2023 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football | |
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Record | 4–8 (1–7 ACC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Warren Ruggiero (10th season) |
Offensive scheme | Slow mesh[1] |
Defensive coordinator | Brad Lambert (2nd season) |
Base defense | Multiple 4–2–5 |
Home stadium | Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Florida State y$ | 8 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Louisville y | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 NC State | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Clemson | 4 | – | 4 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (FL) | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 2 | – | 6 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Florida State 16, Louisville 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2023 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented Wake Forest University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Demon Deacons were led by Dave Clawson in his tenth year as head coach. They played their home games at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.
See also: 2023 NFL Draft |
Player | Position | Team | Round | Pick |
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Kobie Turner | DE | Los Angeles Rams | 3 | 89 |
A. T. Perry | WR | New Orleans Saints | 6 | 195 |
Player | Position | Destination |
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Jackson Hensley | WR | Eastern Kentucky |
Christian Turner | RB | Indiana |
Zavier Simpson | WR | Ball State |
Brett Griffis | QB | James Madison |
J.J. Roberts | CB | Marshall |
Gavin Holmes | CB | Texas |
Quinton Cooley | RB | Liberty |
Rondell Bothroyd | DL | Oklahoma |
Dez Williams | WR | Stony Brook |
Sam Hartman | QB | Notre Dame |
Bernard Gooden | DL | South Florida |
Player | Position | Previous school |
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Bryce Ganious | DL | Villanova |
Walker Merrill | WR | Tennessee |
Jacob Roberts | ILB | North Carolina A&T |
Wake Forest and the ACC announced the 2023 football schedule on January 30, 2023.[3][4] The 2023 season will be the conference's first season since 2004, that its scheduling format just includes one division. The new format sets Wake Forest with three set conference opponents, while playing the remaining ten teams twice in an (home and away) in a four–year cycle. The Demon Deacons three set conference opponents for the next four years is; Duke, Georgia Tech, and Virginia Tech.[5][6]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | Elon* | ACCN | W 37–17 | 30,028 | |
September 9 | 11:00 a.m. | Vanderbilt* |
| ACCN | W 36–20 | 28,363 |
September 16 | 12:00 p.m. | at Old Dominion* | ESPN2 | W 27–24 | 18,276 | |
September 23 | 6:30 p.m. | Georgia Tech |
| The CW | L 16–30 | 32,528 |
October 7 | 3:30 p.m. | at Clemson | ACCN | L 12–17 | 80,810 | |
October 14 | 3:30 p.m. | at Virginia Tech | ACCN | L 13–30 | 65,632 | |
October 21 | 3:30 p.m. | Pittsburgh |
| ACCN | W 21–17 | 31,855 |
October 28 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 4 Florida State |
| ABC | L 16–41 | 31,288 |
November 2 | 7:30 p.m. | at Duke | ESPN | L 21–24 | 18,277 | |
November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | NC State |
| The CW | L 6–26 | 29,591 |
November 18 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 19 Notre Dame* | NBC | L 7–45 | 77,622 | |
November 25 | 2:00 p.m. | at Syracuse | The CW | L 31–35 | 35,018 | |
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See also: 2023 Elon Phoenix football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Phoenix | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 17 |
Demon Deacons | 10 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 37 |
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Statistics | ELON | WAKE |
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First downs | 13 | 22 |
Total yards | 251 | 427 |
Rushing yards | 104 | 98 |
Passing yards | 149 | 327 |
Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
Time of possession | 31:50 | 28:10 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Elon | Passing | Justin Allen | 18/29, 130 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Jalen Hampton | 15 carries, 89 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Jordan Bonner | 7 catches, 58 yards | |
Wake Forest | Passing | Mitch Griffis | 19/30, 329, 3 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Demond Claiborne | 13 carries, 70 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Jahmal Banks | 6 catches, 108 yards, 1 TD |
See also: 2023 Vanderbilt Commodores football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Commodores | 0 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
Demon Deacons | 3 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 36 |
at Truist Field, Winston-Salem, NC
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Statistics | VAN | WAKE |
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Turnovers | ||
Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Vanderbilt | Passing | ||
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Wake Forest | Passing | ||
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Receiving |
See also: 2023 Old Dominion Monarchs football team |
See also: 2023 Clemson Tigers football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wake Forest | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 |
Clemson | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
at Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC
Game information |
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First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
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Statistics | WAKE | CLEM |
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First downs | 18 | 19 |
Total yards | 239 | 338 |
Rushing yards | 102 | 207 |
Passing yards | 137 | 131 |
Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Time of possession | 28:39 | 31:21 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Wake Forest | Passing | Mitch Griffis | 15/25, 137 yards |
Rushing | Demond Claiborne | 19 rushes, 60 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Jahmal Banks | 8 receptions, 55 yards | |
Clemson | Passing | Cade Klubnik | 18/28, 131 yards |
Rushing | Will Shipley | 19 rushes, 97 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Beaux Collins | 5 receptions, 50 yards |
See also: 2023 Virginia Tech Hokies football team |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wake Forest | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
Virginia Tech | 0 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 30 |
at Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA
Game information |
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Statistics | WF | VT |
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First downs | 20 | 21 |
Total yards | 262 | 462 |
Rush yards | 35 | 141 |
Passing yards | 227 | 321 |
Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
Time of possession | 27:08 | 32:52 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Wake Forest | Passing | Michael Kern | 14/22, 166 yards |
Rushing | Justice Ellison | 11 carries, 35 yards | |
Receiving | Taylor Morin | 7 receptions, 86 yards | |
Virginia Tech | Passing | Kyron Drones | 20/29, 321 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Kyron Drones | 15 carries, 59 yards | |
Receiving | Jaylin Lane | 3 receptions, 102 yards, 2 TD |
See also: 2023 Pittsburgh Panthers football team |
See also: 2023 Duke Blue Devils football team |
See also: 2023 NC State Wolfpack football team and NC State–Wake Forest rivalry |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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WAKE –0.5 | 42.5 |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wolfpack | 7 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 26 |
Demon Deacons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
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Statistics | NCSU | WAKE |
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First downs | 19 | 8 |
Total yards | 379 | 163 |
Rushing yards | 268 | 7 |
Passing yards | 111 | 156 |
Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
Time of possession | 40:16 | 19:44 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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NC State | Passing | Brennan Armstrong | 12–17, 113 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Brennan Armstrong | 15 rushes, 96 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Dacari Collins | 2 receptions, 40 yards | |
Wake Forest | Passing | Michael Kern | 14–26, 137 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Demond Claiborne | 8 rushes, 12 yards | |
Receiving | Horatio Fields | 3 receptions, 31 yards |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wake Forest | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
No. 19 Notre Dame | 7 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 45 |
at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
Game information |
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Statistics | WAKE | ND |
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First downs | 14 | 25 |
Total yards | 232 | 450 |
Rushes/yards | 36–134 | 30–137 |
Passing yards | 98 | 313 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 12–21–0 | 24–34–0 |
Time of possession | 31:27 | 28:33 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Wake Forest | Passing | Michael Kern | 11/20, 81 yards |
Rushing | Ellison Justice | 15 carries, 63 yards | |
Receiving | Jahmal Banks | 5 receptions, 35 yards | |
Notre Dame | Passing | Sam Hartman | 21/29, 277 yards, 4 TD |
Rushing | Audric Estimé | 22 carries, 115 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Rico Flores Jr. | 8 receptions, 102 yards |
See also: 2023 Syracuse Orange football team |