Post Game Notes

Nov. 15, 2008

WR Boldin Hits Williams For TD Pass; Scoring Drive Goes 91 Yards

Wake Forest scored its first touchdown of the game when WR D.J. Boldin hit fellow WR Marshall Williams for a 64-yard touchdown pass.
Boldin became the first non-QB at Wake Forest to throw for a TD since WR Nate Morton threw a TD pass to QB Riley Skinner against Clemson in 2006.
The drive covered 91 yards on five plays in 1:29. It was the Deacs' longest drive since Wake drove 97 yards for a touchdown against Liberty on Sept. 30, 2006. Oddly enough, Morton hit Skinner for a touchdown on that drive against Liberty.
The 64-yard scoring strike was the Deacons' longest play from scrimmage this season. The previous long was a 58-yard TD pass from Skinner to Devon Brown last week vs. Virginia.

Marshall Williams Posts First Career 100-Yard Receiving Game

Sophomore WR Marshall Williams finished with 116 receiving yards on seven catches. It was his first career 100-yard receiving game.
Williams' previous career-high receiving game was 57 yards at FSU this season.
Williams caught his second touchdown pass of the season, hauling in a 68-yard catch from fellow WR D.J. Boldin in the first quarter.

Deacons Score Quickly

Wake Forest used quick scoring drives to scored its two first-half touchdowns. The Deacons went 91 yards in 1:29 to score in the first quarter and then went 68 yards in 1:26 to register a touchdown just before halftime.
The second-quarter scoring drive was Wake Forest's quickest drive that originated in opponent territory and ended in a touchdown since the Army game on Sept. 15, 2007. Against the Black Knights Wake went 55 yards in 1:02, and Josh Adams scored on a 10-yard run.
The Deacons have had three such drives under 1:30 this season, all of which have come in the last two games.

Riley Skinner Goes Over 6,000 Yards Passing; Throws First Interception Since Navy

QB Riley Skinner completed 21 of 33 passes for 176 yards with one touchdown and one interception.
Skinner went over 6,000 yards for his career passing. He has now thrown for 6,137 yards in his career, which ranks fourth all-time at Wake Forest.
Skinner threw his first interception since the Navy game when Jeremy Gray picked off a tipped pass in the second quarter. Skinner had not thrown an INT in his previous 141 pass attempts. He has thrown an INT in just two games this season.
Wake is now 7-7 all-time when Skinner throws an interception.
Skinner hit D.J. Boldin just before halftime on a seven-yard touchdown pass for his 32nd career touchdown pass.
Wake Forest is now 24-10 with Skinner as its starting quarterback.

Wake's 10-Game North Carolina Winning Streak Snapped

Before today's loss, Wake Forest had won each of its last 10 games against opponents from the state of North Carolina coming into today.
Wake's last loss to an in-state foe came on Nov. 13, 2004, when the Deacons fell 31-24 at UNC.
In 7+ years under Jim Grobe, Wake Forest is 23-6 in games against in-state opponents.
NC State now leads the all-time series with Wake Forest by a 61-35-6 margin.

Injury Update

Wake Forest P/PK Sam Swank missed his sixth consecutive game due to a strained quadriceps muscle.
TB Josh Adams saw his first action since the Miami game when he rushed for 111 yards. Adams missed the two previous contests with an ankle injury.

Miscellaneous Notes

DE Matt Robinson recorded his 11th career sack in the first quarter. He is now in a four-way tie for eighth all-time on the Wake Forest career list.
LB Aaron Curry recorded a sack today to give him 9.5 for his career. He now ranks 12th all-time on the Wake Forest career sacks list.
Today marked the first time in four contests that the Deacons have not scored a touchdown on their first possession of the game.
It was the first three-and-out on Wake's first possession since the Navy game and just the third of the season (at Florida State).
Redshirt freshman TE Cameron Ford made his first career catch on Wake's final drive of the first half.
PK Shane Popham has made each of his last four field goal attempts, including 24-yarder today.
Wake Forest's game captains were WR D.J. Boldin and LB Aaron Curry.

With the Wake Forest Loss

The Deacons are 6-4 overall, 4-3 in the ACC.
Wake finishes its road schedule with a record of 2-3.
This is Wake Forest's third straight road loss after opening the season with two road wins.
NC State's record in the series is now 61-35-6.
Wake Forest's three-game winning streak over NC State was snapped.
Wake's 10-game winning streak over in-state opponents came to a halt.
Wake Forest's record at Carter-Finley Stadium is now 5-17.
NC State has won 11 of the last 12 games with Wake Forest at Carter-Finley Stadium.
Jim Grobe's record falls to 52-43 overall and 28-35 in ACC games.
Wake Forest is 0-3 this season and 13-26 under Grobe when its opponent scores first.

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