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2016 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

The 2016 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented Wake Forest University during the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Dave Clawson, who was in his third season at the school, and played its home games at BB&T Field. Wake Forest competed in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference, as they have since the league's inception in 1953. They finished the season 7–6, 3–5 in ACC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the Atlantic Division. They were invited to the Military Bowl where they defeated Temple.

2016 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Military Bowl champion
Military Bowl, W 34–26 vs. Temple
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
DivisionAtlantic Division
Record7–6 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWarren Ruggiero (3rd season)
Offensive schemeSlow mesh
Defensive coordinatorMike Elko (3rd season)
Base defense4–2–5
CaptainMarquel Lee, Wendell Dunn, Josh Harris, Tyler Hayworth, Cam Serigne
Home stadiumBB&T Field
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Atlantic Division
No. 1 Clemson xy$#   7 – 1     14 – 1  
No. 21 Louisville x   7 – 1     9 – 4  
No. 8 Florida State   5 – 3     10 – 3  
NC State   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Wake Forest   3 – 5     7 – 6  
Boston College   2 – 6     7 – 6  
Syracuse   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Coastal Division
No. 16 Virginia Tech xy   6 – 2     10 – 4  
North Carolina   5 – 3     8 – 5  
No. 20 Miami (FL)   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Pittsburgh   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Georgia Tech   4 – 4     9 – 4  
Duke   1 – 7     4 – 8  
Virginia   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Championship: Clemson 42, Virginia Tech 35
  • # – College Football Playoff champion
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

When Wake Forest lost to Louisville on November 12, Dave Clawson alleged that Louisville had received impermissible information that benefited the Cardinals on the football field.[1] On December 14, 2016, after a month long probe, former Wake Forest staff member and IMG College radio analyst Tommy Elrod was dismissed from the program for leaking confidential and proprietary game preparations on multiple occasions.[2]

Recruiting edit

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Carlos Basham Jr.
DE 		Roanoke, VA Northside HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 4.77 Jul 6, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Essang Bassey
CB 		Columbus, GA Columbus HS 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 174 lb (79 kg) N/A Jun 22, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Jeremiah Brown
WR 		Savannah, GA Southwest Guilford HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 4.50 Apr 21, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Arkeem Byrd
RB 		Savannah, GA Jenkins HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) N/A Feb 3, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Cade Carney
TE 		Davidson, NC Davidson Day School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 213 lb (97 kg) 4.53 Jun 19, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Brandon Chapman
TE 		Grove City, OH Grove City HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 251 lb (114 kg) 5.02 May 20, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Thomas Cole
TE 		Wellsburg, WV Brooke HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) N/A Jan 5, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
DeAndre' Delaney
RB 		Morristown, TN Morristown–Hamblen West HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) N/A Dec 7, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: N/A
Greg Dortch
WR 		Highland Springs, VA Highland Springs HS 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 4.60 Aug 6, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Malik Grate
WR 		Pendleton, SC Pendleton HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) 4.50 Apr 29, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Sulaiman Kamara
DT 		Richmond, VA Hermitage HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 287 lb (130 kg) 5.60 Nov 1, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
LaRonde Liverpool
OLB 		Virginia Beach, VA Landstown HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 226 lb (103 kg) 4.74 Jun 2, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Dominic Maggio
K 		Baltimore, MD Boys Latin HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 155 lb (70 kg) N/A Jul 15, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Luke Masterson
S 		Naples, FL Marlboro County HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 4.50 Jul 27, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Je'vionte Nash
OG 		Orange Park, FL Oakleaf HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 291 lb (132 kg) 5.31 Apr 2, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Jamie Newman
QB 		Graham, NC Graham HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 237 lb (108 kg) 4.76 Apr 20, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Traveon Redd
S 		Ridgeway, VA Magna Vista HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 182 lb (83 kg) 4.64 Jul 31, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Taleni Suhren
OT 		Charlotte, NC Ardrey Kell HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 281 lb (127 kg) 5.52 Apr 15, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Emmanuel Walker
DE 		Santee, SC Lake Marion HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 4.63 Aug 28, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Tyler Watson
OT 		Alpharetta, GA Milton HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 244 lb (111 kg) N/A Sep 9, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Jacquez Williams
WR 		Hinesville, GA Liberty County HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 4.53 Jun 24, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Zander Zimmer
DE 		Orlando, FL Bishop Moore HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 4.91 Jun 9, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN: 
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 64   Rivals: 63  247Sports: 59  ESPN: 50
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Wake Forest 2016 Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  • "2016 Wake Forest Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  • "2016 Player Commitments – Wake Forest". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved April 21, 2016.

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 p.m.Tulane*
ACCN+W 7–324,398
September 103:30 p.m.at Duke
ESPNUW 24–1421,077
September 176:30 p.m.Delaware*
  • BB&T Field
  • Winston-Salem, NC
ACCN+W 38–2125,972
September 243:30 p.m.at Indiana*
BTNW 33–2845,519
October 13:30 p.m.at NC State
ACCRSNL 16–3358,200
October 87:00 p.m.Syracuse
  • BB&T Field
  • Winston-Salem, NC
ACCRSNW 28–925,162
October 153:30 p.m.at No. 14 Florida State
ESPNL 6–1777,102
October 293:30 p.m.Army* 
  • BB&T Field
  • Winston-Salem, NC
ACCRSNL 13–2127,938
November 53:00 p.m.Virginia
  • BB&T Field
  • Winston-Salem, NC
ACCRSNW 27–2025,334
November 127:00 p.m.at No. 5 Louisville
ESPN2L 12–4451,218
November 197:00 p.m.No. 5 Clemson
  • BB&T Field
  • Winston-Salem, NC
ESPNL 13–3531,152
November 263:00 p.m.Boston College
  • BB&T Field
  • Winston-Salem, NC
ACCRSNL 14–1724,866
December 273:30 p.m.vs. No. 24 Temple*
ESPNW 34–2626,656
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[3]

Coaching staff edit

Position Name First year at WFU
Head coach Dave Clawson 2014
Defensive coordinator / Safeties Mike Elko 2014
Asst head coach / Receivers Kevin Higgins 2014
Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks Warren Ruggiero 2014
Special teams coordinator / tight ends Adam Scheier 2014
Defensive Line Dave Cohen 2014
Running backs John Hunter 2014
Cornerbacks Derrick Jackson 2012
Offensive Line Nick Tabacca 2014
Source:[4]

Game summaries edit

Tulane edit

3rd meeting. 0–2 all time. Last meeting 1995, 35–9 Green Wave in New Orleans.[5]

See also: 2016 Tulane Green Wave football team
Week One: Tulane Green Wave at Wake Forest Demon Deacons – Game summary[6]
Period 1 2 34Total
Green Wave 3 0 003
Demon Deacons 0 7 007

at BB&T Field, Winston–Salem, NC

  • Date: September 1
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 72° F • N 2 • Cloudy, some rain
  • Game attendance: 24,398
  • Referee: David Epperley
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Play-by-Play: Taylor Zauzour • Color Analyst: Al Groh
  • Final Stats
Game information

@ Duke edit

97th meeting. 37–57–2 all time. Last meeting 2015, 27–21 Blue Devils in Winston–Salem.[5]

See also: 2016 Duke Blue Devils football team and Tobacco Road rivalry
Week Two: Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Duke Blue Devils – Game summary[6]
Period 1 2 34Total
Demon Deacons 0 7 14324
Blue Devils 7 0 7014

at Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, NC

Game information

Delaware edit

2nd meeting. 1–0 all time. Last meeting 1932, 7–0 Demon Deacons in Newark.[5]

See also: 2016 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team
Week Three: Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens at Wake Forest Demon Deacons – Game summary[6]
Period 1 2 34Total
Fightin' Blue Hens 7 7 0721
Demon Deacons 10 14 14038

at BB&T Field, Winston-Salem, NC

  • Date: September 17
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 82° F • N 1 • Clear
  • Game attendance: 25,972
  • Referee: Jerry Magallanes
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Play-by-Play: Dave Weekley • Color Analyst: Tom O'Brien
  • Final Stats
Game information

@ Indiana edit

2nd meeting. 0–1 all time. Last meeting 2015, 31–24 Hoosiers in Winston–Salem.[5]

See also: 2016 Indiana Hoosiers football team
Week Four: Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Indiana Hoosiers – Game summary[6]
Period 1 2 34Total
Demon Deacons 7 14 6633
Hoosiers 7 0 14728

at Memorial Stadium, Bloomington, IN

  • Date: September 24
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 85° F • N–NE 5 • Fair
  • Game attendance: 45,519
  • Referee: Don Willard
  • TV announcers (BTN): Play-by-Play: Joe Beninati • Color Analyst: J Leman
  • Final Stats
Game information

@ NC State edit

110th meeting. 38–65–6 all time. Last meeting 2015, 35–17 Wolfpack in Winston–Salem.[5]

See also: 2016 NC State Wolfpack football team and Tobacco Road rivalry
Week Five: Wake Forest Demon Deacons at NC State Wolfpack – Game summary[6]
Period 1 2 34Total
Demon Deacons 0 9 7016
Wolfpack 17 6 3733

at Carter–Finley Stadium, Raleigh, NC

  • Date: October 1
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 83° F • SSW 9 • Mostly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 58,200
  • Referee: Duane Heydt
  • TV announcers (ACCRSN): Play-by-Play: Wes Durham • Color Analyst: James Bates • Sideline: Lyndsay Rowley
  • Final Stats
Game information

Syracuse edit

6th meeting. 1–4 all time. Last meeting 2015, 30–17 Orange in Syracuse.[5]

See also: 2016 Syracuse Orange football team
Week Six: Syracuse Orange at Wake Forest Demon Deacons – Game summary[6]
Period 1 2 34Total
Orange 2 7 009
Demon Deacons 0 14 01428

at BB&T Field, Winston-Salem, NC

  • Date: October 8
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 63° F • NW 13 • Rain (Hurr. Matthew)
  • Game attendance: 25,162
  • Referee: Riley Johnson
  • TV announcers (ACCRSN): Play-by-Play: Bob Rathburn • Color Analyst: Takeo Spikes • Sideline: Kelsey Wingert
  • Final Stats
Game information

@ Florida State edit

35th meeting. 6–27–1 all time. Last meeting 2015, 24–16 Seminoles in Winston–Salem.[5]

See also: 2016 Florida State Seminoles football team
Week Seven: Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Florida State Seminoles – Game summary[6]
Period 1 2 34Total
Demon Deacons 0 3 306
#14 Seminoles 3 7 7017

at Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, FL

  • Date: October 15
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 83° F • E 8 • Partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 77,102
  • Referee: Stuart Mullins
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Play-by-Play: Bob Wischusen • Color Analyst: Brock Huard • Sideline: Allison Williams
  • Final Stats
Game information

Army edit

16th meeting. 11–4 all time. Last meeting 2015, 17–14 Demon Deacons in West Point.[5]

See also: 2016 Army Black Knights football team
Week Nine: Army Black Knights at Wake Forest Demon Deacons – Game summary[6]
Period 1 2 34Total
Black Knights 7 0 01421
Demon Deacons 0 7 3313

at BB&T Field, Winston-Salem, NC

  • Date: October 29
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 76° F • SW 4 • Clear
  • Game attendance: 27,948
  • Referee: David Epperley
  • TV announcers (ACCRSN): Play-by-Play: James Bates • Color Analyst: Takeo Spikes • Sideline: Kelsey Wingert
  • Final Stats
Game information

Virginia edit

49th meeting. 14–34 all time. Last meeting 2012, 16–10 Demon Deacons in Charlottesville.[5]

See also: 2016 Virginia Cavaliers football team
Week Ten: Virginia Cavaliers at Wake Forest Demon Deacons – Game summary[6]
Period 1 2 34Total
Cavaliers 6 0 14020
Demon Deacons 7 10 01027

at BB&T Field, Winston-Salem, NC

  • Date: November 5
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 63° F • WNW 4 • Sunny
  • Game attendance: 25,334
  • Referee: Riley Johnson
  • TV announcers (ACCRSN): Play-by-Play: Wes Durham • Color Analyst: James Bates • Sideline: Niki Noto
  • Final Stats
Game information

@ Louisville edit

4th meeting. 0–3 all time. Last meeting 2015, 20–19 Cardinals in Winston–Salem.[5]

See also: 2016 Louisville Cardinals football team
Week Eleven: Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Louisville Cardinals – Game summary[6]
Period 1 2 34Total
Demon Deacons 6 6 0012
#5 Cardinals 0 3 73444

at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium, Louisville, KY

  • Date: November 12
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 48° F • ENE 3 • Clear
  • Game attendance: 51,218
  • Referee: J. Maconaghy
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Play-by-Play: Jason Benetti • Color Analyst: Kelly Stouffer • Sideline: Paul Carcaterra
  • Final Stats
Game information

Clemson edit

82nd meeting. 17–63–1 all time. Last meeting 2015, 33–13 Tigers in Clemson.[5]

See also: 2016 Clemson Tigers football team
Week Twelve: Clemson Tigers at Wake Forest Demon Deacons – Game summary[6]
Period 1 2 34Total
#5 Tigers 21 7 0735
Demon Deacons 0 10 3013

at BB&T Field, Winston-Salem, NC

  • Date: November 19
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 44° F • NW 16 • Clear
  • Game attendance: 31,512
  • Referee: Jeff Flanagan
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Play-by-Play: Bob Wischusen • Color Analyst: Brock Huard • Sideline: Allison Williams
  • Final Stats
Game information

Boston College edit

24th meeting. 9–12–2 all time. Last meeting 2015, 3–0 Demon Deacons in Chestnut Hill.[5]

See also: 2016 Boston College Eagles football team
Week Thirteen: Boston College Eagles at Wake Forest Demon Deacons – Game summary[6]
Period 1 2 34Total
Eagles 10 0 0717
Demon Deacons 0 0 14014

at BB&T Field, Winston-Salem, NC

  • Date: November 26
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 52° F • WNW 12 • Clear
  • Game attendance: 24,866
  • Referee: David Epperley
  • TV announcers (ACCRSN): Play-by-Play: Bob Wischusen • Color Analyst: Brock Huard • Sideline: Allison Williams
  • Final Stats
Game information

Vs. Temple – Military Bowl edit

2nd meeting. 0–1 all time. Last meeting 1930, 36–0 Owls in Philadelphia.[5]

See also: 2016 Temple Owls football team and 2016 Military Bowl
Military Bowl: Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs. Temple Owls – Game summary[6]
Period 1 2 34Total
#23 Owls 7 3 10626
Demon Deacons 14 17 0334

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, MD

  • Date: December 27
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 63° F • W 5–10 • Partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 26,656
  • Referee: Kevin Stine
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Play-by-Play: Jason Benetti • Color Analyst: Kelly Stouffer • Sideline: Paul Carcaterra
  • Final Stats
Game information


Leaks of plays edit

Main article: WakeyLeaks

Colloquially called "WakeyLeaks", some of Wake Forest's opponents appear to have had knowledge of Wake Forest's playbook, even plays they had just created and only practiced for one week. Suspicion fell on Tommy Elrod, a color commentator on the broadcast crew; Elrod was found to have made long phone calls to the coaches of rival teams in the days before Wake Forest played them, and he had access to the practice tapes compiled by Wake Forest staff. Elrod had been an assistant coach during the leadership of previous coach Jim Grobe; it is speculated that after Clawson did not hire him on as a coach, instead relegating him to color commentary, he leaked the plays as a form of revenge. Elrod was fired and banned from the campus in December 2016.[7][2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Wake Forest investigates whether plays leaked to or stolen by Louisville". USA TODAY. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Wake Forest fires radio analyst Tommy Elrod for attempting to leak football game plans". Retrieved December 14, 2016.
  3. ^ "2016 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  4. ^ "2016 Wake Forest Coaching Staff". The Official Site of Wake Forest Demon Deacons. Archived from the original on August 14, 2009. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Demon Deacon Football Guide: Section 6 - History" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 18, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "2016 Wake Forest Football Game Notes" (PDF). December 27, 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2017. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
  7. ^ Feldman, Bruce; Fortuna, Matt; Jenks, Jayson (July 12, 2022). "Inside 'WakeyLeaks,' the scandal that should have rocked college football". The Athletic. Retrieved July 12, 2022.
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