Football Game Notes - Wake Forest vs. Army - Wake Forest University Athletics

Sept. 17, 2013

For the first time since 1999, Wake Forest will be making a trip West Point, N.Y. to take on the Army Black Knights.
The game is scheduled for a 12:00 p.m. kickoff from Michie Stadium and will be broadcast on CBS Sports Network. It can also be heard on the Wake Forest Sports Network and online at WakeForestSports.com.

Last time Out

A late Demon Deacon rally fell a two-point conversion short as ULM held on for a 21-19 victory last Saturday.
The Demon Deacons drove 97 yards in less than two minutes without a timeout to make the score 21-19 but the tying two-point conversion pass fell incomplete.
Senior Michael Campanaro had himself a day, catching an ACC-record tying 16 passes for a career-high 177 yards.
Junior wide receiver Orville Reynolds caught three passes for a career-best 101 yards including the first two touchdown catches of his career.
ULM's Kolton Browning completed 43 of 68 passes on the day, both Wake Forest opponent records. He finished with 315 yards and three touchdowns.
Defensively, the Deacs intercepted Browning two times and senior Mike Olson led the squad with 12 tackles and a blocked field goal.

Wake Forest Storylines

Senior flanker Michael Campanaro is coming off one of the best games of his career as he tied an ACC record with 16 catches for a career-best 177 yards. He is now the only player in ACC history with two games of 16 receptions.
Head coach Jim Grobe is just three wins shy of tying "Peahead" Walker for the school record of 77 career victories.

The Opposition & Series History

Wake Forest and Army are meeting for the 13th time.
The Demon Deacons have won six-straight in the series including a 34-15 victory in their last trip to West Point in 1999.
The Black Knights opened the season with a win over Morgan State but have since dropped back-to-back games to Ball State and Stanford.
Army is averaging 314 rushing yards per game which is the seventh-best average in the country.

Next Up...

Wake Forest will get back to ACC action next Saturday when it heads to Clemson, S.C. to take on No. 3/4 Clemson.
The Tigers have won the last four games in the series.
The Deacons fell 31-28 on a last second field goal in their last trip to Memorial Stadium in 2011.

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