2018 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
2018 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football | |
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Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Atlantic Division | |
2018 record | 3–3 (0–2 ACC) |
Head coach | Dave Clawson (5th season) |
Offensive coordinator | Warren Ruggiero (5th season) |
Defensive coordinator |
Jay Sawvel (3rd season: 1–4, fired)[1] Tom Gilmore (5–12, interim) |
Captain |
6[2]
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Home stadium |
BB&T Field (Capacity: 31,500, FieldTurf) |
2018 ACC football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Atlantic Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 3 Clemson | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 NC State | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 1 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 0 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 0 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 1 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: December 1, 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of October 15, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2018 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represents Wake Forest University during the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team is led by fifth-year head coach Dave Clawson, and play their home games at BB&T Field. Wake Forest competes in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference as they have since the league's inception in 1953.
Previous season
The Demon Deacons finished the 2017 season 8–5, 4–4 in ACC play to finish in a three-way tie for third place in the Atlantic Division. They were invited to the Belk Bowl where they defeated Texas A&M.
Recruits
US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits | ||||||
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | 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 | |
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Dion Bergen DT |
Kissimmee, FL | Osceola HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 265 lb (120 kg) | Dec 10, 2017 | |
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Rondell Bothroyd DE |
Willington, CT | E.O. Smith HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | Dec 20, 2017 | |
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Kelijiha Brown DT |
Saluda, SC | Saluda HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 305 lb (138 kg) | Mar 15, 2017 | |
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Kenneth Dicks III CB |
Suwanee, GA | Lambert HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | Jul 29, 2017 | |
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Mike Edwards OT |
Hope Mills, NC | South View HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 285 lb (129 kg) | Dec 20, 2017 | |
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Royce Francis DE |
Acworth, GA | Allatoona HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Jun 8, 2017 | |
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Devonte Gordon OT |
Beeville, TX | Maret School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 280 lb (130 kg) | Jul 23, 2017 | |
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Nasir Greer S |
Stockbridge, GA | Stockbridge HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jun 23, 2017 | |
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Sam Hartman QB |
Mount Pleasant, SC | Oceanside Collegiate Academy | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 186 lb (84 kg) | Jul 7, 2016 | |
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Orlando Heggs OG |
Jacksonville, FL | The Bolles School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 305 lb (138 kg) | Dec 7, 2017 | |
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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 | |
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Michael Jurgens OG |
Damascus, MD | Damascus HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 272 lb (123 kg) | Jun 8, 2017 | |
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Zion Keith WR |
Florence, SC | Wilson HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Mar 2, 2017 | |
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Anthony Manning WR |
Orlando, FL | Lake Nona HS | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Dec 10, 2017 | |
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Courtney McKinney LB |
Biscoe, NC | East Montgomery HS | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Dec 5, 2017 | |
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Atorian Perry WR |
Lake Worth, FL | Park Vista Community HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Dec 4, 2017 | |
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Nicolas Sciba K |
Clover, SC | Clover HS | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Jun 27, 2017 | |
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Ryan Smenda ILB |
Orange Park, FL | Fleming Island HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Jun 12, 2017 | |
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Blake Whiteheart TE |
Winston-Salem, NC | Mount Tabor HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 280 lb (130 kg) | Mar 22, 2017 | |
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Peyton Woulard DT |
Suwanee, GA | Collins Hill HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Apr 9, 2017 | |
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Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 63 Rivals: 60 247Sports: 63 ESPN: 60 | ||||||
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Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released.
Award | Player | Position | Year |
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Rimington Trophy[3] | Ryan Anderson | C | SR |
Doak Walker Award[4] | Matt Colburn | RB | SR |
Fred Biletnikoff Award[5] | Greg Dortch | WR | SO |
Outland Trophy[6] | Ryan Anderson | C | SR |
Phil Hayens | G | SR | |
Paul Hornung Award[7] | Greg Dortch | WR/KR | SO |
ACC media poll
The ACC media poll was released on July 24, 2018.[8]
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Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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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.[9][10][11] 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 Conference USA.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 8:00 p.m.[12] | at Tulane* | CBSSN | W 23–17 OT | 15,478[13] | |
September 8 | 12:00 p.m.[14] | Towson* | ACCN Extra | W 51–20 | 23,619[15] | |
September 13 | 5:30 p.m.[lower-alpha 1] | Boston College |
| ESPN | L 34–41 | 25,309[17] |
September 22 | 12:00 p.m.[18] | No. 8 Notre Dame* |
| ABC | L 27–56 | 31,092[19] |
September 29 | 3:30 p.m.[20] | Rice* |
| ACCRSN | W 56–24 | 24,519[21] |
October 6 | 3:30 p.m.[22] | No. 4 Clemson |
| ESPN | L 3–63 | 31,068[23] |
October 20 | 3:30 p.m.[24] | at Florida State | ESPN2 | |||
October 27 | at Louisville | |||||
November 3 | Syracuse |
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November 8 | 7:30 p.m.[14] | at NC State | ESPN | |||
November 17 | Pittsburgh |
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November 24 | at Duke |
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- ↑ 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.[16]
Coaching staff and Roster
Coaching Staff
Position | Name | First Year at Wake | |
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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 | |
Linebackers | Brad Sherrod | 2017 | |
Source:[25] |
Roster
2018 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team roster[25] | ||||||||||
Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
Punters
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Offensive Lineman
Defensive Lineman
Placekickers
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Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Long Snappers
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Game summaries
at Tulane
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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1–2 (.333)[26] | 2016 | W, 7–3 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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Demon Deacons | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 23 |
Green Wave | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
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Towson
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First meeting[30] |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tigers | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Demon Deacons | 14 | 24 | 3 | 10 | 51 |
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Boston College
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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10–13–2 (.440)[34] | 2017 | W, 34–10 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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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[16]
- 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:[34][35][36][17]
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Notre Dame
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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0–4 (.000)[37] | 2017 | L, 37–48 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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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[18]
- 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:[37][38][39][19]
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Rice
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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0–1–1 (.250)[40] | 1990 | L, 17–33 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Owls | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 24 |
Demon Deacons | 21 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 56 |
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Clemson
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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17–65–1 (.211)[44] | 2017 | L, 14–28 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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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[22]
- 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:[44][45][46][23]
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at Florida State
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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6–29–1 (.181) | 2017 | L, 19–26 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Demon Deacons | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Seminoles | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
- Date: October 20
- Game time: 3:30 p.m. ET[24]
- TV: ESPN2
- Sources:
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at Louisville
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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1–4 (.200) | 2017 | W, 42–32 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Demon Deacons | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Cardinals | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY
- Date: October 27
- Game time: TBD ET
- Sources:
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Syracuse
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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3–4 (.429) | 2017 | W, 64–43 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Orange | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Demon Deacons | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC
- Date: November 3
- Game time: TBD ET
- Sources:
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at NC State
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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39–66–6 (.378) | 2017 | W, 30–24 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Demon Deacons | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Wolfpack | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
- Date: November 8
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. ET[14]
- TV: ESPN
- Sources:
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Pittsburgh
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First meeting |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Panthers | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Demon Deacons | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC
- Date: November 17
- Game time: TBD ET
- Sources:
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at Duke
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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38–58–2 (.398) | 2017 | L, 23–31 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Demon Deacons | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Blue Devils | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC
- Date: November 24
- Game time: TBD ET
- Sources:
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Rankings
Week | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
AP | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coaches | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | Not released |
References
- ↑ "Wake Forest Football Announces Staff Changes". The Official Site of Demon Deacons Athletics. September 23, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
- ↑ "Football Elects 2018 Captains". The Official Site of Demon Deacon Athletics. April 7, 2018. Retrieved July 10, 2018.
- ↑ "Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 14, 2018.
- ↑ "2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates". July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ↑ "2018 Biletnikoff Award Watch List". July 19, 2018. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
- ↑ "2018 OUTLAND TROPHY WATCH LIST UNVEILED". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ↑ "43 PLAYERS NAMED TO 2018 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
- ↑ "Clemson Leads ACC Football Preseason Poll". theacc.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ↑ "Wake Forest Announces 2018 Football Schedule". The Official Site of Demon Deacon Athletics. January 17, 2018. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
- ↑ "2018 Football Schedule". The Official Site of Demon Deacon Athletics. January 17, 2018. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- ↑ "2018 Wake Forest Football Schedule | Demon Deacons | FBSchedules.com". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
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- 1 2 "Dortch scores 3 TDs in Wake Forest's 51–20 victory". ESPN. September 8, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
- ↑ "Dortch Rewrites History in 51–20 Win over Towson". The Official Site of Wake Forest Demon Deacons Athletics. September 8, 2018. Retrieved September 8, 2018.
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- 1 2 "Brown throws 5 TDs, BC beats Wake Forest, 41–34". ESPN. September 13, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
- ↑ "Wake Forest Drops 41–34 Decision to Boston College". The Official Site of Wake Forest Demon Deacons Athletics. September 13, 2018. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
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- 1 2 "Rice (1–3) vs. Wake Forest (2–2)" (PDF). The Official Site of Wake Forest Demon Deacons Athletics. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 27, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
- 1 2 "Dortch has 4 TD catches; Wake Forest routs Rice 56–24". ESPN. September 29, 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
- ↑ "Fast Start, Big Plays Lead Deacs Past Owls, 56–24". The Official Site of Wake Forest Demon Deacons Athletics. September 29, 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
- 1 2 3 "Demon Deacons Earn ACC, National Honors". The Official Site of Wake Forest Demon Deacons Athletics. October 1, 2018. Archived from the original on October 2, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2018.
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