GAME NOTES: Wake Forest vs. Gardner-Webb

Sept. 2, 2014

Wake Forest will play in front of the home crowd at BB&T Field for the first time in 2014 when it takes on Gardner-Webb on Saturday, Sept. 6.
Kickoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN3. The game can also be heard on the Wake Forest Sports Network and online at WakeForestSports.com.

Last Time Out

The Demon Deacons jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the second quarter but ULM came all the way back and scored the go-ahead touchdown with 3:37 to go in the game and the Deacons fell 17-10 last Thursday.
Freshman quarterback John Wolford made his collegiate debut and was 12-of-22 for 97 yards.
Junior linebacker Brandon Chubb had a great game, finishing with a career-high 18 tackles.
Cornerback Kevin Johnson scooped-up a blocked punt in the endzone for the Deacons' lone touchdown on the night. The kick was blocked by Steve Donatell.

Wake Forest Storylines

True-freshman John Wolford was the first Demon Deacon true-freshman quarterback to start his first game on campus when he got the start last week at ULM.
A total of eight true-freshmen made their collegiate debuts last week against ULM.
Wake Forest is 72-38-2 all time in home openers.
The Deacons have won their first home game in each of the last four seasons and 10 of the last 13 years.

The Opposition & Series History

This will be just the second all-time meeting between Wake Forest and Gardner-Webb.
Wake Forest ran past the Runnin' Bulldogs 48-5 on Sept. 17, 2011 at BB&T Field.
Gardner-Webb opened the season with a 13-3 loss at Furman last Saturday.
Juanne Blount carried the ball 16 times for 63 yards in the loss.

Next Up...

Wake Forest will head back out on the road next week to Logan, Utah to take on Mountain West foe Utah State.
The game is set to kickoff at 7 p.m. ET and will be aired on CBS Sports Network.

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