2007 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

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	2007 ACC football standings
	Atlantic
	Coastal
	Championship: Virginia Tech 30, Boston College 16
	† – BCS representative as champion ; ‡ – BCS at-large representative ; x – Division champion/co-champions ; Rankings from AP Poll

Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
	2007 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Meineke Car Care Bowl vs. Connecticut, W 24-10
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
	Atlantic
2007 record	9-4 (5-3 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Grobe
Offensive coordinator	Steed Lobotzke
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Dean Hood
Base defense	4-3
Home stadium	BB&T Field; (c. 31,500, FieldTurf)
	Seasons ← 2006 2008 →

The 2007 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented Wake Forest University during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Jim Grobe in his seventh season at the school and played its home games at BB&T Field. The team began its season with an Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) game on Saturday, September 1, 2007 against Boston College. Wake Forest played its first season since winning the 2006 ACC championship, their first in 36 years.^[1]

Following the most successful season in team history in 2006, the 2007 team was not widely predicted to win the ACC despite returning many offensive starters from 2006.^[1] Some sports writers stated that they believed 2006 to have been a fluke and that Wake Forest was not going to win as many games in 2007, especially because of the losses on defense, including the loss of linebacker Jon Abbate to the National Football League.^[2] Wake Forest was picked to finish fourth in the Atlantic Division of the ACC in the annual preseason poll conducted by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association. Lindy's was the only major preseason magazine to pick Wake Forest as a Top-25 team.^[3]

Linebacker Eric Berry was ruled academically ineligible for the 2007 season.^[4]
Mike Rinfrette moved from fullback to linebacker in spring practice.

On National Signing Day, Wake Forest signed 20 recruits in all, eleven defensive players and nine offensive players.

Steve Justice (C)- 2007 Lombardi Trophy Watch List;^[5] 2007 Outland Trophy Watch List;^[6] 2007 Rimington Trophy Watch List ^[7]
Zac Selmon (TE)- 2007 Wuerffel Trophy Nominee ^[8]
Riley Skinner (QB) 2007 Maxwell Award Watch List;^[9] 2007 Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award Watch List ^[10]
Sam Swank (P)- 2007 Ray Guy Award Watch List ^[11]

Position	Name	First year at WFU
Head Coach	Jim Grobe	2001
Wide Receivers	Tim Billings	2006
Fullbacks / Tight ends	Tom Elrod	2003
Defensive Ends	Keith Henry	2001
Defensive coordinator / Secondary	Dean Hood	2001
Linebackers	Brad Lambert	2001
Offensive coordinator / Offensive line	Steed Lobotzke	2001
Defensive tackles	Ray McCartney	2001
Assistant Head Coach / Running backs / Kickers	Billy Mitchell	2001
Quarterbacks	Jeff Mullen	2001
Source: http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/wake-m-footbl-mtt.html

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	3:30 PM	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	ABC	L 38-28	42,292
September 8*	12:00 PM	#17 Nebraska	BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC	ESPN	L 20-17	32,483
September 15*†	3:30 PM	Army	BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC	ACC Select	W 21-10	32,142
September 22	3:30 PM	Maryland	BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC	ESPNU	W 31-24 ^OT	31,964
October 6	1:00 PM	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	ACC Select	W 41-36	20,134
October 11	7:30 PM	#21 Florida State	BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC	ESPN	W 24-21	32,906
October 20*	1:00 PM	at Navy	Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	CSTV	W 44-24	36,992
October 27	12:00 PM	North Carolina	BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC	LFS	W 37-10	33,023
November 3	12:00 PM	at Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	LFS	L 17-16	60,106
November 10	12:00 PM	at #20 Clemson	Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	ESPN2	L 44-10	82,422
November 17	4:00 PM	North Carolina State	BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC	ESPNU	W 38-18	33,052
November 24*	2:00 PM	at Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN		W 31-17	27,650
December 29*	1:00 PM	vs. Connecticut	Bank of America Stadium • Charlotte, NC (Meineke Car Care Bowl)	ESPN	W 24-10	53,126
*Non-Conference Game. ^†Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

	1	2	3	4	OT
Wake Forest	14	7	0	7	28
Boston College	7	14	14	3	38

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	1	2	3	4	OT
Nebraska	3	10	7	0	20
Wake Forest	0	10	7	0	17

^[13]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Army	0	7	3	0	10
Wake Forest	14	7	0	0	21

^[14]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Maryland	10	7	7	0	24
Wake Forest	3	0	7	14	31

^[15]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Wake Forest	7	17	10	7	41
Duke	9	0	14	13	36

^[16]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Florida State	0	14	0	7	21
Wake Forest	0	7	7	10	24

^[17]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Wake Forest	14	13	10	7	44
Navy	10	7	7	0	24

^[18]

	1	2	3	4	OT
North Carolina	0	3	0	7	10
Wake Forest	10	7	6	14	37

^[19]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Wake Forest	3	3	7	3	16
Virginia	3	7	0	7	17

	1	2	3	4	OT
Wake Forest	7	0	3	0	10
Clemson	10	17	10	7	44

^[20]

	1	2	3	4	OT
North Carolina State	0	3	15	0	18
Wake Forest	7	14	7	10	38

^[21]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Wake Forest	7	7	17	0	31
Vanderbilt	3	0	0	14	17

^[22]

	1	2	3	4	OT
Connecticut	7	3	0	0	10
Wake Forest	0	0	14	10	24

^[23]

Steve Justice (C)- 2007 Jacobs Blocking Trophy ^[24]

All-ACC First Team

Kenneth Moore (WR)

Steve Justice (C)

Alphonso Smith (CB)

All-ACC Second Team

Josh Adams (RB)

Aaron Curry (LB)

All-ACC Honorable Mention

Chip Vaughn (S)

Sam Swank (K)

Kevin Marion (KR)^[25]

Josh Adams (RB)- 2007 ACC Rookie of the Year and 2007 ACC Offensive Rookie of the Year ^[26]

Matt Robinson (DE)- 2007 ACC Brian Piccolo Award ^[27]

Steve Justice (C) - 2007 Rimington Trophy Finalist^[28]

2007 AFCA First Team All-American^[29]

Louis Frazier (OT) - 2007 ESPN Academic All-American^[30]

Bold indicates starter in last game
Quarterbacks

6 Brett Hodges - Redshirt Sophomore

10 Zach MacDowall - Redshirt Freshman

11 Riley Skinner - Redshirt Sophomore

12 Skylar Jones - Freshman

13 Ryan McManus - Junior

Running Backs

3 Micah Andrews - Redshirt Senior

20 Lucas Caparelli - Redshirt Freshman

22 Brandon Pendergrass - Freshman

23 Kevin Harris - Redshirt Sophomore

27 Josh Adams - Redshirt Freshman

34 Willie Dixon - Freshman

49 Jose Domenach - Freshman

Wide Receivers

4 Demir Boldin - Redshirt Junior

8 Marshall Williams - Redshirt Freshman

8 Geoff Wissing - Sophomore

14 Kevin Marion - Redshirt Senior

15 Delon Lowe - Redshirt Senior

17 Christopher Langley - Sophomore

21 Kenneth Moore - Redshirt Senior

22 CJ Washington - Freshman

24 Trey Schmidt - Senior

36 Casey Hill - Redshirt Sophomore

36 Nicholas Schulz - Freshman

37 Max Opamuratawongse - Senior

48 Anthony Williams - Sophomore

80 Devon Brown - Freshman

81 Danny Dembry - Freshman

82 Jordan Williams - Freshman

86 Matt Hartford - Sophomore

88 Chip Brinkman - Redshirt Junior

Fullbacks

18 De'Angelo Bryant - Redshirt Senior

35 Rich Belton - Redshirt Junior

Tight Ends

83 Cameron Ford - Freshman

84 Zac Selmon - Redshirt Senior

85 Ben Wooster - Redshirt Sophomore

87 Ted Randolph - Redshirt Sophomore

89 John Tereshinski - Redshirt Senior

Offensive Linemen

60 Mike White - Freshman

61 Barrett McMillin - Redshirt Sophomore

62 Doug Weaver - Freshman

64 Jeff Griffin - Redshirt Sophomore

65 Gage Crews - Redshirt Sophomore

67 Trey Bailey - Redshirt Sophomore

68 David Cox - Freshman

70 Chris DeGeare - Junior

71 Ryan Britt - Freshman

72 Russell Nenon - Redshirt Freshman

73 Cannon Gaskin - Redshirt Freshman

74 Steve Justice - Redshirt Senior

75 Michael Hoag - Freshman

76 Joe Birdsong - Redshirt Sophomore

77 Boomer Peterson - Redshirt Sophomore

78 Louis Frazier - Redshirt Senior

79 Matthew Brim - Redshirt Senior

Linebackers

28 Cyhl Quarles - Freshman

35 Lee Malchow - Sophomore

39 Chantz McClinic - Redshirt Junior

40 Kyle Jarrett - Freshman

43 Stanley Arnoux - Redshirt Junior

44 Mike Rinfrette - Redshirt Sophomore

45 Mike Simmons - Redshirt Junior

46 Matt Woodlief - Redshirt Freshman

49 Michael Potteiger - Sophomore

52 Dominique Midgett - Redshirt Sophomore

55 Tristan Dorty - Freshman

56 Hunter Haynes - Redshirt Freshman

57 Gelo Orange - Freshman

59 Aaron Curry - Redshirt Junior

63 Andrew Conroy - Junior

66 Collin Granger - Freshman

94 Tripp Russell - Redshirt Freshman

Cornerbacks

2 Alphonso Smith - Redshirt Junior

5 Marcus Williams - Redshirt Freshman

17 Brandon Ghee - Redshirt Sophomore

24 Channing Schofield - Redshirt Sophomore

25 Josh Bush - Freshman

29 Kerry Major - Redshirt Junior

41 Mike Williams - Freshman

Safeties

7 Alex Frye - Redshirt Freshman

9 Chip Vaughn - Redshirt Junior

10 Kevin Patterson - Redshirt Junior

25 Andrew Wright - Junior

26 Jonathon Jones - Redshirt Sophomore

28 Peter Grimm - Freshman

30 John Stamper - Freshman

32 Aaron Mason - Redshirt Senior

37 Junior Petit-Jean - Freshman

Defensive Ends

34 Antonio Wilson - Redshirt Junior

42 Matt Robinson - Redshirt Senior

90 Will Wright - Freshman

93 Anthony Davis - Redshirt Junior

94 Tripp Russell - Redshirt Freshman

97 Kyle Wilber - Freshman

98 Jeremy Thompson - Senior

Defensive Tackles

50 Teddy Tomlin - Redshirt Freshman

51 John Russell - Redshirt Sophomore

58 Michael Carter - Redshirt Freshman

91 Dennis Godfrey - Freshman

95 Zach Stukes - Redshirt Senior

96 Boo Robinson - Redshirt Sophomore

99 Michael Lockett - Redshirt Sophomore

Place Kickers

30 Shane Popham - Freshman

38 Sam Swank - Redshirt Junior

40 Zach Collins - Freshman

69 Win Joyner - Freshman

Punters

38 Sam Swank - Redshirt Junior

Long Snappers

53 Greg Bechtel - Sophomore

92 Nick Jarvis - Senior

Kick Returners

2 Alphonso Smith - Redshirt Junior

14 Kevin Marion - Redshirt Senior

21 Kenneth Moore - Redshirt Senior

Punt Returners

21 Kenneth Moore - Redshirt Senior

The Official Site of the Demon Deacons

[ACCWIN-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "Wake Forest Wins First ACC Title Since 1970". http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/recaps/120206aaa.html. Retrieved 2007-07-16.

[Pre-2] "2007 ACC football preview". Archived from the original on 24 August 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070824134848/http://msn.foxsports.com/cfb/story/7134658. Retrieved 2007-09-01.

[3] Wake Forest Picked To Finish Fourth In ACC Atlantic

[4] Eric Berry Ruled Academically Ineligible for 2007

[5] Lombardi Trophy Watchlist

[6] Outland Trophy Preseason Watch List

[7] Rimington Trophy Watch List

[8] Wuerffel Trophy Nominees

[9] Maxwell Award Watch List

[10] O'Brien Watch List

[11] Ray Guy Award Watch List

[12] Boston College 38 Wake Forest 28

[13] Nebraska 20 Wake Forest 17

[14] Wake Forest 21 Army 10

[15] Wake Forest 31 Maryland 24

[16] Wake Forest 41 Duke 36

[17] Wake Forest 24 Florida State 21

[18] Wake Forest 44 Navy 24

[19] Wake Forest 37 North Carolina 10

[20] Clemson 44 Wake Forest 10

[21] Wake Forest 38 North Carolina State 18

[22] Wake Forest 31 Vanderbilt 17

[23] Wake Forest 24 Connecticut 10

[24] Wake Forest's Steve Justice named Jacobs Blocking Trophy Recipient

[25] 2007 All-ACC Football Teams Announced

[26] Wake Forest's Josh Adams Claims ACC Rookie of the Year Honors

[27] Wake Forest's Matt Robinson Named ACC's Piccolo Award Winner

[28] Justice Named Rimington Trophy Finalist

[29] 2007 AFCA Coaches' All-America Team

[30] Louis Frazier Named Academic All-America

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