2009 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

The 2009 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented Wake Forest University during the 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Jim Grobe during his ninth season at the school and played its home games at BB&T Field. Wake Forest competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference, as they have since the league's inception in 1953. The Deacons finished the season with a record of 5–7 and 3–5 in ACC play. The Deacons missed out on a bowl game for the first time since the 2005 season. == Schedule == == Before the season == === Recruiting === On National Signing Day, the Demon Deacons received letters of intent from 21 players. Whit Barnes OL 6–4 270 Rocky Mount, NC Rocky Mount Tommy Bohanon FB 6–2 238 N. Fort Myers, FL N. Fort Myers Devin Bolling OL-DL 6–5 270 Lynchburg, VA Brookville Michael Campanaro RB 5–10 173 Clarksville, MD River Hill Steven Chase OL-DL 6–7 270 Frederick, MD Thomas Johnson Brendan Cross QB 6–2 198 Alpharetta, GA Chattahoochee John Gallagher DL 6–4 252 Ponte Vedra, FL Nease Josh Harris RB 5–10 190 Duncanville, TX Duncanville Justin Jackson LB 6–1 205 Rockingham, NC Richmond County Derald "D.J." Jones DB 5–10 162 Jacksonville, FL First Coast Duran Lowe DB 5–11 214 Plant City, FL Plant City Daniel Mack DB 6–0 196 Miami, FL Dad Christian Matt Muncy TE 6–4 215 Tazewell, VA Tazewell Jimmy Newman P-PK 6–2 195 Oxford, AL Oxford Mike Olson LB 6–3 215 Ashburn, VA Stone Bridge Kris Redding DL 6–4 235 Douglasville, GA Whitefield Academy Quan Rucker WR 6–0 185 Statesville, NC West Iredell Frank Souza DL 6–4 285 Ponte Vedra, FL Nease Dominique Tate DB 5–10 180 Winston-Salem, NC Carver Zach Thompson DE 6–5 250 Ashburn, VA Stone Bridge Nikita Whitlock LB 5–11 245 Wylie, TX Wylie Preferred Walk-Ons: Spencer Bishop TE/LB 6–2 200 FR (HS) Pinehurst, NC (Pinecrest) Roger Khouri Fullback 6–1 230 FR (HS) Key Biscayne, FL (Ransom Everglades) Zach Massey TE/FB/LS 6–1 195 FR (HS) Kannapolis, NC (A.L. Brown) Gray Mazzone Wide Receiver 5–9 170 FR (HS) Cary, NC (Panther Creek) Josh Strickland Wide Receiver 6–2 185 FR (HS) Winston-Salem, NC (Forsyth Country Day) Alex Wulfeck Punter 5–9 170 FR (HS) Orange Park, FL (Bolles School) == Game summaries == === Baylor === 5 all-time meetings: Baylor 4–1 Last meeting: 2008 at Baylor (Wake Forest 41, Baylor 13) === Stanford === First all–time meeting. === Elon === 9 all-time meetings: Wake Forest 8–0–1 Last meeting: 1939 in Greensboro (Wake Forest 34, Elon 0) === @ Boston College === 16 all-time meetings: Boston College 8–6–2 Last meeting: 2008 at Wake Forest (Boston College 24, Wake Forest 21) === North Carolina State === 102 all-time meetings: NC State 61–35–6 Last meeting: 2008 at NC State (NC State 21, Wake Forest 17) === Maryland === 57 all-time meetings: Maryland 41–15–1 Last meeting: 2008 at Maryland (Maryland 26, Wake Forest 0) === @ Clemson === 74 all-time meetings: Clemson 56–17–1 Last meeting: 2008 at Wake Forest (Wake Forest 12, Clemson 7) === @ Navy === 10 all-time meetings: Wake Forest 7–3 Last meeting: 2008 in Washington DC (Wake Forest 29, Navy 19) === Miami === 9 all-time meetings: Miami 6–3 Last meeting: 2008 at Miami (Miami 16, Wake Forest 10) === @ Georgia Tech === 28 all-time meetings: Georgia Tech 20–8 Last meeting: 2006 in Jacksonville (Wake Forest 9, Georgia Tech 6) === Florida State === 27 all-time meetings: Florida State 21–5–1 Last meeting: 2008 at Florida State (Wake Forest 12, Florida State 3) === @ Duke === 88 all-time meetings: Duke 53–34–2 Last meeting: 2008 at Wake Forest (Wake Forest 33, Duke 30 OT) == Personnel == === Coaching staff === === Roster === == Statistics == === Scores by quarter === == References ==