Postgame Notes

Nov. 10, 2007

With the loss...

Wake Forest drops its second straight game and falls to 6-4 overall and 4-3 in the ACC.
The Demon Deacons fall to 16-56-1 all-time against Clemson.
The Deacs are 7-28 all-time at Clemson's Memorial Stadium with four straight losses at the venue.
Head Coach Jim Grobe moves to 43-39 in his seventh season at Wake Forest and 76-72-1 in his 13th season overall as a head coach.
Grobe falls to 2-5 all-time against Clemson and 23-32 in ACC play with Wake Forest.

Miscellaneous Notes

Wake Forest's captains were Micah Andrews, De'Angelo Bryant, Louis Frazier and Delon Lowe.
The Deacons are 0-2 when winning the coin toss this season.
The 34-point loss was Wake's worst since falling 52-7 at Miami (#12) on Nov. 20, 2004.
Wake went its second straight game without scoring a non-offensive touchdown. The Deacons came into Saturday tied with Hawaii for the national lead at nine.
Since the start of the 2006 season, Wake Forest is now 17-7. Four of the seven losses have come against ranked opponents, including No. 20 Clemson today.
Riley Skinner completed 20 or more passes for the sixth time this season. Skinner completed 21 of 30 passes for 170 yards.
Kenneth Moore's 55-yard punt return tied his career-long.
Tight end Ben Wooster made his first career catch late in the fourth quarter.
Mark Bucholtz's 48-yard field goal was the longest by an opponent this season.
Clemson is the first opponent since Duke (Oct. 6) to score on its opening drive.

Josh Adams' First-Quarter Touchdown Run

Tailback Josh Adams scored his eighth touchdown of the season on a two-yard run in the first quarter. The score was Adams' seventh rushing touchdown of the season, giving him sole possession of Wake Forest's redshirt freshman record.
Adams also had a season-best seven receptions.

Sacks Allowed

Clemson registered five sacks on the day, which was a season-high allowed by Wake Forest. Four of the Tigers' sacks came in the first half.

Swank's 52-Yard Field Goal

Sam Swank hit a 52-yard field goal midway through the third quarter. It was Swank's second field goal from 50+ yards this season and the ninth of his career.
The 52-yarder was one yard shy of his career record of 53 set twice against NC State in 2006.
On the year, Swank is 15-of-18 on field goal tries and 2-of-3 from 50+ yards.

Clemson's Kickoff Return for Touchdown

C.J. Spiller's 90-yard kickoff return for a touchdown in the third quarter was the first time a Wake Forest opponent has returned a kickoff since 2002. The last player to do so was Northern Illinois' Michael Turner who ran a kick back 93 yards for a touchdown on Aug. 29, 2002.

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