Wake Forest Athletics
Football Game Notes - Wake Forest vs. Duke
10/18/2011 12:00:00 AM | Football
Oct. 18, 2011
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Wake Forest will begin a two-weekend trip down Tobacco Road when the Demon Deacons travel to Durham to take on the Duke Blue Devils on Saturday afternoon. Kickoff is slated for 12:30 p.m. The game will be televised on the ACC Network and can also be heard on the Wake Forest Sports Network from IMG College.
The Deacons will play at North Carolina the following weekend to complete thei in-state seasona after already defeating NC State last month in Winston-Salem. This marks the first season since 2007 that Wake Forest has played all three of its Big Four rivals.
Wake Forest (4-2, 3-1 ACC) is coming off a 38-17 home loss to Virginia Tech. The setback snapped the Deacons' four-game winning streak and gave Wake its first blemish in conference play.
Things looked promising for the Deacons early on against the Hokies, as Wake Forest built a 10-0 first-quarter lead. The Deacons held the Hokies without a first down and outgained the visitors 138-8 during the opening quarter. Tanner Price and Chris Givens hooked up on a 79-yard TD pass to ignite the offense.
However, Virginia Tech fought back with 21 points in the second quarter and never looked back. The Hokies held the Deacons to just 1-for-13 on third-down attempts, as Wake Forest found it difficult to put together long scoring drives.
Duke (3-3, 1-1 ACC) is also coming off a home loss that snapped a sizable winning streak. The Blue Devils were upended, 41-16, by Florida State last weekend. The loss ended Duke's three-game winning streak.
Duke is in the middle of a three-game homestand before finishing the year with three of its last four games on the road.
Quickie Notes
- Wake Forest has won 11 straight meetings with Duke, dating back to 2000. Four of the past five meetings have been decided by six points or fewer. - Head coach Jim Grobe is seeking his 100th career victory. Grobe is 99-95-1 (.510) in 17 seasons as a head coach.
Next Up...
Wake Forest remains on Tobacco Road next weekend when the Demon Deacons take on longtime rival North Carolina on Oct. 29 in Chapel Hill. Wake and UNC have not met on the gridiron since 2007. Prior to the series hiatus, the Deacons and Tar Heels met all but one year (1943) since 1919. Wake Forest returns home on Saturday, Nov. 5, to host Notre Dame.
