2008 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

NCAATeamFootballSeason
Year=2008
Team=Wake Forest Demon Deacons


Conference=Atlantic Coast Conference
Division=Atlantic
ShortConference=ACC
CoachRank=21
BCSRank=
APRank=21
Record=4-1
ConfRecord=2-0
HeadCoach=Jim Grobe
OffCoach=Steed Lobotzke
DefCoach=Brad Lambert
OScheme=Spread
DScheme=4-3
StadiumArena=BB&T Field
(c. 31,500, FieldTurf)
Champion=
BowlTourney=
BowlTourneyResult=

The 2008 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team will represent Wake Forest University during the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team is coached by Jim Grobe in his eighth season at the school and plays its home games at BB&T Field. Wake Forest will compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference, as they have since 1953. The Deacons began their season on August 28 at Baylor. A win in the 2007 Meineke Car Care Bowl against UConn gave the Deacons twenty wins over the last two seasons.

The team is currently 4–1 overall and 2–0 in ACC play, with their next game being a conference away contest against Maryland on October 18.

Before the season

Roster changes

Quarterback Zach MacDowell enrolled Coastal Carolina University in January, and will play there starting in 2008. [ [http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/sports/story/317236.html Former Wake Forest QB enrolls at Coastal] ]
Running back Lucas Caparelli was dismissed from the university after an off the field incident in January. [ [http://www.journalnow.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=WSJ/MGArticle/WSJ_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1173354368212 Student tied to threat is no longer at WFU] ]

Recruiting

On National Signing Day, the Demon Deacons received letters of intent from 17 players.

*Andrew Parker TE 6-5 225 Jacksonville, FL Bartram Trail
*Terence Davis WR 6-1 180 Lilburn, GA Brookwood
*Gabe Irby OL 6-3 315 Mt. Airy, GA Habersham Central
*Ted Stachitas QB 6-3 185 Ponte Vedra Beach, FL Nease
*Derricus Ellis DE 6-2 225 Rome, GA Darlington School
*Joey Ehrmann LB 6-4 210 Baltimore, MD Gilman
*Ramon Booi DL 6-6 330 Jacksonville, FL Nease
*Scott Betros LB 6-1 220 Jacksonville, FL Bolles School
*Riley Haynes LB 6-1 225 Jacksonville, FL Nease
*Kevin Smith DE 6-4 210 Plano, TX East
*Lovell Jackson RB 5-10 170 Tampa, FL Plant
*Garrick Williams OL 6-4 314 Columbia, MO Rock Bridge
*J.T. Dixon TE 6-4 230 Chandler, AZ Hargrave Military
*Chance Raines OL 6-2 270 Jacksonville, FL Bolles School
*Joe Looney OL 6-3 315 Lake Worth, FL Lake Worth
*Kenny Okoro CB 6-0 185 Greensboro, NC Dudley
*Chris Givens RB 6-0 200 Wylie, TX Wylie [ [http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/08-signing-day.html Signing Day Central] ]

Award candidates

chedule

[ [http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/020808aac.html ACC Announces 2008 Football Schedule] ]

CFB Schedule Entry
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time = 8:00 pm
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score = 41-13
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time = 3:30 pm
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rank = 20
opponent = Ole Miss
opprank =
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site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC
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score = 30-28
overtime =CFB Schedule Entry
date = September 20
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rank = 18
opponent = #25 Florida State
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score = 12-3
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date = September 27
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date = October 18
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date = November 15
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Roster

cores by quarter

References

External links

* [http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/wake-m-footbl-body.html The Official Site of the Demon Deacons]