Post Game Notes

Sept. 27, 2008

With The Wake Forest loss

The Deacons drop to 3-1 overall on the season.
Wake Forest has its six-game winning streak snapped.
The loss ends Wake's six-game home field winning streak.
The Deacs are 6-3 all-time against Navy, including a 2-2 mark at BB&T Field.
Navy snaps its four-game losing streak to Wake, which dated back to the 1996 season.
Wake Forest falls to 17-14 all-time as a ranked team.
Riley Skinner drops to 21-7 as a starting quarterback.
Head Coach Jim Grobe falls to 49-40 at Wake Forest and 82-73-1 overall as a head coach (14th season).
The Deacs are 25-20 at home under Grobe.
Wake Forest drops to 10-3 against non-conference opponents since the start of the 2006 season.
Under Grobe, Wake is 24-8 against non-conference opponents, including a 12-5 mark at home.
The Deacons are 8-9 all-time against schools named as a color (6-3 vs. Navy, 2-6 vs. Auburn).

Boldin Surpasses 100-Yard Mark Receiving

Senior WR D.J. Boldin led the way for Wake Forest with eight catches for 116 yards.
Boldin has gone over 100 yards receiving in two games this season (123 yards vs. Ole Miss).

Defenders Set Career-Highs

LB Chantz McClinic had a career-high 10 tackles.
NG Boo Robinson tied his career-high six tackles. Robinson recorded a career-high two sacks in the game for a combined loss of 12 yards.
LB Aaron Curry had a season-high 10 tackles, three shy of his career-best.
The Deacs forced a season-low two turnovers (two fumbles). It was Wake's first game without an interception.

Sam Swank Kicks Field Goal For 13th Straight Game

With his 23-yard FG in the third quarter, Sam Swank has now kicked at least one field goal in 13 straight game dating back to last season.
He has made 70 career field goal, which puts him 10 shy of the ACC career record held by Maryland's Nick Novak (2001-04).
Swank has made 116 straight PATs.
With five points today, Swank has scored 326 points in his career and 40 on the season.

Navy's Kettani Rushes for 100+ Yards

Navy FB Eric ran for 175 yards on 19 carries.
He became the first opponent to rush for more than 100 yards against Wake Forest since Maryland's Keon Lattimore on September 22, 2007.
Navy rushed for 292 yards as a team to became the first opponent to rush for 200+ yards against the Deacs since the Midshipmen accomplished the feat last season in Annapolis.

Wake Commits Seven Turnovers

Wake Forest's six turnovers are the most by the Deacons since committing six turnovers against Miami in the final game of the 2005 season.

Miscellaneous Notes

When Navy scored first, it marked the first time this year that Wake's opponent had scored first.
When Wake Forest fell behind 14-0, it marked its largest deficit since losing at Clemson 44-10 on Nov. 10, 2007
LT Joe Birdsong was ejected in the second quarter for delivering a blow to the head of an opponent. Redshirt freshman Michael Hoag replaced him and saw his most extensive action of the season.
Riley Skinner set a career high with four interceptions, three in the first half. He came into the game having not thrown an interception in 131 consecutive pass attempts.
All of Navy's 24 points came off Wake Forest turnovers.

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