Wake Forest vs. Virginia Tech Post-Game Notes
11/18/2006 12:00:00 AM | Football
Nov. 18, 2006
Today's Captains:
Today's captains were seniors Arby Jones, Jamil Smith and Riley Swanson. Wake Forest won the toss and elected to receive. The Hokies kicked off and defended the south goal.
The Wake Forest Loss Today...
... puts the Deacons into a three-way tie for first place with Terrapins and the Eagles.
... means the Deacons could finish as low as a tie for third place in the Atlantic Division with Clemson.
... snaps Wake Forest's four-game winning streak.
... snaps Wake Forest's five-game winning streak involving night games.
... makes Wake Forest 16-100-1 all-time against top 25 foes, 2-14 under Grobe.
... makes the Deacons 2-1 all-time in games between ranked opponents at Groves Stadium.
... extends Virginia Tech's winning streak in the series to three games.
... drops Wake Forest's record in the all-time series to 11-22-1.
... drops Jim Grobe's Wake Forest record to 0-2 against Frank Beamer's Virginia Tech teams.
... drops Grobe's Wake Forest record to 35-34 and ACC record to 18-29 in six seasons and his career record to 68-67-1 in 12 seasons.
... drops Grobe's Wake Forest home record to 18-17; November record to 7-12; night game record to 13-10 ... drops Wake Forest's all-time record to 387-576-33 and all-time ACC-record to 106-257-6.
Updating The Grobe Record Book...
... Wake Forest's six points were the second-fewest points in a game.
... The Demon Deacons' 62 rushing yard were the fourth-fewest in a game.
... The Deacs' 13 first downs tied for the sixth-fewest.
... Wake's 257 yards of total offense was the 10th-fewest in a game.
... The Deacons' four third down conversions tied for the eighth-fewest.
... Wake Forest's eight punts tied for the fourth-most in a game.
... Riley Skinner's 30 passing attempts tied for the sixth-most.
... Skinner's 17 pass completions tied for the 11th-most.
... Virginia Tech's 21-point victory was the sixth-largest.
... The Hokies' 14 first downs were tied for the sixth-fewest in a game.
Starting Notes...
Senior offensive Steve Vallos started his 45th career game for the Deacons. Riley Skinner made his 10th career strart. Wake Forest now has 29 players on the active roster with at least 10 career starts, including 14 on defense, 14 on offense and one specialist.
Deacons Fall Behind Early...
Wake Forest failed to score the first points of the game for the first time since Clemson visited Groves Stadium on Oct. 7, a span of four games. The Deacons entered tonight's game 1-1 when the opponent scored first.
Wake Forest Trails After First Quarter...
The Deacons trailed after the first quarter for only the second time this season (3-0 vs. Duke).
Gattis Gets Fifth Pick of the Season...
Senior FS Josh Gattis intercepted Eddie Royal's wide receiver pass in the second quarter. It was his fifth pick of the year and 12th of his career. Gattis also has six career fumble recoveries and five career forced fumbles.
Thompson Bangs Up Shoulder...
Junior DE Jeremy Thompson injured his shoulder during the first half and did not return.
Down At Halftime...
Wake Forest trailed at halftime for only the second time this season (7-3). The Deacons were blanked vs. Duke 10-0 in the second week of the year, but rallied to win 14-13.
Tonight's Attendance...
The third-largest crowd in Groves Stadium history -- 36,723 -- saw the Deacons and Hokies square off. It was the largest since Nov. 13, 2004 when 37,623 witnessed the Wake Forest-North Carolina game. For that 2004 contest, temporary bleachers were constructed in front of Bridger Field House.
Attendance Record Falls...
Consequently, the season average attendance fell. The Deacons drew 195,091 in six games, an average of 32,515.
Swank 2-for-2...
Sophomore PK Sam Swank made both of his field goals to improve to 17-for-23 for the year, including 5-for-7 from beyond 50 yards.
VT Scores On Defense...
Xavier Adibi's fumble recovery for a touchdown marked the first true defensive touchdown by a Deacon opponent this season. Clemson's Gaines Adams scored on a fumble recovery, but the score came on special teams.
Stuffed In The Redzone...
Wake Forest was stopped in the red zone in the fourth quarter, trailing 20-6. It was only the third time this season the Deacons have failed to score in the red zone (now 27-of-30) and the first time since the Clemson game.
