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2024 Wake Forest

4–⁠8 (2–⁠6 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Dave Clawson.

Schedule and results

Wake Forest in 2024, game by game: won vs. North Carolina A&T 45–13; lost vs. Virginia 30–31; lost vs. No. 5 Ole Miss 6–40; lost vs. Louisiana 38–41; won at NC State 34–30; lost vs. No. 10 Clemson 14–49; won at UConn 23–20; won at Stanford 27–24; lost vs. California 36–46; lost at North Carolina 24–31; lost at No. 11 Miami 14–42; lost vs. Duke 17–23+32−35Won 45–13 vs. North Carolina A&T+32North Carolina …Lost 30–31 vs. Virginia-1VirginiaLost 6–40 vs. No. 5 Ole Miss-34No. 5 Ole MissLost 38–41 vs. Louisiana-3LouisianaWon 34–30 at NC State+4NC StateLost 14–49 vs. No. 10 Clemson-35No. 10 ClemsonWon 23–20 at UConn+3UConnWon 27–24 at Stanford+3StanfordLost 36–46 vs. California-10CaliforniaLost 24–31 at North Carolina-7North CarolinaLost 14–42 at No. 11 Miami-28No. 11 MiamiLost 17–23 vs. Duke-6Duke
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsNorth Carolina A&TW 45–⁠1386%
Sep 7vsVirginiaL 30–⁠3162%
Sep 14vs5Ole MissL 6–⁠4030%
Sep 28vsLouisianaL 38–⁠4150%
Oct 5atNC StateW 34–⁠3025%
Oct 12vs10ClemsonL 14–⁠4927%
Oct 19atUConnW 23–⁠2036%
Oct 26atStanfordW 27–⁠2456%
Nov 8vsCaliforniaL 36–⁠4645%
Nov 16atNorth CarolinaL 24–⁠3127%
Nov 23at11MiamiL 14–⁠4216%
Nov 30vsDukeL 17–⁠2331%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Duke 23–⁠17; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 14th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 62nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠6 tied for 14th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
308–⁠390
Coach
Dave Clawson
Elo
1415 −47 this season
SP+ rating
-5.7 No. 93 of 134; offense No. 77, defense No. 103, special teams No. 59
SRS
−6.2 No. 94 of 134 in FBS
Returning
33% of last season’s EPA, No. 95 of 133
Recruiting class
No. 52 roster talent No. 71 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Warren Ruggiero
Defensive coordinator
Brad Lambert
Offense
Slow mesh
Defense
Multiple 4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense98th of 134
  • Defense115th of 134
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted87th of 134
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted107th of 134
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0441%1.1898th of 134
Defense0.2351%1.13115th of 134
Opponent-adjusted0.07 off
0.17 def		42% off
49% def		—87th off
107th 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
Offense3.2own 2917% allowed
Defense4.1own 2812% caused

CORE rating -7.6, 88th of 134 (offense -0.5, defense 7.2).

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 yardsHank Bachmeier QB2,593 yds
Passing touchdownsHank Bachmeier QB16 TD
Rushing yardsDemond Claiborne RB1,048 yds
Rushing touchdownsDemond Claiborne RB11 TD
Receiving yardsTaylor Morin WR756 yds
Receiving touchdownsHoratio Fields WR4 TD
TacklesNick Andersen DB122 tkl
SacksJasheen Davis DL5.5 sacks
InterceptionsNick Andersen DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Jeremiah Melvin WR★★★No. 516
Clinton Richard OL★★★No. 581
Andrew Hines III LB★★★No. 619
Jeremy Hecklinski QB★★★No. 646
Camden Hardy DE★★★No. 784

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

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.880
Running backs13.00.859
Receivers53.00.854
Offensive line23.00.871
Defensive line43.00.865
Linebackers33.00.873
Defensive backs53.00.855
Whole class213.00.862

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.

Roster 123

The 2024 roster

123 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2024 line; 57 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 5

The 2024 portal
Capone Blue CB★★★from Kent State
Branson Combs LB★★★from Southern Illinois
Hank Bachmeier QB★★★from Louisiana Tech
Mateen Ibirogba DE★★★from Georgetown
Keagen Trost OT★★★from Indiana State

Transfers out 15

Jahmal Banks WR★★★★to Nebraska
Wesley Grimes WR★★★to NC State
Dashawn Jones CB★★★to Alabama
Justice Ellison RB★★★to Indiana
Ke’Shawn Williams WR★★★to Indiana
Mitch Griffis QB★★★to Marshall
Eli Hall DL★★★to Liberty
Brendon Harris S★★★to Middle Tennessee
A.J. Williams CB★★★to Coastal Carolina
Jaylen Hudson DE★★★to Massachusetts
A.K. Kelly WR★★★no new school on file
Christian Forbes OL★★★to Howard

And 3 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2024 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
SMU8–⁠011–⁠312
Clemson7–⁠110–⁠414
Miami6–⁠210–⁠318
Syracuse5–⁠310–⁠320
Louisville5–⁠39–⁠4
Duke5–⁠39–⁠4
Georgia Tech5–⁠37–⁠6
Boston College4–⁠47–⁠6
Virginia Tech4–⁠46–⁠7
Pittsburgh3–⁠57–⁠6
NC State3–⁠56–⁠7
North Carolina3–⁠56–⁠7
Virginia3–⁠55–⁠7
California2–⁠66–⁠7
Wake Forest2–⁠64–⁠8
Stanford2–⁠63–⁠9
Florida State1–⁠72–⁠10

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