Postgame Notes - Wake Forest 28, North Carolina 27 - Wake Forest University Athletics

Postgame Notes - Wake Forest 28, North Carolina 27

9/8/2012 12:00:00 AM | Football

With the Win

Wake Forest improves to 2-0 for the first time since the 2010 season
Wake Forest opens ACC play with a win for third consecutive year
Wake Forest won its ACC home opener for the seventh consecutive season
Wake Forest has now won two straight from North Carolina at BB&T Field
Jim Grobe's record at Wake Forest improves to 70-67 in his 12th year and 103-100-1 overall in his 17th year

Grobe and Deacs vs. In-State Rivals

Wake Forest improves to 31-8 in games against in-state opponents since Jim Grobe's arrival in 2001.
Wake Forest has now won 12 straight games at home against in-state rivals.
Wake Forest improves to 20-2 in home games vs. in-state opponents under Grobe.
Wake Forest has now won three of the last four meetings with North Carolina.

Price Takes To The Ground....

Quarterback Tanner Price had a tremendous night for the Deacs both on the ground and through the air. He recorded two rushing touchdowns in the game for the first time in his career.
He now has seven rushing touchdowns in his career.
That was his first rushing touchdown since Sept. 17, 2011 against Gardner-Webb.
Price finished the game with five yards on the ground on seven carries.

...And To The Air

Quarterback Tanner Price not only had a career game on the ground but he also had a career night through the air.
Price was 27-of-38 for a career-high 327 yards.
His previous career-high was 326 yards against Navy on Oct. 9, 2010.
The 327 passing yards are the most for a Demon Deacon against North Carolina. He broke Cory Randolph's record of 311 set in 2003.
He moves into 6th place in career pass completions with 433.
He is now seventh in career passing yards with 4,888.

The Beat Goes On

After having a career-high 10 catches last week, junior wide receiver Michael Campanaro hauled in a new career-high 13 passes for a career-high 164 yards.
The 13 receptions are the most for the Demon Deacon against North Carolina. He broke Desmond Clark's record of 11 set during the 1997 season.
Campanaro's 13 catches are also tied for the second-most for any receiver ever against North Carolina.
In the first half, Campanaro had nine catches for 108.

Welcome Aboard Hasan

Transfer grad student Hasan Hazime was thrust into the starting line after an injury to Zach Thompson and he made the most of his opportunity.
In the second quarter, Hazime recorded his first sack as a Demon Deacon and also forced and recovered his first fumble on the same play. That lead to a Wake Forest touchdown.
Hazime finished the game with five tackles, two pass breakups and one sack.

Brandon Terry Has A Career Night

Redshirt freshman Brandon Terry made his Demon Deacon debut last week and caught one pass for 38 yards.
Tonight, he caught four passes for a career-high 87 yards.

Martin Runs It and Throws It

Running back Deandre Martin did it all on a Deacon touchdown drive in the second quarter. He connected with Brandon Terry on a 35-yard pass down the right sideline. He then finished the drive with a 4-yard touchdown plunge.
On the drive, Martin was 1-for-1 passing for 35 yards and had four carries for 13 yards and a TD.
That was his second career touchdown.

Kinal Does It Again

Freshman punter Alex Kinal had his second great game. He punted seven times for an average of 42.9.
The average was a bit skewed because of his placement, downing five punts inside the 20-yardline.
His longest punt tonight was 50 yards, which ties his season-high.

Non-QB Passes Under Grobe

The Demon Deacons have had a knack for completing passes from non-quarterbacks. Deandre Martin's pass completion tonight was the latest.
Under Grobe, Wake Forest is now 23-of-33 for 694 yards and eight touchdowns with just one interception.

Defensive Notes

Junior Justin Jackson recorded a career-high nine tackles, including his second career sack.
Senior Riley Haynes had his first career interception on a 4th and 6 play with just 44 seconds on the clock.
Freshman Desmond Floyd made his Demon Deacon debut and recorded two tackles.
As a team, the Demon Deacons had five pass breakups (Hazime 2, Johnson 1, Redding 1, Olson 1)
Overall, the Deacs had eight tackles for loss.

Miscellaneous Notes

The game was delayed 1:07 due to severe weather in the area.
Wake Forest captains were juniors Michael Campanaro and AJ Marshall.
Wake Forest won the toss and elected to receive.
Fullback Tommy Bohanon tied a career-high with three receptions for 28 yards.
Freshman Sherman Ragland III caught just two passes on the night, but both occurred on the 11-play game-winning drive.
After not playing last week, senior Terrence Davis recorded three catches for 33 yards.