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.

2015 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
2015 record3–9 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWarren Ruggiero (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorMike Elko (2nd season)
Home stadiumBB&T Field
(Capacity: 31,500, FieldTurf)
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  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

Recruiting

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 37:00 p.m.Elon*
ESPN3W 41–327,126
September 1212:30 p.m.at Syracuse
ACCNL 17–3026,670
September 1912:00 p.m.at Army*
CBSSNW 17–1429,124
September 2612:30 p.m.Indiana*
  • 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 College
ACCRSNW 3–030,094
October 177:00 p.m.at North Carolina
ACCRSNL 14–5050,500
October 2412:00 p.m.NC State
  • BB&T Field
  • Winston-Salem, NC (Tobacco Road 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 Clemson
ESPN2L 13–3381,577
November 2812:30 p.m.Duke
  • BB&T Field
  • Winston-Salem, NC (Tobacco Road rivalry)
ACCNL 21–2726,435
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
  • All times are in Eastern time
Schedule Source:[1]

Coaching staff and roster

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

[3]

2015 Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Offense

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
     


See also: American football positions and Glossary of American football

Game summaries

Elon

11th meeting. 9–0–1 all time. Last meeting 2009, 35–7 Demon Deacons in Winston–Salem.[4]

See also: 2015 Elon Phoenix football team
Week One: Elon Phoenix at Wake Forest Demon Deacons – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Phoenix 0 0 303
Demon Deacons 3 21 14341

at BB&T Field, 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]

See also: 2015 Syracuse Orange football team
Week Two: Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Syracuse Orange – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Demon Deacons 7 10 0017
Orange 3 10 71030

at Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY

  • Date: September 12
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Inside
  • Game attendance: 26,670
  • Referee: Duane Heydt
  • TV announcers (ACCN): Play-By-Play: Tim Brant • Color Analyst: Dave Archer • Sideline: Roddy Jones
  • Final Stats
Game information

@ Army

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

See also: 2015 Army Black Knights football team
Week Three: Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Army West Point Black Knights – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Demon Deacons 0 0 71017
Black Knights 0 7 0714

at Mitchie Stadium, West Point, NY

  • Date: September 19
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 79° F • S 8 • Mostly Sunny
  • Game attendance: 29,124
  • Referee: Tom McCreesh
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Play-by-Play: Ben Holden • Color Analyst: Jay Feely • Sideline: John Schriffen
  • Final Stats
Game information

Indiana

1st meeting.

See also: 2015 Indiana Hoosiers football team
Week Four: Indiana Hoosiers at Wake Forest Demon Deacons – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Hoosiers 7 10 7731
Demon Deacons 0 10 01424

at BB&T Field, 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 Brant • Color Analyst: Dave Archer • Sideline: Roddy Jones
  • Final Stats
Game information

Florida State

34th meeting. 6–26–1 all time. Last meeting 2014, 43–3 Seminoles in Tallahassee.[7]

See also: 2015 Florida State Seminoles football team
Week Five: Florida State Seminoles at Wake Forest Demon Deacons – Game summary
1 2 34Total
#11 Seminoles 7 7 10024
Demon Deacons 3 7 0616

at BB&T Field, Winston–Salem, NC

  • Date: October 3
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 56° F • NE 17 • Rain
  • Game attendance: 28,588
  • Referee: Penn Wagers
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Play-by-Play: Mark Neely • Color Analyst: David Diaz-Infante • Sideline: Dawn Davenport
  • Final Stats
Game information

@ Boston College

23rd meeting. 8–12–2 all time. Last meeting 2014, 23–17 Eagles in Winston–Salem.[8]

See also: 2015 Boston College Eagles football team
Week Six: Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Boston College Eagles – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Demon Deacons 0 0 303
Eagles 0 0 000

at Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, MA

  • Date: October 10
  • Game time: 3:00 PM EST
  • Game weather: 58° F • NNW 7 • Sunny
  • Game attendance: 30,094
  • Referee: Riley Johnson
  • TV announcers (ACCRSN): Play-by-Play: Wes Durham • Color Analyst: James Bates • Sideline: Jenn Hildreth
  • Final Stats
Game information

@ North Carolina

106th meeting. 35–68–2 all time. Last meeting 2012, 28–27 Demon Deacons in Winston–Salem.[9]

See also: 2015 North Carolina Tar Heels football team, Tobacco Road rivalry, and North Carolina–Wake Forest rivalry
Week Seven: Wake Forest Demon Deaconds at North Carolina Tar Heels – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Demon Deacons 7 7 0014
Tar Heels 0 29 71450

at Kenan Memorial Stadium, Chapel Hill, NC

  • Date: October 17
  • Game time: 7:00 PM EST
  • Game weather: 56° F • NNW 7 • Clear and cool
  • Game attendance: 50,500
  • Referee: Gary Patterson
  • TV announcers (ACCRSN): Play-by-Play: Stan Cotten • Color Analyst: Tommy Elrod • Sideline: Dave Goren
  • Final Stats
Game information

NC State

109th meeting. 38–64–6 all time. Last meeting 2014, 42–13 Wolfpack in Raleigh.[10]

See also: 2015 NC State Wolfpack football team and Tobacco Road rivalry
Week Eight: North Carolina State Wolfpack at Wake Forest Demon Deacons – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Wolfpack 28 0 0735
Demon Deacons 0 7 3717

at BB&T Field, Winston–Salem, NC

  • Date: October 24
  • Game time: 12:00 PM EST
  • Game weather: 63° F • ESE 5 • Partly Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 30,464
  • Referee: Jerry Magallanes
  • TV announcers (ACCRSN): Play-by-Play: Stan Cotten • Color Analyst: Tommy Elrod • Sidelines: Dave Goren
  • Final Stats
Game information

Louisville

3rd meeting. 0–2 all time. Last meeting 2014, 20–10 Cardinals in Louisville.[11]

See also: 2015 Louisville Cardinals football team
Week Nine: Louisville Cardinals at Wake Forest Demon Deacons – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Cardinals 0 17 3020
Demon Deacons 10 9 0019

at BB&T Field, Winston–Salem, NC

Game information

@ Notre Dame

3rd meeting. 0–2 all time. Last meeting 2012, 38–0 Fighting Irish in South Bend.[12]

See also: 2015 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
Week Ten: Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Notre Dame Fighting Irish – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Demon Deacons 0 0 707
#4 Fighting Irish 14 7 0728

at Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, IN

Game information

@ Clemson

81st meeting. 17–62–1 all time. Last meeting 2014, 34–20 Tigers in Winston–Salem.[13]

See also: 2015 Clemson Tigers football team
Week Ten: Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Clemson Tigers – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Demon Deacons 0 7 0613
#1 Tigers 20 10 3033

at Memorial Stadium, Clemson, SC

  • Date: November 21
  • Game time: 3:30 PM EST
  • Game weather: 58° F • Light wind • Mostly Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 81,577
  • Referee: Duane Heydt
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Play by Play: Dave Lamont • Color Analyst: Ray Bentley • Sideline: Dawn Davenport
  • Final Stats
Game information

Duke

96th meeting. 37–56–2 all time. Last meeting 2014, 41–21 Blue Devils in Durham.[14]

See also: 2015 Duke Blue Devils football team and Tobacco Road rivalry
Week Ten: Duke Blue Devils at Wake Forest Demon Deacons – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Blue Devils 7 10 7327
Demon Deacons 7 0 01421

at BB&T Field, Winston–Salem, NC

  • Date: November 28
  • Game time: 12:30 PM EST
  • Game weather: 68° F • WSW 8 • Overcast
  • Game attendance: 26,435
  • Referee: Gary Patterson
  • TV announcers (ACCN): Play-by-Play: Tim Brant • Color Analyst: Dave Archer • Sideline: Roddy Jones
  • Final Stats
Game information

Statistics

Scores by quarter
1 2 3 4 Total
Wake Forest 37 78 34 60 209
Opponents 86 107 47 55 295

Rushing
NameGPAttYardsAvgTDLongAvg/G
Tyler Bell121294513.513337.6
Kendall Hinton10933904.276939.0
Matt Colburn10662393.612123.9
Isaiah Robinson1261203.102210.0
John Wolford1173670.93706.1
Dezmond Wortham119212.3061.9
Charles Argenzio9166.0060.7
Chuck Wade121−1−1.0000.1
Tabari Hines123−13−4.300−1.1
TEAM43−18−6.000−4.5
Demon Deacons Total124171,2623.01270105.2
Opponents124621,9354.21698161.2

Passing
NameGPCmp–AttPctYdsTDINTLngAvg/GRAT
John Wolford11142–24360.91,79191158162.8128.08
Kendall Hinton1093–17952.0929457892.997.03
Cam Serigne120–20.000000.0−100.00
Tabari Hines120–10.000000.0−200.00
TEAM40–10.000000.0000.00
KJ Brent121–10.01900191.6259.06
Demon Deacons Total12236–41756.62,739131878228.2113.42
Opponents12199–32261.82,43017689202.5138.89

Receiving
NameGPRecYdsAvgTDLongAvg/G
Cortez Lewis124761113.047850.9
Cam Seringe124656212.244946.8
KJ Brent124258313.915248.6
Chuck Wade123334810.513329.0
Tabari Hines123236611.435830.5
Tyler Bell12181277.102510.6
Isaiah Robinson126579.50154.8
Steve Donatell1233110.31142.6
P.J. Howard IV83113.7061.4
Tyree Harris32157.5085.0
Dezmond Wortham1111313.00131.2
Alex Bachman11188.0080.7
Maddox Stamey1166.0066.0
Charles Argenzino9111.0010.1
Demon Deacons Total122362,73911.61378228.2
Opponents121992,43012.21789202.5

Scoring
NameTDFGPAT2PT PATSAFETYTOT PTS
Mike Weaver 11–1824–25  57
Kendall Hinton7    42
Cortez Lewis4    24
Cam Seringe4    24
Tabari Hines3    18
John Wolford3    18
Tyler Bell1    6
Chuck Wade1    6
KJ Brent1    6
Matt Colburn1    6
Duke Ejiofor    12

[15]

References
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  7. "Wake Forest vs Florida State". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
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  9. "Wake Forest vs North Carolina". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  10. "Wake Forest vs North Carolina State". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved September 24, 2015.
  11. "Wake Forest vs Louisville (KY)". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved September 25, 2015.
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  15. "2015 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Team Stats" (PDF). The Official Site of Wake Forest Demon Deacons Athletics. November 28, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
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