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10/22/2005 12:00:00 AM | Football
Oct. 22, 2005
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Today's Captains: Today's captains were Goryal Scales and Steve Vallos. Wake Forest won the toss and deferred to the second half.
A Win This Week Would... ... give Wake Forest a 3-5 record for the first time under Jim Grobe. ... give Wake Forest two wins against NC State in the last three years. ... give Wake Forest four wins against NC State in the last five games at Groves Stadium. ... give Wake Forest four wins in the last eight games in the series. ... make Grobe's teams 2-3 against Chuck Amato's. ... improve Wake Forest's record in the all-time series to 33-60-6. ... improve Grobe's record at Wake Forest to 25-30 in five seasons. ... improve Wake Forest's record against in-state opponents to 15-5 under Grobe. ... improve Grobe's record to 14-14 at Groves Stadium. ... improve Grobe's Wake Forest record to 12-25 in all ACC games. ... improve Wake Forest's all-time record to 381-579-33. ... improve Wake Forest's all-time ACC record to 100-254-5.
Starting Notes... True freshman Chris DeGeare started at right guard, his first career starting assignment. Senior Greg Adkins started at left tackle, his first start of the season at that position. He previously started at guard. Benjamin Mauk started at quarterback for the first time since the Maryland game. Only three players on offensive have started every game in 2005 (Steve Vallos, Arby Jones and Steve Justice). Only four players on defense have started every game (Patrick Ghee, Matt Robinson, Jeremy Thompson and Alphonso Smith).
Mauk To Boldin... Benjamin Mauk's first pass of the game, and his first attempt since the Maryland game, was completed 46 yards to Demir Boldin. It was the longest pass of the season for Mauk and a career-long reception for Boldin.
Swank Streaking... Sam Swank's field goal from 27 and 40 yards in the first quarter was his fifth and sixth consecutive successful attempt dating back to the first half of the Florida State game.
Gattis Returns To The House... Josh Gattis' first quarter interception return for a touchdown was his second in as many weeks. He returned one against Boston College in the fourth quarter last week. For Gattis, it was his fourth pick of the season (tied for the ACC lead) and the sixth of his career.
Plackemeier Joins Elite Company... Ryan Plackemeier went over 200 career punts on Saturday, making him eligible for the NCAA's all-time career punting list. He now stands at 207 career punts for 9,297 career yards, an average of 44.9 per kick. That ranks first all-time in NCAA history with a minimum of 200 punts.
More on Plackemeier... The senior punter had eight punts Saturday for 410 yards -- 51.2 yards per punt. His last punt of 82 yards set a new Wake Forest record. The previous record was 74 yards set by Wayne Wolff against NC State on Nov. 5, 1960. Plackemeier had three punts over 55+ yards, including two over 70+ yards.
Safety Squeeze... Mario Williams' sack of Benjamin Mauk for a safety in the second quarter marked the first safety by a Deacon opponent this season, the first since the 2004 season opener at Clemson.
Morton Completes Touchdown Trifecta... Nate Morton rushed for a nine-yard touchdown in the third quarter. It marked his first career rushing touchdown. In his career, Morton has now passed, rushed and received a touchdown.
Out Of The Gates Quickly... For the second straight week, the Deacons jumped out to a sizable lead after the first quarter. Wake Forest led 10-0 after one quarter at Boston College. Today, the Deacons led NC State 13-0.
Barclay Record Book Update... Chris Barclay continues to climb the ACC and Wake Forest record books. Today, he carried 36 times for 117 yards. ... it was his 13th career 100-yard game, the second most in Wake Forest history. ... he moved into second place for career rushing attempts in Wake Forest history, passing Michael Ramseur (1982-85). ... he moved into a tie for 10th place in ACC history for career rushing yards, passing Joe McIntosh of NC State and Leon Johnson of North Carolina. Barclay is tied with Jerry Mays of Georgia Tech (1985-88)
YARDS: ... he needs 19 rushing yards to pass Raymond Priester of Clemson for 9th place in ACC history. ... he needs 113 rushing yards to pass James McDougald of Wake Forest for 8th place in ACC history. ... he needs 113 rushing yards to pass James McDougald (1976-79) for the all-time Wake Forest rushing record.
TDs: ... he needs one touchdown to tie Travis Zachery of Clemson for 6th place in ACC history. ... he needs two touchdowns to break the Wake Forest scoring record held by Wilson Hoyle (1986-89).
ALL-PURPOSE: ... he needs 79 all-purpose yards to pass Anthony Williams (1988-91) for fourth place in the Wake Forest record book.
