The 2012 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team represented Wake Forest University during the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team was coached by Jim Grobe, who was coaching his twelfth 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, and are in the Atlantic Division.

Before the season

Recruiting On national signing day, the Demon Deacons received letters of intent from 19 players.

Schedule

Roster 2012 Wake Forest Demon DeaconsOffense

Quarterbacks 7 Maddox Stamey – Freshman 8 Kevin Sousa – Freshman 10 Tanner Price – Junior 12 Brendan Cross – Junior 13 Tyler Cameron – Freshman 14 Patrick Thompson – Sophomore 15 Matt Grasmeyer – Freshman 17 Patrick Long – Freshman

Running backs 5 Orville Reynolds – Sophomore 20 Joshua Wilhite – Freshman 21 Deandre Martin – Freshman 25 Josh Harris – Junior 29 Tyler Jackson – Sophomore

Fullbacks 42 Tommy Bohanon – Senior 44 Ben Emert – Sophomore 48 Jordan Garside – Sophomore

Wide receivers 2 Matt James – Sophomore 3 Michael Campanaro – Junior 4 Lovell Jackson – Senior 11 Airyn Willis – Freshman 18 Quan Rucker – Junior 26 Sherman Ragland III – Freshman 81 Terence Davis – Senior 82 P.J. Howard IV – Freshman 83 Jonathan Williams – Freshman 86 Brandon Terry – Sophomore 87 Brad Idzik – Sophomore 88 Jared Krump – Freshman

Tight ends 80 Tyler Rook – Freshman 84 Zach Gordon – Freshman 85 Neil Basford – Sophomore 89 Spencer Bishop – Junior

Offensive Linemen 59 Antonio Ford – Sophomore 60 Whit Barnes – Junior 62 Joel Suggs – Freshman 63 Dylan Intemann – Freshman 67 Will Smith – Freshman 68 Colin Summers – Sophomore 69 Ramon Booi – Senior 70 Dylan Heartsill – Sophomore 71 Hunter Goodwin – Freshman 72 Cody Preble – Freshman 73 Steven Chase – Junior 74 Garrick Williams – Senior 75 Frank Souza – Junior 77 Devin Bolling – Junior 78 Tyler Hayworth – Freshman 79 Gabe Irby – Senior Defense

Defensive ends 36 Tylor Harris – Freshman 49 Derricus Ellis – Senior 51 Daniel Vogelsang – Sophomore 58 Josh Banks – Freshman 90 Kris Redding – Junior 91 John Gallagher – Junior 91 Johnny Garcia – Sophomore 94 Desmond Floyd – Freshman 96 Hasan Hazime – Graduate Student 98 Zach Thompson – Junior 99 Gods-Power Offor – Freshman

Defensive tackles 50 Nikita Whitlock – Junior 92 Bryson Dunmeyer – Senior 95 Shelldon Lewinson – Freshman

Linebackers 28 Jharrison Gillespie – Senior 30 Hunter Williams – Freshman 32 Scott Betros – Senior 35 Zachary Allen – Sophomore 39 Justin Jackson – Junior 40 Joey Ehrmann – Senior 41 Mike Olson – Junior 45 Riley Haynes – Senior 46 Steve Donatell – Freshman 48 Brandon Chubb – Freshman 53 Jordan Pineda – Freshman 56 Teddy Matthews – Freshman 57 Patrick Doran – Sophomore 64 Britt Cherry – Freshman

Cornerbacks 6 Chibuikem Okoro – Senior 7 Merrill Noel – Sophomore 9 Kevin Johnson – Junior 14 Jason Green – Senior 15 Allen Ramsey – Freshman 17 A.J. Marshall – Junior 23 James Ward – Freshman

Safeties 5 Daniel Mack – Junior 11 Joe LaBarbera – Sophomore 18 Josh Strickland – Junior 22 Dominique Gibson – Freshman 34 Duran Lowe – Junior Special teams

Placekickers 27 Chad Hedlund – Freshman 37 Hunter Haire – Freshman 82 Jimmy Newman – Senior

Punters 24 Alex Wulfeck – Senior 38 Alexander Kinal – Freshman

Long Snappers 52 Logan Feimster – Sophomore 55 Brad Demuth – Freshman 61 Ryan Bauder – Freshman

Kick returners 4 Lovell Jackson – Senior 5 Orville Reynolds – Sophomore 6 Chibuikem Okoro – Senior 21 Deandre Martin – Freshman 25 Josh Harris – Junior

Punt Returners 3 Michael Campanaro – Junior 4 Lovell Jackson – Senior      

Coaching staff

Position Name First year at WFU Head coach Jim Grobe 2001 Secondary Tim Duffie 2012 Passing Game Co-Coordinator/quarterbacks Tom Elrod 2003 Passing Game Co-Coordinator/wide receivers Lonnie Galloway 2011 Offensive Line Jonathan Himebauch 2012 Outside Linebackers Derrick Jackson 2012 Co-defensive coordinator/linebackers Brian Knorr 2008 Offensive coordinator/offensive line Steed Lobotzke 2001 Recruiting coordinator/defensive tackles Ray McCartney 2001 Associate head coach/Running backs/kickers Billy Mitchell 2001 Source: http://wakeforestsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/wake-m-footbl-mtt.html

Game summaries

Liberty 2nd meeting. 1–0 all time. Last meeting 2006, 34–14 Demon Deacons in Winston-Salem.

North Carolina 105th meeting. 34–68–2 all time. Last meeting 2011, 49–24 Tar Heels in Chapel Hill.

Florida State 31st meeting. 6–23–1 all time. Last meeting 2011, 35–30 Demon Deacons in Winston-Salem.

Army 12th meeting. 7–4 all time. Last meeting 2007, 21–10 Demon Deacons in Winston-Salem.

Duke 93rd meeting. 37–53–2 all time. Last meeting 2011, 24–23 Demon Deacons in Durham.

Maryland 61st meeting. 17–42–1 all time. Last meeting 2011, 31–10 Demon Deacons in Winston-Salem.

Virginia 48th meeting. 13–34–0 all time. Last meeting 2008, 28–17 Demon Deacons in Winston-Salem.

Clemson 78th meeting. 17–59–1 all time. Last meeting 2011, 31–28 Tigers in Clemson.

Boston College

20th meeting. 7–10–2 all time. Last meeting 2011, 27–19 Demon Deacons in Chestnut Hill.

NC State 106th meeting. 37–62–6 all time. Last meeting 2011, 34–27 Demon Deacons in Winston-Salem.

Notre Dame 2nd meeting. 0–1 all time. Last meeting 2011, 24–17 Fighting Irish in Winston-Salem.

Vanderbilt 15th meeting. 6–8 all time. Last meeting 2011, 41–7 Commodores in Winston-Salem.

Statistics

Scores by quarter

Offense

Rushing Name GP Att Yards Avg TD Long Avg/G Josh Harris 11 137 608 4.4 5 63 55.3 Deandre Martin 12 128 484 3.8 6 37 40.3 Michael Campanaro 10 16 82 5.1 1 14 8.2 Tyler Jackson 5 11 36 3.3 0 13 7.2 Brendan Cross 4 2 27 13.5 0 18 6.8 Lovell Jackson 12 6 24 4.0 0 8 2.0 Ben Emert 5 1 1 1.0 0 1 0.2 Tommy Bohanon 12 2 1 0.5 1 1 0.1 Sherman Ragland III 11 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Terence Davis 11 2 0 0.0 0 3 0.0 Kevin Sousa 2 2 -1 -0.5 0 3 -0.5 Patrick Thompson 3 1 -2 -2.0 0 -2 -0.7 Orville Reynolds 9 5 -6 -1.2 0 1 -0.7 TEAM 10 11 -22 -2.0 0 0 -2.2 Tanner Price 12 77 -26 -0.3 2 25 -2.2 Demon Deacons Total 12 402 1,206 3.0 15 63 100.5 Opponents 12 489 1,993 4.1 22 90 166.1

Passing Name GP Cmp–Att Pct Yds TD INT Lng Avg/G RAT Tanner Price 12 228-410 55.6 2,300 12 7 73 191.7 108.98 Patrick Thompson 3 5-6 83.3 21 0 0 21 7.0 112.73 Brendan Cross 4 2-6 33.3 2 0 0 4 0.5 36.13 Deandre Martin 12 3-4 75.0 48 0 0 35 4.0 175.80 Michael Campanaro 10 1-1 100.0 39 1 0 39 3.9 757.60 Demon Deacons Total 12 239-427 56.0 2,410 13 7 73 200.8 110.15 Opponents 12 255-411 62.0 3,201 22 11 64 266.8 139.78

Receiving Name GP Rec Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G Michael Campanaro 10 79 763 9.7 6 41 76.3 Terence Davis 11 43 544 12.7 2 73 49.5 Sherman Ragland III 11 23 247 10.7 0 41 22.5 Tommy Bohanon 12 23 208 9.0 5 34 17.3 Josh Harris 11 19 96 5.1 0 21 8.7 Deandre Martin 12 16 135 8.4 0 36 11.2 Brandon Terry 12 15 290 19.3 0 47 24.2 Lovell Jackson 12 11 90 8.2 0 25 7.5 Spencer Bishop 12 3 26 8.7 0 13 2.2 Tanner Price 12 2 13 6.5 0 7 1.1 Orville Reynolds 9 2 -4 -2.0 0 0 -0.4 Matt James 4 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.8 Tyler Jackson 5 1 1 1.0 0 1 0.2 Gabe Irby 11 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 -0.2Demon Deacons Total 12 239 2,410 10.1 13 73 200.8Opponents 12 255 3,201 12.6 22 64 266.8

Scoring Name TD FG PAT 2PT PAT SAFETY TOT PTS Michael Campanaro 7 42 Deandre Martin 6 36 Tommy Bohanon 6 36 Josh Harris 5 30 Jimmy Newman 2-6 17-17 23 Chad Hedlund 3-3 10-11 19 Tanner Price 2 12 Terence Davis 2 12 Chibuikem Okoro 1 6 AJ Marshall 1 6 TEAM 0-1 0 Alex Wulfeck 0-1 0 Demon Deacons Total 30 5-9 27-29 0-1 222 Opponents 48 16-24 46-48 382

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