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2009 Wake Forest

5–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Jim Grobe.

Schedule and results

Wake Forest in 2009, game by game: lost vs. Baylor 21–24; won vs. Stanford 24–17; won vs. Elon 35–7; lost at Boston College 24–27; won vs. NC State 30–24; won vs. Maryland 42–32; lost at Clemson 3–38; lost at Navy 10–13; lost vs. No. 18 Miami 27–28; lost at No. 10 Georgia Tech 27–30; lost vs. Florida State 28–41; won at Duke 45–34+28−35Lost 21–24 vs. Baylor-3BaylorWon 24–17 vs. Stanford+7StanfordWon 35–7 vs. Elon+28ElonLost 24–27 at Boston College-3Boston CollegeWon 30–24 vs. NC State+6NC StateWon 42–32 vs. Maryland+10MarylandLost 3–38 at Clemson-35ClemsonLost 10–13 at Navy-3NavyLost 27–28 vs. No. 18 Miami-1No. 18 MiamiLost 27–30 at No. 10 Georgia Tech-3No. 10 Georgia TechLost 28–41 vs. Florida State-13Florida StateWon 45–34 at Duke+11Duke
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsBaylorL 21–⁠2472%
Sep 12vsStanfordW 24–⁠1765%
Sep 19vsElonW 35–⁠778%
Sep 26atBoston CollegeL 24–⁠2742%
Oct 3vsNC StateW 30–⁠2460%
Oct 10vsMarylandW 42–⁠3269%
Oct 17atClemsonL 3–⁠3846%
Oct 24atNavyL 10–⁠1339%
Oct 31vs18MiamiL 27–⁠2852%
Nov 7at10Georgia TechL 27–⁠3024%
Nov 14vsFlorida StateL 28–⁠4154%
Nov 28atDukeW 45–⁠3450%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Duke 45–⁠34; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 8th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
316–⁠315
Coach
Jim Grobe
Elo
1530 −37 this season
SP+ rating
3.3 No. 55 of 120; offense No. 31, defense No. 73, special teams No. 92
SRS
3.6 No. 51 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 62
Offensive coordinator
Steed Lobotzke
Defensive coordinator
Brad Lambert
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense29th of 120
  • Defense103rd of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted36th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted109th of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0843%0.9729th of 120
Defense0.1243%0.99103rd of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.07 off
0.09 def		42% off
42% def		—36th off
109th def
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. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 302% allowed
Defense-0.1own 292% 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.

Leaders

Passing yardsRiley Skinner QB3,160 yds
Passing touchdownsRiley Skinner QB26 TD
Rushing yardsJosh Adams RB541 yds
Rushing touchdownsJosh Adams RB4 TD
Receiving yardsMarshall Williams WR867 yds
Receiving touchdownsChris Givens WR8 TD
InterceptionsKenny Okoro CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

John Gallagher SDE★★★No. 712
Whit Barnes OC★★★No. 865
Duran Lowe S★★★No. 865
Brendan Cross PRO★★★No. 1138
Devin Bolling OT★★★No. 1162

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

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.843
Running backs22.50.800
Offensive line23.00.849
Defensive line22.50.816
Linebackers12.00.777
Defensive backs22.50.789
Athletes and specialists32.70.823
Whole class132.60.815

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 2010

The 2010 draft
Rd 3Brandon Ghee CBCincinnati Bengals
Rd 5Chris DeGeare OGMinnesota Vikings

Roster 104

The 2009 roster

104 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2009 line; 30 have a stat line. See the roster

2009 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Tech7–⁠111–⁠313
Virginia Tech6–⁠210–⁠310
Clemson6–⁠29–⁠524
Miami5–⁠39–⁠419
Boston College5–⁠38–⁠5
North Carolina4–⁠48–⁠5
Florida State4–⁠47–⁠6
Wake Forest3–⁠55–⁠7
Duke3–⁠55–⁠7
NC State2–⁠65–⁠7
Virginia2–⁠63–⁠9
Maryland1–⁠72–⁠10

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