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Wake Forest Demon Deacons (ACC Atlantic)
2017 Schedule & Results
| Record: 8-5 | Second-order wins (diff.): 6.8 (-1.2) | S&P+ Rk: 37 | |||||||||
| Date | Opponent | Opp. S&P+ Rk | Score | W-L | Win Expectancy |
Adj. Scoring Margin |
Percentile Performance |
Off. Percentile |
Def. Percentile |
| 31-Aug | Presbyterian | N/A | 51-7 | W | 100% | 40.9 | 92% | 94% | 95% |
| 9-Sep | at Boston College | 66 | 34-10 | W | 98% | 19.1 | 84% | 46% | 91% |
| 16-Sep | Utah State | 57 | 46-10 | W | 100% | 38.8 | 96% | 90% | 93% |
| 23-Sep | at Appalachian State | 18 | 20-19 | W | 20% | -7.6 | 36% | 27% | 54% |
| 30-Sep | Florida State | 43 | 19-26 | L | 43% | -1.7 | 46% | 41% | 57% |
| 7-Oct | at Clemson | 8 | 14-28 | L | 0% | -26.2 | 12% | 12% | 26% |
| 21-Oct | at Georgia Tech | 73 | 24-38 | L | 4% | -16.2 | 19% | 49% | 16% |
| 28-Oct | Louisville | 16 | 42-32 | W | 100% | 25.3 | 91% | 95% | 40% |
| 4-Nov | at Notre Dame | 13 | 37-48 | L | 6% | -14.7 | 22% | 75% | 9% |
| 11-Nov | at Syracuse | 88 | 64-43 | W | 100% | 26.3 | 88% | 97% | 26% |
| 18-Nov | NC State | 38 | 30-24 | W | 57% | 1.5 | 55% | 68% | 34% |
| 25-Nov | Duke | 65 | 23-31 | L | 18% | -8.3 | 32% | 35% | 41% |
| 29-Dec | vs. Texas A&M | 61 | 55-52 | W | 38% | -2.9 | 42% | 90% | 7% |
| Category | Offense | Rk | Defense | Rk |
| S&P+ | 33.8 | 23 | 27.7 | 66 |
| Points Per Game | 38.3 | 20 | 30.7 | 80 |
Five Factors
| Offense | Defense | |||||
| Category | Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| EFFICIENCY | Success Rate | 42.8% | 53 | 40.9% | 64 | 40.3% |
| EXPLOSIVENESS | IsoPPP | 1.26 | 28 | 1.15 | 57 | 1.17 |
| FIELD POSITION | Avg. FP | 30.9 | 34 | 28.9 | 53 | 29.6 |
| FINISHING DRIVES | Pts. Per Trip in 40 | 4.87 | 27 | 4.07 | 31 | 4.42 |
| TURNOVER MARGIN | EXPECTED | 8.2 | 11 | Turnover Luck (PPG): -0.07 |
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| ACTUAL | 8 | 20 | ||||
Rushing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Rushing S&P+ | 94.6 | 91 | 112.4 | 31 | 100.0 |
| Rushing Success Rate | 37.5% | 107 | 39.7% | 43 | 42.2% |
| Rushing IsoPPP | 0.98 | 35 | 0.99 | 97 | 0.92 |
| Adj. Line Yards | 103 | 56 | 120.9 | 10 | 100.0 |
| Opportunity Rate | 36.1% | 97 | 33.6% | 18 | 38.5% |
| Power Success Rate | 66.0% | 78 | 70.4% | 83 | 67.7% |
| Stuff Rate | 20.0% | 72 | 24.2% | 13 | 19.3% |
Individual Rushing Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Rushes | Yards | TD | Yards/ Carry |
Hlt Yds/ Opp. |
Opp. Rate |
Fumbles (Lost) |
| Matt Colburn II | RB | 5'10, 200 | JR | 166 | 904 | 7 | 5.4 | 6.9 | 33.7% | 0 (0) |
| John Wolford | QB | 6'1, 200 | SR | 126 | 769 | 10 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 43.7% | 3 (1) |
| Arkeem Byrd | RB | 6'1, 190 | FR | 77 | 395 | 1 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 37.7% | 1 (0) |
| Cade Carney | RB | 5'11, 215 | SO | 63 | 232 | 2 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 30.2% | 1 (0) |
| Kendall Hinton | QB | 6'0, 195 | SO | 41 | 215 | 1 | 5.2 | 6.4 | 34.1% | 1 (0) |
| Isaiah Robinson | RB | 5'10, 220 | JR | 22 | 82 | 1 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 22.7% | 0 (0) |
| Greg Dortch | WR | 5'9, 165 | FR | 7 | 9 | 0 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 42.9% | 2 (1) |
| Scotty Washington | WR | 6'5, 225 | SO | 2 | 13 | 0 | 6.5 | 5.5 | 50.0% | 0 (0) |
| Tabari Hines | WR | 5'10, 175 | JR | 2 | -6 | 0 | -3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0 (0) |
| NOTE: Quarterback run totals above do not include sacks (which are counted toward pass averages below) or kneeldowns. | ||||||||||
Passing
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing S&P+ | 136.2 | 2 | 95.3 | 87 | 100.0 |
| Passing Success Rate | 48.6% | 5 | 42.0% | 80 | 40.3% |
| Passing IsoPPP | 1.48 | 53 | 1.30 | 17 | 1.48 |
| Adj. Sack Rate | 156.4 | 18 | 94.8 | 78 | 100 |
Individual Passing Stats
| Player | Ht, Wt | Year | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT | Comp Rate |
Sacks | Sack Rate | Yards/ Att. |
| John Wolford | 6'1, 200 | SR | 239 | 374 | 3192 | 29 | 6 | 63.9% | 15 | 3.9% | 8.0 |
| Kendall Hinton | 6'0, 195 | SO | 27 | 47 | 399 | 4 | 0 | 57.4% | 5 | 9.6% | 7.2 |
| Jamie Newman | 6'4, 235 | FR | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 50.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 2.0 |
Individual Receiving Stats
| Player | Pos. | Ht, Wt | Year | Targets | Catches | Yards | TD | Yds/ Catch |
Yds/ Target |
Catch Rate | Success Rate | Target Rate |
| Tabari Hines | WR | 5'10, 175 | JR | 79 | 53 | 683 | 7 | 12.9 | 8.7 | 67.1% | 51.9% | 19.1% |
| Scotty Washington | WR | 6'5, 225 | SO | 76 | 45 | 711 | 3 | 15.8 | 9.4 | 59.2% | 50.0% | 18.4% |
| Greg Dortch | WR | 5'9, 165 | FR | 74 | 54 | 732 | 9 | 13.6 | 9.9 | 73.0% | 58.1% | 17.9% |
| Cam Serigne | TE | 6'3, 240 | SR | 58 | 44 | 556 | 9 | 12.6 | 9.6 | 75.9% | 65.5% | 14.0% |
| Chuck Wade, Jr. | WR | 6'0, 200 | JR | 36 | 19 | 245 | 1 | 12.9 | 6.8 | 52.8% | 44.4% | 8.7% |
| Alex Bachman | WR | 6'0, 190 | JR | 33 | 21 | 365 | 3 | 17.4 | 11.1 | 63.6% | 54.5% | 8.0% |
| Cortez Lewis | WR | 6'1, 205 | JR | 25 | 9 | 132 | 0 | 14.7 | 5.3 | 36.0% | 36.0% | 6.1% |
| Matt Colburn II | RB | 5'10, 200 | JR | 12 | 11 | 67 | 0 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 91.7% | 41.7% | 2.9% |
| Arkeem Byrd | RB | 6'1, 190 | FR | 6 | 4 | 24 | 0 | 6.0 | 4.0 | 66.7% | 50.0% | 1.5% |
| Jack Freudenthal | TE | 6'3, 230 | SO | 5 | 3 | 42 | 1 | 14.0 | 8.4 | 60.0% | 60.0% | 1.2% |
| Cade Carney | RB | 5'11, 215 | SO | 3 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 10.3 | 10.3 | 100.0% | 66.7% | 0.7% |
| Davis Johnson | WR | 5'11, 180 | FR | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 | 2.5 | 50.0% | 50.0% | 0.5% |
| Steven Claude | WR | 6'2, 195 | SO | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.2% |
| Isaiah Robinson | RB | 5'10, 220 | JR | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 100.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| James Sriraman | WR | 6'3, 200 | SO | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
| John Wolford | QB | 6'1, 200 | SR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% |
Standard Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Standard Downs S&P+ | 111.2 | 28 | 98.8 | 70 | 100.0 |
| Standard Downs Success Rate | 46.9% | 63 | 47.2% | 76 | 46.5% |
| Standard Downs IsoPPP | 1.19 | 18 | 1.04 | 63 | 1.07 |
| SD Line Yards per Carry | 2.88 | 71 | 2.60 | 31 | 2.92 |
| SD Sack Rate | 4.9% | 64 | 3.0% | 109 | 5.3% |
Passing Downs
| Offense | Defense | ||||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | Nat'l Avg. | |
| Passing Downs S&P+ | 122.2 | 17 | 114.2 | 29 | 100.0 |
| Passing Downs Success Rate | 33.8% | 32 | 28.8% | 46 | 30.7% |
| Passing Downs IsoPPP | 1.45 | 92 | 1.49 | 65 | 1.53 |
| PD Line Yards per Carry | 3.14 | 78 | 2.52 | 11 | 3.22 |
| PD Sack Rate | 3.0% | 5 | 8.3% | 44 | 7.8% |
Situational
| Offense | Defense | |||
| Avg. | Rk | Avg. | Rk | |
| Q1 S&P+ | 124.6 | 17 | 118.1 | 28 |
| Q2 S&P+ | 122.7 | 14 | 102.7 | 59 |
| Q3 S&P+ | 124.9 | 15 | 101.0 | 67 |
| Q4 S&P+ | 102.3 | 68 | 89.2 | 114 |
| 1st Down S&P+ | 120.2 | 12 | 99.3 | 72 |
| 2nd Down S&P+ | 111.8 | 36 | 110.5 | 36 |
| 3rd Down S&P+ | 122.7 | 13 | 101.5 | 65 |
Offensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 54.6% | 92 | 60.0% |
| Pass Downs Run Rate | 44.6% | 14 | 35.3% |
| Adj. Pace | -4.0 | 6 | +0.0 |
| % of Solo Tackles | 76.5% | 49 | 73.8% |
Defensive Footprint
| Team | Rk | Nat'l Average | |
| Std. Downs Run Rate | 55.3% | 114 | 59.9% |
| Pass. Downs Run Rate | 34.8% | 68 | 35.0% |
| Overall Havoc Rate | 18.6% | 26 | 16.0% |
| DL Havoc Rate | 6.1% | 35 | 4.9% |
| LB Havoc Rate | 5.2% | 41 | 4.4% |
| DB Havoc Rate | 7.3% | 34 | 6.5% |
| PD to INC | 35.4% | 52 | 33.9% |
Individual Defensive Stats
| Name | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | Tackles | TFL (Sacks) | Run Stuffs* | Int (PBU) | FF | Succ. Rate** |
| Cameron Glenn | DB | 6'1, 200 | JR | 81.5 | 3.5 (0) | 8 | 2 (7) | 1 | 62.0% |
| Grant Dawson | LB | 6'1, 225 | SR | 73.5 | 10.5 (2.5) | 19 | 0 (1) | 1 | 35.6% |
| Jaboree Williams | LB | 6'0, 245 | SR | 70.5 | 13 (2.5) | 16 | 2 (3) | 0 | 37.8% |
| Jessie Bates III | DB | 6'2, 195 | SO | 64.5 | 6 (0) | 7 | 1 (5) | 1 | 61.6% |
| Essang Bassey | DB | 5'10, 185 | SO | 63.5 | 6 (0) | 0 | 3 (16) | 0 | 74.6% |
| Amari Henderson | DB | 6'1, 185 | SO | 56.5 | 1.5 (0) | 1 | 2 (12) | 0 | 69.4% |
| Demetrius Kemp | LB | 6'1, 220 | JR | 53.5 | 1.5 (1) | 3 | 1 (1) | 3 | 56.6% |
| Justin Strnad | LB | 6'3, 230 | SO | 41.5 | 8.5 (4.5) | 3 | 3 (1) | 2 | 39.5% |
| Luke Masterson | DB | 6'2, 210 | FR | 38.0 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 (3) | 0 | 59.4% |
| Wendell Dunn | DL | 6'3, 250 | SR | 36.0 | 7 (3) | 12 | 0 (2) | 3 | 22.4% |
| Duke Ejiofor | DL | 6'4, 275 | SR | 34.5 | 16.5 (6.5) | 17 | 0 (1) | 2 | 17.9% |
| Ja'Sir Taylor | DB | 5'10, 180 | FR | 25.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (5) | 0 | 84.0% |
| Willie Yarbary | DL | 6'2, 285 | JR | 22.0 | 7.5 (4) | 8 | 0 (1) | 0 | 10.3% |
| Zeek Rodney | DL | 6'1, 305 | JR | 21.5 | 8.5 (1) | 16 | 0 (0) | 0 | 11.1% |
| Carlos Basham, Jr. | DL | 6'5, 275 | FR | 19.5 | 2 (0) | 6 | 0 (3) | 0 | 15.8% |
| Ja'Cquez Williams | LB | 6'2, 210 | FR | 19.0 | 2 (1) | 2 | 0 (1) | 0 | 50.0% |
| Elontae Bateman | DL | 6'2, 290 | SO | 16.5 | 4.5 (1) | 7 | 0 (0) | 0 | 31.8% |
| Chris Calhoun | DL | 6'4, 250 | JR | 15.5 | 1.5 (0) | 4 | 0 (1) | 1 | 45.0% |
| Sulaiman Kamara | DL | 6'2, 290 | FR | 9.0 | 3 (0) | 5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 10.0% |
| Coby Davis | DB | 5'11, 185 | FR | 9.0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (2) | 0 | 90.0% |
| Jack Freudenthal | TE | 6'3, 230 | SO | 7.0 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 | ||
| Chuck Wade, Jr. | WR | 6'0, 200 | JR | 6.5 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 | ||
| Paris Black | DL | 6'3, 255 | SO | 5.5 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 50.0% |
| DJ Taylor | LB | 6'1, 225 | FR | 5.0 | 1 (0) | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0.0% |
| Deon Young | DL | 6'1, 315 | SR | 4.5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 40.0% |
* Stuffs are rushes stopped at or behind the line. They are not necessarily tackles for loss (since they include zero-yard gains), so adding sacks and stuffs won't necessarily equal TFLs. Also: the figure is based on how many stuffs a tackler has taken part in -- solo tackles and assist tackles count for the same amount.
** For defenders, Success Rate is defined as the offense's success rate on plays in which the defender made a tackle. The lower the number, the better for the defender. On average, due to proximity to the line of scrimmage, defensive linemen will produce lower success rates than linebackers, who producer lower rates than defensive backs.
Special Teams
| Rating | Rank | |
| Special Teams S&P+ | 0.0 | 70 |
| Category | Rate | Rank |
| FG Value (per kick) | 0.21 | 36 |
| Punt Success Rate | 50.0% | 101 |
| Kickoff Success Rate | 63.3% | 101 |
| Punt Return Success Rate | 46.2% | 67 |
| Kick Return Success Rate | 47.5% | 49 |
| Place-Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | PAT | FG | Pct |
| Mike Weaver | 6'1, 190 | SR | 52-56 | 21-25 | 84.0% |
| Punter | Ht, Wt | Year | Punts | Avg | TB | FC | I20 | FC/I20 Ratio |
| Dom Maggio | 6'3, 185 | SO | 67 | 44.2 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 52.2% |
| Kicker | Ht, Wt | Year | Kickoffs | Avg | TB | TB% | OOB | Fair Catches |
Onside Att |
Onside Success |
| Mike Weaver | 6'1, 190 | SR | 83 | 59.5 | 33 | 39.8% | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Ben Brown | 6'2, 170 | SO | 2 | 58.0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Yarbary | 6'2, 285 | JR | 2 | 53.5 | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Punt Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Greg Dortch | 5'9, 165 | FR | 20 | 8.1 | 0 | 6 | 0 (0) |
| Jessie Bates III | 6'2, 195 | SO | 8 | 20.1 | 1 | 14 | 1 (0) |
| Tabari Hines | 5'10, 175 | JR | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 (0) |
| Kick Returner | Ht, Wt | Year | Returns | Avg. | TD | Fair Catch | Fumbles (Lost) |
| Greg Dortch | 5'9, 165 | FR | 18 | 22.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Chuck Wade, Jr. | 6'0, 200 | JR | 15 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 (1) |
| Tabari Hines | 5'10, 175 | JR | 4 | 23.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 (0) |
| Tackler | Pos | Ht, Wt | Year | ST Tackles | PR Avg | KR Avg |
| Jack Freudenthal | TE | 6'3, 230 | SO | 7.0 | 6.8 | 17.5 |
| Luke Masterson | DB | 6'2, 210 | FR | 7.0 | 10.0 | 18.8 |
| Demetrius Kemp | LB | 6'1, 220 | JR | 6.5 | 9.0 | 37.7 |
| Jaboree Williams | LB | 6'0, 245 | SR | 6.0 | 18.1 | |
| Chuck Wade, Jr. | WR | 6'0, 200 | JR | 5.5 | 3.8 |
Stats via SportSource Analytics