2010 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
The 2010 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented Wake Forest University during the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Jim Grobe, who was coaching his tenth season at the school, and played its home games at BB&T Field. Wake Forest competes in the Atlantic Coast Conference, as they have since the league's inception in 1953. They finished the season 3–9, 1–7 in ACC play.
Before the season
Recruiting
On National Signing Day, the Demon Deacons received letters of intent from 21 players.- Zachary Allen LB 6–2 210 Pahokee, Fla. Pahokee
- Neil Basford TE 6–4 240 Jacksonville, Fla. Bishop Kenny
- Daniel Blitch OL 6–6 305 Gainesville, Ga. North Hall
- Joseph Byrd RB 5–10 170 Cape Coral, Fla. Ida Baker
- Desmond Cooper S 6–2 200 Jacksonville, Fla. Bolles School
- Ben Emert RB 6–1 225 Ball Ground, Ga. West Forsyth
- Logan Feimster LS 6–4 235 Statesville, N.C. Statesville
- Antonio Ford DT 6–3 280 Pahokee, Fla. Pahokee
- Jonathan Garcia TE 6–4 230 Cape Coral, Fla. Ida Baker
- Dylan Heartsill OT 6–5 310 Prattville, Ala. Prattville Christian
- Matt James WR 6–5 205 Raleigh, N.C. Sanderson
- Kevin Johnson CB 6–0 160 Clarksville, Md. River Hill
- Nick Knott RB 5–10 170 Wylie, Texas Wylie
- A.J. Marshall CB 5–11 180 Durham, N.C. Southern
- Duke Mosby DT 6–2 290 Washington, D.C. Woodberry Forest
- Merrill Noel CB 5–10 180 Pahokee, Fla. Pahokee
- Tanner Price QB 6–2 190 Austin, Texas Westlake
- Colin Summers OG 6–4 310 Raleigh, N.C. Needham Broughton
- Brandon Terry WR 6–5 210 Alpharetta, Ga. Alpharetta
- Patrick Thompson LB 6–2 200 Ashburn, Va. Stone Bridge
- Daniel Vogelsang DE 6–3 245 Versailles, Ky. Lexington Catholic
Schedule
Roster
Coaching staff
Game summaries
Presbyterian
10th meeting. 5–4–1 all time. Last meeting 1945, 53–9 Demon Deacons in Wake Forest.Wake Forest and Presbyterian kicked off the college football season on a Thursday night at BB&T Field. The Deacons started out quickly with a Ted Stachitis touchdown run, as he would be the first of five Wake Forest players to score rushing touchdowns. Alex Frye added an interception return touchdown to make it a 21–0 score after the first quarter. Presbyterian got on the board in the second quarter on a trick play, but Josh Harris scored his first collegiate touchdown two minutes later for a 35–7 halftime lead. The Deacs added two more rushing touchdowns in the second half, en route to over 400 yards rushing and a 53–13 win.
| Passing Leaders | Rushing Leaders | Receiving Leaders | Total Yards |
| Ted Stachitas: 7/13, 84 YDS | Devon Brown: 2 CAR, 91 YDS, 1 TD, LG of 85 | Marshall Williams: 2 REC, 39 YDS, LG of 33 | Wake Forest: 509 |
| Tanner Price: 1/7, 4 YDS | Ted Stachitas: 10 CAR, 76 YDS, 1 TD, LG of 34 | Jordan Williams: 1 REC, 23 YDS, LG of 23 | Presbyterian: 362 |
1st Quarter
- 13:31 WFU– Ted Stachitas 34 YD Run 7–0
- 08:29 WFU– Josh Adams 14 YD Run 14–0
- 04:42 WFU– Alex Frye 44 YD Interception Return 21–0
- 03:27 WFU– Brandon Pendergrass 16 YD Run 28–0
- 03:12 PC- Michael Ruff 68 YD Pass From Derrick Overholt 28–7
- 01:01 WFU– Josh Harris 3 YD Run 35–7
- 11:40 PC- Anderico Bailey 18 YD Pass From Brandon Miley 37–13
- 11:18 WFU– Devon Brown 85 YD Run 44–13
- 04:13 WFU– Jimmy Newman 36 YD FG 47–13
- 01:25 WFU– Josh Harris 46 YD Run 53–13
Duke
Wake Forest and Duke opened the 2010 ACC football season with an offensive explosion. Each team found the end zone five times in the first half on the ground, in the air, and even on special teams. Duke quarterback Sean Renfree threw four touchdowns, 3 in the first half. Wake got three touchdown passes from true freshman Tanner Price, as well as one from wide receiver Marshall Williams, who threw and caught two touchdowns in the game. After a 49-point second quarter, the teams combined for only 9 in the third, but a Price to Williams touchdown pass in the third gave Wake a lead they would not relinquish, as they beat Duke for the 11th consecutive time.
| Passing Leaders | Rushing Leaders | Receiving Leaders | Total Yards |
| Tanner Price: 12/19, 190 YDS, 3 TDS | Ted Stachitas: 9 CAR, 77 YDS, 1 TD, LG of 23 | Chris Givens: 4 REC, 159 YDS, 1 TD, LG of 81 | Wake Forest: 500 |
| Marshall Williams: 1/1, 81 YDS, 1 TD | Tanner Price: 10 CAR, 56 YDS, 1 TD, LG of 13 | Marshall Williams: 2 REC, 51 YDS, 2 TD, LG of 38 | Duke: 487 |
1st Quarter
- 11:13 WFU– Ted Stachitas 23 YD Run 7–0
- 07:37 DUKE– Brandon "Clavinet" Connette 4 YD Run 7–7
- 03:12 DUKE- Cooper Helfet 9 YD Pass From Sean Renfree 7–14
- 14:13 WFU– Chris Givens 18 YD Fumble Return 14–14
- 08:07 WFU– Tanner Price 1 YD Run 21–14
- 07:52 DUKE- Conner Vernon 70 YD Pass From Sean Renfree 21–21
- 07:39 WFU- Chris Givens 81 YD Pass From Marshall Williams 28–21
- 05:17 WFU– Marshall Williams 13 YD Pass From Tanner Price 35–21
- 02:43 DUKE- Desmond Scott 63 YD Run 35–28
- 00:41 DUKE- Austin Kelly 13 YD Pass From Sean Renfree 35–35
- 08:12 WFU– Marshall Williams 38 YD Pass From Tanner Price 41–35
- 03:13 DUKE- Will Snyderwine 46 YD FG 41–38
- 11:18 WFU– Danny Dembry 23 YD Pass from Tanner Price 48–38
- 08:45 DUKE- Will Snyderwine 38 YD FG 48–41
- 02:53 WFU– Devon Brown 6 YD Run 54–41
- 01:39 DUKE- Conner Vernon 51 YD Pass From Sean Renfree 54–48
Stanford
After a long trip out west, Wake Forest was not able to stand the Stanford offensive onslaught. The Cardinal scored touchdowns on their first eight possessions, including all six in the first half. Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck picked apart the Deacs with four touchdown passes, as well as a 52-yard touchdown run. The Deacons scored three rushing touchdowns, one each from Chris Givens, Tanner Price, and Michael Campanaro. It was Campanaro's first collegiate touchdown.
| Passing Leaders | Rushing Leaders | Receiving Leaders | Total Yards |
| Tanner Price: 8/18, 76 YDS | Tanner Price: 16 CAR, 65 YDS, 1 TD, LG of 28 | Chris Givens: 4 REC, 47 YDS, LG of 32 | Wake Forest: 283 |
| Brendan Cross: 0/2 | Michael Campanaro: 4 CAR, 41 YDS, 1 TD, LG of 22 | Devon Brown: 1 REC, 10 YDS, LG of 10 | Stanford: 535 |
1st Quarter
- 09:12 STAN- Chris Owusu 8 YD Pass from Andrew Luck 0–7
- 07:00 WFU– Chris Givens 22 YD Run 7–7
- 06:24 STAN- Chris Owusu 35 YD Pass from Andrew Luck 7–14
- 13:56 STAN- Tyler Gaffney 4 YD Run 7–21
- 11:12 STAN- Amanam 12 YD Pass from Andrew Luck 7–27
- 07:42 STAN- Andrew Luck 52 YD Run 7–34
- 02:50 STAN- Tyler Gaffney 2 YD Run 7–41
- 00:04 WFU– Jimmy Newman 48 YD FG 10–41
- 12:59 STAN- Stepfan Taylor 9 YD Run 10–48
- 11:05 STAN- Doug Baldwin 3 YD Pass from Andrew Luck 10–55
- 08:46 WFU– Tanner Price 28 YD Run 17–55
- 00:20 WFU– Michael Campanaro 22 YD Run 24–55
- 08:41 STAN- Alex Loukas 15 YD Run 24–61
- 06:06 STAN- Andrew Stutz 2 YD Run 24–68
Florida State
For the second consecutive week, Wake Forest was beaten by a large margin on the road. Christian Ponder threw two touchdown passes, which was more than enough for the Seminoles defense, who shut out the Deacs and allowed only 185 yards of total offense. Ponder added a rushing touchdown, and backup quarterback E.J. Manuel added a touchdown pass as well. The Deacons were shut out for the first time since 2008.
| Passing Leaders | Rushing Leaders | Receiving Leaders | Total Yards |
| Ted Stachitas: 5/5, 47 YDS | Josh Adams: 10 CAR, 35 YDS, LG of 14 | Danny Dembry: 1 REC, 17 YDS, LG of 17 | Wake Forest: 185 |
| Tanner Price: 6/12, 35 YDS | Chris Givens: 3 CAR, 25 YDS, LG of 18 | Marshall Williams: 2 REC, 14 YDS, LG of 10 | Florida State: 485 |
1st Quarter
- No Scoring
- 13:22 FSU- Willie Haulstead 10 YD Pass from Christian Ponder 0–7
- 05:28 FSU- Dustin Hopkins 34 YD FG 0–10
- 08:34 FSU- Christian Ponder 6 YD Run 0–17
- 07:28 FSU- Willie Haulstead 4 YD Pass from Christian Ponder 0–24
- 01:04 FSU- Kenny Shaw 23 YD Pass from E.J. Manuel 0–31
Georgia Tech
The Deacons led 17–6 heading into the fourth quarter, but Josh Nesbitt led Georgia Tech back into the game, culminating in a nine-yard touchdown pass to Correy Earls with only fifteen seconds left. Brandon Pendergrass and Josh Adams had touchdown runs for the Deacons, who played much of the game with reserve quarterback Skylar Jones after injuries claimed starting quarterback Ted Stachitas and backup Brendan Cross. The loss was the Deacons third straight, and second straight close loss to Georgia Tech.
| Passing Leaders | Rushing Leaders | Receiving Leaders | Total Yards |
| Skylar Jones: 9/20, 105 YDS | Josh Adams: 20 CAR, 101 YDS, 1 TD, LG of 57 | Devon Brown: 4 REC, 54 YDS, LG of 26 | Wake Forest: 268 |
| Brendan Cross: 1/2, 2 YDS | Skylar Jones: 8 CAR, 31 YDS, LG of 18 | Cameron Ford: 1 REC, 21 YDS, LG of 21 | Georgia Tech: 339 |
1st Quarter
- 10:54 GT- Scott Blair 47 YD FG 0–3
- 03:51 WFU- Jimmy Newman 20 YD FG 3–3
- 01:22 WFU- Brandon Pendergrass 1 YD Run 10–3
- 00:27 GT- Scott Blair 45 YD FG 10–6
- 00:42 WFU- Josh Adams 3 YD Run 17–6
- 10:23 GT- Scott Blair 42 YD FG 17–9
- 06:50 GT- Embry Peeples 20 YD Pass from Joshua Nesbitt 17–17
- 02:21 WFU- Jimmy Newman 26 YD FG 20–17
- 00:15 GT- Correy Earls 9 YD Pass from Joshua Nesbitt 20–24
Navy
For the second consecutive week, Wake Forest allowed a last minute touchdown which led to a loss. Ricky Dobbs found Greg Jones on a 6-yard touchdown pass with 26 seconds to go to give Navy a 28–27 lead. Tanner Price led the Deacons with a career-high 326 yards and 3 total touchdowns. Chris Givens and Devon Brown had touchdown catches for the Deacs, and Jimmy Newman added two FGs. The Deacons outgained the Midshipmen 403–368, but were unable to hold on to the win.
| Passing Leaders | Rushing Leaders | Receiving Leaders | Total Yards |
| Tanner Price: 37/53, 326 YDS, 2 TDS | Josh Harris: 14 CAR, 46 YDS, LG of 15 | Chris Givens: 7 REC, 60 YDS, 1 TD, LG of 15 | Wake Forest: 403 |
| Brandon Pendergrass: 3 CAR, 19 YDS, LG of 13 | Devon Brown: 10 REC, 59 YDS, 1 TD, LG of 12 | Navy: 368 |
1st Quarter
- 12:44 WFU- Tanner Price 1 YD Run 7–0
- 07:34 NAVY- Alexander Teich 6 YD Pass from Ricky Dobbs 7–7
- 13:24 WFU- Jimmy Newman 45 YD FG 10–7
- 10:12 NAVY- Ricky Dobbs 3 YD Run 10–14
- 00:12 WFU- Chris Givens 11 YD Pass from Tanner Price 17–14
- 11:59 NAVY- Ricky Dobbs 4 YD Run 17–21
- 01:08 WFU- Devon Brown 12 YD Pass from Tanner Price 24–21
- 08:34 WFU- Jimmy Newman 31 YD FG 27–21
- 00:26 NAVY- Greg Jones 6 YD Pass from Ricky Dobbs 27–28
Virginia Tech
The Demon Deacons' slide continued, as they dropped their fifth straight game, this time to Virginia Tech. The Hokies scored 49 first half points en route to a lopsided result. The bright spot for Wake came from freshman running back Josh Harris, who ran for 241 yards and 2 touchdowns. It was the most yards ever allowed to a player by Virginia Tech. Tanner Price found Chris Givens for a 78-yard touchdown, but that was the bright spot in an otherwise forgettable day for the freshman quarterback.
| Passing Leaders | Rushing Leaders | Receiving Leaders | Total Yards |
| Tanner Price: 3/16, 92 YDS, 1 TD | Josh Harris: 20 CAR, 241 YDS, 2 TDs, LG of 87 | Chris Givens: 2 REC, 84 YDS, 1 TD, LG of 78 | Wake Forest: 346 |
| Skylar Jones: 1/1, 0 YDS | Michael Campanaro: 1 CAR, 12 YDS, LG of 12 | Tommy Bohanon: 1 REC, 8 YDS, LG of 8 | Virginia Tech: 605 |
1st Quarter
- 13:29 VT- Logan Thomas 2 YD Pass from Tyrod Taylor 0–7
- 07:36 VT- Darren Evans 5 YD Run 0–14
- 06:17 WFU– Josh Harris 33 YD Run 7–14
- 03:02 VT- Danny Coale 25 YD Pass from Tyrod Taylor 7–21
- 12:34 VT- Darren Evans 8 YD Run 7–28
- 12:16 WFU– Josh Harris 87 YD Run 14–28
- 08:59 VT- Tyrod Taylor 1 YD Run 14–35
- 03:36 VT- Darren Evans 1 YD Run 14–42
- 00:52 VT- Jarrett Boykin 10 YD Pass from Tyrod Taylor 14–29
- 11:35 WFU– Chris Givens 78 YD Pass from Tanner Price 21–49
- 04:52 VT- Chris Hazley 33 YD FG 21–52
- No Scoring
Maryland
Wake Forest lost another road game, this time a 62–14 decision to Maryland. The Terps blocked two Wake punts and returned two interceptions back for touchdowns. Josh Harris scored on a TD run for Wake, and Terrence Davis caught his first touchdown as a Demon Deacon, but it was nowhere near enough to stop the Terps, who received touchdowns from 8 different players. Maryland outgained Wake Forest in the game 446–155.
| Passing Leaders | Rushing Leaders | Receiving Leaders | Total Yards |
| Tanner Price: 16/31, 156 YDS, 1 TD | Josh Harris: 10 CAR, 27 YDS, 1 TD, LG of 7 | Marshall Williams: 5 REC, 62 YDS, LG of 34 | Wake Forest: 155 |
| Skylar Jones: 1/3, 2 YDS | Josh Adams: 4 CAR, 5 YDS, LG of 3 | Michael Campanaro: 3 REC, 38 YDS, LG of 19 | Maryland: 446 |
1st Quarter
- 10:04 MD- Travis Baltz 22 YD FG 0–3
- 02:25 MD- Torrey Smith 17 YD Pass from Danny O'Brien 0–10
- 00:02 WFU– Josh Harris 6 YD Run 7–10
- 02:25 MD- Quintin McCree 28 YD Pass from Danny O'Brien 7–17
- 02:25 MD- Haroon Brown 3 YD Pass from Danny O'Brien 7–24
- 01:11 MD- Travis Baltz 32 YD FG 7–27
- 13:04 MD– Kenny Tate 8 YD Interception Return 7–34
- 09:49 MD- LaQuan Williams 24 YD Pass from Danny O'Brien 7–41
- 09:15 MD– Ryan Donohue 24 YD Interception Return 7–48
- 02:56 MD– Davin Meggett 14 YD Run 7–55
- 14:49 WFU- Terence Davis 8 YD Pass from Tanner Price 14–55
- 07:23 MD– D.J. Adams 1 YD Run 14–62
Boston College
Wake Forest's losing streak reached 7 with a 23–13 loss to Boston College. Montel Harris led the way for the Eagles with 183 yards rushing and three touchdowns, and the BC defense turned over the Deacs 5 times. The lone Wake touchdown was a Marshall Williams to Chris Givens strike on a reverse pass, the second time the two combined for a score on the season. With the loss, the Demon Deacons have been eliminated from bowl contention for the second consecutive season.
| Passing Leaders | Rushing Leaders | Receiving Leaders | Total Yards |
| Tanner Price: 18/30, 177 YDS | Josh Harris: 19 CAR, 67 YDS, LG of 18 | Chris Givens: 5 REC, 96 YDS, 1 TD, LG of 41 | Wake Forest: 287 |
| Marshall Williams: 1/1, 41 YDS, 1 TD | Josh Adams: 5 CAR, 19 YDS, LG of 6 | Devon Brown: 6 REC, 76 YDS, LG of 26 | Boston College: 298 |
1st Quarter
- 14:28 BC– Montel Harris 26 YD Run 0–7
- 00:28 WFU- Jimmy Newman 37 YD FG 3–7
- 11:37 BC– Montel Harris 3 YD Run 3–14
- 02:26 WFU- Jimmy Newman 39 YD FG 6–14
- 12:04 BC– Montel Harris 1 YD Run 6–20
- 09:20 WFU- Chris Givens 41 YD Pass from Marshall Williams 13–20
- 03:54 BC- Nate Freese 25 YD FG 13–23
North Carolina State
NC State broke open the game with 28 unanswered points in the second half. Russell Wilson had two touchdown passes as well as two on the ground to lead the Wolfpack to a lopsided win over the Deacons. Wake Forest got its sole points on a Jimmy Newman field goal. Michael Campanaro led the team in both rushing and receiving yards for the Demon Deacons.
| Passing Leaders | Rushing Leaders | Receiving Leaders | Total Yards |
| Tanner Price: 9/11, 69 YDS | Michael Campanaro: 19 CAR, 67 YDS, LG of 18 | Michael Campanaro: 1 REC, 18 YDS, LG of 18 | Wake Forest: 188 |
| Skylar Jones: 1/2, 9 YDS | Josh Adams: 10 CAR, 39 YDS, LG of 15 | Chris Givens: 3 REC, 17 YDS, LG of 9 | NC State: 387 |
1st Quarter
- 05:42 NCST- Chris Hawthorne 25 YD FG 0–3
- 12:35 WFU- Jimmy Newman 19 YD FG 3–3
- 07:47 NCST– Jarvis Williams 4 YD Pass from Russell Wilson 3–10
- 12:50 NCST– Owen Spencer 38 YD Pass from Russell Wilson 3–17
- 06:25 NCST– Russell Wilson 2 YD Run 3–24
- 12:56 NCST– Russell Wilson 1 YD Run 3–31
- 07:42 NCST– James Washington 1 YD Run 3–38
Clemson
Wake Forest's losing streak reached 9 with a 30–10 loss to Clemson on Senior Day in Winston-Salem. Jamie Harper had 142 yards rushing and a 63-yard touchdown. Wake Forest could only manage 205 yards of offense against the Tigers. The lone Wake touchdown was a Josh Harris 4th quarter touchdown run.
| Passing Leaders | Rushing Leaders | Receiving Leaders | Total Yards |
| Tanner Price: 17/30, 151 YDS | Josh Harris: 9 CAR, 38 YDS, 1 TD, LG of 9 | Marshall Williams: 4 REC, 48 YDS, LG of 22 | Wake Forest: 205 |
| Chris Givens: 0/1 | Josh Adams: 7 CAR, 8 YDS, LG of 6 | Cameron Ford: 2 REC, 36 YDS, LG of 34 | Boston College: 413 |
1st Quarter
- 10:44 CLM- Chandler Catanzaro 43 YD FG 0–3
- 08:06 CLM- Chandler Catanzaro 22 YD FG 0–6
- 00:46 CLM- Jaron Brown 40 YD Pass from Kyle Parker 0–13
- 00:46 CLM- DeAndre Hopkins 2 YD Pass from Kyle Parker 0–20
- 13:52 CLM- Chandler Catanzaro 32 YD FG 0–23
- 08:38 WFU- Jimmy Newman 45 YD FG 3–23
- 08:19 CLM- Jamie Harper 63 YD Run 3–30
- 06:02 WFU– Josh Harris 1 YD Run 10–30
Vanderbilt
Wake Forest ended their season snapping their nine-game losing streak with a big win in Nashville. Josh Harris led the way with 138 yards rushing and was one of four Demon Deacons to record rushing touchdowns. Josh Adams scored on an eleven-yard run in his last collegiate game. Tanner Price and Chris Givens also scored for Wake Forest. The Deacons ended their season at 3–9.
| Passing Leaders | Rushing Leaders | Receiving Leaders | Total Yards |
| Tanner Price: 10/14, 73 YDS | Josh Harris: 18 CAR, 138 YDS, 1TD, LG of 74 | Devon Brown: 4 REC, 37 YDS, LG of 14 | Wake Forest: 299 |
| Josh Adams: 11 CAR, 42 YDS, 1 TD, LG of 11 | Marshall Williams: 2 REC, 12 YDS, LG of 7 | Vanderbilt: 443 |
1st Quarter
- 11:46 VAN- Ryan Fowler 31 YD FG 0–3
- 09:07 WFU– Josh Harris 15 YD Run 7–3
- 05:12 WFU- Jimmy Newman 32 YD FG 10–3
- 10:09 WFU– Josh Adams 11 YD Run 17–3
- 02:28 WFU– Tanner Price 4 YD Run 24–3
- 00:09 VAN- Ryan Fowler 31 YD FG 24–6
- 05:17 WFU- Jimmy Newman 36 YD FG 27–6
- 14:47 WFU– Chris Givens 9 YD Run 34–6
- 12:26 VAN– Jordan Matthews 17 YD Pass from Jared Funk 34–13
Statistics