2015 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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

Schedule

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:

Roster 2015 Wake Forest Demon DeaconsOffense

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      

Game summaries

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

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

@ Army 15th meeting. 10–4 all time. Last meeting 2014, 24–21 Demon Deacons in Winston–Salem.

Indiana 1st meeting.

Florida State 34th meeting. 6–26–1 all time. Last meeting 2014, 43–3 Seminoles in Tallahassee.

@ Boston College 23rd meeting. 8–12–2 all time. Last meeting 2014, 23–17 Eagles in Winston–Salem.

@ North Carolina 106th meeting. 35–68–2 all time. Last meeting 2012, 28–27 Demon Deacons in Winston–Salem.

NC State 109th meeting. 38–64–6 all time. Last meeting 2014, 42–13 Wolfpack in Raleigh.

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

@ Notre Dame 3rd meeting. 0–2 all time. Last meeting 2012, 38–0 Fighting Irish in South Bend.

@ Clemson 81st meeting. 17–62–1 all time. Last meeting 2014, 34–20 Tigers in Winston–Salem.

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

Statistics

Scores by quarter

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 0.1Demon Deacons Total 12 236 2,739 11.6 13 78 228.2Opponents 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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