WAKE FOREST VS. VANDERBILT NOV. 29, 2008 BB&T FIELD WAKE FOREST HOSTS VANDY IN FINAL HOME GAME DEACON STORYLINES Wake Forest will host Vanderbilt in the fi nal game of the regular season on Saturday, Nov. 29 at 7:00 p.m. at BB&T Field. The game will be broad- Page 3: Eight Deacon opponents are cast nationally on ESPNU as well as over the air on the Wake Forest ISP bowl eligible and another two are close. Radio Network. Page 3: The Deacon defense provided WAKE FOREST (6-5, 4-4 ACC) Both teams enter the game at 6-5 on the season with matching 4-4 the offense last Saturday. VS. conference records. Both teams are bowl eligible and hope to enhance Page 4: Wake Forest leads the nation in VANDERBILT (6-5, 4-4 SEC) their bowl-worthiness with a win on Saturday. takeaways with 32. The Deacons are coming off a heartbreaking, last-second loss to Boston Page 5: Alphonso Smith is a fi nalist for Date: November 29, 2008 College. The Eagles scored with 1:12 to play in the game to claim a 24-21 the Bronko Nogurski Award. Time: 7 p.m. ET win. Vanderbilt dropped a 20-10 decision at home to Tennessee. Site: Winston-Salem, N.C. This game will mark the fi rst time since 1959 that both Wake Forest and Stadium: BB&T Field (31,500) SERIES HISTORY Vanderbilt have achieved bowl-eligibility in the same season. For more series info, see page 9. Television: ESPNU. Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Saturday’s game marks the fi nal home game for 16 Wake Forest seniors. David Diaz-Infante (color) and Melissa Knowles That senior class has become the winningest class in school history, post- Overall: Vanderbilt leads 7-4 (sidelines) have the call. ing a record of 30-19 over the last four years. At Wake Forest: 1-4 Records: Wake is 6-5 overall and 4-4 in the Vanderbilt holds a 7-4 lead in the all-time series that dates back to 1964. At BB&T Field: 0-4 ACC after falling to BC 24-21 last week at BB&T This game is part of a series of games between the two schools that in- At Vanderbilt: 3-3 Field. Vanderbilt comes in at 6-5 overall and 4-4 cludes contests each year between 2007 and 2015 with the exception of At Vanderbilt Stadium: 3-3 in the SEC following a 20-10 loss to Tennessee 2009. Jim Grobe vs. VU: 1-1 last week in Nashville. Bobby Johnson vs. Wake: 1-1 Rankings: Wake and Vanderbilt are both un- QUICKIE NOTES Current Streak: Won 1 ranked. The Deacons were ranked in the top ■ Wake Forest is looking for its seventh win of the season. The Deacons Largest WFU Win: 34 in 1992 (40-6) 25 for eight weeks this season, one week shy have never had three straightg seasons of seven or more wins. Largest VU Win: 21 in 1994 (35-14) of the school record. Vanderbilt has climbed as ■ Wake’sW senior class will leave as the Last Meeting: WFU 31-17 (Nov. 24, high as 13th in the rankings this year. WHAT’S INSIDE Schedule Notes. 2 winningestwin class in school history. They 2007, in Nashville) Wake Forest Coach Jim Grobe: Grobe (Vir- Game Week Info . 2 enterent Saturday’s game with a four-year ginia ‘75) is in his eighth season at Wake Forest Deacon Notes . 3-8 recordrec of 30-19 with two bowl appear- ALL-TIME SERIES RESULTS and has a record of 52-44. Grobe, who spent National Polls . 4 ancesanc and the 2006 ACC Champion- six seasons at Ohio University, is in his 14th Quick Facts & Radio Info . 6 Year W/L Site Score Series History . 9 ship.ship 2007 W A 31-17 year as a head coach and has a career mark ■ ACC. 10 WakeW Forest and Vanderbilt were 2005 L H 20-24 of 85-77-1. Head Coach Jim Grobe . 11 eacheac ranked in the Top 25 for four con- 2000 L H 10-17 Vanderbilt Coach Bobby Johnson: Johnson Depth Chart. 12 secutivesec weeks from Sept. 21 through 1994 L A 14-35 (Clemson ‘73) is in his seventh season at the Pronunciation Guide. 12 Oct.Oct 12. helm of the Commodores with a record of 26- Probable Starters. 13 1993 L H 12-27 Numerical Roster . 14-15 1992 W A 40-6 55. Prior to his tenure at Vanderbilt, Johnson Recaps/Box Scores . 16-21 NEXTE UP... 1990 W A 56-28 spent eight seasons as the head coach at I-AA Season Statistics . 22-28 WithWit the regular season complete, 1977 L H 0-3 Furman, earning National Coach of the Year Season/Career Highs. 29-31 WakeWa Forest will wait and hear from The Last Time . 32 honors in 2001. the bowls as to its postseason assign- 1976 L A 24-27 Record Watch . 33-36 1965 W H 7-0 Opponents’ Schedules. 37 ment.me WAKE FOREST MEDIA RELATIONS Deacon Travel Roster . 38 1964 L A 6-9 Address ..........................................PO Box 7426 ................................. 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(FB Credentials) .........Emily Richey Oct. 18 at Maryland (Raycom) L, 0-26 Oct. 11 at Mississippi State L, 14-17 Email [email protected] Oct. 25 at Miami (ESPNU) L, 10-16 Oct. 18 at Georgia L, 14-24 Assistant Director....................... Scott Wortman Nov. 1 DUKE (ESPN 360) W, 33-30 (OT) Oct. 25 DUKE L, 7-10 Assistant Director...........................Katy Hamlett Assistant Director..............................Chad Crunk Nov. 8 VIRGINIA (ESPNU) W, 28-17 Nov. 8 FLORIDA L, 14-42 Media Relations Assistant ...................Gary Petit Nov. 15 at NC State (ESPNU) L, 17-21 Nov. 15 at Kentucky W, 31-24 Graduate Student Assistant ..........Lynn Enterline Nov. 22 BOSTON COLL. (ABC) L, 21-24 Nov. 22 TENNESSEE L, 10-20 Pressbox Phone ..........................(336) 896-9159 Nov. 29 VANDERBILT (ESPNU) 7:00 Nov. 29 at Wake Forest 7:00 WAKE FOREST VS. VANDERBILT NOV. 29, 2008 BB&T FIELD AT BAYLOR Wake Forest opened the season with its fi rst-ever win in or against the state of AUGUST 28 Texas. Riley Skinner completed 27 of 36 passes and had a career-best three TDs, WACO, TEXAS while Chip Brinkman caught his fi rst two career TDs. The Deacs scored on each of W, 41-13 their fi rst three possessions of the game, and the defense forced four turnovers. Sam FOX SPORTS NET Swank booted a pair of fi eld goals, one from 40 yards out and another from 42. OLE MISS Sam Swank’s 41-yard fi eld goal with three seconds left in the game lifted Wake For- SEPTEMBER 6 est to a thrilling 30-28 defeat of Ole Miss. In a contest that featured six lead changes, BB&T FIELD the Rebels scored a touchdown to go up 28-27 with 1:01 remaining. The Deacs GAME WEEK W, 30-28 drove 57 yards on nine plays to set up Swank’s game-winner. D.J. Boldin caught 11 ABC/ESPN2 passes for 123 yards, while Riley Skinner completed 32 of 43 passes with 2 TDs. Weekly Press Conference AT FLORIDA STATE The Wake defense forced seven turnovers, and Sam Swank made a career-high Wake Forest’s weekly press conference SEPTEMBER 20 four fi eld goals to lead the Deacs past Florida State, 12-3. The Deacon defense was begins each Tuesday at 11 a.m. in the Ro- TALLAHASSEE, FLA. stifl ing, getting fi ve interceptions and two fumble recoveries. Wake did not let FSU vere Room of the Miller Center on cam- W, 12-3 advance past the Deacs’ 20-yard line all game. Kevin Patterson led the defense by pus. Selected players are available fi rst, ESPN2 forcing three turnovers on his own -- two interceptions and one forced fumble. followed by lunch and then Jim Grobe at 12:15 p.m. Any specifi c player requests NAVY Navy scored 17 of its points off six Wake Forest turnovers, as the Midshipmen pulled must be made before noon on Monday. SEPTEMBER 27 off a 24-17 upset of the No. 15-ranked Demon Deacons. Navy dominated the ground Transcripts of the press conference will BB&T FIELD game, rushing for 292 yards on 59 carries. Eric Kettani fi nished with 175 rushing be e-mailed and posted on WakeForest- L, 17-24 yards, the fi rst 100+ game by a Deacon opponent since Sept. 22, 2007. D.J. Boldin Sports.com. A live video feed of the press ESPNU led Wake Forest with eight catches for 116 yards. conference is available and later archived CLEMSON Riley Skinner hit D.J.