Wake Forest vs. North Carolina Post Game Notes
11/13/2004 12:00:00 AM | Football
Nov. 13, 2004
Recap | Final Stats | Quotes
- The Loss Today...
- makes Wake Forest's season record 4-5 for the first time under Jim Grobe.
- makes Wake Forest 32-67-2 all-time against North Carolina
- makes Wake Forest 12-14 at Groves Stadium under Grobe.
- gives North Carolina three wins in the last six meetings against Wake Forest.
- makes Grobe's teams 2-3 against North Carolina, including a 1995 loss when Grobe and his staff were at Ohio, and 2-2 against John Bunting's teams.
- drops Grobe's four-year record against in-state opponents to 13-5.
- drops Grobe's four-year record at Wake Forest to 22-23 and 55-56-1 in his career.
- gives Wake Forest an all-time record of 374-565-33.
- gives the Deacs an all-time ACC record of 98-248-5.
Today's Captains...
Today's captains were Eric King, Marcus McGruder and Blake Lingruen. North Carolina won the toss and elected to defer.
For Starters...
- Jason Anderson returned to the starting lineup for the first time since the Florida State game, just his fifth start of the year because of injuries.
- Ben Mauk made his first career start at quarterback.
- ric King started his 41st straight game and Caron Bracy started his 40th straight game. Blake Lingruen made his 30th career start.
Deacons Break Single Game Attendance Record...
Today's attendance was 37,623, breaking the single game attendance record at Groves Stadium. The previous record was 37,411 set in 1980 against North Carolina. In setting the record, Wake Forest shattered the season attendance record. In six games this year, the Deacons drew 184,215 -- an average of 30,702. The previous record was 29,390 set last season
Selmon Makes Second Career Reception...
Redshirt freshman tight end Zac Selmon made his second career reception. He hauled in a 23-yard pass from Mauk on the game's opening drive.
And The Deacons Taketh Away...
Eric King's forced fumble in the first quarter was his second forced fumble of the year, to tie for the ACC lead. It was Wake Forest's ninth force of the year and its seventh recovery as a team which leads the conference.
Plack Attack...
Ryan Plackemeier's 53-yard punt in the second quarter and his 59-yard boot was his 14th and 15th 50-plus yard punts of the season.
McGruder Breaks ACC Interception For TD Record...
For the third time this season, Marcus McGruder returned an interception for a touchdown. That broke the ACC record for most interceptions returned for a touchdown in the same season. Eight players, including former Deacon A.J. Greene, had scored twice in the same year. McGruder's third quarter pick tied the score at 10.
Barclay Goes For 100 Again...
Chris Barclay rushed for 100 yards for the second straight game, the third time this year and the eighth time in his career. He officially carried the ball 30 times for 138 yards and a touchdown. The two fourth quarter touchdowns brought the Deacons back into the game to tie the score, 24-24, and was Barclay's 28th career score.
Turnover Battle...
Wake Forest won the turnover battle for the sixth time in nine games this season. Oddly enough, the Deacons are only 1-5 when creating more turnovers than giving up. Surprisingly, Wake Forest is 3-0 when the turnovers are even or on the minus-side for the Deacs.
Trailing At Halftime...
For only the third time this year, the Deacons trailed at halftime (10-3). The other two occasions -- both losses -- came against Virginia Tech and Clemson. Coming into the Saturday's game, Wake Forest had outscored its opponents 121-48.
Third Down Trouble...
Wake Forest was second in the ACC in third down conversions coming into the day with a 39.2 percent success rate. However, in the first half, the Deacons were just 1-of-8 on third down. They finished 5-for-16 for the game.
Decided By Seven...
The Deacons have played in six straight games decided by seven points or less, and seven of nine games this season.
