/29, 146 YDS
Brandon Pendergrass : 13 CAR, 99 YDS, 2 TD, LG of 30
Michael Campanaro : 6 REC, 88 YDS, LG of 41
Wake Forest : 331
Ted Stachitas : 5/7, 64 YDS
Tommy Bohanon : 5 CAR, 17 YDS, TD, LG of 7
Danny Dembry : 5 REC, 56 YDS, LG of 24
North Carolina : 562
Notre Dame
1
2
3
4
Total
Notre Dame
10
0
14
0
24
Wake Forest
10
7
0
0
17
1st meeting.
Passing Leaders
Rushing Leaders
Receiving Leaders
Total Yards
Tanner Price : 17/24, 187 YDS, TD
Brandon Pendergrass : 17 CAR, 47 YDS, LG of 14
Michael Campanaro : 6 REC, 74 YDS, LG of 25
Wake Forest : 297
Chris Givens : 4 CAR, 39 YDS, LG of 11
Chris Givens : 6 REC, 57 YDS, LG of 16
Notre Dame : 341
Clemson
1
2
3
4
Total
Wake Forest
7
0
21
0
28
#10 Clemson
7
7
7
10
31
77th meeting. 17–58–1 all time. Last meeting 2010, 30–10 Tigers in Winston-Salem.
Passing Leaders
Rushing Leaders
Receiving Leaders
Total Yards
Tanner Price : 24/37, 172 YDS, TD
Brandon Pendergrass : 20 CAR, 134 YDS, 2 TD, LG of 33
Michael Campanaro : 9 REC, 72 YDS, LG of 17
Wake Forest : 317
Orville Reynolds : 2 CAR, 10 YDS, LG of 8
Chris Givens : 4 REC, 31 YDS, LG of 13
Clemson : 522
Maryland
1
2
3
4
Total
Maryland
0
7
3
0
10
Wake Forest
7
0
10
14
31
60th meeting. 16–42–1 all time. Last meeting 2010, 62–14 Terrapins in College Park.
Passing Leaders
Rushing Leaders
Receiving Leaders
Total Yards
Tanner Price : 20/32, 320 YDS, 3 TD
Brandon Pendergrass : 26 CAR, 125 YDS, TD, LG of 38
Chris Givens : 8 REC, 191 YDS, TD, LG of 64
Wake Forest : 514
Orville Reynolds : 11 CAR, 63 YDS, LG of 20
Michael Campanaro : 7 REC, 80 YDS, LG of 22
Maryland : 415
Vanderbilt
1
2
3
4
Total
Vanderbilt
6
21
7
7
41
Wake Forest
0
7
0
0
7
14th meeting. 6–7 all time. Last meeting 2010, 34–13 Demon Deacons in Nashville.
Passing Leaders
Rushing Leaders
Receiving Leaders
Total Yards
Tanner Price : 16/34, 157 YDS, TD
Brandon Pendergrass : 12 CAR, 74 YDS, LG of 18
Chris Givens : 4 REC, 69 YDS, LG of 28
Wake Forest : 329
Ted Stachitas : 3/4, 26 YDS
Orville Reynolds : 11 CAR, 23 YDS, LG of 13
Michael Campanaro : 6 REC, 45 YDS, LG of 13
Vanderbilt : 481
Mississippi State
1
2
3
4
Total
Mississippi State
7
9
0
7
23
Wake Forest
7
0
7
3
17
1st meeting.
Passing Leaders
Rushing Leaders
Receiving Leaders
Total Yards
Tanner Price : 24/46, 214 YDS
Brandon Pendergrass : 24 CAR, 73 YDS, TD, LG of 14
Michael Campanaro : 10 REC, 128 YDS, LG of 32
Wake Forest : 287
Terence Davis : 1/1, 9 YDS
Orville Reynolds : 2 CAR, 8 YDS, LG of 6
Chris Givens : 9 REC, 54 YDS, LG of 12
Mississippi State : 382