2018 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

The 2018 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented Wake Forest University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was led by fifth-year head coach Dave Clawson, and played their home games at BB&T Field. Wake Forest competed in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference as they have since the league's inception in 1953. They finished the season 7–6, 3–5 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the Atlantic Division. They were invited to the Birmingham Bowl where they defeated Memphis.

2018 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Birmingham Bowl champion
Birmingham Bowl, W 37–34 vs. Memphis
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Atlantic Division
Record	7–6 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach	Dave Clawson (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Warren Ruggiero (5th season)
Offensive scheme	Slow mesh
Defensive coordinator	Jay Sawvel (3rd season; first 4 games)[1] Lyle Hemphill (interim; remainder of season)
Base defense	4–3
Captains	Ryan Anderson Phil Haynes Cade Carney Cameron Glenn Chuck Wade Jr. Willie Yarbury
Home stadium	BB&T Field
Seasons ← 2017 2019 →

2018 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 1 Clemson x$#^		8	–	0					15	–	0
No. 15 Syracuse		6	–	2					10	–	3
NC State		5	–	3					9	–	4
Boston College		4	–	4					7	–	5
Wake Forest		3	–	5					7	–	6
Florida State		3	–	5					5	–	7
Louisville		0	–	8					2	–	10
Coastal Division
Pittsburgh x		6	–	2					7	–	7
Georgia Tech		5	–	3					7	–	6
Miami (FL)		4	–	4					7	–	6
Virginia		4	–	4					8	–	5
Virginia Tech		4	–	4					6	–	7
Duke		3	–	5					8	–	5
North Carolina		1	–	7					2	–	9
Championship: Clemson 42, Pittsburgh 10
# – College Football Playoff champion ^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Recruits

College recruiting information (2018)
Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Marquis Alston CB	Kennesaw, GA	Harrison HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	Feb 4, 2018
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Dion Bergen DT	Kissimmee, FL	Osceola HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Dec 10, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Rondell Bothroyd DE	Willington, CT	E.O. Smith HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Dec 20, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Kelijiha Brown DT	Saluda, SC	Saluda HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	305 lb (138 kg)	Mar 15, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Kenneth Dicks III CB	Suwanee, GA	Lambert HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Jul 29, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Mike Edwards OT	Hope Mills, NC	South View HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	Dec 20, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Royce Francis DE	Acworth, GA	Allatoona HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Jun 8, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Devonte Gordon OT	Beeville, TX	Maret School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Jul 23, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Nasir Greer S	Stockbridge, GA	Stockbridge HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jun 23, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Sam Hartman QB	Mount Pleasant, SC	Oceanside Collegiate Academy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	186 lb (84 kg)	Jul 7, 2016
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Orlando Heggs OG	Jacksonville, FL	The Bolles School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	305 lb (138 kg)	Dec 7, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Isaiah Isaac CB	Buford, GA	Buford HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jun 1, 2017
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JaCorey Johns ILB	Cartersville, GA	Cartersville HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	221 lb (100 kg)	Oct 25, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Michael Jurgens OG	Damascus, MD	Damascus HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	272 lb (123 kg)	Jun 8, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Zion Keith WR	Florence, SC	Wilson HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Mar 2, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Anthony Manning WR	Orlando, FL	Lake Nona HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Dec 10, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Courtney McKinney LB	Biscoe, NC	East Montgomery HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Dec 5, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
A. T. Perry WR	Lake Worth, FL	Park Vista Community HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Dec 4, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Nick Sciba K	Clover, SC	Clover HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jun 27, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Ryan Smenda ILB	Orange Park, FL	Fleming Island HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jun 12, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Blake Whiteheart TE	Winston-Salem, NC	Mount Tabor HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Mar 22, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Peyton Woulard DT	Suwanee, GA	Collins Hill HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Apr 9, 2017
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruit ranking:   Scout: 63    Rivals: 60    247Sports: 63    ESPN: 60
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: "2018 Wake Forest Football Commitments". Rivals. Retrieved June 27, 2018. "2018 Player Commitments – Wake Forest". ESPN. Retrieved June 27, 2018. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved June 27, 2018.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released.

Award	Player	Position	Year
Rimington Trophy[2]	Ryan Anderson	C	SR
Doak Walker Award[3]	Matt Colburn	RB	SR
Fred Biletnikoff Award[4]	Greg Dortch	WR	SO
Outland Trophy[5]	Ryan Anderson	C	SR
	Phil Haynes	G	SR
Paul Hornung Award[6]	Greg Dortch	WR/KR	SO

ACC media poll

The ACC media poll was released on July 24, 2018.^[7]

Media poll (Atlantic)
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Clemson	1,031 (145)
2	Florida State	789 (1)
3	NC State	712 (2)
4	Boston College	545
5	Louisville	422
6	Wake Forest	413
7	Syracuse	232

Schedule

Wake Forest announced their schedule for the 2018 season on January 17, 2018.^[8][9][10] The Demon Deacons' schedule consist of 7 home games and 5 away games. Wake Forest host conference opponents Boston College, Clemson, Pittsburgh, and Syracuse, and travel to Duke, Florida State, Louisville, and NC State. The Demon Deacons play out of conference games against Tulane of the AAC, Towson of the Division I FCS CAA, Notre Dame who competes as an Independent, and Rice of C-USA.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	8:00 p.m.[11]	at Tulane*	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	CBSSN	W 23–17 OT	15,478[12]
September 8	12:00 p.m.[13]	Towson*	BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC	ACCN Extra	W 51–20	23,619[14]
September 13	5:30 p.m.[a]	Boston College	BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC	ESPN	L 34–41	25,309[16]
September 22	12:00 p.m.[17]	No. 8 Notre Dame*	BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC	ABC	L 27–56	31,092[18]
September 29	3:30 p.m.[19]	Rice*	BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC	ACCRSN	W 56–24	24,519[20]
October 6	3:30 p.m.[21]	No. 4 Clemson	BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC	ESPN	L 3–63	31,068[22]
October 20	3:30 p.m.[23]	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ESPN2	L 17–38	67,274[24]
October 27	12:00 p.m.[25]	at Louisville	Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ACCRSN	W 56–35	49,603[26]
November 3	12:00 p.m.[27]	No. 22 Syracuse	BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC	ACCRSN	L 24–41	26,136[28]
November 8	7:30 p.m.[13]	at No. 22 NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry)	ESPN	W 27–23	56,228[29]
November 17	12:00 p.m.[30]	Pittsburgh	BB&T Field Winston-Salem, NC	ACCRSN	L 13–34	25,609[31]
November 24	12:30 p.m.[32]	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)	ACCRSN	W 59–7	20,782[33]
December 22	12:00 p.m.	vs. Memphis*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (Birmingham Bowl)	ESPN	W 37–34	25,717[34]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Coaching staff

Position	Name	First Year at Wake
Head coach	Dave Clawson	2014
Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks	Warren Ruggiero	2014
Asst head coach / Receivers	Kevin Higgins	2014
Defensive coordinator / Cornerbacks	Jay Sawvel	2017
Special teams coordinator / tight ends	Wayne Lineburg	2017
Defensive Line	Dave Cohen	2014
Running backs	John Hunter	2014
Offensive Line	Nick Tabacca	2014
Safeties	Lyle Hemphill	2017
Outside linebackers	Brad Sherrod	2017
Source:[35]

Roster

2018 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team roster[35]
Quarterbacks  2 Kendall Hinton – junior (6'0, 195) 10 Sam Hartman – freshman (6'1, 190) 12 Jamie Newman – sophomore (6'4, 230) 13 Tayvone Bowers – freshman (6'1, 205) 18 Matthew Considine – freshman (6'6, 210) Running backs 22 Matt Colburn II – senior (5'10, 200) 26 Christian Beal–Smith – freshman (5'10, 190) 27 Trey Ndlovu – freshman (5'10, 190) 28 Courtney McKinney – freshman (6'1, 205) 29 DeAndre Delaney – sophomore (6'3, 200) 34 Will Drawdy – freshman (6'0, 190) 36 Cade Carney – junior (5'11, 215) 42 Joey Ray – freshman (5'9, 190) Wide receivers  1 Alex Bachman – senior (6'0, 190)  3 Greg Dortch – sophomore (5'9, 170)  7 Scotty Washington – junior (6'5, 220) 11 Davis Johnson – sophomore (5'11, 180) 14 Sage Surratt – freshman (6'3, 210) 21 Isaiah Isaac – freshman (5'10, 175) 25 James Sriraman – junior (6'3, 195) 29 Anthony Manning – freshman (6'10, 175) 35 Willy Bemiss – freshman (5'11, 180) 80 Waydale Jones – freshman (6'4, 185) 81 Ian Driscoll – freshman (5'10, 175) 82 Jaquarii Roberson – freshman (6'1, 165) 83 Davis Johnson – freshman (5'11, 180) 88 Steven Claude – sophomore (6'2, 195) 89 A. T. Perry – freshman (6'5, 190) Tight ends 23 Brandon Chapman – freshman (6'5, 250) 49 Alec Rowan – freshman (6'3, 210) 84 Jaren Lubrano – freshman (6'1, 205) 85 Blake Whiteheart – freshman (6'4, 245) 86 Jack Freudenthal – junior (6'3, 240) Punters  8 Dom Maggio – sophomore (6'3, 185)		Offensive lineman 55 Michael Jurgens – freshman (6'4, 280) 56 Spencer Clapp – freshman (6'6, 280) 58 Tyler Watson – sophomore (6'5, 295) 59 Loic Ngassam Nya – freshman (6'3, 290) 60 Taleni Suhren – sophomore (6'5, 285) 63 Je'Vionte' Nash – sophomore (6'3, 285) 65 Zach Tom – freshman (6'4, 280) 66 Goran Jovanovic – freshman (6'4, 280) 68 Patrick Osterhage – senior (6'4, 285) 70 Ryan Anderson – senior (6'6, 305) 71 Nathan Gilliam – junior (6'5, 290) 73 Jake Benzinger – junior (6'7, 295) 74 Phil Haynes – senior (6'4, 310) 75 Justin Herron – senior (6'5, 290) 76 Allan Rappleyea – freshman (6'5, 285) 77 Mike Edwards – freshman (6'6, 370) 78 Orlando Heggs II – freshman (6'3, 305) 79 Sean Maginn – freshman (6'3, 280) Defensive lineman  6 Chris Calhoun – junior (6'4, 250) 18 Carlos Basham Jr. – sophomore (6'5, 270) 40 Rondell Bothroyd – freshman (6'4, 270) 44 LaRonde' Liverpool – sophomore (6'3, 280) 48 Willie Yarbary – senior (6'2, 285) 53 Dion Bergan – freshman (6'1, 280) 54 Elontae Bateman – junior (6'2, 285) 67 Trey Turner – freshman (6'3, 270) 72 Tyler Williams – freshman (6'1, 300) 90 Sulaiman Kamara – sophomore (6'2, 290) 91 Mike Allen – freshman (6'5, 270) 92 Adam Winter – freshman (6'3, 260) 93 Zeek Rodney – senior (6'1, 300) 94 Manny Walker – sophomore (6'4, 245) 95 Connor Hebbeler – freshman (6'2, 250) 96 Tyric Swennie – freshman (6'0, 245) 97 Royce Francis – freshman (6'3, 240) Placekickers  8 Dom Maggio – junior (6'3, 185) 11 Darren Ford – graduate (6'2, 200) 48 Eric Osteen – graduate (6'2, 190) 88 Zach Murphy – freshman (6'0, 180) 96 Nick Sciba – freshman (5'9, 185) 97 Ben Brown – junior (6'2, 175) 98 Cameron Lischke – freshman (6'0, 180)		Linebackers 15 Jake Simpson – sophomore (6'0, 220) 23 Justin Strnad – junior (6'3, 230) 30 Ja'Cquez Williams – sophomore (6'2, 210) 32 Jeff Burley – freshman (6'2, 230) 34 Demetrius Kemp – senior (6'1, 230) 35 Nate Mays – junior (6'1, 230) 41 JaCorey Johns – freshman (6'4, 230) 45 Ryan Smenda Jr. – freshman (6'2, 230) 46 DJ Taylor – sophomore (6'1, 235) 49 Vincent Notzon – freshman (6'1, 200) 50 Grant Dawson – senior (6'1, 225) 57 Jake Galli – freshman (6'0, 215) 58 Chase Monroe – freshman (6'2, 225) Defensive backs  2 Cam Glenn – senior (6'1, 205)  4 Amari Henderson – sophomore (6'1, 185)  5 Arkeem Byrd – sophomore (6'1, 190)  9 Chuck Wade Jr. – senior (6'0, 205) 10 Kenneth Dicks III – freshman (6'0, 195) 12 Luke Masterson – sophomore (6'2, 210) 13 Malik Grate – sophomore (6'0, 180) 17 Traveon Redd – sophomore (6'0, 200) 20 Coby Davis – sophomore (5'11, 200) 21 Essang Bassey – junior (5'10, 190) 24 Ja'Sir Taylor – sophomore (5'10, 190) 25 Marquis Alston Jr. – freshman (6'0, 190) 26 Justin Bartee – freshman (5'10, 205) 27 Tyriq Hardimon – freshman (6'0, 195) 28 Zion Keith – freshman (6'1, 200) 37 Nasir Greer – freshman (6'0, 200) 38 Peyton Woulard – freshman (6'1, 180) 39 Keegan Good – sophomore (6'0, 190) Long snappers 52 Dayton Diemel – junior (5'10, 215) 61 Noah Turner – freshman (6'0, 240)

Game summaries

At Tulane

See also: 2018 Tulane Green Wave football team

Week One: Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Tulane Green Wave – Game summary^[36]

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Demon Deacons	0	7	3	7	6	23
Green Wave	0	0	14	3	0	17

at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA

• Date: August 30
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. ET (7:00 p.m. local)^[11]
• Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C) • W 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • Cloudy
• Game attendance: 15,478
• Referee: Mike Roche
• TV announcers (CBSSN): Play-by-Play: Ben Holden • Color Analyst: Jay Feely
• Sources:^{[37][36][38][12][39]}

Game information

Second Quarter 6:45 WAKE – Alex Bachman 10-yard pass from Sam Hartman (Nick Sciba kick), Demon Deacons 7–0. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, TOP 4:02 Third Quarter 10:58 TUL – Terren Encalade 52-yard pass from Jonathan Banks (Merek Glover kick), Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 4:02 7:29 WAKE – Nick Sciba 34-yard field goal, Demon Deacons 10–7. Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, TOP 3:29 1:42 TUL – Terren Encalade 74-yard pass from Jonathan Banks (Merek Glover kick), Green Wave 14–10. Drive: 3 plays, 88 yards, TOP 1:19 Fourth Quarter 14:35 WAKE – Alex Bachman 19-yard pass from Sam Hartman (Nick Sciba kick), Demon Deacons 17–14. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:59 3:27 TUL – Merek Glover 39-yard field goal, Tied 17–17. Drive: 13 plays, 61 yards, TOP 5:52 Overtime 0:00 WAKE – Cade Carney 1-yard run, Demon Deacons 23–17. Drive: 7 plays, 25 yards, TOP 0:00 Top Passers WAKE – Sam Hartman, 31/51, 378 yards, 2 touchdowns, 2 interceptions TUL – Jonathan Banks, 18/37, 281 yards, 2 touchdowns Top Rushers WAKE – Cade Carney, 16 carries, 54 yards, 1 touchdown TUL – Jonathan Banks, 15 carries, 38 yards Top Receiving WAKE – Greg Dortch, 12 receptions, 149 yards TUL – Terren Encalade, 8 receptions, 189 yards, 2 touchdowns Leading Tacklers WAKE – Chris Calhoun, 12 tackles TUL – P. J. Hall, 11 tackles Player of the Week Sage Surratt (ACC Rookie of the Week)[39]

Towson

See also: 2018 Towson Tigers football team

Week Two: Towson Tigers at Wake Forest Demon Deacons – Game summary^[40]

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	14	6	0	0	20
Demon Deacons	14	24	3	10	51

at BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC

• Date: September 8
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. ET^[13]
• Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C) • ESE 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • Overcast
• Game attendance: 23,619
• Referee: Jeff Heaser
• TV announcers (ACCN Extra): Play-by-Play: Shawn Kenney • Color Analyst: Stan Lewter
• Sources:^{[41][40][42][14][43]}

Game information

First Quarter 11:39 WAKE – Alex Bachman 10-yard pass from Sam Hartman (Nick Sciba kick), Demon Deacons 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, TOP 3:21 8:12 TOW – Sam Gallahan 24-yard pass from Tom Flacco (Aidan O'Neill kick), Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, TOP 3:27 7:11 WAKE – Greg Dortch 7-yard pass from Sam Hartman (Nick Sciba kick), Demon Deacons 14–7. Drive: 3 plays, 62 yards, TOP 1:01 1:32 TOW – Shane Simpson 8-yard pass from Tom Flacco (Aidan O'Neill kick), Tied 14–14. Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, TOP 1:25 Second Quarter 14:19 WAKE – Sam Hartman 14-yard run (Nick Sciba kick), Demon Deacons 21–14. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, TOP 2:13 11:37 WAKE – Nick Sciba 35-yard field goal, Demon Deacons 24–14. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, TOP 2:35 9:49 WAKE – Greg Dortch 70-yard punt return (Nick Sciba kick), Demon Deacons 31–14. Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, TOP 1:48 2:02 WAKE – Greg Dortch 60-yard punt return (Nick Sciba kick), Demon Deacons 38–14. Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards,TOP 1:23 0:42 TOW – Shane Leatherbury 18-yard pass from Tom Flacco (two-point pass conv. failed), Demon Deacons 38–20. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, TOP 1:20 Third Quarter 3:53 WAKE – Nick Sciba 27-yard field goal, Demon Deacons 41–20. Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, TOP 2:22 Fourth Quarter 14:03 WAKE – Cade Carney 1-yard run (Nick Sciba kick), Demon Deacons 48–20. Drive: 11 plays, 91 yards, TOP 3:07 9:04 WAKE – Nick Sciba 27-yard field goal, Demon Deacons 51–20. Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, TOP 3:39 Top Passers TOW – Tom Flacco, 35/51, 345 yards, 3 touchdowns, 1 interception WAKE – Sam Hartman, 17/27, 242 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception Top Rushers TOW – Shane Simpson, 8 carries, 18 yards WAKE – Cade Carney, 19 carries, 130 yards, 1 touchdown Top Receiving TOW – Shane Leatherbury, 8 receptions, 88 yards, 1 touchdown WAKE – Greg Dortch, 7 receptions, 94 yards, 1 touchdown Leading Tacklers TOW – Diondre Wallace, 16 tackles WAKE – Nate Mays, 8 tackles Player of the Week Greg Dortch (ACC Specialist of the Week)[43]

Boston College

See also: 2018 Boston College Eagles football team

Week Three: Boston College Eagles at Wake Forest Demon Deacons – Game summary^[44]

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Eagles	7	14	7	13	41
Demon Deacons	7	14	3	10	34

at BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 5:30 p.m. ET^[15]
• Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C) • NE 13 mph (21 km/h) • Mostly cloudy
• Game attendance: 25,309
• Referee: Stuart Mullins
• TV announcers (ESPN): Play-by-Play: Dave Flemming • Color Analyst: Dan Orlovsky • Sideline: Laura Rutledge
• Sources:^{[45][44][46][16]}

Game information

First Quarter 13:53 BC – A. J. Dillon 45-yard run (John Tessitore kick), Eagles 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 52 yards, TOP 1:07 4:24 WAKE – Matt Colburn 2-yard run (Nick Sciba kick), Tied 7–7. Drive: 3 plays, 13 yards, TOP 0:35 Second Quarter 12:11 BC – Jeff Smith 27-yard pass from Anthony Brown (John Tessitore kick), Eagles 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 56 yards, TOP 1:22 8:56 WAKE – Malik Grate 0-yard return of Blocked Punt (Nick Sciba kick), Tied 14–14. Drive: 3 plays, 7 yards, TOP 1:55 4:14 WAKE – Sage Surratt 5-yard pass from Sam Hartman (Nick Sciba kick), Demon Deacons 21–14. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, TOP 2:36 3:01 BC – Kobay White 35-yard pass from Anthony Brown (John Tessitore kick), Tied 21–21. Drive: 3 plays, 78 yards, TOP 1:13 Third Quarter 12:11 WAKE – Nick Sciba 27-yard field goal, Demon Deacons 24–21. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:49 8:39 BC – Tommy Sweeney 29-yard pass from Anthony Brown (John Tessitore kick), Eagles 28–24. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, TOP 3:32 Fourth Quarter 13:29 BC – Jeff Smith 71-yard pass from Anthony Brown (John Tessitore kick blocked), Eagles 34–24. Drive: 5 plays, 92 yards, TOP 2:11 11:13 WAKE – Nick Sciba 23-yard field goal, Eagles 34–27. Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, TOP 2:16 8:48 BC – Ben Glines 40-yard pass from Anthony Brown (John Tessitore kick), Eagles 41–27. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:25 1:33 WAKE – Jack Freudenthal 5-yard pass from Sam Hartman (Nick Sciba kick), Eagles 41–34. Drive: 14 plays, 52 yards, TOP 3:09 Top Passers BC – Anthony Brown, 16/25, 304 yards, 5 touchdowns WAKE – Sam Hartman, 20/45, 214 yards, 2 touchdowns, 2 interceptions Top Rushers BC – A. J. Dillon, 33 carries, 185 yards, 1 touchdown WAKE – Matt Colburn, 23 carries, 117 yards, 1 touchdown Top Receiving BC – Jeff Smith, 6 receptions, 145 yards, 2 touchdowns WAKE – Greg Dortch, 9 receptions, 93 yards Leading Tacklers BC – Connor Strachan, 15 tackles WAKE – Cam Glenn, 10 tackles

Notre Dame

See also: 2018 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

Week Four: Notre Dame Fighting Irish at Wake Forest Demon Deacons – Game summary^[47]

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Fighting Irish	7	21	21	7	56
Demon Deacons	3	10	7	7	27

at BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC

• Date: September 22
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. ET^[17]
• Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C) • ENE 1 mph (1.6 km/h) • Clear
• Game attendance: 31,092
• Referee: Duane Heydt
• TV announcers (ABC): Play-by-Play: Sean McDonough • Color Analyst: Todd Blackledge • Sideline: Holly Rowe
• Sources:^{[48][47][49][18]}

Game information

First Quarter 5:18 WAKE – Nick Sciba 30-yard field goal, Demon Deacons 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, TOP 0:42 3:06 ND – Jafar Armstrong 30-yard run (Justin Yoon kick), Fighting Irish 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:12 Second Quarter 14:56 WAKE – Nick Sciba 39-yard field goal, Fighting Irish 7–6. Drive: 12 plays, 54 yards, TOP 3:10 11:25 ND – Brock Wright 3-yard pass from Ian Book (Justin Yoon kick), Fighting Irish 14–6. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, TOP 3:31 9:19 ND – Tony Jones Jr. 4-yard run (Justin Yoon Kick), Fighting Irish 21–6. Drive: 2 plays, 4 yards, TOP 0:10 6:26 WAKE – Matt Colburn 2-yard run (Nick Sciba kick), Fighting Irish 21–13. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:53 5:24 ND – Ian Book 2-yard run (Justin Yoon kick), Fighting Irish 28–13. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:02 Third Quarter 9:46 ND – Chase Claypool 7-yard pass from Ian Book (Justin Yoon kick), Fighting Irish 35–13. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, TOP 3:18 5:15 ND – Jafar Armstrong 1-yard run (Justin Yoon kick), Fighting Irish 42–13. Drive: 7 plays, 71 yards, TOP 2:25 4:18 ND – Ian Book 2-yard run (Justin Yoon kick), Fighting Irish 49–13. Drive: 3 plays, 47 yards, TOP 0:47 0:44 WAKE – Kendall Hinton 23-yard run (Nick Sciba kick), Fighting Irish 49–20. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:34 Fourth Quarter 11:27 ND – Ian Book 1-yard run (Justin Yoon kick), Fighting Irish 56–20. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, TOP 4:17 4:53 WAKE – Jamie Newman 15-yard run (Nick Sciba kick), Fighting Irish 56–27. Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, TOP 6:34 Top Passers ND – Ian Book, 25/34, 325 yards, 2 touchdowns WAKE – Sam Hartman, 12/24, 110 yards Top Rushers ND – Jafar Armstrong, 8 carries, 98 yards, 2 touchdowns WAKE – Cade Carney, 13 carries, 79 yards Top Receiving ND – Michael Young Jr., 1 reception, 66 yards WAKE – Greg Dortch, 6 receptions, 56 yards Leading Tacklers ND – Alohi Gilman, 9 tackles WAKE – Chuck Wade Jr., 8 tackles

Rice

See also: 2018 Rice Owls football team

Week Five: Rice Owls at Wake Forest Demon Deacons – Game summary^[50]

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	3	14	7	24
Demon Deacons	21	21	14	0	56

at BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC

• Date: September 29
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. ET^[19]
• Game weather: 78 °F (26 °C) • ENE 8 mph (13 km/h) • Partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 24,519
• Referee: Tra Blake
• TV announcers (ACCRSN): Play-by-Play: Evan Lepler • Color Analyst: Takeo Spikes • Sideline: Lyndsay Rowley
• Sources:^{[51][50][52][20][53]}

Game information

First Quarter 10:37 WAKE – Greg Dortch 5-yard pass from Sam Hartman (Nick Sciba kick), Demon Deacons 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 64 yards, TOP 0:41 6:58 WAKE – Cade Carney 1-yard run, Demon Deacons 14–0. Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, TOP 2:03 10:37 WAKE – Greg Dortch 10-yard pass from Sam Hartman (Nick Sciba kick), Demon Deacons 21–0. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, TOP 2:24 Second Quarter 13:33 WAKE – Cade Carney 1-yard run, Demon Deacons 28–0. Drive: 7 plays, 18 yards, TOP 1:40 10:17 RICE – Jack Fox 39-yard field goal, Demon Deacons 28–3. Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, TOP 3:16 8:10 WAKE – Greg Dortch 38-yard pass from Sam Hartman (Nick Sciba kick), Demon Deacons 35–3. Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, TOP 2:07 5:25 WAKE – Essang Bassey 51-yard fumble return (Nick Sciba kick), Demon Deacons 42–3. Drive: 5 plays, 26 yards, TOP 2:45 Third Quarter 10:08 RICE – Austin Walter 38-yard pass from Shawn Stankavage (Jack Fox kick), Demon Deacons 42–10. Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, TOP 1:23 8:58 WAKE – Greg Dortch 4-yard pass from Sam Hartman (Nick Sciba kick), Demon Deacons 49–10. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:10 8:13 WAKE – Essang Bassey 60-yard interecption return (Nick Sciba kick), Demon Deacons 56–10. Drive: 2 plays, 30 yards, TOP 0:45 7:55 RICE – Austin Walter 38-yard run, Demon Deacons 56–17. Drive: 1 play, 38 yards, TOP 0:18 Fourth Quarter 14:50 RICE – Aaron Cephus 3-yard pass from Shawn Stankavage (Jack Fox kick), Demon Deacons 56–24. Drive: 13 plays, 62 yards, TOP 5:38 Top Passers RICE – Shawn Stankavage, 17/32, 103 yards, 2 touchdowns, 2 interceptions WAKE – Sam Hartman, 15/17, 241 yards, 4 touchdowns Top Rushers RICE – Austin Walter, 18 carries, 165 yards, 1 touchdown WAKE – Christian Beal-Smith, 9 carries, 60 yards Top Receiving RICE – Austin Walter, 5 receptions, 32 yards, 1 touchdown WAKE – Greg Dortch, 11 receptions, 163 yards, 4 touchdowns Leading Tacklers RICE – Dylan Silcox, 6 tackles WAKE – Luke Masterson, 8 tackles Players of the Week Greg Dortch (ACC Receiver of the Week)[53] Sam Hartman (ACC Rookie of the Week)[53]

Clemson

See also: 2018 Clemson Tigers football team

Week Six: Clemson Tigers at Wake Forest Demon Deacons – Game summary^[54]

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Tigers	7	21	21	14	63
Demon Deacons	0	0	3	0	3

at BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC

• Date: October 6
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. ET^[21]
• Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C) • ESE 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • Partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 31,608
• Referee: Jerry Magallenes
• TV announcers (ESPN): Play-by-Play: Beth Mowins • Color Analyst: Anthony Becht • Sideline: Rocky Boiman
• Sources:^{[55][54][56][22]}

Game information

First Quarter 6:25 CLEM – Travis Etienne 59-yard run (Greg Huegel kick), Tigers 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 59 yards, TOP 0:09 Second Quarter 13:16 CLEM – Travis Etienne 3-yard run (Greg Huegel kick), Tigers 14–0. Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, TOP 3:09 9:53 CLEM – Justyn Ross 55-yard pass from Trevor Lawrence (Greg Huegel kick), Tigers 21–0. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:16 0:30 CLEM – Tee Higgins 20-yard pass from Trevor Lawrence (Greg Huegel kick), Tigers 28–0. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, TOP 2:57 Third Quarter 13:45 CLEM – Travis Etienne 70-yard run (Greg Huegel kick), Tigers 35–0. Drive: 1 play, 70 yards, TOP 0:10 8:22 WAKE – Nick Sciba 25-yard field goal, Tigers 35–3. Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, TOP 2:14 4:41 CLEM – Adam Choice 64-yard run (Greg Huegel kick), Tigers 42–3. Drive: 3 plays, 78 yards, TOP 0:59 2:21 CLEM – Lyn-J Dixon 65-yard run (Greg Huegel kick), Tigers 49–3. Drive: 1 play, 65 yards, TOP 0:10 Fourth Quarter 10:08 CLEM – Diondre Overton 2-yard pass from Chase Brice (B.T. Potter kick), Tigers 56–3. Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, TOP 3:54 0:48 CLEM – Lyn-J Dixon 52-yard run (B.T. Potter kick), Tigers 63–3. Drive: 3 plays, 57 yards, TOP 0:59 Top Passers CLEM – Trevor Lawrence, 20/25, 175 yards, 2 touchdowns WAKE – Sam Hartman, 7/20, 74 yards, 1 interception Top Rushers CLEM – Travis Etienne, 10 carries, 167 yards, 3 touchdowns WAKE – Kendall Hinton, 11 carries, 92 yards Top Receiving CLEM – Justyn Ross, 5 receptions, 74 yards, 1 touchdown WAKE – Greg Dortch, 3 receptions, 37 yards Leading Tacklers CLEM – Tre Lamar, 8 tackles, 2 sacks/tackle-for-loss WAKE – Luke Masterson, 8 tackles

At Florida State

See also: 2018 Florida State Seminoles football team

Week Eight: Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Florida State Seminoles – Game summary^[57]

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Demon Deacons	10	0	0	7	17
Seminoles	7	14	10	7	38

at Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL

• Date: October 20
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. ET^[23]
• Game weather: 88 °F (31 °C) • WSW 6 mph (9.7 km/h) • Cloudy; 20% rain
• Game attendance: 67,274
• Referee: Gary Patterson
• TV announcers (ESPN2): Play-by-Play: Clay Matvick • Color Analyst: Dan Orlovsky • Sideline: Paul Carcaterra
• Sources:^{[58][57][59][24]}

Game information

First Quarter 11:54 WAKE – Nick Sciba 32-yard field goal, Demon Deacons 3–0. Drive: 15 plays, 61 yards, TOP 3:06 6:00 WAKE – Jack Freudenthal 9-yard pass from Sam Hartman (Nick Sciba kick), Demon Deacons 10–0. Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, TOP 2:04 0:24 FSU – Cam Akers 3-yard run (Ricky Aguayo kick), Demon Deacons 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, TOP 1:40 Second Quarter 9:50 FSU – Jacques Patrick 2-yard run (Ricky Aguayo kick), Seminoles 14–10. Drive: 3 plays, 9 yards, TOP 0:53 2:01 FSU – Nyqwan Murray 33-yard pass from Deondre Francois (Ricky Aguayo kick), Seminoles 21–10. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, TOP 3:01 Third Quarter 14:30 FSU –Cam Akers 58-yard run (Ricky Aguayo kick), Seminoles 28–10. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, TOP 0:30 11:19 FSU – Ricky Aguayo 49-yard field goal, Seminoles 31–10. Drive: 5 plays, 14 yards, TOP 1:27 Fourth Quarter 9:43 FSU – Tre'Shaun Harrison 21-yard pass from Deondre Francois (Ricky Aguayo kick), Seminoles 38–10. Drive: 4 plays, 34 yards, TOP 1:46 4:36 WAKE – Sage Surratt 9-yard pass from Sam Hartman (Nick Sciba kick), Seminoles 38–17. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, TOP 5:07 Top Passers WAKE – Sam Hartman, 22/46, 227 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception FSU – Deondre Francois, 29/40, 353 yards, 2 touchdowns Top Rushers WAKE – Matt Coburn II, 21 carries, 71 yards FSU – Cam Akers, 13 carries, 98 yards, 2 touchdowns Top Receiving WAKE – Jaquarii Roberson, 3 receptions, 57 yards FSU – Nyqwan Murray, 8 receptions, 131 yards, 1 touchdown Leading Tacklers WAKE – Cam Glenn, 12 tackles FSU – Stanford Samuels III, 8 tackles

At Louisville

See also: 2018 Louisville Cardinals football team

Week Nine: Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Louisville Cardinals – Game summary^[60]

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Demon Deacons	21	14	21	0	56
Cardinals	7	14	14	0	35

at Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY

• Date: October 27
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. ET^[25]
• Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C) • WNW 10 mph (16 km/h) • Cloudy
• Game attendance: 49,603
• Referee: R. Johnson
• TV announcers (ACCRSN): Play-by-Play: Evan Lepler • Color Analyst: Brian Jordan • Sideline: Kelsey Wingert
• Sources:^{[61][60][62][26][63]}

Game information

First Quarter 12:39 LOU – Trey Smith 52-yard run (Blanton Creque kick), Cardinals 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:21 11:01 WAKE – Jack Freudenthal 28-yard pass from Sam Hartman (Nick Sciba kick), Tied 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, TOP 1:38 6:16 WAKE – Sam Hartman 12-yard run (Nick Sciba kick), Demon Deacons 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, TOP 2:07 2:29 WAKE – Scotty Washington 9-yard pass from Sam Hartman (Nick Sciba kick), Demon Deacons 21–7. Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, TOP 1:47 Second Quarter 9:50 LOU – Trey Smith 1-yard run (Blanton Creque kick), Demon Deacons 21–14. Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, TOP 3:35 9:34 WAKE – Matt Colburn 74-yard run (Nick Sciba kick), Demon Deacons 28–14. Drive: 1 play, 74 yards, TOP 0:16 9:20 WAKE – Carlos Basham Jr. 23-yard fumble return (Nick Sciba kick), Demon Deacons 35–14. Drive: 1 play, -2 yards, TOP 0:14 0:53 LOU – Seth Dawkins 19-yard pass from Jawon Pass (Blanton Creque kick), Demon Deacons 35–21. Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, TOP 2:50 Third Quarter 13:49 WAKE – Matt Colburn 56-yard run (Nick Sciba kick), Demon Deacons 42–21. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:11 9:50 LOU – Hassan Hall 12-yard run (Blanton Creque kick), Demon Deacons 42–28. Drive: 10 plays, 89 yards, TOP 3:59 6:40 WAKE – Cade Carney 1-yard run (Nick Sciba kick), Demon Deacons 49–28. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:10 3:41 WAKE – Matt Colburn 12-yard run (Nick Sciba kick), Demon Deacons 56–28. Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, TOP 2:01 2:37 LOU – Trey Smith 2-yard run (Blanton Creque kick), Demon Deacons 56–35. Drive: 3 plays, 40 yards, TOP 1:04 Top Passers WAKE – Sam Hartman, 16/24, 223 yards, 2 touchdowns LOU – Jawon Pass, 30/54, 358 yards, 1 touchdown Top Rushers WAKE – Matt Colburn II, 20 carries, 243 yards, 3 touchdowns LOU – Trey Smith, 13 carries, 98 yards, 3 touchdowns Top Receiving WAKE – Greg Dortch, 8 receptions, 135 yards LOU – Tutu Atwell, 8 receptions, 132 yards Leading Tacklers WAKE – Cam Glenn, 13 tackles LOU – Dorian Etheridge, 8 tackles Players of the Week Matt Colburn II (ACC Running Back of the Week)[63] Carlos Basham Jr. (ACC Defensive Linemen of the Week)[63] Cam Glenn (ACC Defensive Back of the Week)[63]

Syracuse

See also: 2018 Syracuse Orange football team

Week Ten: Syracuse Orange at Wake Forest Demon Deacons – Game summary^[64]

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Orange	14	7	14	6	41
Demon Deacons	10	0	14	0	24

at BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC

• Date: November 3
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. ET^[27]
• Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C) • W 11 mph (18 km/h) • Sunny
• Game attendance: 26,136
• Referee: Duane Heydt
• TV announcers (ACCRSN): Play-by-Play: Wes Durham • Color Analyst: James Bate • Sideline: Rebecca Kaple
• Sources:^{[65][64][66][28]}

Game information

First Quarter 11:42 WAKE – Cade Carney 2-yard run (Nick Sciba kick), Demon Deacons 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, TOP 1:43 6:12 WAKE – Nick Sciba 22-yard field goal, Demon Deacons 10–0. Drive: 5 plays, 13 yards, TOP 1:35 4:17 SYR – Moe Neal 8-yard run (Andre Szmyt kick), Demon Deacons 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:55 0:52 SYR – Jarveon Howard 1-yard run (Andre Szmyt kick), Orange 14–10. Drive: 4 plays, 10 yards, TOP 1:16 Second Quarter 0:58 SYR – Jarveon Howard 1-yard run (Andre Szmyt kick), Orange 21–10. Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, TOP 3:53 Third Quarter 10:43 SYR – Chris Elmore 5-yard run (Andre Szmyt kick), Orange 28–10. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, TOP 4:17 8:57 WAKE – Scotty Washington 20-yard pass from Sam Hartman (Nick Sciba kick), Orange 28–17. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:46 5:49 SYR – Eric Dungey 26-yard run (Andre Szmyt kick), Orange 35–17. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:08 3:38 WAKE – Greg Dortch 8-yard pass from Sam Hartman (Nick Sciba kick), Orange 35–24. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:11 Fourth Quarter 11:55 SYR – Andre Szmyt 28-yard field goal, Orange 38–24. Drive: 9 plays, 24 yards, TOP 3:09 7:01 SYR – Andre Szmyt 34-yard field goal, Orange 41–24. Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, TOP 3:48 Top Passers SYR – Eric Dungey, 23/35, 157 yards WAKE – Sam Hartman, 21/37, 275 yards, 2 touchdowns, 1 interception Top Rushers SYR – Eric Dungey, 24 carries, 119 yards, 1 touchdown WAKE – Matt Colburn, 15 carries, 67 yards Top Receiving SYR – Sean Riley, 8 receptions, 64 yards WAKE – Greg Dortch, 9 receptions, 95 yards, 1 touchdown Leading Tacklers SYR – Ryan Guthrie, 8 tackles, 2 sacks/tackle-for-loss WAKE – Justin Strnad, 14 tackles

At NC State

See also: 2018 NC State Wolfpack football team, NC State–Wake Forest rivalry, and Tobacco Road rivalry

Week Eleven: Wake Forest Demon Deacons at NC State Wolfpack – Game summary^[67]

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Demon Deacons	0	3	10	14	27
No. 22 Wolfpack	6	7	3	7	23

at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC

• Date: November 8
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. ET^[13]
• Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C) • NE 7 mph (11 km/h) • Cloudy
• Game attendance: 56,228
• Referee: Jeff Heaser
• TV announcers (ESPN): Play-by-Play: Dave Flemming • Color Analyst: Matt Hasselbeck • Sideline: Tim Hasselbeck and Laura Rutledge
• Sources:^{[68][67][69][29][70]}

Game information

First Quarter 12:42 NCST – Christopher Dunn 29-yard field goal, Wolfpack 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, TOP 1:22 0:52 NCST – Christopher Dunn 23-yard field goal, Wolfpack 6–0. Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, TOP 3:40 Second Quarter 9:47 WAKE – Nick Sciba 47-yard field goal, Wolfpack 6–3. Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, TOP 3:23 4:36 NCST – Ryan Finley 2-yard run (Christopher Dunn kick), Wolfpack 13–3. Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, TOP 5:11 Third Quarter 11:47 WAKE – Nick Sciba 34-yard field goal, Wolfpack 13–10. Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, TOP 3:13 3:40 NCST – Christopher Dunn 23-yard field goal, Wolfpack 16–10. Drive: 10 plays, 36 yards, TOP 3:50 2:05 WAKE – Alex Bachman 38-yard pass from Jamie Newman (Nick Sciba kick), Wolfpack 16–13. Drive: 4 plays, 83 yards, TOP 1:35 Fourth Quarter 14:53 NCST – Emeka Emezie 35-yard pass from Ryan Finley (Christopher Dunn kick), Wolfpack 23–13. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:12 6:07 WAKE – Greg Dortch 19-yard pass from Jamie Newman (Nick Sciba kick), Wolfpack 23–20. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, TOP 3:09 0:30 WAKE – Jack Freudenthal 32-yard pass from Jamie Newman (Nick Sciba kick), Demon Deacons 27–23. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, TOP 1:09 Top Passers WAKE – Jamie Newman, 22/33, 297 yards, 3 touchdowns NCST – Ryan Finley, 35/52, 374 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception Top Rushers WAKE – Cade Carney, 12 carries, 68 yards, NCST – Reggie Gallaspy II, 14 carries, 36 yards Top Receiving WAKE – Sage Surratt, 8 receptions, 109 yards NCST – Kelvin Harmon, 15 receptions, 134 yards Leading Tacklers WAKE – Amari Henderson, 14 tackles NCST – Jarius Morehead, 14 tackles Players of the Week Jamie Newman (Manning Award Stars of the Week)[70] Cam Glenn (ACC Defensive Back of the Week)[70]

Pittsburgh

See also: 2018 Pittsburgh Panthers football team

Week Twelve: Pittsburgh Panthers at Wake Forest Demon Deacons – Game summary^[71]

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	6	14	14	34
Demon Deacons	3	7	0	3	13

at BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC

• Date: November 17
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. ET^[30]
• Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C) • ENE 4 mph (6.4 km/h) • Sunny
• Game attendance: 25,609
• Referee: Duane Heydt
• TV announcers (ACCRSN): Play-by-Play: Evan Lepler • Color Analyst: Takeo Spikes • Sideline: Stormy Buonantony
• Sources:^{[72][71][73][31]}

Game information

First Quarter 10:50 WAKE – Nick Sciba 32-yard field goal, Demon Deacons 3–0. Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, TOP 2:33 Second Quarter 4:03 PITT – Darrin Hall 2-yard run (Alex Kessman kick blocked), Panthers 6–3. Drive: 14 plays, 85 yards, TOP 8:49 1:32 WAKE – Alex Bachman 28-yard pass from Jamie Newman (Nick Sciba kick), Demon Deacons 10–6. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:31 Third Quarter 4:03 PITT – Rafael Araujo-Lopes 4-yard pass from Kenny Pickett (Alex Kessman kick), Panthers 13–10. Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, TOP 6:58 1:14 PITT – Taysir Mack 63-yard pass from Kenny Pickett (Alex Kessman kick), Panthers 20–10. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:33 Fourth Quarter 12:30 WAKE – Nick Sciba 20-yard field goal, Panthers 20–13. Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, TOP 3:44 7:27 PITT – Maurice Ffrench 23-yard pass from Kenny Pickett (Alex Kessman kick), Panthers 27–13. Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, TOP 5:03 3:22 PITT – Stefano Millin 6-yard run (Alex Kessman kick), Panthers 34–13. Drive: 8 plays, 42 yards, 3:24 Top Passers PITT – Kenny Pickett, 23/30, 316 yards, 3 touchdowns WAKE – Jamie Newman, 15/30, 206 yards, 1 touchdown, 2 interception Top Rushers PITT – Qadree Ollison, 18 carries, 52 yards WAKE – Cade Carney, 16 carries, 62 yards Top Receiving PITT – Taysir Mack, 3 receptions, 105 yards, 1 touchdown WAKE – Sage Surratt, 3 receptions, 67 yards Leading Tacklers PITT – Oluwaseun Idowu, 8 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss WAKE – Cam Glenn, 11 tackles, 0.5 sacks/tackle-for-loss

At Duke

See also: 2018 Duke Blue Devils football team and Tobacco Road rivalry

Week Thirteen: Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Duke Blue Devils – Game summary^[74]

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Demon Deacons	21	10	14	14	59
Blue Devils	0	7	0	0	7

at Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC

• Date: November 24
• Game time: 12:30 p.m. ET^[32]
• Game weather: 45 °F (7 °C) • NNE 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • Rain
• Game attendance: 20,782
• Referee: Tra Blake
• TV announcers (ACCRSN): Play-by-Play: Wes Durham • Color Analyst: James Bate • Sideline: Rebecca Kaple
• Sources:^{[75][74][76][33][77]}

Game information

First Quarter 12:11 WAKE – Cade Carney 5-yard run (Nick Sciba kick), Demon Deacons 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, TOP 2:49 7:02 WAKE – Greg Dortch 15-yard pass from Jamie Newman (Nick Sciba kick), Demon Deacons 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 17 yards, TOP 0:58 1:29 WAKE – Scotty Washington 9-yard pass from Jamie Newman (Nick Sciba kick), Demon Deacons 21–0. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, TOP 3:53 Second Quarter 12:48 DUKE – Deon Jackson 6-yard pass from Daniel Jones (Collin Wareham kick), Demon Deacons 21–7. Drive: 14 plays, 83 yards, TOP 3:35 4:10 WAKE – Nasir Greer 20-yard interception return (Nick Sciba kick), Demon Deacons 28–7. Drive: 1 play, 0 yards, TOP 0:07 0:00 WAKE – Nick Sciba 20 yard field goal, Demon Deacons 31–7. Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, TOP 4:10 Third Quarter 9:54 WAKE – Alex Bachman 6-yard pass from Jamie Newman (Nick Sciba kick), Demon Deacons 38–7. Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, TOP 3:48 1:24 WAKE – Sage Surratt 9-yard pass from Jamie Newman (Nick Sciba kick), Demon Deacons 45–7. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, TOP 5:28 Fourth Quarter 10:15 WAKE – Cade Carney 12-yard run (Nick Sciba kick), Demon Deacons 52–7. Drive: 3 plays, 33 yards, TOP 1:35 4:20 WAKE – Kendall Hinton 11-yard run (Zach Murphy kick), Demon Deacons 59–7. Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, TOP 3:56 Top Passers WAKE – Jamie Newman, 18/23, 177 yards, 4 touchdowns DUKE – Daniel Jones, 17/36, 145 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception Top Rushers WAKE – Cade Carney, 31 carries, 223 yards, 2 touchdown DUKE – Nicodem Pierre, 2 carries, 37 yards Top Receiving WAKE – Greg Dortch, 10 receptions, 124 yards, 1 touchdown DUKE – Deon Jackson, 7 receptions, 45 yards, 1 touchdown Leading Tacklers WAKE – DJ Taylor, 6 tackles DUKE – Lummie Young IV, 15 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss Player of the Week Cade Carney (ACC Co-Running Back of the Week)[77]

Vs. Memphis (Birmingham Bowl)

See also: 2018 Memphis Tigers football team and 2018 Birmingham Bowl

Belk Bowl: Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs. Memphis Tigers^[78] – Game summary^[79]

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	14	14	0	6	34
Demon Deacons	7	17	6	7	37

at Legion Field • Birmingham, AL

• Date: December 22
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. ET
• Game weather: 47 °F (8 °C) • 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • Sunny
• Game attendance: 25,717
• Referee: Rodney Burnette
• TV announcers (ESPN): Play-by-Play: Dave Neal • Color Analyst: D.J. Shockley • Sideline: Dawn Davenport
• Sources:^{[80][79][81][34]}

Game information

First Quarter 12:28 WAKE – Sage Surratt 9-yard pass from Jamie Newman (Nick Sciba kick), Demon Deacons 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:32 10:06 MEM – Tony Pollard 41-yard run (Riley Patterson kick), Tied 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, TOP 2:22 3:28 MEM – Patrick Taylor Jr. 1-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick), Tigers 14–7. Drive: 16 plays, 98 yards, TOP 5:29 Second Quarter 14:49 MEM – Chris Claybrooks 37-yard interception return (Riley Patterson kick), Tigers 21–7. Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, TOP 0:28 11:16 WAKE – Nick Sciba 36-yard field goal, Tigers 21–10. Drive: 13 plays, 57 yards, TOP 3:33 11:04 MEM – Tony Pollard 97-yard kickoff return (Riley Patterson kick), Tigers 28–10. Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, TOP 0:12 7:09 WAKE – Jamie Newman 1-yard run (Nick Sciba kick), Tigers 28–17. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:55 5:33 WAKE – Jamie Newman 17-yard run (Nick Sciba kick), Tigers 28–24. Drive: 3 plays, 56 yards, TOP 0:26 Third Quarter 7:41 WAKE – Nick Sciba 49-yard field goal, Tigers 28–27. Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, TOP 1:40 3:49 WAKE – Nick Sciba 39-yard field goal, Demon Deacons 30–28. Drive: 12 plays, 47 yards, TOP 2:31 Fourth Quarter 1:15 MEM – Patrick Taylor Jr. 9-yard run (two-point pass conv. failed), Tigers 34–30. Drive: 14 plays, 88 yards, TOP 4:36 0:34 WAKE – Jamie Newman 1-yard run (Nick Sciba kick), Demon Deacons 37–34. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 0:41 Top Passers MEM – Brady White, 15/27, 171 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception WAKE – Jamie Newman, 22/40, 328 yards, 1 touchdown, 1 interception Top Rushers MEM – Patrick Taylor, 30 carries, 110 yards, 1 touchdown WAKE – Jamie Newman, 23 carries, 91 yards, 3 touchdown Top Receiving MEM – Damonte Coxie, 6 receptions, 70 yards, WAKE – Alex Bachman, 7 receptions, 171 yards Leading Tacklers MEM – Curtis Atkins, 9 tackles WAKE – Justin Strnad, 11 tackles, 1 tackle-for-loss

2019 NFL draft

See also: 2019 NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
4	124	Phil Haynes	G	Seattle Seahawks

Source:^[82]

Notes

1. The Boston College game was originally scheduled for 7:30 p.m., but the game was moved up to 5:30 p.m. in anticipation of Hurricane Florence.^[15]