2015 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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2015
BB&T Field
Seasons
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  
Wake Forest   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

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

US college sports recruiting information for 2015 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college 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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Tabari Hines
WR
Florence, SC Marlboro County HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jun 17, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Kendall Hinton
QB
Durham, NC Southern HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jun 11, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars
Garrett Wilson
LS
Sanford, NC Southern Lee HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jan 13, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPNN/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
247Sports: 49  ESPN
: N/A
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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.com. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  • "2015 Wake Forest Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  • "2015 Player Commitments – Wake Forest". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 20, 2015.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:00 p.m.ESPN3W 41–327,126
September 1212:30 p.m.at
ACCN
L 17–3026,670
September 1912:00 p.m.at Army*CBSSNW 17–1429,124
September 2612:30 p.m.Indiana*dagger
  • 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 CollegeACCRSNW 3–030,094
October 177:00 p.m.at North CarolinaACCRSNL 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 ClemsonESPN2L 13–3381,577
November 2812:30 p.m.Duke
  • BB&T Field
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
ACCNL 21–2726,435
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • 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
Source:[2]

Roster

2015 Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Offense

Quarterbacks

  • 2 Kendall HintonFreshman
  • 10 John WolfordSophomore
  • 11 Chuck Norgle – Freshman
  • 13 Kyle Kearns – Freshman
  • 15 Kyle Driscoll – Redshirt Freshman

Running backs

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

Fullbacks

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

Wide receivers

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

Tight ends

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

Offensive Linemen

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

Defense

Defensive Linemen

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

Linebackers

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

Cornerbacks

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

Safeties

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

Special teams

Placekickers

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

Punters

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

Long Snappers

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

Kick returners

  • 18 John Armstrong – Freshman
  • 22 Matt Colborn – Redshirt 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]

Week One: Elon Phoenix at Wake Forest Demon Deacons – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Phoenix 0 0 303
Demon Deacons 3 21 14341

at

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]

Week Two: Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Syracuse Orange – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Demon Deacons 7 10 0017
Orange 3 10 71030

at

Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY

Game information

@ Army

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

Week Three: Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Army West Point Black Knights – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Demon Deacons 0 0 71017
Black Knights 0 7 0714

at

Mitchie Stadium, West Point, NY

Game information

Indiana

1st meeting.

Week Four: Indiana Hoosiers at Wake Forest Demon Deacons – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Hoosiers 7 10 7731
Demon Deacons 0 10 01424

at

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 BrantColor Analyst: Dave ArcherSideline: Roddy Jones
  • Final Stats
Game information