Postgame Notes -- Wake Forest vs. Duke

11/23/2013 12:00:00 AM | Football

Nov. 23, 2013

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With the Loss...

  • Wake Forest falls to 4-7 overall and 2-6 in the ACC
  • Coach Grobe's record stands at 77-81 in his 13th year at Wake Forest and 110-114-1 in his 19th year as a head coach
  • Duke has won back-to-back games against Wake Forest for the first time since 1998-99
  • Grobe's record vs. in-state schools is now 32-11

True Freshman To The Endzone

  • Freshman Thomas Brown scooped-up a fumble in the opening quarter and returned it 59 yards for the first touchdown of his career.
  • It was also the first touchdown but a Demon Deacon true-freshman to score a touchdown since Tanner Price scored on a run against Duke in 2010.

Whitlock Still At It

  • With a sack in the opening quarter, senior Nikita Whitlock has now recorded a tackle for loss in 10 of the 11 games this season.
  • He finished the game with a total of five tackles.
  • This season, Whitlock has nine sacks and 17 tackles for loss. Both totals are team-highs.

Bishop Scores on Senior Day

  • Senior tight end Spencer Bishop caught his second-career touchdown on his Senior Day.
  • Bishop also hauled-in a TD in the season-opener against Presbyterian.
  • For the game, Bishop had two receptions for 14 yards.

Defensive Notes

  • Corner back Merrill Noel made seven tackles, had a tackle for loss and forced a fumble but suffered an ankle injury in the second quarter and never returned.
  • Brandon Chubb led the team with eight stops.
  • Freshman Thomas Brown recovered his first-career fumble and returned it 59 yards for his first-career touchdown.

Miscellaneous Notes

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Players Mentioned

89

Spencer Bishop

TE
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26

Thomas Brown

SS
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48

Brandon Chubb

ILB
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7

Merrill Noel

CB
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10

Tanner Price

QB
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50

Nikita Whitlock

NG
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