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2022 Wake Forest

8–⁠5 (3–⁠5 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Dave Clawson.

Schedule and results

Wake Forest in 2022, game by game: won vs. VMI 44–10; won at Vanderbilt 45–25; won vs. Liberty 37–36; lost vs. No. 5 Clemson 45–51; won at No. 23 Florida State 31–21; won vs. Army 45–10; won vs. Boston College 43–15; lost at Louisville 21–48; lost at No. 21 NC State 21–30; lost vs. No. 15 North Carolina 34–36; won vs. Syracuse 45–35; lost at Duke 31–34; won vs. Missouri 27–17+35−27Won 44–10 vs. VMI+34VMIWon 45–25 at Vanderbilt+20VanderbiltWon 37–36 vs. Liberty+1LibertyLost 45–51 vs. No. 5 Clemson-6No. 5 ClemsonWon 31–21 at No. 23 Florida State+10No. 23 Florida StateWon 45–10 vs. Army+35ArmyWon 43–15 vs. Boston College+28Boston CollegeLost 21–48 at Louisville-27LouisvilleLost 21–30 at No. 21 NC State-9No. 21 NC StateLost 34–36 vs. No. 15 North Carolina-2No. 15 North CarolinaWon 45–35 vs. Syracuse+10SyracuseLost 31–34 at Duke-3DukeWon 27–17 vs. Missouri+10Missouri
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsVMIW 44–⁠1088%
Sep 10atVanderbiltW 45–⁠2567%
Sep 17vsLibertyW 37–⁠3663%
Sep 24vs5ClemsonL 45–⁠5148%
Oct 1at23Florida StateW 31–⁠2150%
Oct 8vsArmyW 45–⁠1074%
Oct 22vsBoston CollegeW 43–⁠1582%
Oct 29atLouisvilleL 21–⁠4856%
Nov 5at21NC StateL 21–⁠3045%
Nov 12vs15North CarolinaL 34–⁠3655%
Nov 19vsSyracuseW 45–⁠3571%
Nov 26atDukeL 31–⁠3454%
Dec 23Bowls & playoffvsMissouriGasparilla BowlW 27–⁠1760%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Missouri 27–⁠17 in the Gasparilla Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 10th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 7th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 22
  2. Wk 2: 23
  3. Wk 3: 19
  4. Wk 4: 21
  5. Wk 5: 22
  6. Wk 6: 15
  7. Wk 7: 14
  8. Wk 8: 13
  9. Wk 9: 10
  10. Wk 10: 20
Record
8–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 10th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked peak No. 10
Points
469–⁠368
Coach
Dave Clawson
Elo
1599 +11 this season
SP+ rating
8.2 No. 43 of 131; offense No. 6, defense No. 105, special teams No. 64
SRS
7.4 No. 32 of 131 in FBS
Returning
79% of last season’s EPA, No. 19 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 71 roster talent No. 67 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Warren Ruggiero
Defensive coordinator
Brad Lambert
Offense
Slow mesh
Defense
Multiple 4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense34th of 131
  • Defense91st of 131
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted25th of 131
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted83rd of 131
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1746%1.2434th of 131
Defense0.1444%1.3191st of 131
Opponent-adjusted0.18 off
0.13 def		46% off
43% def		—25th off
83rd 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
Offense4.7own 3017% allowed
Defense3.8own 2818% caused

CORE rating 5.3, 46th of 131 (offense 8.8, defense 3.5).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsSam Hartman QB3,701 yds
Passing touchdownsSam Hartman QB38 TD
Rushing yardsJustice Ellison RB707 yds
Rushing touchdownsChristian Turner RB7 TD
Receiving yardsA.T. Perry WR1,096 yds
Receiving touchdownsA.T. Perry WR11 TD
TacklesRyan Smenda Jr. LB106 tkl
SacksJasheen Davis DL6.5 sacks
InterceptionsBrendon Harris S1 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Wesley Grimes WR★★★★No. 326
Demond Claiborne RB★★★★No. 329
Eli Hall DL★★★No. 678
Derrell Johnson II OL★★★No. 878
Zamari Stevenson CB★★★No. 951

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

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.858
Running backs23.50.873
Receivers43.30.858
Offensive line13.00.865
Defensive line23.00.863
Linebackers13.00.851
Defensive backs33.00.850
Whole class143.10.859

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 2023

The 2023 draft
Rd 3Kobie Turner DTLos Angeles Rams
Rd 6A.T. Perry WRNew Orleans Saints

Roster 120

The 2022 roster

120 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 63 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 4

The 2022 portal
Kobie Turner DL★★★from Richmond
Brendon Harris S★★★from Vanderbilt
Eldrick Robinson II LB★★from Georgia Southern
Jaeger Bull TE★★from Rice

Transfers out 10

Christian Beal-Smith RB★★★to South Carolina
Ahmani Marshall RB★★★to App State
James Ash DL★★★to South Florida
Billy Edwards QB★★★to Maryland
Chase Monroe LB★★★to Charlotte
D.J. Taylor LB★★★to Bowling Green
K.J. Trujillo CB★★★no new school on file
Kenneth Dicks III CB★★★no new school on file
Tyriq Hardimon CB★★★no new school on file
Zion Keith S★★★no new school on file

2022 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Clemson8–⁠011–⁠313
North Carolina6–⁠29–⁠5
Florida State5–⁠310–⁠311
Duke5–⁠39–⁠4
Pittsburgh5–⁠39–⁠422
NC State4–⁠48–⁠5
Louisville4–⁠48–⁠5
Syracuse4–⁠47–⁠6
Georgia Tech4–⁠45–⁠7
Wake Forest3–⁠58–⁠5
Miami3–⁠55–⁠7
Boston College2–⁠63–⁠9
Virginia1–⁠63–⁠7
Virginia Tech1–⁠63–⁠8

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