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2014 Wake Forest

3–⁠9 (1–⁠7 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Dave Clawson.

Schedule and results

Wake Forest in 2014, game by game: lost at UL Monroe 10–17; won vs. Gardner-Webb 23–7; lost at Utah State 24–36; won vs. Army 24–21; lost at Louisville 10–20; lost at No. 1 Florida State 3–43; lost vs. Syracuse 7–30; lost vs. Boston College 17–23; lost vs. No. 19 Clemson 20–34; lost at NC State 13–42; won vs. Virginia Tech 6–3; lost at Duke 21–41+16−40Lost 10–17 at UL Monroe-7UL MonroeWon 23–7 vs. Gardner-Webb+16Gardner-WebbLost 24–36 at Utah State-12Utah StateWon 24–21 vs. Army+3ArmyLost 10–20 at Louisville-10LouisvilleLost 3–43 at No. 1 Florida State-40No. 1 Florida StateLost 7–30 vs. Syracuse-23SyracuseLost 17–23 vs. Boston College-6Boston CollegeLost 20–34 vs. No. 19 Clemson-14No. 19 ClemsonLost 13–42 at NC State-29NC StateWon 6–3 vs. Virginia Tech+3Virginia TechLost 21–41 at Duke-20Duke
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 28atUL MonroeL 10–⁠1744%
Sep 6vsGardner-WebbW 23–⁠779%
Sep 13atUtah StateL 24–⁠3628%
Sep 20vsArmyW 24–⁠2166%
Sep 27atLouisvilleL 10–⁠2016%
Oct 4at1Florida StateL 3–⁠439%
Oct 18vsSyracuseL 7–⁠3049%
Oct 25vsBoston CollegeL 17–⁠2341%
Nov 6vs19ClemsonL 20–⁠3419%
Nov 15atNC StateL 13–⁠4235%
Nov 22vsVirginia TechW 6–⁠332%
Nov 29atDukeL 21–⁠4118%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Duke 41–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 13th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 88th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 13th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
178–⁠317
Coach
Dave Clawson
Elo
1365 −92 this season
SP+ rating
-7.8 No. 96 of 128; offense No. 128, defense No. 37, special teams No. 12
SRS
−11.4 No. 106 of 128 in FBS
Returning
24% of last season’s EPA, No. 117 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 67
Offensive coordinator
Warren Ruggiero
Defensive coordinator
Mike Elko
Captains
Jordan Garside, Merrill Noel, Brandon Chubb, Hunter Williams and Ryan Janvion
Offense
Multiple
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense128th of 128
  • Defense35th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted132nd of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted61st of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.1230%1.09128th of 128
Defense0.1040%1.2035th of 128
Opponent-adjusted-0.01 off
0.15 def		34% off
41% def		—132nd off
61st 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
Offense2.4own 312% allowed
Defense2.6own 312% 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 yardsJohn Wolford QB2,037 yds
Passing touchdownsJohn Wolford QB12 TD
Rushing yardsDezmond Wortham DB241 yds
Rushing touchdownsIsaiah Robinson RB3 TD
Receiving yardsCam Serigne TE531 yds
Receiving touchdownsCam Serigne TE5 TD
InterceptionsHunter Williams LB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Kameron Uter WR★★★No. 572
John Wolford PRO★★★No. 936
A’lique Terry OC★★★No. 1171
Isaiah Robinson RB★★★No. 1181
Kalin McNeil OLB★★★No. 1434

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.846
Running backs13.00.834
Receivers23.00.840
Offensive line22.50.784
Defensive line32.30.785
Linebackers23.00.821
Defensive backs23.00.812
Athletes and specialists32.70.800
Whole class162.80.809

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 2015

The 2015 draft
Rd 1Kevin Johnson CBHouston Texans

Roster 108

The 2014 roster

108 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 25 have a stat line. See the roster

2014 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida State8–⁠013–⁠15
Georgia Tech6–⁠211–⁠38
Clemson6–⁠210–⁠315
Louisville5–⁠39–⁠424
Duke5–⁠39–⁠4
Boston College4–⁠47–⁠6
Pittsburgh4–⁠46–⁠7
North Carolina4–⁠46–⁠7
NC State3–⁠58–⁠5
Virginia Tech3–⁠57–⁠6
Miami3–⁠56–⁠7
Virginia3–⁠55–⁠7
Syracuse1–⁠73–⁠9
Wake Forest1–⁠73–⁠9

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