OCT. 6, 2018 | 3:30 P.M. | BB&T FIELD (31,500) | WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. | ESPN Head Coach: Dave Clawson Head Coach: Dabo Swinney Season: 5th Season: 9th Alma Mater: Williams, ‘89 Alma Mater: Alabama, '93 2018 Home Record: 2-2 2018 Home Record: 3-0 2018 Away Record: 1-0 2018 Away Record: 2-0 Record at Wake Forest: 24-31 Record at Clemson: 106-30 Head Coaching Record: 114-111 WAKE FOREST VS CLEMSON Head Coaching Record: 106-30 Rank: -- DEMON DEACONS TIGERS Rank: 4/4 Points Scored (gm): 38.2 Points Scored (gm): 38.0 Points Allowed (gm): 31.6 Record: 3-2 | ACC: 0-1 Record: 5-0 | ACC: 2-0 Points Allowed (gm): 16.8 THE NUMBERS WAKE FOREST VS. CLEMSON WAKE FOREST Wake Forest Clemson THE MATCHUP SCHEDULE & RESULTS Record 3-2 Record 5-0 • Wake Forest concludes its five-game homestand on Saturday, October AUGUST ACC 0-1 ACC 2-0 6, as the Deacs play host to No. 4 Clemson. 30 at Tulane (CBSSN) W, 23-17 (OT) Nonconference 3-1 Nonconference 3-0 • Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN. Beth Mowins, Anthony Becht and Rocky Boiman will call the action. Home 2-2 Home 3-0 • Saturday’s game can also be heard on the Wake Forest Sports Network. SEPTEMBER Away 1-0 Away 2-0 Stan Cotten and Lary Sorensen have the call with Dave Goren reporting 8 TOWSON (ACCNE) W, 51-20 Neutral 0-0 Neutral 0-0 from the sidelines. 13 BOSTON COLLEGE* (ESPN) L, 34-41 #8/8 (ABC) National Rank -- National Rank 4/4 22 NOTRE DAME L, 27-56 (RSN) Points Scored 38.2 Points Scored 38.0 29 RICE W, 56-24 WAKE FOREST STORYLINES Points Allowed 31.6 Points Allowed 16.8 • The Demon Deacons improved to 3-2 on the year following a 56-24 OCTOBER Rushing Yards 244.4 Rushing Yards 242.8 victory over Rice to close out nonconference play. (ESPN) • Saturday's game will mark just the second time in BB&T Field history, 6 CLEMSON* 3:30 Passing Yards 243.2 Passing Yards 254.8 20 at Florida State* TBA TDs Rush/Pass 9/10 TDs Rush/Pass 13/11 and first since 1990, that Wake Forest has hosted two top-10 opponents in the same season. 27 at Louisville* TBA Total Offense 487.6 Total Offense 497.6 • Greg Dortch was named ACC Receiver of the Week while Sam Hartman Total Defense 461.2 Total Defense 263.6 was tabbed as the league's Rookie of the Week. Dortch tied his school NOVEMBER record with four touchdown receptions, all thrown by Hartman. 3 SYRACUSE* TBA SERIES HISTORY • The Demon Deacons had a pair of defensive scores as Essang Bassey 8 at NC State* (ESPN) 7:30 17 PITTSBURGH* TBA Overall: Clemson leads 65-17-1 had a 51-yard fumble recovery and Chuck Wade, Jr. had a 60-yard interception return for a score. 24 at Duke* TBA All Games at WF: 10-23-1 Games at BB&T Field: 6-19-1 Home games in BOLD CAPS THE OPPOSITION & SERIES HISTORY * - ACC game Dave Clawson vs. Clemson: 0-4 • Clemson enters the game ranked fourth in the country and 5-0 overall All times listed are ET Dabo Swinney vs. Wake Forest: 9-0 following a 27-23 victory over Syracuse last time out. Last WF Win: 12-7 (10/9/08) at WF • Dabo Swinney is in his ninth season as the head coach of the Tigers, and CLEMSON Last CU Win: 28-14 (10/7/17) at CU has compiled a 106-30 record at the helm. • Clemson leads the all-time series, 65-17-1, and have won the last nine SCHEDULE & RESULTS Last WF win at CU: 29-19 (9/26/98) meetings in the series. Last CU win at WF: 35-13 (11/19/16) SEPTEMBER Current Streak: Clemson, 9 LOOKING AHEAD 1 FURMAN W, 48-7 Longest WF Streak: 6 (1942-47) • Following five consecutive games at home, the Demon Deacons will have 8 at Texas A&M W, 28-26 Longest CU Streak: 15 (1977-91) next Saturday off before returning to action. 15 GEORGIA SOUTHERN W, 38-7 Largest WF win: 29 in 1943 • The Deacs will hit the road to take on Florida State on Saturday, October 20, 22 at Georgia Tech* W, 49-21 Largest CU win: 58 in 1981 nearly two months after the Demon Deacon's last road game. 29 SYRACUSE* W, 27-23 WHAT’S INSIDE GAMEDAY COVERAGE OCTOBER Media Policies & Game Week Info ...............2 Television Live Stats 6 at Wake Forest* 3:30 Deacon Notes .................................................2-5 ESPN WakeForestSports.com 20 NC STATE* TBA Quick Facts & Radio Info .................................3 Play-by-Play: Beth Mowins Twitter 27 at Florida State* TBA Pronunciation Guide ..........................................4 Color: Anthony Becht Live updates, stats and more Sideline: Rocky Boiman Wake’s Record When ........................................5 @WakeFB Series History ......................................................6 Facebook NOVEMBER ACC Statistics .......................................................7 Radio Wake Forest Sports Network Photos and news 3 LOUISVILLE* TBA Head Coach Dave Clawson .............................8 Play-by-Play: Stan Cotten Wake Forest Football Depth Chart ..........................................................9 Color: Lary Sorensen Instagram 10 at Boston College* TBA Numerical Roster .....................................10-11 Sideline: Dave Goren Photos and videos 17 DUKE* TBA 2018 Statistics ..........................................12-16 Studio Host: James Travis Box Scores ..................................................17-19 @WakeFootball 24 SOUTH CAROLINA TBA Individual Player Pages ..........................20-28 Wake Forest Football on SiriusXM YouTube The Last Time ................................................... 29 Sirius: 98 | XM: 194 Postgame highlights and interviews Home games in BOLD CAPS Opponent Schedules ...................................... 30 * - ACC game All times listed are ET INTERVIEWS & POLICIES BB&T FIELD 50TH ANNIVERSARY ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS • Wake Forest’s BB&T Field will celebrate its 50th Weekly Press Conference birthday in 2018. Opened in 1968 as Groves Stadium, the Mailing/Shipping Address ....................519 Deacon Blvd Wake Forest’s weekly press conference, Demon Deacons have played 287 games and compiled a ............................................Winston-Salem, NC 27105 sponsored by Carrabba’s, begins each record of 129-157-4. Phone............................................................ (336) 758-5640 • BB&T Field has hosted two ACC Championship teams in Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the Rovere Fax ................................................................. (336) 758-5140 the 1970 squad and the 2006 team. Room in the Miller Center on campus, Website ..........................................WakeForestSports.com • The first game was against NC State on Sept. 14, 1968. beginning with selected players. Lunch Associate AD/Ath. Comm. (FB Contact) .... Steve Shutt Wake Forest’s first win at the stadium came on Oct. 26, will then be served and Dave Clawson Email ....................................................shuttsj@wfu.edu 1968 with a 48-31 win over North Carolina. will meet with the media at 12:00 p.m. in Office ...................................................... (336) 758-5640 the Rovere Room followed by lunch with • Wake Forest has gone undefeated at BB&T Field on two occasions, posting a 5-0 mark in 1979 and a 4-0 record in Cell .......................................................... (336) 970-7512 the print media in the Rovere Room. Any Assistant Director (Secondary FB Contact) ...Dan Wallace specific player requests must be made 1970. Three times Wake Forest has won five home games Email ..................................................wallacdj@wfu.edu before noon on Monday. Quotes and in a season: 1979, 2007 and 2008. Office ...................................................... (336) 758-1880 video of the press conference will be • Head coach Dave Clawson, with 14 home wins in his Cell .......................................................... (630) 450-2077 posted on WakeForestSports.com. first four seasons, needs two victories in 2018 to become the second-winningest coach at BB&T Field. Administrative Coordinator (Credentials) .. Linda Rieck Email ..................................................... [email protected] ACC Weekly Teleconference Director ............................................................Steve Kirkland Dave Clawson participates in the DEACS EARN ACC, NATIONAL RECOGNITION Associate Director .............................................Jay Garneau ACC’s weekly teleconference. The • Greg Dortch and Sam Hartman each earned a pair of telecoference takes places each accolades on Oct. 1 following the Deacs' game against Assistant Director ..............................................Grace Bolin Wednesday, with Coach Clawson set Rice. Pressbox Phone ........................................ (336) 896-9159 to speak at 12:00 p.m. For the media • Dortch was named the ACC Receiver of the Week as access number, contact the ACC Media well as being named to the Paul Hornung Award Watch DORTCH TIES A RECORD, HIS OWN RECORD Relations Office or the Wake Forest list. Hartman was the ACC's Rookie of the Week as well • WR Greg Dortch tied his own school record by catching Athletic Communications Office. The as being a CFPA Honorable Mention for National Player four touchdown passes against Rice. His scores came on teleconference is archived online at of the Week. receptions of 54, 10, 38 and 4 yards. • Dortch set the school record initially with four TD theACC.com. HARTMAN'S HOT HAND catches against Louisville in 2017. • The redshirt sophomore finished the game with 11 Covering Practice • Freshman QB Sam Hartman completed 15 of 17 pass receptions for 163 yards. It marks his fourth career game Wake Forest typically conducts its attempts for 241 yards and four touchdowns with no with 10 or more receptions and his fifth career 100-yard practices on campus at the Doc Martin interceptions in the Sept. 29 win over Rice. Hartman was receiving game. Dortch finished the game with 198 all- Practice Complex adjacent to the Pruitt named the ACC Rookie of the Week for his performance purpose yards. Football Center. Please contact the against the Owls. • Dortch has played 13 career games and has 14 Athletic Communications Office if you’d • After going 3-for-5 for 23 yards on Wake Forest’s first drive of the game, Hartman completed each of his last 12 touchdown catches and 16 total touchdowns.