Football Game Notes - Wake Forest vs. Vanderbilt
11/20/2012 12:00:00 AM | Football
Nov. 20, 2012
Wake Forest Closes Regular season against rival Vanderbilt
• Wake Forest will close out the regular season on Saturday against SEC-rival Vanderbilt at BB&T Field.
• Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. and can be seen on ESPNU. The game will also be carried live on the Wake Forest Sports Network from IMG College.
• The Deacons are looking to become bowl eligible with a victory.
• Vanderbilt leads the all-time series between the two teams 8-6 and holds a 5-2 edge in games played at BB&T Field.
• Last season, the Commodores picked-up their sixth win of the season with a 41-7 victory over Wake Forest in Winston-Salem.
• The Deacons are coming off a 38-0 loss at No. 3-ranked Notre Dame last Saturday in South Bend.
• The Fighting Irish jumped out to an early 21-0 lead and never looked back.
• Wake Forest quarterback Tanner Price completed 22 of 33 passes for 153 yards.
• Flanker Michael Campanaro and tailback Deandre Martin caught six passes apiece to lead the offense.
• Redshirt freshman cornerback Allen Ramsey II recorded his first career interception, picking off an Everett Golson pass in the endzone in the second quarter.
• Fellow cornerback Kevin Johnson broke up three passes in the game, giving him a team-best 15 on the year.
• Alexander Kinal punted 10 times on the day, setting a new school single-season record for punts with 90. He also tied the ACC record set by Dan DeArmas of Maryland in 1991.
• Vanderbilt is coming off a 41-18 home win over Tennessee. It was the Commodores' fifth straight win and their sixth in the past seven games.
Next Up
• With a win on Saturday against Vanderbilt, the Demon Deacons will be headed to a bowl game for the second-straight season.
• Last year, Wake Forest went to the Music City Bowl and fell to Mississippi State.
