Wake Forest Athletics
Ruggiero Named Semifinalist for Broyles Award
11/23/2021 2:49:00 PM | Football
The award is given to the top assistant coach in the country.
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Wake Forest offensive coordinator and quarterbacks Warren Ruggiero was named as one of 15 semifinalists for the Frank Broyles Award, announced Tuesday.
The Broyles Award is given annually to the top assistant coach in college football.
Warren Ruggiero has help orcustrate not only one of the most potent offenses in the history of the program, but also one of the most prolific in the history of the ACC this season:
With Nick Sciba's third quarter field goal, Wake Forest broke its all-time scoring record for a single season (2017: 459). The Demon Deacons are now up to 474 combined points this season.
The Atlantic Coast conference record is 723 points by Florida State in 2013 (14 games, 51.6 average). Additionally, the 2013 national championship Seminole team is the only team in the ACC to have a longer streak of consecutive 35-point scoring games. Wake Forest's streak ended at 10 games Saturday, just three off the conference record.
Wake Forest is currently averaging 43.1 points per game, which would be another school-record setting season. The Deacs are currently the fourth highest scoring offense in the nation:
FBS Leaders in Scoring Offense
1. Ohio State 47.2 PPG (519 total pts)
2. Alabama 44.4 PPG (488 total pts)
3. Pitt 43.9 PPG (483 total pts)
4. Wake Forest 43.1 PPG (474 total pts)
5. Western Kentucky 42.4 PPG (466 total pts)
Coach Dave Clawson and Warren Ruggiero averaged 36.0 ppg. in 2020, 35.3 ppg. in 2017, 32.8 ppg. in 2018 and 31.8 ppg. in 2019.
Wake Forest and Clemson are the only schools in the Atlantic Coast Conference to average over 30 ppg. over the past four years. The Demon Deacons are well on pace to achieve this mark again.
Ruggiero averaged 36.0 ppg. in 2020, 35.3 ppg. in 2017, 32.8 ppg. in 2018 and 31.8 ppg. in 2019.
Wake Forest and Clemson are the only schools in the Atlantic Coast Conference to average over 30 ppg. over the past four years. The Demon Deacons are well on pace to achieve this mark again, while the Tigers are averaging just 19.9 ppg. entering Saturday.
In addition to having an explosive offense, Ruggiero has helped train Sam Hartman into being one of the best quarterbacks in the country this season.
Hartman is in the midst of the greatest single season for a Demon Deacon signal caller while also eclipsing numerous career milestones along the way.
Sam Hartman finished Saturday's contest at Clemson 27-of-43 for 312 passing yards and a touchdown to Blake Whiteheart in the fourth quarter. Over the past seven games, Hartman has thrown the ball for 2,514 yards, 22 touchdowns while completing his passes at a 56.3 clip.
Additionally, this marks the sixth time in those seven games Hartman has thrown for over 300 yards. He continues to inch closer to the all-time passing yardage list, becoming the fourth player in program history to throw for over 8,500 yards in his career:
Career Passing Yardage List
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1. Riley Skinner (2006-09) 9,762
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2. Tanner Price (2010-13) 8,899
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3. John Wolford (2014-17) 8,794
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4. Sam Hartman (2018-present) 8,513
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5. Brian Kuklick (1994-98) 8,017
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6. Mike Elkins (1985-88) 7,304
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7. Gary Schofield (1981-83) 7,205
His 3,475 passing yards this season are also a school record, breaking the program record this week at Clemson:
SEASON PASSING YARDS
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1. Sam Hartman (2021) 3,475
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2. John Wolford (2017) 3,192
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3. Riley Skinner (2009) 3,160
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4. Tanner Price (2011) 3,017
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5. Jamie Newman (2019) 2,868
Hartman's first touchdown pass to A.T. Perry in the first quarter against NC State marked the 61st touchdown pass of his career. He added to his total with one touchdown pass on Saturday:
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1. Sam Hartman (2018-Pres.), 64
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2. Riley Skinner (2006-09), 60
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3. John Wolford (2014-17), 59
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4. Tanner Price (2010-13), 52
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5. Gary Schofield (1981-83), 44
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Brian Kulklick (1994-98), 44
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7. Mike Elkins (1985-88), 43
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8. Jay Venuto (1979-80), 37
Additionally, Hartman is now five touchdowns away from moving into the top 10 in career touchdown passes in ACC history:
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1. Tajh Boyd, Clemson 2010-13 107
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2. Philip Rivers, NC State 2000-03 95
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3. Deshaun Watson, Clemson 2014-16 90
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Trevor Lawrence, Clemson 2018-20 90
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Sam Howell, North Carolina 2019-present 90
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6. Chris Weinke, Florida State 1997-00 79
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7. Russell Wilson, NC State 2008-10 76
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8. Jacory Harris, Miami 2008-11 70
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9. Brad Kaaya, Miami 2014-16 69
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Lamar Jackson, Louisville 2015-17 69
He also added to his record setting single-season mark for touchdown passes on Saturday. He broke the record with his final touchdown pass against NC State:
SEASON PASSING TOUCHDOWNS
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1. Sam Hartman (2021) 31
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2. John Wolford (2017) 29
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3. Riley Skinner (2009) 26
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Jamie Newman (2019) 26
Ruggiero has also played a key role in forming one of the best receiving tandems in the country this season.
Jaquarii Roberson and A.T. Perry have combined for 109 catches for 1,984 and 19 TDs this season. Perry has tallied 52 catches for team-best 1,031 yards and a team-best 11 TDs. Roberson leads the Deacs with 57 catches to go along with 953 yards to go along with eight touchdowns.
The duo is the one of two pairs of teammates to rank in the top-20 nationally in receiving touchdowns and top-30 in receiving yards.
Perry's 11 touchdowns ranks sixth in the NCAA and ranks second in the ACC while Roberson's eight touchdowns rank 27th in the country and fourth in the ACC.
With a touchdown catch against NC State, A.T. Perry now has 11 touchdown receptions this season, which is the second-most in program history as Perry is just the fourth Demon Deacon to post double-digit receiving touchdowns in a single season.
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1. Kenny Duckett (1980) 12
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2. A.T. Perry (2021) 11
Sage Surratt (2019) 11
Ricky Proehl (1989) 11
5. Greg Dortch (2017) 9
Cam Serigne (2017) 9
Marlon Estes (1995) 9
Chris Givens (2011) 9
9. Jaquarii Roberson (2020) 8
Greg Dortch (2018) 8
Chris Givens (2009) 8
Ricky Proehl (1988) 8
Desmond Clark (1998) 8
Wayne Baumgardner (1979) 8
John Zeglinski (1975) 8
Jaquarii Roberson (2021) 8
Perry also is the now fourth in school history with 1,031 receiving yards this season, becoming just the eighth wide receiver in school history to cross over the 1,000-yard barrier:
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1. Chris Givens (2011) 1,330
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2. Greg Dortch (2018) 1.078
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3. Ricky Proehl (1989) 1,053
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4. A.T. Perry (2021) 1,031
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5. Kenneth Moore (2007) 1,011
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6. Sage Surratt (2019) 1,001
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Kendall Hinton (2019) 1,001
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8. Wayne Baumgardner (1979) 1,000
Over the last seven games, Perry and Jaquarii Roberson have combined for 1,447 yards receiving:
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vs. Louisville (160 combined receiving yards)
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at Syracuse (272 combined receiving yards)
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at Army (303 combined receiving yards)
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vs. Duke (181 combined receiving yards)
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at North Carolina (240 combined receiving yards)
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vs. NC State (124 combined receiving yards)
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at Clemson (206 combined receiving yards)
