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SEPT. 1, 2016 | 7:00 PM | BB&T FIELD | WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. | #GoDeacs GAME DETAILS WAKE FOREST Head Coach: Dave Clawson Event Info SCHEDULE & RESULTS WAKE FOREST Alma Mater: Williams, ‘89 Location ....Winston-Salem, N.C. Season: 3rd Venue ...........................BB&T Field SEPTEMBER DEMON DEACONS Record at Wake Forest: 6-18 (.500) Capacity ..............................31,500 1 TULANE (ESPN3) 7:00 Head Coaching Record: Surface .............................FieldTurf Record: 0-0 | ACC: 0-0 17th Season - 96-98 (.494) TV .................. ACC Network Extra 10 at Duke* (ESPNU) 3:30 17 DELAWARE (ESPN3) 6:30 Head Coach: Willie Fritz TULANE Alma Mater: Pittsburg State, ‘83 24 at Indiana TBA Season: 1st GREEN WAVE Record at Tulane: 0-0 OCTOBER Record: 0-0 | AAC: 0-0 Head Coaching Record: 1 at NC State* TBA 23rd Season - 193-74-1 (.720) 8 SYRACUSE* TBA THE NUMBERS #WFVSTUL AT A GLANCE 15 at Florida State* TBA 29 ARMY WEST POINT TBA Wake Forest Tulane THE MATCH-UP Record 3-9 Record 3-9 • Wake Forest opens the 2016 season on Thursday, September 1, as the Demon NOVEMBER Deacons play host to Tulane at BB&T Field. 5 VIRGINIA* TBA ACC 1-7 AAC 1-7 • Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN3. Taylor Zarzour and former 12 at Louisville* TBA Wake Forest head coach Al Groh are on the call. 19 CLEMSON* TBA Non-Conference 2-2 Non-Conference 2-2 • Thursday’s game can also be heard on the Wake Forest Sports Network. Stan Cotten 26 BOSTON COLLEGE* TBA and Tommy Elrod have the call with Dave Goren reporting from the sideline. Home 1-5 Home 2-4 Home games in BOLD CAPS * - ACC game Away 2-4 Away 1-5 WAKE FOREST STORYLINES All times listed are ET • Wake Forest enters its third season under head coach David Clawson after a 3-9 National Ranking NR National Ranking NR season in 2015. TULANE Points Scored 17.4 Points Scored 19.7 • Junior tight end Cam Serigne was named to the Mackey Award preseason watch list, presented annually to the top tight end in the country. SCHEDULE & RESULTS Points Allowed 24.6 Points Allowed 36.2 • John Wolford was named the team’s starting quarterback at the end of fall camp. A starter in each of the last two seasons, Wolford has started 22 career games and has SEPTEMBER Rushing Yards 105.2 Rushing Yards 115.8 3,828 career passing yards. 1 at Wake Forest (ESPN3) 7:00 • The Demon Deacons welcome 29 freshmen to their roster, with six members 10 SOUTHERN (ESPN3) 7:00 Passing Yards 228.3 Passing Yards 201.2 enrolling early to participate in spring practice. 17 NAVY* (ESPN3) 6:00 TDs Rush/Pass 12/13 TDs Rush/Pass 11/18 • Freshman Cade Carney is expected to be the first true freshman running back for 24 UL LAFAYETTE TBA Wake Forest in at least the past 65 years. Total Offense 333.4 Total Offense 317.0 OCTOBER THE OPPOSITION & SERIES HISTORY 1 at Massachusetts TBA Total Defense 363.8 Total Defense 412.3 • Tulane is led by first-year head coach Willie Fritz, and the two programs are meeting 7 at UCF* (ESPN2) TBA 14 MEMPHIS* (ESPNU) TBA SERIES HISTORY for the first time in 21 years. • Tulane leads the all-time series 2-0, with the teams meeting in 1995 and 1959. 22 at Tulsa* TBA Overall: Tulane leads 2-0 • Thursday is the first time the teams will meet at Wake Forest, as each of the first two 29 SMU* TBA All Games at WF: 0-0 meetings took place in New Orleans. • The Green Wave finished 2015 with a 3-9 record and a 1-7 mark in AAC play. NOVEMBER Games at BB&T Field: 0-0 12 at Houston* TBA Dave Clawson vs. Tulane: 0-0 LOOKING AHEAD 19 TEMPLE* TBA 26 UCONN* TBA Willie Fritz vs. WF: 0-0 • Wake Forest hits the road for its first road contest of the season as it travels to Last WF Win: N/A Durham, North Carolina, to take on Duke on September 10. Home games in BOLD CAPS • The game, the first ACC league game for both teams, is set for a 3:30 p.m. kickoff Last Tulane Win: 35-9 (9/9/95), at Tulane * - AAC game and will be broadcast on ESPNU. All times listed are ET Last Tulane win at WF: N/A Current Streak: Tulane, 2 GAMEDAY COVERAGE WHAT’S INSIDE Longest WF Streak: N/A Television Live Stats Media Policies & Game Week Info ............ 2 Longest Tulane Streak: 2 (1959-pres.) ACC Network Extra WakeForestSports.com Deacon Notes ........................................3-5 Play-by-Play: Taylor Zarzour Twitter Quick Facts & Radio Info ............................ 3 Largest WF win: N/A Color: Al Groh Live updates, stats and more Pronunciation Guide .................................. 4 Wake’s Record When ............................... 5 Largest Tulane win: 26 in 1995 Radio @WakeFB Wake Forest Sports Network Facebook Series History ........................................... 6 Play-by-Play: Stan Cotten Photos and news ACC Statistics ........................................... 7 PREVIOUS MEETINGS Color: Tommy Elrod Wake Forest Football Head Coach Dave Clawson ....................... 8 Sideline: Dave Goren Instagram Depth Chart .............................................. 9 Year W/L Site Score Studio Host: Phil Brame Photos and videos Numerical Roster ...............................10-11 WakeForestSports.com @WakeFB Final 2015 Season Stats ....................12-16 1995 L A 35-9 Live audio stream of broadcast YouTube Individual Player Pages .......................17-23 Sirius: 212; XM: 202 Postgame highlights and interviews The Last Time ......................................... 24 1959 L A 6-0 Opponent Schedules ............................... 25 INTERVIEWS & POLICIES Permanent Captains ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS • Wake Forest elected five permanent captains for the 2016 Weekly Press Conference season following spring practice and were voted on by the Mailing/Shipping Address ...............................519 Deacon Blvd Wake Forest’s weekly press conference players. ................................................ Winston-Salem, NC 27105 begins each Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the • The defensive captains include senior LB Marquel Lee, senior Phone .............................................................. (336) 758-5640 Miller Center on campus. Selected players S Ryan Janvion and junior DE Wendell Dunn. Fax ................................................................. (336) 758-5140 Website .............................................. WakeForestSports.com are available first to the electronic media in • The offensive captains include junior TE Cam Serigne and Associate AD/Ath. Comm. (FB Contact) .................Steve Shutt the Team Meeting Room on the first floor. senior OG Tyler Hayworth. The players will then meet the print media Email .......................................................shuttsj@wfu.edu in the Rovere Room immediately following. Office ........................................................ (336) 758-5640 Cell ............................................................ (336) 970-7512 Lunch will then be served and Dave Clawson Serigne Among Nation’s Top Tight Ends Assistant Director (Secondary FB Contact)........... Dan Wallace will meet with the media at 11:45 a.m. in • Junior tight end Cam Serigne was named to the Mackey Award preseason watch list. The Mackey Award is presented Email .................................................... [email protected] the team meeting room followed by lunch Office ........................................................ (336) 758-1880 yearly to the top tight end in the country. with the print media in the Rovere Room. Cell ............................................................ (630) 450-2077 Any specific player requests must be made • Serigne has more receptions over the last two years than Ath. Comm. Coordinator (Credentials) ....................Kinsey Pate before noon on Monday. Quotes and video any tight end in the nation. Email ..................................................... [email protected] of the press conference will be posted on • Over the 2014 and 2015 seasons, Serigne has caught 100 Director ..............................................................Steve Kirkland WakeForestSports.com. passes (54 in ‘14, 46 in ‘15). Assistant Director..................................................Jay Garneau • Over the last two years, Florida International’s Jonnu Smith Assistant Director.............................................Andrew Wilson ACC Weekly Teleconference is second with 97 receptions. Smith leads all active FBS tight Ath. Comm Asst. ..................................................... Erin Meyer Dave Clawson participates in the ACC’s ends with 136 career receptions. Pressbox Phone ............................................... (336) 896-9159 weekly teleconference every Wednesday at • Serigne is second nationally among tight ends with 100 12:00 p.m. For the media access number, Freshman Receptions career catches. • During the 2015 regular season, Wake Forest and TCU tied contact the ACC Media Relations Office or • The junior has a catch in 24 consecutive games (every game the Wake Forest Athletic Communications for the national lead with 131 receptions among freshmen he has played). Office. The teleconference is archived online players. at theACC.com. • Wake Forest was led by redshirt freshman Cortez Lewis’ 47 Record-Setting Freshmen catches, 33 by Chuck Wade and 32 by Tabari Hines. Covering Practice • Both Chuck Wade and Tabari Hines broke Wake Forest’s • Tyler Bell had 18 catches out of the backfield while Alex Wake Forest typically conducts its previous record for receptions in a season by a true freshman Bachman added one reception. practices on campus at the Doc Martin last year. Practice Complex adjacent to the Pruitt • Wade finished