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2007 Wake Forest

9–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Jim Grobe.

Schedule and results

Wake Forest in 2007, game by game: lost at Boston College 28–38; lost vs. No. 16 Nebraska 17–20; won vs. Army 21–10; won vs. Maryland 31–24; won at Duke 41–36; won vs. No. 21 Florida State 24–21; won at Navy 44–24; won vs. North Carolina 37–10; lost at Virginia 16–17; lost at No. 20 Clemson 10–44; won vs. NC State 38–18; won at Vanderbilt 31–17; won vs. UConn 24–10+27−34Lost 28–38 at Boston College-10Boston CollegeLost 17–20 vs. No. 16 Nebraska-3No. 16 NebraskaWon 21–10 vs. Army+11ArmyWon 31–24 vs. Maryland+7MarylandWon 41–36 at Duke+5DukeWon 24–21 vs. No. 21 Florida State+3No. 21 Florida StateWon 44–24 at Navy+20NavyWon 37–10 vs. North Carolina+27North CarolinaLost 16–17 at Virginia-1VirginiaLost 10–44 at No. 20 Clemson-34No. 20 ClemsonWon 38–18 vs. NC State+20NC StateWon 31–17 at Vanderbilt+14VanderbiltWon 24–10 vs. UConn+14UConn
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atBoston CollegeL 28–⁠3838%
Sep 8vs16NebraskaL 17–⁠2051%
Sep 15vsArmyW 21–⁠1081%
Sep 22vsMarylandW 31–⁠2461%
Oct 6atDukeW 41–⁠3677%
Oct 11vs21Florida StateW 24–⁠2155%
Oct 20atNavyW 44–⁠2446%
Oct 27vsNorth CarolinaW 37–⁠1080%
Nov 3atVirginiaL 16–⁠1756%
Nov 10at20ClemsonL 10–⁠4440%
Nov 17vsNC StateW 38–⁠1872%
Nov 24atVanderbiltW 31–⁠1764%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsUConnMeineke Car Care BowlW 24–⁠1058%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat UConn 24–⁠10 in the Meineke Car Care Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 10: 21
Record
9–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 21
Points
362–⁠289
Coach
Jim Grobe
Elo
1661 +78 this season
SP+ rating
6.4 No. 51 of 120; offense No. 81, defense No. 29, special teams No. 9
SRS
7.1 No. 34 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 69
Offensive coordinator
Steed Lobotzke
Defensive coordinator
Dean Hood
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense91st of 119
  • Defense16th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0140%0.8891st of 119
Defense-0.0339%0.9016th of 119
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.3own 333% allowed
Defense-0.1own 322% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Top recruits in the 2007 class

Skylar Jones ATH★★★No. 493
Jordan Williams WR★★★No. 608
Doug Weaver OT★★★No. 755
Uriah Grant DT★★★No. 850
John Stamper ATH★★★No. 1027

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2007 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.819
Running backs12.00.733
Receivers32.70.806
Offensive line32.70.793
Defensive line32.30.768
Linebackers12.00.771
Defensive backs32.30.792
Athletes and specialists33.00.833
Whole class182.60.794

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2008

The 2008 draft
Rd 4Jeremy Thompson DEGreen Bay Packers
Rd 5Kenneth Moore WRDetroit Lions
Rd 6Steve Justice CIndianapolis Colts

All-ACC

3 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2007 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2007 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Virginia Tech7–⁠111–⁠39
Boston College6–⁠211–⁠310
Virginia6–⁠29–⁠4
Wake Forest5–⁠39–⁠4
Clemson5–⁠39–⁠421
Georgia Tech4–⁠47–⁠6
Florida State4–⁠47–⁠6
Maryland3–⁠56–⁠7
NC State3–⁠55–⁠7
North Carolina3–⁠54–⁠8
Miami2–⁠65–⁠7
Duke0–⁠81–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.