SEPT. 28, 2019 | 3:30 P.M. ET | ALUMNI STADIUM (44,500) | CHESTNUT HILL, MASS. | ACCN Head Coach: Dave Clawson Head Coach: Steve Addazio Season: 6th Season: 7th Alma Mater: Williams ‘89 Alma Mater: Central Conn. St. '81 Home Record: 3-0 Home Record: 2-1 Away Record: 1-0 Away Record: 1-0 Record at Wake Forest: 32-35 VS Record at BC: 41-39 Head Coaching Record: 122-115 WAKE FOREST BOSTON COLLEGE Head Coaching Record: 54-50 Rank: 24 DEMON DEACONS EAGLES Rank: -- Points Scored (gm): 38.0 Points Scored (gm): 33.5 Points Allowed (gm): 20.2 Record: 4-0 | ACC: 0-0 Record: 3-1 | ACC: 1-0 Points Allowed (gm): 26.2 THE NUMBERS NO. 24 WAKE FOREST VS. BOSTON COLLEGE WAKE FOREST Wake Forest Boston College THE MATCHUP SCHEDULE & RESULTS Record 4-0 Record 3-1 • No. 24 Wake Forest will take its 4-0 record to Chestnut Hill when the Demon AUGUST ACC 0-0 ACC 1-0 Deacons visit 3-1 Boston College on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2019. • Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. on ACCN with Chris Cotter calling the action. Mark 30 UTAH STATE (ACCN) W, 38-35 Nonconference 4-0 Nonconference 2-1 Herzlich will serve as the analyst with Kelsey Riggs as sideline reporter. Home 3-0 Home 2-1 • The game can be heard on the Wake Forest Sports Network with Stan Cotten SEPTEMBER Away 1-0 Away 1-0 calling the play by play, Lary Sorensen is the analyst and Dave Goren is the 6 at Rice (CBS Sports Network) W, 41-21 Neutral 0-0 Neutral 0-0 sideline reporter. 13 NORTH CAROLINA (ESPN) W, 24-18 National Rank 24 National Rank -- 21 ELON (RSN) W, 49-7 Points Scored 38.0 Points Scored 33.5 WAKE FOREST STORYLINES 28 at Boston College* (ACCN) 3:30 Points Allowed 20.2 Points Allowed 26.2 • Wake Forest is off to a 4-0 start for the seventh time in school history after beating Elon 49-7 at BB&T Field on Saturday, Sept. 21. OCTOBER Rushing Yards 203.8 Rushing Yards 250.8 • Wake Forest is ranked 24th in the Amway Coaches Poll this week and No. 26 12 LOUISVILLE* TBA Passing Yards 330.0 Passing Yards 206.2 in the Associated Press poll. 19 FLORIDA STATE* TBA TDs Rush/Pass 7/13 TDs Rush/Pass 11/7 • The Deacons are in the Top 25 for the first time since October, 2008. Total Offense 533.8 Total Offense 457.0 • Wake Forest has won six straight games dating back to the 2018 season. • The school record for consecutive wins is seven set in 1944. NOVEMBER Total Defense 358.2 Total Defense 438.2 • Saturday's game marks the first ACC game of the season for the Demon 2 NC STATE* TBA SERIES HISTORY Deacons, who have won three of their last five conference games and three 9 at Virginia Tech* TBA straight ACC road games. 16 at Clemson* TBA Overall: BC leads, 14-10-2 • Wake Forest has completed an undefeated non-conference portion of the 23 DUKE* TBA schedule at 4-0 for the first time since 2006. All Games at WFU: 3-5 30 at Syracuse* TBA Games at BB&T Field: 3-5 THE OPPOSITION & SERIES HISTORY Home games in BOLD CAPS All Games at BC: 7-9-1 * - ACC game Games at Alumni Stadium: 4-5 • Boston College holds a 14-10-2 lead in the series that originated in 1941 and All times listed are ET All Neutral site games: 0-0-1 was played at Fenway Park in 1942 and 1953. • In the last meeting, Boston College posted a 41-34 win at BB&T Field in 2018. Dave Clawson vs. BC: 2-3 BOSTON COLLEGE Steve Addazio vs. WFU: 4-2 • The visiting team has won each of the last five meetings in the series. Last WFU Win: 34-10 (9/9/17), at BC • In this series, the team that scores first has won 11 straight meetings. SCHEDULE & RESULTS Last BC Win: 41-34 (9/13/18), at BB&T Field • The Deacons are 1-4 when opening the ACC season with Boston College. Last WFU win at BC: 34-10 (9/9/17) AUGUST Last BC win at WFU: 41-34 (9/13/18) LOOKING AHEAD 31 VIRGINIA TECH* W, 35-28 Current Streak: BC, 1 • Wake Forest will enjoy an open date on Oct. 5 before returning to action at Longest WFU Streak: 2 (3 times) BB&T Field against Louisville on Oct. 12. SEPTEMBER Longest BC Streak: 4 (2007-10) • The Louisville game will mark the first of three straight home games against 7 RICHMOND W, 45-13 Largest WFU win: 24 in 2017 ACC opponents. 13 KANSAS L, 48-24 • The Deacons host Florida State on Oct. 19 and NC State on Nov. 2. Largest BC win: 27 in 1942 21 at Rutgers W, 30-16 28 WAKE FOREST* 3:30 WHAT’S INSIDE GAMEDAY COVERAGE OCTOBER Quick Facts & Radio Info .................................2 Television Live Stats Deacon Notes .................................................2-6 ACCN GoDeacs.com 5 at Louisville* 12:30 Play-by-Play: Chris Cotter Wake’s Record When ........................................3 WakeForestStats.com 19 NC STATE* TBA Color: Mark Herzlich Twitter 26 at Clemson* TBA Media Policies ......................................................4 Sideline: Kelsey Riggs Live updates, stats and more Pronunciation Guide ..........................................4 Radio Wake Forest Sports Network @WakeFB NOVEMBER Opponent History ...............................................6 Facebook Play-by-Play: Stan Cotten 2 at Syracuse* TBA Head Coach Dave Clawson .............................8 Color: Lary Sorensen Photos and news Depth Chart ..........................................................9 Sideline: Dave Goren Wake Forest Football 9 FLORIDA STATE* TBA Numerical Roster .....................................10-11 Studio Host: James Travis Instagram 23 at Notre Dame 2:30 Photos and videos 30 at Pittsburgh* TBA 2019 Statistics ..........................................12-16 Wake Forest Football on SiriusXM Player Pages ..............................................17-23 Sirius: Channel 99 | XM: Channel 194 @WakeFootball Home games in BOLD CAPS 2019 Boxscores ........................................24-25 YouTube Postgame highlights and interviews * - ACC game The Last Time ................................................... 26 All times listed are ET Opponent Schedules ...................................... 27 QUICK FACTS NOTING THE ELON GAME • Kenneth Walker, III’s 96-yard touchdown run against Rice • Wake Forest improved to 11-0-1 all-time against the remains the nation’s longest run of the year. • WR Sage Surratt has the top two receiving games in the Location..........Winston-Salem, NC 27109 Phoenix with a 49-7 win over Elon at BB&T Field on Sept. 21. • QB Jamie Newman tied a school record by throwing five ACC this year with 169 yards vs. North Carolina and 158 vs. Founded ..............................1834 touchdown passes, matching the previous mark set by John Utah State. WR Scotty Washington is tied for the second- Enrollment ............5,033 undergraduate Wolford vs. Louisville in 2017 and Riley Skinner vs. Duke in highest game with 158 yards vs. Rice. Colors ......................Old Gold & Black 2009. Stadium ................BB&T Field (31,500) • With freshman Michael Kern also throwing a touchdown, DEFENSE DOMINANT the Deacons set a team record with six touchdown passes. • Wake Forest's defense was again outstanding in Saturday's Surface............................FieldTurf • WR Scotty Washington and Sage Surratt combined for 49-7 win over Elon at BB&T Field. Conference ...................Atlantic Coast 253 receiving yards, the sixth-highest total by two receivers • The Deacons held Elon to under 100 yards rushing (95) and President...............Dr. Nathan O. Hatch in school history. under 100 yards passing (88). It marked the first time the Athletic Director .................John Currie • Wake Forest’s 32 first downs against Elon tied for the Deacon defense held an opponent to under 100 yards in both most by an ACC team this season and the sixth-most ever in rushing and passing since limiting Boston College to 93 yards Ticket Office Phone .........(888) 758-DEAC a game by the Deacons. rushing and 74 yards passing on Nov. 26, 2016. • The Elon game lasted just 2:53, Wake Forest’s fastest • The defense held Elon to 3.4 yards per play, the fewest YPP PROGRAM HISTORY game since playing the 2017 opener vs. Presbyterian, a 51-7 since holding Boston College to 2.7 YPP on Nov. 26, 2016. win, in 2:52. First Year of Football...................1888 • Wake Forest limited a team to under 200 yards total • Elon's first quarter touchdown was just the fourth scored by offense for the first time since holding Boston College to 167 Season of Football ....................117th the Phoenix in the history of the series. yards in 2016. Bowl Appearances..................13 (9-4) • Kenneth Walker, III led the team in rushing and became • Over the last two games, opponents have converted just Last Bowl Game .....2018 Birmingham Bowl the first true freshman to lead the Deacons in three straight seven of 30 third down conversions. games since Anthony Young in 2000. All-Time Record .........461-660-33 (.414) • The defense is averaging 6.8 tackles for loss per game and have eight TFLs in each of the last three games. All-Time ACC Record.........142-318-5 (.311) 4-0 STARTS • LB Justin Strnad leads the ACC in tackles with 10.0 per game • Wake Forest has started the season 4-0 for the seventh and is fifth with 5.0 tackles for loss. TEAM INFORMATION time in school history. • DE Carlos "Boogie" Basham, Jr. is third in the ACC with 4.5 sacks and fourth with 5.5 tackles for loss this season. 2018 Overall Record ....................7-6 • This marks the third time in head coach Dave Clawson's six seasons the Deacons are off to a 4-0 start.