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NOV. 4, 2017 | 3:30 P.M. | NOTRE DAME STADIUM | NOTRE DAME, IND. | #GoDeacs GAME DETAILS WAKE FOREST Head Coach: Dave Clawson Event Info SCHEDULE & RESULTS WAKE FOREST Alma Mater: Williams, ‘89 Location ........... Notre Dame, Ind. Season: 4th Venue ....... Notre Dame Stadium AUGUST DEMON DEACONS Record at Wake Forest: 18-27 (.400) Capacity ..............................80,795 31 PRESBYTERIAN (ACCN Extra) W, 51-7 Head Coaching Record: Surface .............................FieldTurf Record: 5-3 | ACC: 2-3 18th Season - 108-107 (.502) TV ...............................................NBC SEPTEMBER (ACCN Extra) 5/8 Head Coach: Brian Kelly 9 at Boston College* W, 34-10 NOTRE DAME Alma Mater: Assumption, ‘83 16 UTAH STATE (ACCN Extra) W, 46-10 Season: 8th 23 at RV/-- App State (ESPN3) W, 20-19 FIGHTING IRISH Record at Notre Dame: 66-32 (.673) 30 RV/25 FLORIDA STATE* (ABC) L, 19-26 Record: 7-1 Head Coaching Record: 27th Season - 236-89-2 (.722) OCTOBER 7 at 2/2 Clemson* (ESPN2) L, 14-28 THE NUMBERS NOTRE DAME VS WAKE FOREST AT A GLANCE 21 at RV/RV Georgia Tech* (ESPNU) L, 24-38 Wake Forest Notre Dame THE MATCH UP 28 LOUISVILLE* (ACC Network) W, 42-32 Record 5-3 Record 7-1 • Wake Forest closes nonconference play on Saturday, Nov. 4, as the Demon Deacons travel to Notre Dame to take on the Fighting Irish. NOVEMBER 5/8 (NBC) ACC 2-3 Home 4-1 • Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. and will be broadcast nationally on NBC. Mike Tirico, Doug 4 at Notre Dame 3:30 Nonconference 3-0 Away 3-0 Flutie and Kathryn Tappen will have the call of Saturday’s game. 11 at Syracuse* TBA 18 NC STATE* TBA Home 3-1 Neutral 0-0 • Saturday’s game can also be heard on the Wake Forest Sports Network. Stan Cotten 25 DUKE* TBA and Lary Sorensen have the call with Dave Goren reporting from the sidelines. Away 2-2 National Rank 5/8 Home games in BOLD CAPS Neutral 0-0 Points Scored 40.5 WAKE FOREST STORYLINES * - ACC game National Rank -- Points Allowed 16.1 • Wake Forest improved to 5-3 (2-3 ACC) with a 42-32 victory over Louisville on All times listed are ET Points Scored 31.2 Rushing Yards 317.9 Saturday, Oct. 28 on a record-setting day. NOTRE DAME Points Allowed 21.2 Passing Yards 150.4 • Greg Dortch caught a program-record four touchdowns behind a 28-of-34, 461 yard, six-total touchdown afternoon from John Wolford. SCHEDULE & RESULTS Rushing Yards 171.0 TDs Rush/Pass 30/11 • The Deacs accounted for 625 yards of total offense, just the second time in program SEPTEMBER Passing Yards 256.2 Total Offense 468.2 history a Wake Forest team has amassed 600 or more yards of offense, and seven --/RV yards shy of matching the program record of 632 yards. 2 TEMPLE W, 49-16 TDs Rush/Pass 11/19 Total Defense 349.1 15/15 • Wolford and Dortch each earned numerous weekly accolades, including a combined 9 GEORGIA L, 19-20 Total Offense 427.2 three honors from the ACC. Essang Bassey had 10 tackles, including seven solo stops, 16 at Boston College W, 49-20 RV/RV Total Defense 381.9 and an interception to lead the defense. 23 at Michigan State W, 38-18 30 MIAMI (OHIO) W, 52-17 SERIES HISTORY THE OPPOSITION & SERIES HISTORY OCTOBER Overall: Notre Dame leads, 3-0 • Notre Dame enters Saturday’s contest fifth in the AP poll and eighth in the Coaches poll after defeating NC State, 35-14, to improve to 7-1 on the season last time out. 7 at North Carolina W, 33-10 11/10 All Games at Notre Dame: 0-2 • Brian Kelly is in his eighth season at the helm of the Fighting Irish, leading the team 21 USC W, 49-19 28 14/15 NC STATE W, 35-14 Games at Notre Dame Stadium: 0-2 to a 66-32 record during his time at Notre Dame. • Notre Dame leads the all-time series, 3-0, with the two teams last meeting during Dave Clawson vs. ND: 0-1 the 2015 season. NOVEMBER Brian Kelly vs. WF: 3-0 • Wake Forest will be the fourth ACC opponent the Fighting Irish will have faced this 4 WAKE FOREST 3:30 season, with Notre Dame owning a combined 3-0 record over Boston College, North 11 at Miami TBA Last WF Win: -- Carolina and NC State. 18 NAVY 3:30 Last ND Win: 28-7 (11/14/15) at ND 25 at Stanford TBA LOOKING AHEAD Last WF win at ND: -- Home games in BOLD CAPS • The Deacs remain on the road to take on Syracuse on Saturday, Nov. 11. All times listed are ET Last ND win at ND: 28-7 (11/14/15) • Kickoff and TV designation will be announced following Saturday’s contest. Current Streak: Notre Dame, 3 GAMEDAY COVERAGE WHAT’S INSIDE Longest WF Streak: -- Television Live Stats Media Policies & Game Week Info ............. 2 Longest ND Streak: 3 (2011-pres.) NBC WakeForestSports.com Deacon Notes .........................................3-5 Play-by-Play: Mike Tirico Twitter Quick Facts & Radio Info ............................. 3 Largest WF win: -- Color: Doug Flutie Live updates, stats and more Pronunciation Guide ................................... 4 Largest ND win: 38 in 2012 Sideline: Kathryn Tappen @WakeFB Wake’s Record When ................................ 5 Radio Facebook Series History ............................................ 6 Wake Forest Sports Network Photos and news ACC Statistics ............................................ 7 PREVIOUS MEETINGS Head Coach Dave Clawson ........................ 8 Play-by-Play: Stan Cotten Wake Forest Football Depth Chart ............................................... 9 Year W/L Site Score Color: Lary Sorensen Instagram Numerical Roster ................................10-11 Sideline: Dave Goren Photos and videos Season Stats ......................................12-16 2015 L A 7-28 Studio Host: James Travis @WakeFootball Box Scores..........................................17-20 2012 L A 0-38 YouTube Individual Player Pages ........................21-31 WakeForestSports.com Postgame highlights and interviews The Last Time .......................................... 32 2011 L H 17-24 Live audio stream of broadcast Opponent Schedules ................................ 33 INTERVIEWS & POLICIES WEEKLY ACCOLADES ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS • John Wolford and Greg Dortch each brought in numerous Weekly Press Conference weekly accolades following the Deacs’ victory over Louisville. Mailing/Shipping Address ...............................519 Deacon Blvd Wake Forest’s weekly press conference Wolford: ................................................ Winston-Salem, NC 27105 begins each Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the • National Player of the Week by the College Football Phone .............................................................. (336) 758-5640 Rovere Room in the Miller Center on Performance Awards Fax ................................................................. (336) 758-5140 campus, begining with selected players. • ACC Player of the Week by Athlon Sports Website .............................................. WakeForestSports.com • ACC Offensive Back of the Week by the ACC Associate AD/Ath. Comm. (FB Contact) .................Steve Shutt Lunch will then be served and Dave • One of eight quarterbacks named a Peyton Manning Award Email .......................................................shuttsj@wfu.edu Clawson will meet with the media at Star of the Week. Office ........................................................ (336) 758-5640 12:00 p.m. in the Rovere Room followed • One of the Davey O’Brien Award nominees for the “Great 8” Cell ............................................................ (336) 970-7512 by lunch with the print media in the Rovere as having one of the top eight performances on Saturday. The Assistant Director (Secondary FB Contact)........... Dan Wallace Room. Any specific player requests must winner of the Davey O’Brien Quarterback of the Week will be Email .................................................... [email protected] be made before noon on Monday. Quotes announced on Tuesday. Office ........................................................ (336) 758-1880 and video of the press conference will be Dortch: Cell ............................................................ (630) 450-2077 posted on WakeForestSports.com. • ACC Offensive Receiver of the Week and ACC Rookie of the Administrative Coordinator (Credentials) .................Linda Rieck Week by the ACC Email .............................................................riecklc@wfu.edu Director ..............................................................Steve Kirkland ACC Weekly Teleconference • ACC Freshman of the Week by Athlon Sports Associate Director .................................................Jay Garneau Dave Clawson participates in the • ACC Offensive Player of the Week by College Sports Madness Assistant Director.................................................... Erin Meyer ACC’s weekly teleconference every • Named to the Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll by the Louisville Ath. Comm Asst. ............................................Joseph Garwood Wednesday at 12:00 p.m. For the media Sports Commission. Pressbox Phone ............................................... (336) 896-9159 access number, contact the ACC Media Relations Office or the Wake Forest EJIOFOR NAMED BEDNARIK SEMIFINALIST Jackson has been sacked in 2017. Athletic Communications Office. The • Senior defensive end Duke Ejiofor has been named as one of • Matt Colburn II rushed for a career-high 134 yards vs. the Cardinals teleconference is archived online at 18 semifinalists for the 2017 Chuck Bednarik Award. while Scotty Washington’s six receptions and 133 receiving yards theACC.com. • The Bednarik Award goes to the Outstanding Defensive were both career highs. Player of the Year and is selected by the Maxwell Football Club Covering Practice