2005 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Atlantic Division
No. 23 Florida State xy$   5 – 3     8 – 5  
No. 18 Boston College x   5 – 3     9 – 3  
No. 21 Clemson   4 – 4     8 – 4  
Wake Forest   3 – 5     4 – 7  
NC State   3 – 5     7 – 5  
Maryland   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Coastal Division
No. 7 Virginia Tech x   7 – 1     11 – 2  
No. 17 Miami (FL)   6 – 2     9 – 3  
Georgia Tech   5 – 3     7 – 5  
North Carolina   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Virginia   3 – 5     7 – 5  
Duke   0 – 8     1 – 10  
Championship: Florida State 27, Virginia Tech 22
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team was an American football team that represented Wake Forest University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Jim Grobe, the Demon Deacons compiled a 4–7 record (3–5 in conference games), finished in fourth place in the Atlantic Division of the ACC, and were outscored by a total of 316 to 269.[1]

The team's statistical leaders included quarterbacks Ben Mauk (845 passing yars) and Cory Randolph (821 passing yards); Chris Barclay (1,127 rushing yards); Nate Morton (482 receiving yards); Sam Swank (86 points on 29 extra points and 19 field goals); Jon Abbate (77 total tackles); and Josh Gattis (46 solo tackles).[2]

Punter Ryan Plackemeier had 67 punts for 3,165 yards, an average f 47.2 yards per punt.[2]

Two Wake Forest players received first-team honors on the 2005 All-Atlantic Coast Conference football team: Barclay at running back and Plackemeier at punter. Defensive back Josh Gattis was named ot the second team.[3]

The team played its home games at Groves Stadium in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 17:00 pmVanderbilt*
ESPNUL 20–2425,384
September 107:00 pmat Nebraska*
TBSL 3–3177,380
September 176:30 pmEast Carolina*
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
W 44–3429,563[4]
September 243:30 pmMarylanddagger
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
ESPNUL 12–2226,022
October 13:30 pmClemson
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
ESPNUW 31–2732,153[5]
October 812:00 pmat No. 4 Florida State
JPSL 24–4182,589
October 1512:00 pmat No. 14 Boston College
JPSL 30–3533,632
October 223:30 pmNC State
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)
W 27–1933,316
October 2912:00 pmat Duke
JPSW 44–615,347
November 51:30 pmat Georgia Tech
L 17–3051,571
November 123:30 pmNo. 3 Miami (FL)
  • Groves Stadium
  • Winston-Salem, NC
ABCL 17–4727,106[6]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Team leaders

Category Team Leader Att/Cth Yds
Passing Ben Mauk 85/158 845
Rushing Chris Barclay 218 1,127
Receiving Nate Morton 39 482

References

  1. ^ "2005 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "2005 Wake Forest Demon Deacons Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 6, 2024.
  3. ^ "2005 AP All-ACC Football Team". Retrieved December 17, 2023.
  4. ^ "Deacs run past Pirates". The Herald-Sun. September 18, 2005. Retrieved September 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Randolph on target for Wake Forest". The Greenville News. October 2, 2005. p. 4C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Canes keep eyes on prize". The Miami Herald. November 13, 2005. pp. 1C, 8C – via Newspapers.com.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2005_Wake_Forest_Demon_Deacons_football_team
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