Football Travels to Meet Wolfpack
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Football
November 2, 1998
Wake Forest goes after its third ACC road win of the 1998 campaign this Saturday as it travels to Raleigh to meet NC State. Kickoff for the regionally televised (ACC/JP Sports) contest is at 12 noon in Carter-Finley Stadium.
Playing away from home has actually been a positive for the Demon Deacons since they lost their '98 opener at Air Force. Wake has won at Clemson and Maryland in its last two road dates, while losing four in a row at home during the month of October.
Team Data
WAKE FOREST (3-5 / 2-3 in ACC) NC STATE (5-3 / 3-2 in ACC)
Offense: Multiple Offense: Multiple I
(20.8 ppg / 340.8 ypg) (28.8 ppg / 431.3 ypg)
Defense: Multiple Defense: 4-3
(26.3 ppg / 373.3 ypg) (27.6 ppg / 374.8 ypg)
Head Coach: Jim Caldwell (6th year) Head Coach: Mike O'Cain (6th year at NC State)
W-17, L-46 W-33, L-32
same record overall same record overall
1-4 vs NC State 4-1 vs Wake Forest
1998 Schedule 1998 Schedule
9/5 at Air Force L 0-42 9/3 Ohio W 34-31
9/10 Navy W 26-14 9/12 Florida State W 24-7
9/26 at Clemson W 29-19 9/19 at Baylor L 30-33
10/3 Appalachian State L 27-30(ot) 10/1 Syracuse W 38-17
10/10 Duke L 16-19 10/10 Georgia Tech L 24-47
10/17 at Maryland W 20-10 10/17 Duke W 27-24
10/24 North Carolina L 31-38 10/24 at Virginia L 13-23
10/31 Virginia L 17-38 10/31 at Clemson W 46-39
11/7 at NC State 12:00 11/7 Wake Forest
11/14 Florida State tba 11/21 at Maryland
11/21 at Georgia Tech tba 11/28 North Carolina (@Charlotte)
THE SERIES WITH NC STATE - Wake Forest ended a nine-game losing streak to NC State last year with a one-point decision (19-18) in Groves Stadium (see below). The Demon Deacons trail in the overall series, 55-30-6. The first game between the two former Wake County neighbors took place in 1895 and resulted in a 4-4 tie. State (then known as A&M) won twice in 1908 before the competition was renewed on an annual basis in 1910. The two schools have met every year since then -- a streak that reaches 89 in a row with this week's get-together and qualifies as the 5th-longest uninterrupted series in the nation and the longest between two current ACC members.
LAST YEAR VERSUS THE WOLFPACK - A 37-yard field goal by Matthew Burdick with 0:43 left gave Wake Forest a 19-18 win over NC State last September 25th. The Deacs rallied twice -- first from a 10-3 halftime deficit to tie the game on a 37-yard TD pass from Brian Kuklick to Desmond Clark, then from 18-10 with nine fourth quarter points. Kuklick, who also threw a TD pass to Thabiti Davis early in the fourth period, was outstanding, completing 23 of 34 passes for 275 yards, including seven to Clark for 134 yards and nine to Jammie Deese for 104. The Deacs had to overcome five turnovers (4 fumbles, 1 interception) to capture the victory on ESPN.
THE DEACS LAST WEEK - The Demon Deacons dropped their fourth straight home contest and their 15th in a row since 1983 to the Virginia Cavaliers this past Saturday, 38-17. Wake Forest had its opportunities during a competitive first half, but on three drives inside the UVa 30-yard-line could come away with field goals only and trailed the Cavs, 17-9, at intermission.
The game turned entirely Virginia's way in the third quarter on two key plays. A long pass from Brian Kuklick to Desmond Clark was intercepted by UVa safety Adrian Burnim on the Cavalier 25. The visitors then drove 75 yards for a touchdown to take a 24-9 advantage. Wake responded by driving 73 yards to the Cav 7-yard-line, but incomplete passes on third and fourth down left the Deacs empty on that possession.
Offensively, Wake Forest was effective through the air, passing for a season-high 384 yards (240 by Kuklick; 144 by backup Ben Sankey), but managed a net of only four yards on the ground on 17 rushing attempts. Virginia emphasized the ground game, totaling 270 yards led by the ACC's leading rusher Thomas Jones (142 yards on 24 carries), and compiled a distinct advantage in time of possession, 34:37 to 25:23.
NOTING THE DEMON DEACONS
TWO ACC ROAD WINS - Wake Forest travels to Raleigh this weekend already with wins at Maryland and Clemson this season. Those two victories have given the Demon Deacons two ACC wins away from home for the first time since 1992. Wake won three times on the road in conference play in '92--at Maryland, at Duke and at Georgia Tech--all as part of a six-game midseason winning streak that led them to an Independence Bowl bid. Wake Forest has actually now won three of its last four ACC road dates, defeating Duke in Durham last October before finishing the 1997 campaign with a loss in Tallahassee to Florida State.
WINNING AT CARTER-FINLEY - The Demon Deacons have not had much success in NC State's Carter-Finley Stadium, however. The last Wake Forest win in Raleigh came on September 22, 1984 when the Deacs came away with a 24-15 decision. The Wolfpack have beaten the visiting Deacons six straight times since.
EVERY YEAR SINCE 1910 - As noted earlier, the Wake Forest rivalry with NC State, which began in 1895, features the fifth-longest uninterrupted series in America. The two schools have met for 88 consecutive seasons, a streak that began in 1910. Nation's Longest Uninterrupted Rivalries
95 games - Kansas vs. Oklahoma (from 1903)
92 games - Kansas vs. Nebraska (from 1906)
91 games - Minnesota vs. Wisconsin (from 1907)
89 games - Clemson vs. South Carolina (from 1909)
88 games - WAKE FOREST vs. NC STATE (from 1910)
Kansas and Oklahoma are not scheduled to play during the 1998 season, which would end that streak and make the Wake-State series the 4th-longest in the country without interruption.
PASSING UP, RUNNING DOWN - Wake Forest relied on its passing attack for most of the day against Virginia this past Saturday and quarterbacks BRIAN KUKLICK and BEN SANKEY were productive, especially with the long passing game, connecting with three different receivers for gains of 48 yards-or-more. Those comple-tions went to WILLIAM MERRITT (61 yds from Sankey), DESMOND CLARK (53 yds from Kuklick) and MORGAN KANE (48 yds from Kuklick).
The 384 total passing yards for the Demon Deacons against Virginia represented the 9th-highest single game total in school history, and were the most in one contest since quarterback Rusty LaRue threw for a school-record 545 yards against NC State in 1995.
On the ground, however, Wake Forest could generate a net total of only four yards. Three Deacon running backs combined to carry the ball just 13 times for 13 yards. Kuklick and Sankey were sacked once each. That's easily the lowest for WFU this season (previous low was 55 yds vs App State). Wake netted a negative-one yard on the ground in last year's season finale at Florida State when Sankey was sacked six times.
SPREADING THE PASSES AROUND - No Demon Deacon player caught more than five passes in the game with Virginia (JAMMIE DEESE led the team with 5 receptions for 42 yds). Eight different players had at least two catches on the day.
NO INTERCEPTIONS TO PASS AROUND - For the first time this season, Wake Forest did not intercept a pass in the contest against the Cavaliers this past Saturday. The Deacs had entered the game with 11 "picks" on the year, second only to NC State's ACC-leading 15 interceptions this fall.
DESMOND DINGED - Wake Forest's outstanding wide receiver DESMOND CLARK, who earlier this fall became the all-time leading pass catcher in ACC history, was sidelined midway in the third quarter of the loss to Virginia when he sustained a knee injury on his fourth reception of the game. Clark, who had averaged nearly eight receptions and 115 yards receiving per game over the last six contests, finished with four catches for 68 yards. His string of consecutive games with a touchdown reception was also halted at six in a row.
WFU team physician Dr. David Martin said after examining Clark on Sunday that there was no apparent structural damage to the knee but that a MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) test would be conducted in order to compile complete information. Clark's status will be questionable for this week's game with NC State.
DEACS FROM NORTH CAROLINA - There are 24 members of the 1998 Wake Forest team who are from North Carolina. Not surprisingly, that total is twice as many as the next-highest state (there are 12 Demon Deacons from Florida).
Seven North Carolinians are listed as starters on this week's depth chart, including three members of the offensive line--tackles JEFF FLOWE (Charlotte/Independence HS) and MICHAEL COLLINS (Hickory, Hickory HS), and guard BRIAN WOLVERTON (Winston-Salem/North Forsyth HS). Wide receiver JAMMIE DEESE is from Lumberton (Scotland County HS) and placekicker MATTHEW BURDICK is another local product (Winston-Salem/Mt.Tabor HS).
On defense, two North Carolina natives are starters -- cornerback DAMEON DANIEL (Ellenboro/East Rutherford HS) and tackle KELVIN JONES (like Burdick, a product of Winston-Salem's Mt.Tabor HS).
Some other Deacons from North Carolina also play quite a bit, however. They include young linebacker MARQUIS HOPKINS (Fayetteville/71st HS), safety DAVID MOORE (Smithfield/Smithfield-Selma HS) and end BRAD SMITH (Winston-Salem/Mt.Tabor HS) on the defensive unit. Coach JIM CALDWELL's son Jimmy, yet another graduate of Mt. Tabor High School, is a reserve wide receiver and the team's backup holder for placekicks.
DEACONS VERSUS NC STATE - Here's a review of individual highlights for some current Demon Deacon players previously in their careers versus the Wolfpack:
Matthew Burdick - converted both of his field goal tries (18 & 37 yds) last year against the 'Pack,
including the game-winning 37-yarder with 0:43 remaining.
Desmond Clark - has caught 20 passes in three meetings with State and twice topped the 100-yard
mark in a single game Oe after totaling 7 rec for 46 yds as a true freshman in '95, had 6 rec for 110 yds in
Raleigh in 1996, including a 51-yd TD Oe outstanding performance last year in Groves with 7 rec for 134
yds and a 37-yd TD Oe overall, averaged 6.7 rec and 85.3 ypg against the Wolfpack.
Jammie Deese - caught a career-high 9 passes in last year's win over State Oe totaled 104 yds on those
receptions, the 3rd-highest single game figure of his career Oe had 7 rec for 92 yds, including a 2-yd TD
(the first of his career), at State in 1996.
Kito Gary - rushed for a team-high 38 yds on 9 carries last year in Groves Stadium.
Brian Kuklick - two of his top single game efforts as a Deac have come the past two years vs State,
including a career-high 330-yd outing in Raleigh in 1996 Oe his 28 completions and 57 attempts that day
are personal highs, too Oe also had 3 TD passes against the 'Pack in '96--one of three times he has done
that in a single game Oe did not throw as often but was more efficient last season, completing 23 of 34 for
275 yds Oe had two TD tosses in that win Oe has been intercepted three times by State defenders (2 in '96;
1 in '97).
DaLawn Parrish - turned in an outstanding performance in last year's win Oe totaled 9 tackles (6 solo)
while grabbing his first career interception in that game.
LAST YEAR'S HERO ON THE MARK AGAIN - Demon Deacon placekicker MATTHEW BURDICK, whose 37-yard field goal provided the winning points in last year's 19-18 Wake Forest win over NC State, is turning in a second straight excellent season. Last year, the Winston-Salem product converted 15 field goals (in 23 tries), one shy of the school single season record (of 16 set by Wilson Hoyle in 1987).
Currently, Burdick has been successful on 13 of 16 field goal attempts, including the last seven in a row, dating back to a 48-yard miss against Duke. His three missed tries this season have been from 45, 48 and 54 yards. He also tied the WFU school record with a 53-yard field goal on October 3rd versus Appalachian State.
The Deacon specialist is now 5th in the nation in field goal productivity (1.9 per game), yet he is second in the ACC in that category to Florida State's Sebastian Janikowski, who leads the country with 22 field goals (2.4 per game) in 26 attempts.
MOORE ALSO AMONG NATION'S BEST - Wake Forest punter TRIPP MOORE is also ranked among the top individuals in his specialty again this week, placing 14th in the country with a 43.8 yards per punt average. Like Burdick, though, he is second in the ACC (UNC's Brian Schmitz leads the league with a 45.5 avg).
Only 14 of Moore's 43 punts have been returned this season--and those for an average of just 4.5 yards per run-back. And of the 29 punts that have not been returned, just five of those have been touchbacks. Fourteen times, Moore has driven the opposition back inside its own 20-yard-line; six of those times, the Deacs have downed the ball inside the opponent's 10.
AND DON"T FORGET THE KICKOFF SPECIALIST - Redshirt freshman TYLER ASHE has provided Wake Forest with another weapon on kickoffs in recent games. Of Ashe's last 15 kickoffs, 10 have gone out of the endzone or been downed for touchbacks. Three of the five returns failed to make the 20-yard-line as well.
KUKLICK POISED TO MOVE INTO #1 ON WAKE LIST - Senior quarterback BRIAN KUKLICK is about to become the all-time leading passer in Wake Forest school history. Kuklick became just the 8th QB in ACC history to throw for 7,000 yards during a career this past Saturday when he covered 240 yards against Virginia (16 of 33), and now has 7,181 yards overall during his time as a Demon Deacon.
Kuklick's total is just 34 yards behind Gary Schofield, who stands 2nd on the all-time Wake Forest passing list with 7,205 yards. He also needs only 124 yards to surpass the Deacs' career leader, Mike Elkins, who totaled 7,304 yards during his four seasons.
The current Deacon field leader is also well within range of both other major passing records at the school as indicated on the chart below.
Wake Forest Career Passing Leaders
Passing Yardage Pass Completions Touchdown Passes
(1) Mike Elkins 7,304 Gary Schofield 640 Gary Schofield 44
(2) Gary Schofield 7,205 Mike Elkins 609 Mike Elkins 43
(3) BRIAN KUKLICK 7,181 BRIAN KUKLICK 603 BRIAN KUKLICK 40
AND IN THE ACC, TOO - In addition to joining the elite "7,000-Yard Club" in the ACC this past weekend, BRIAN KUKLICK also completed the 600th pass of his outstanding career. Only seven other players in the 45 years of ACC Football have achieved that feat.
ACC Career Passing Leaders
Yardage Completions
1) Ben Bennett, Duke 9,614 Ben Bennett, Duke 820
2) Spence Fischer, Duke 9,021 Spence Fischer, Duke 786
3) Shawn Jones, GaTech 8,441 Steve Slayden, Duke 699
4) Steve Slayden, Duke 8,004 Shawn Jones, GaTech 652
5) MIKE ELKINS, WF 7,304 Scott Milanovich, Md 650
6) Scott Milanovich, Md 7,301 GARY SCHOFIELD, WF 640
7) GARY SCHOFIELD, WF 7,205 MIKE ELKINS, WF 609
8) BRIAN KUKLICK 7,181 BRIAN KUKLICK 603
FIFTEEN TIMES WITH 250 OR MORE - During his career at Wake Forest, BRIAN KUKLICK has passed for 250 yards or more on 15 occasions, including at least once against every ACC opponent except Florida State. Those 15 contests also include two impressive performances against NC State -- a career-high-equaling 330-yard effort in Raleigh in 1996 (he also totaled 330 yds vs Maryland last year), and a 275-yard performance in 1997 in Groves Stadium.
Earlier this fall, Kuklick surpassed the 250-yard mark with 276 yards (16-35) vs North Carolina, 256 yards (21-36) in the win over Navy, 251 yards (14-24) at Clemson, and 259 yards (22of 37) against App State.
And despite completing under 50 percent of his passes the past two weeks (32 of 68), Kuklick remains the most accurate passer in the ACC this year with a 57.5% completion rate (154 of 268).
MERRITT MERITS MENTION - He has been slowed by a deep thigh bruise in recent weeks, but Deacon wide receiver WILLIAM MERRITT made his first real impact in the WFU passing attack this past Saturday against Virginia, catching four passes for 84 yards. That performance included a 61-yard reception from backup quarterback Ben Sankey, as well as a leaping grab of a three-yard Sankey toss for a touchdown.
The scoring play was the second career TD for Merritt, a former walkon from Gretna, VA, who came to Wake Forest on an academic scholarship but earned a scholarship this season with his play the past two years. He pre-viously had reached the endzone in last year's win over Maryland on a pass from Brian Kuklick.
MAKOVEC, MUYRES TOP "HIT MEN" VS UVA - Seniors MARK MAKOVEC and JEFFREY MUYRES both reached double figures in tackles in the game with Virginia, leading a defensive effort that netted four quarterback sacks and four other tackles for negative yardage.
Makovec, who was literally all over the field playing both his usual outside linebacker position as well as maintaining some inside linebacker duty because of injuries at that spot, made a career-high 11 hits (9 solo), including three TFLs for 12 yards in losses.
Muyres, who was on the field for a team-high 71 plays, made 10 tackles (6 solo) in his second straight game with double digits in stops. He had recorded a team-high 11 tackles the previous week versus North Carolina.
MORE ON MAKOVEC - For four years, MARK MAKOVEC served in a reserve role for the Demon Deacons, seeing plenty of action on special teams but only abbreviated duty at an outside linebacker spot. Now as a fifth-year player (he's enrolled in grad school after receiving his degree from WFU last May), he is making up for lost time.
Since being credited with only two tackles in the opening game at Air Force, the Nesquehoning, PA native has averaged more than 7 hits per contest (7.4 to be exact) over the last seven outings. His 54 tackles overall tie him for 3rd on the team with safety DALAWN PARRISH, and his 13 tackles for loss rank among the ACC leaders (league defensive stats are released Monday afternoon).
Makovec also leads the Deacs in interceptions (3), one of which he returned 36 yards for a TD at Clemson. He is 2nd on the team in sacks (4), too.
ROBBINS A ROCK IN MIDDLE OF D-LINE - Junior defensive tackle FRED ROBBINS continued his consistent and excellent play during the 1998 season with 6 tackles in the loss to Virginia. Robbins, who had contributed a season-high 8 stops the previous week against North Carolina, has been extremely consistent in the middle of the Demon Deacon defense all fall with five tackles or more in seven of eight contests.
STILL NOT THE SAME - The Wake Forest defensive unit is without three starters, including its two leading tacklers from 1997, linebackers KELVIN MOSES and DUSTIN LYMAN. Moses has been hampered by a sore knee since undergoing arthroscopic surgery in late-August, playing very briefly in just two games (App State & Duke). Lyman, who was having a superlative 1998 season as the team's leading tackler with 62 tackles in five games (12.4 per) is lost for the season after sustaining a torn ACL in his right knee versus Duke.
Moses and Lyman have combined for 553 total tackles during the past three-plus seasons at their inside linebacker spots (Moses with 321; Lyman with 232).
STARTING EXPERIENCE - The outstanding Demon Deacon passing combination of DESMOND CLARK and BRIAN KUKLICK both started their 30th career game at Wake Forest this past Saturday. Five current Deacs (not including the inactive Kelvin Moses) now have at least 30 starts to their credit the past three (or four) seasons.
Demon Deacon Career Starts (1998 starts)
33 Kelvin Moses 19 Jammie Deese (8) 7 Marlon Curtis (7)
33 Jeffrey Muyres (8) Morgan Kane (6) Mat Petz (7)
32 Jeff Flowe (8) Sam Settar (8) 6 Bryan Ray (6)
Wande Shaw (8) 18 Dameon Daniel (8) 5 Willie Lam (5)
30 Desmond Clark (8) 12 Reggie Austin (8) 3 Nathan Bolling (3)
Brian Kuklick (8) Kelvin Jones (2) Michael Collins (3)
29 Fred Robbins (8) 10 Mark Makovec (8) Ben Sankey
27 Joe Zelenka (7) Kelvin Shackleford (3) 2 Kito Gary (2)
25 Brian Wolverton (8) 9 Jon Mannon (2) 1 Vince Azzolina (1)
22 DaLawn Parrish (8) Clinton Wilburn (2) James Lik (1)
21 Dustin Lyman (5) 8 Abdul Guice (8) David Moore (1)
Rufus Taylor (1)
Consecutive Starts: Clark, Flowe - 30; Robbins, Wolverton 25; Deese, Parrish, Settar 19
Desmond Clark
#1 Receiver in ACC History
CLARK ATTAINS ALL-TIME ACC MARK - Demon Deacon wide receiver DESMOND CLARK became the ACC's all-time leading pass receiver on October 17th at Maryland when he grabbed his second reception of the afternoon. It did not take the senior from Lakeland, FL, long to gain the record against the Terps as it came on the fifth play of the contest. Clark had caught a 19-yarder from Brian Kuklick on the game's second play from scrimmage, then on 3rd-and-3 from the Terp 49, he picked up a Deacon first down with a six-yard catch.
The week before against Duke, Clark had become the Wake Forest all-time leading receiver, moving past Ricky Proehl (now with the St. Louis Rams), who had 188 catches during his brilliant career from 1986-1989.
ACC Top Five Receivers -- All Time
(1) DESMOND CLARK 211
(2) Jermaine Lewis, Md 193
(3) Clarkston Hines, Duke 189
(4) Ricky Proehl, WF 188
(5) Geroy Simon, Md 185
ACC Top Six in Receiving Yardage
(1) Clarkston Hines, Duke 3,318
(2) Ricky Proehl, WF 2,949
(3) Torry Holt, NCState 2,934
(4) Jermaine Lewis, Md 2,932
(5) E.G. Green, FSU 2,920
(6) DESMOND CLARK 2,741
As noted in the chart above, the top four receivers in ACC history prior to DESMOND CLARK were all grouped fairly closely together (with eight receptions of each other). The Demon Deacon star has the potential to not only surpass this talented foursome, but shatter the existing record.
Clark is presently averaging nearly seven receptions per game. If he maintains that rate the remainder of the 1998 season, he'll finish his career with 235 receptions -- 42 more than any other player in the 45-year history of ACC Football.
Of course, as noted earlier, his status for this week's game at NC State is now doubtful after he sustained a knee injury against Virginia this past week.
ON THE WAKE FOREST LISTS - Clark, of course, is rapidly ascending the other two Wake Forest career receiving lists. He became only the fifth Deacon ever to surpass the 2,000-yard mark in receiving yardage earlier this season against Navy and advanced into 2nd-place on that chart at Maryland with his 112-yard performance, moving past Wayne Baumgardner (2,431 yds) and Todd Dixon (2,466).
Wake Forest Career Receiving Leaders
Receptions Receiving Yardage Touchdown Receptions
(1) DESMOND CLARK 211 Ricky Proehl 2,949 Ricky Proehl 25
(2) Ricky Proehl 188 DESMOND CLARK 2,741 Todd Dixon 24
(3) Red O'Quinn 22
(4) Kenny Duckett 19
(5) DESMOND CLARK 19
ACC'S TOP TWO RECEIVERS COULD MEET THIS WEEK - The knee injury suffered by DESMOND CLARK this past week cost him a quarter-and-a-half of playing time against Virginia. He finished the game with just four receptions (matching his season-low) for 68 yards.
Those numbers, combined with an 11-catch performance by NC State's Torry Holt at Clemson, dropped the Demon Deacon standout to 2nd in the ACC in receiving this week behind Holt. He also went from 11th in the country in receiving (his standing a week ago) to 16th nationally in the latest NCAA figures.
100-YARD GAMES - With a career-best 143-yard effort (on 7 rec) two weeks ago against North Carolina, DESMOND CLARK has gone over the 100-yard mark in receiving in four outings this season (with two others at 89 & 98 yds). He totaled 110 yards in receiving at Clemson (on five receptions), had 138 yards on 10 catches against Appalachian State, then recorded a 112-yard game at Maryland.
Overall, Clark now has caught passes for 100 yards-or-more in 11 games during his career.
100-Yard Receiving Games for DESMOND CLARK
143 (7 receptions) vs North Carolina 10/24/98
138 (10) vs App State 10/3/98
137 (13) vs Duke 11/16/96
134 (7) vs NC State 9/25/97
127 (9) vs Northwestern 9/6/97
113 (9) vs Virginia 9/21/96
112 (8) at Maryland 10/17/98
111 (6) vs Maryland 10/18/97
110 (6) at NC State 11/23/96
110 (5) at Clemson 9/26/98
102 (11) at North Carolina 10/11/97
TOUCHDOWN STREAK ENDS AT SIX - Prior to the Virginia game, DESMOND CLARK had caught a touchdown pass in six straight Wake Forest games (all but the opener at Air Force).
Clark's string of touchdowns included a 19-yarder vs Navy; a 56-yarder at Clemson; a 43-yard TD vs App State; a 35-yard TD vs Duke; a two-touchdown performance (from 26 & 9 yds) in the win at Maryland, and a 74-yard scoring reception against North Carolina--the longest catch of his tremendous career.
VERSUS THE ACC - Research compiled by the astute ACC Office media relations office has revealed that DESMOND CLARK has caught 20 passes or more against six of eight ACC opponents. The two who he has not topped the 20-reception mark against are still to be faced in '98, too.
Clark has also scored a touchdown against seven conference schools (all but Georgia Tech.
Desmond Clark vs the ACC
Opponent Receptions Yardage Touchdowns
Clemson 20 302 2
Duke 27 297 3
Florida State* 10 115 1
Georgia Tech* 12 114 0
Maryland 20 278 3
North Carolina 24 318 1
NC State* 20 290 2
Virginia 27 336 2
*still to be played in 1998
TOP TWENTY ALL-TIME - The NCAA recordbook lists only 24 individuals who have caught at least 200 passes during their careers. With his current figure of 211 career receptions, DESMOND CLARK is 20th on that prestigious list. He also is the 5th-leading active career receiver in the country.