Postgame Notes - Wake Forest vs. Duke
9/11/2010 12:00:00 AM | Football
Sept. 11, 2010
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With the win
- The Deacons improve to 2-0 on the season and 1-0 in the ACC
- Jim Grobe's record improves to 61-51 at Wake Forest and 94-84-1 all-time
- Wake Forest has defeated Duke for the 11th consecutive time, its longest-ever winning streak against an ACC opponent
- Wake Forest starts the season 2-0 for the fifth time under Jim Grobe (2008, 2006, 2003, 2001)
- Wake Forest is now 32-41 in ACC games under Grobe and 19-18 in home ACC games
- Wake Forest has won 10 if its last 13 home ACC games
- Wake now trails Duke 36-53-2 in the all-time series
- Wake Forest improves to 18-40 all-time in ACC openers
- Wake Forest has won its first ACC home game for the fourth consecutive year
- Wake Forest improves to 9-7 in games against Coastal Division teams since 2005
- Wake Forest is now 26-6 under Jim Grobe in games against in-state opponents
- The Deacons are 23-15 in September under Grobe
- Wake Forest is 50-17 in games in which they score 24 or more points
Scoring Onslaught
- The Deacons scored 28 points in the second quarter, tying a school record that has been matched on three other occasions, most recently in 2003 against Clemson at BB&T Field.
- The final score of 54-48 set a BB&T Field record for combined points in a game with 102. The previous high was also set in a Duke vs. Wake Forest game, when the Blue Devils beat the Deacons 52-35 in 1989, totaling 87 points.
- The teams' 102 combined points was the second-highest highest in ACC history for a conference game. Wake Forest was also on the wrong side of the highest-scoring ACC game, a 82-24 thrashing at the hands of Clemson on Oct. 31, 1981.
- Duke's 48 points was the most-ever scored by a losing team in an ACC contest.
- Eight touchdowns is the most-ever by Wake Forest at BB&T field
- Devon Brown's six-yard touchdown run late in the fourth quarter gave the Deacons a 54-41 lead and put them over the 50-point mark for the second consecutive game. It is the first time in school history that Wake Forest has had back-to-back 50-point games.
Givens Shines in Season Debut
- Making his season debut after being held out of the Presbyterian game, Chris Givens achieved a new career-high for receiving yards, catching four passes totaling 159 yards and a touchdown. His 81-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter was the longest catch of his career.
- Givens scored Wake Forest's second touchdown when he picked up a fumbled snap on a punt and returned it 18 yards to the end zone. It was the first non-offensive touchdown of his career.
- Givens set another career high with five kick returns. His previous high was four, which happened twice, most recently against NC State on Oct. 3, 2009.
Record-setting Wide Receiver Pass
- Marshall Williams completed an 81-yard touchdown pass to Chris Givens off an end-around in the second quarter to give the Deacons a 28-21 lead. It was the third-longest pass in school history, the longest by a receiver, and the longest by the Deacons in a home game.
- Williams' pass was the Deacons' second 80+ yard play this season, after Devon Brown broke an 85-yard run against Presbyterian. Wake Forest had never-before had two offensive plays of 80 yards or more in the same season.
- Williams is now a perfect 4 for 4 on pass attempts in his career, with the today's scoring throw being his first-ever touchdown pass.
- Williams is no stranger to gadget passing plays. Against NC State on Nov. 15, 2008, he caught a 64-yard touchdown pass from wide receiver D.J. Boldin.
- Williams only caught two passes today, but both went for touchdowns with his second score coming in the third quarter off a 38-yard pass from Tanner Price. The two touchdowns tied a career high.
Frye's Interception Streak Continues
- Alex Frye intercepted a tipped pass in the second quarter, marking his third consecutive game with an interception, dating back to last year's season-ender against Duke.
- Frye intercepted another pass later in the quarter, marking his first-ever multi-interception game. It is the first two-interception game for a Demon Deacon since 2008 when Alphonso Smith picked off two passes against Duke.
- Frye also recorded a forced fumble and four tackles.
Tanner Price
- Tanner Price completed a career-high 12 passes on 19 attempts for 190 yards and three touchdowns and one interception.
- Tanner Price scored his first career touchdown with 8:07 remaining in the second quarter on a quarterback sneak from the 1-yard line.
- His 48-yard pass to Chris Givens in the second quarter was his career-long pass completion.
Miscellaneous
- Wake Forest won the toss and elected to receive
- Official attendance was 31,673
- Captains for the game were Russell Nenon, Marshall Williams, Josh Adams and Hunter Haynes.
- Prior to the game, Wake Forest honored its 1970 team which won the first ACC football championship in school history.
- Devon Brown's 43-yard punt return in the third quarter was the longest of his career. His previous long was a 40-yard return against NC State on Oct. 3, 2009.
- Danny Dembry achieved a career-high in almost every receiving category, catching two passes for 29 yards, including a 23-yard touchdown reception at 13:48 in the fourth quarter, which was his first scoring catch and the longest reception of his career.
- Ted Stachitas rushed for 77 yards in the contest, which bested his previous career-high of 76 yards which was set last week against Presbyterian.
- Turner Faulk made his first career appearance when he came into the game as the holder on the Deacon's first PAT attempt. Kevin Smith saw his first action of the season, playing on defense and special teams for the Deacs.
- Michael Campanaro's 43-yard kick return in the first quarter was a career-long.
- Josh Bush had a career-high six tackles, including two for a loss.
- A.J. Marshall had a career-high four tackles.
- Nikita Whitlock had a career-high five tackles, including one for a loss.
- Will Snyderwine was two for two on field goals today, meaning opponents have now made 14 straight field goal attempts dating back to last year.
