Calvert and Patterson Earn ACC Football Players of the Week Honors after Win over SMU

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Wake Forest kicker Connor Calvert and defensive back Davaughn Patterson have earned ACC Weekly Honors following the Demon Deacons' 13-12 victory over SMU on Saturday.

Calvert earned ACC Specialist of the Week and Patterson was named the ACC Defensive Back of the Week.

Wake Forest's defense held SMU to 246 yards of offense, the fewest in a game for the Mustangs since Nov. 28, 2015, against Memphis. The victory also snapped SMU's streak of 20-straight conference wins in the regular season, including all 11 previous ACC contests and their final nine games as a member of the American.

Specialist of the Week - Connor Calvert

Wake Forest won Saturday's game on the final play of regulation as kicker Connor Calvert drilled a 50-yard field goal as time expired.
- It marked the first win for Wake Forest on the game's final play since Oct. 9, 2021 when the Deacs won at Syracuse in overtime when Sam Hartman connected with A.T. Perry on a 22-yard touchdown pass.
- Additionally, the kick marked Wake Forest's first 50-yard field goal since Mike Weaver connected on one from that same distance on Nov. 6, 2014 against Clemson.
Calvert also hit a 25-yard field goal in the first quarter against the Mustangs.
He now has 11 made field goals this season, which ranks tied for fifth in the ACC.

Defensive Back of the Week - Davaughn Patterson

Defensively, the Demon Deacons held the Mustangs to just 246 total yards, including only 75 yards on the ground, 171 through the air and only eight first downs.
- SMU's 246 yards of offense was the fewest in a game for the Mustangs since Nov. 28, 2015, against Memphis.
Wake's victory snapped SMU's streak of 20-straight conference wins in the regular season, including all 11 previous ACC contests and their final nine games as a member of the American.
Davaughn Patterson led the Wake Forest defense with seven tackles, a half-tackle-for-loss, three pass breakups and a forced fumble. That loose ball he caused was one of those three key turnovers.
Since arriving at the FBS level in 2017, head coach Jake Dickert's defenses have totaled 175 turnovers. That total would rank 11th most by any school in the country during that seven-year stretch and the only ACC school to have more would be Clemson:

Rank                                       TO Gained since 2017
1. Clemson                              200
2. Notre Dame 199
3. Iowa                                     193
4. Alabama                               189
5. Memphis                              188
T6. Penn State 182
T6. USF                                   182
8. Appalachian State 181
9. Texas                                    179
10. Troy                                   177
T11. Coach Dickert Teams      175
T11. Western Kentucky             175
T11. Illinois                              175
T11. Fresno State                      175
T11. UCF                                 175
15. Utah State                           174
16. Louisiana Tech                    173
T17. Oregon                             172
T17. South Carolina                  172
T17. Louisiana                          172

Wake Forest ACC Players of the Week Honors

Week Two - Demond Claiborne - ACC Running Back of the Week
Week 7 - Demond Claiborne - ACC Running Back of the Week
Week 7 - Chris Barnes - ACC Rookie of the Week
Week 9 - Connor Calvert - ACC Specialist of the Week
Week 9 - Davaughn Patterson - ACC Defensive Back of the Week

On the road for the next two weeks, Calvert, Patterson and the rest of the Wake Forest football team return to Allegacy Stadium against North Carolina on Saturday, Nov. 15. Tickets can be purchased by clicking HERE.

Wake Forest Athletics

Calvert and Patterson Earn ACC Football Players of the Week Honors after Win over SMU

Related News

Players Mentioned

Chris Barnes

Connor Calvert

Demond Claiborne

Davaughn Patterson

Related Videos