American college football season
The 2023 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented Wake Forest University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Demon Deacons were led by Dave Clawson in his tenth year as head coach. They played their home games at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina .
Offseason [ edit ] Players drafted into the NFL [ edit ] Transfers [ edit ] Outgoing [ edit ] [2]
Incoming [ edit ] Schedule [ edit ] Wake Forest and the ACC announced the 2023 football schedule on January 30, 2023.[3] [4] The 2023 season will be the conference's first season since 2004 , that its scheduling format just includes one division. The new format sets Wake Forest with three set conference opponents, while playing the remaining ten teams twice (home and away) in a four–year cycle. The Demon Deacons three set conference opponents for the next four years is; Duke , Georgia Tech , and Virginia Tech .[5] [6]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance 7:00 p.m. Elon * ACCN W 37–1730,028 September 9 11:00 a.m. Vanderbilt * Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium Winston-Salem, NC ACCN W 36–2028,363 September 16 12:00 p.m. at Old Dominion * ESPN2 W 27–2418,276 September 23 6:30 p.m. Georgia Tech Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium Winston-Salem, NC The CW L 16–3032,528 October 7 3:30 p.m. at Clemson ACCN L 12–1780,810 October 14 3:30 p.m. at Virginia Tech ACCN L 13–3065,632 October 21 3:30 p.m. Pittsburgh Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium Winston-Salem, NC ACCN W 21–1731,855 October 28 12:00 p.m. No. 4 Florida State Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium Winston-Salem, NC ABC L 16–4131,288 7:30 p.m. at Duke ESPN L 21–2418,277 November 11 2:00 p.m. NC State Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry ) The CW L 6–2629,591 November 18 3:30 p.m. at No. 19 Notre Dame * NBC L 7–4577,622 November 25 2:00 p.m. at Syracuse The CW L 31–3535,018
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Game summaries [ edit ] Elon Phoenix at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Phoenix 0 0 14 3 17 Demon Deacons 10 14 6 7 37
at Truist Field , Winston-Salem, NC
Date : August 31, 2023Game time : 7:00 p.m. EST Game attendance : 30,028TV : ACCN
Game information First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Win Probability Line Over/Under
Statistics ELON WAKE First downs 13 22 Total yards 251 427 Rushing yards 104 98 Passing yards 149 327 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 31:50 28:10
Team Category Player Statistics Elon Passing Justin Allen 18/29, 130 yards, 2 INT Rushing Jalen Hampton 15 carries, 89 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jordan Bonner 7 catches, 58 yards Wake Forest Passing Mitch Griffis 19/30, 329, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing Demond Claiborne 13 carries, 70 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jahmal Banks 6 catches, 108 yards, 1 TD
Vanderbilt [ edit ] Vanderbilt Commodores at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Commodores 0 14 0 6 20 Demon Deacons 3 21 3 9 36
at Truist Field , Winston-Salem, NC
Date : September 9, 2023Game time : 11:00 a.m. EST Game attendance : 28,363TV : ACCN
Game information First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Win Probability Line Over/Under
Statistics VAN WAKE First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Vanderbilt Passing Rushing Receiving Wake Forest Passing Rushing Receiving
at Old Dominion [ edit ] Georgia Tech [ edit ] at Clemson [ edit ] Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Clemson Tigers − Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Wake Forest 3 0 3 6 12 Clemson 0 7 3 7 17
at Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC
Date : October 7, 2023Game time : 3:30 p.m.Game weather : Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Wind: NW @ 10 mph (16 km/h) • Weather: SunnyGame attendance : 80,810Referee : Jerry MagallanesTV announcers (ACCN ) : Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (color), Sherree Burruss (sideline)Sources :
Game information First quarter (2:25) Wake Forest – Matthew Dennis 35 yard field goal, (Drive: 7 plays, 28 yards, 3:15; Wake Forest 3–0 ) Second quarter
(10:18) Clemson – Cade Klubnik 7 yard rush, Jonathan Weitz kick, (Drive: 16 plays, 75 yards, 7:07; Clemson 7–3 ) Third quarter
(7:15) Clemson – Weitz 25 yard field goal, (Drive: 15 plays, 67 yards, 7:45; Clemson 10–3 ) (2:20) Wake Forest – Dennis 22 yard field goal, (Drive: 12 plays, 71 yards, 4:55; Clemson 10–6 ) Fourth quarter
(5:49) Clemson – Will Shipley 1 yard rush, Weitz kick, (Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 3:45; Clemson 17–6 ) (1:34) Wake Forest – Demond Claiborne 3 yard rush, 2 point attempt failed (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:15; Clemson 17–12 )
Statistics WAKE CLEM First downs 18 19 Total yards 239 338 Rushing yards 102 207 Passing yards 137 131 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 28:39 31:21
Team Category Player Statistics Wake Forest Passing Mitch Griffis 15/25, 137 yards Rushing Demond Claiborne 19 rushes, 60 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jahmal Banks 8 receptions, 55 yards Clemson Passing Cade Klubnik 18/28, 131 yards Rushing Will Shipley 19 rushes, 97 yards, 1 TD Receiving Beaux Collins 5 receptions, 50 yards
at Virginia Tech [ edit ] Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Virginia Tech Hokies − Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Wake Forest 0 10 0 3 13 Virginia Tech 0 17 3 10 30
at Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA
Date : October 14, 2023Game time : 3:30 p.m. EDT Game weather : sunny • Temperature : 66 °F (19 °C)Game attendance : 65,632Referee : Stuart MullinsTV : ACCN
Game information Second Quarter (10:42) VT – Bhayshul Tuten 3 yd Rush (John Love Kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 51 yards, 1:48; VT 7–0 ) (4:23) VT - John Love 37 yd Field Goal (Drive: 9 plays, 55 yards, 4:31; VT 10-0 ) (4:10) WF - Demond Claiborne 96 yd Kickoff Return (Matthew Dennis Kick) (VT 10-7 ) (3:59) VT - Jaylin Lane 75 yd Pass From Kyron Drones (John Love Kick) (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11; VT 17-7 ) (0:20) WF - Matthew Dennis 28 yd Field Goal (Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 3:39; VT 17-10 ) Third Quarter (0:49) VT - John Love 26 yd Field Goal (Drive: 13 plays, 45 yards, 6:26; VT 20-10 ) Fourth Quarter (12:37) WF – Matthew Dennis 34 yd Field Goal (Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:12; VT 20–13 ) (8:06) VT - John Love 36 yd Field Goal (Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 4:31; VT 23-13 ) (2:47) VT - Jaylin Lane 12 yd Pass From Kyron Drones (John Love Kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:07; VT 30-13 )
Statistics WF VT First downs 20 21 Total yards 262 462 Rush yards 35 141 Passing yards 227 321 Turnovers 3 1 Time of possession 27:08 32:52
Team Category Player Statistics Wake Forest Passing Michael Kern 14/22, 166 yards Rushing Justice Ellison 11 carries, 35 yards Receiving Taylor Morin 7 receptions, 86 yards Virginia Tech Passing Kyron Drones 20/29, 321 yards, 2 TD Rushing Kyron Drones 15 carries, 59 yards Receiving Jaylin Lane 3 receptions, 102 yards, 2 TD
Pittsburgh [ edit ] No. 4 Florida State [ edit ] at Duke [ edit ] NC State [ edit ] Pregame line Over/under WAKE –0.5 42.5
NC State Wolfpack at Wake Forest Demon Deacons − Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Wolfpack 7 14 0 5 26 Demon Deacons 0 0 0 6 6
at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium , Winston-Salem, NC
Date : November 11, 2023Game time : 2:00 p.m EST Game attendance : 29,591TV announcers (CW ) : Tom Werme (play-by-play), James Bates (analyst), and Treavor Scales (sideline)
Game information First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Win Probability Line Over/Under
Statistics NCSU WAKE First downs 19 8 Total yards 379 163 Rushing yards 268 7 Passing yards 111 156 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 40:16 19:44
Team Category Player Statistics NC State Passing Brennan Armstrong 12–17, 113 yards, 1 TD Rushing Brennan Armstrong 15 rushes, 96 yards, 1 TD Receiving Dacari Collins 2 receptions, 40 yards Wake Forest Passing Michael Kern 14–26, 137 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Demond Claiborne 8 rushes, 12 yards Receiving Horatio Fields 3 receptions, 31 yards
at No. 19 Notre Dame [ edit ] Wake Forest Demon Deacons (4–6) vs. No. 19 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (7–3) – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Wake Forest 0 7 0 0 7 No. 19 Notre Dame 7 10 14 14 45
at Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN
Date : November 18, 2023Game time : 3:30 p.m.Game weather : Sunny, 50 °F (10 °C)Game attendance : 77,622Referee : Tim HedgepethTV announcers (NBC ) : Jac Collinsworth (play-by-play), Jason Garrett (analyst), and Zora Stephenson (reporter)
Game information First quarter (0:54) ND – Devyn Ford 12-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 4:41; Notre Dame 7–0 ) Second quarter (11:41) WF – Tate Carney 9-yard run, Matthew Dennis kick (Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 4:07; Tied 7–7 ) (7:06) ND – Tobias Merriweather 35-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 4:28; Notre Dame 14–7 ) (0:05) ND – Spencer Shrader 37-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 51 yards, 1:30; Notre Dame 17–7 ) Third quarter (14:09) ND – Eli Raridon 19-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 1 play, 19 yards, 0:07; Notre Dame 24–0 ) (5:22) ND – Audric Estimé 2-yard run, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 5 plays, 54 yards, 2:07; Notre Dame 31-7 ) Fourth quarter (13:24) ND – Jaden Greathouse 48-yard pass from Sam Hartman, Spencer Shrader kick (Drive: 1 play, 54 yards, 2:07; Notre Dame 38–0 ) (3:56) ND – Jordan Faison 17-yard pass from Steve Angeli , Marcello Diomede kick (Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 5:49; Notre Dame 45–7 )
Statistics WAKE ND First downs 14 25 Total yards 232 450 Rushes/yards 36–134 30–137 Passing yards 98 313 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 12–21–0 24–34–0 Time of possession 31:27 28:33
Team Category Player Statistics Wake Forest Passing Michael Kern 11/20, 81 yards Rushing Ellison Justice 15 carries, 63 yards Receiving Jahmal Banks 5 receptions, 35 yards Notre Dame Passing Sam Hartman 21/29, 277 yards, 4 TD Rushing Audric Estimé 22 carries, 115 yards, TD Receiving Rico Flores Jr. 8 receptions, 102 yards
at Syracuse [ edit ] Players drafted into the NFL [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ Markowski, Jack (October 19, 2023). "Pitt Panthers Preparing For Wake Forest's RPO-Heavy Offense" . Sports Illustrated . Retrieved October 26, 2023 . ^ "2023 College Football Transfer Portal" . 247Sports . Retrieved December 27, 2022 . ^ "Wake Forest will play three of its first four football games this fall at home" . News & Record. January 30, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2023 . ^ Bergin, Mark (January 30, 2023). "Here are the 2023 football schedules for NC State, North Carolina and Duke" . WRAL. Retrieved February 3, 2023 . ^ "ACC Announces Football Schedule Model for 2023–26" (Press release). Atlantic Coast Conference. June 28, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2023 . ^ Murphy, Brian (June 28, 2022). "ACC eliminates football divisions, adopts new schedule model in 2023" . WRAL. Retrieved February 3, 2023 . ^ "2023 Wake Forest Football Schedule" . FBSchedules.com . Retrieved December 23, 2022 .
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