2005 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

2005 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Atlantic Division
Record	4–7 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Grobe (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Steed Lobotzke (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Dean Hood (5th season)
Base defense	4–3
Captain	Goryal Scales, Steve Vallos
Home stadium	Groves Stadium

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.

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).

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

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.

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	7:00 pm	Vanderbilt*	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	ESPNU	L 20–24	25,384
September 10	7:00 pm	at Nebraska*	Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE	TBS	L 3–31	77,380
September 17	6:30 pm	East Carolina*	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		W 44–34	29,563
September 24	3:30 pm	Maryland	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	ESPNU	L 12–22	26,022
October 1	3:30 pm	Clemson	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	ESPNU	W 31–27	32,153
October 8	12:00 pm	at No. 4 Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	JPS	L 24–41	82,589
October 15	12:00 pm	at No. 14 Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	JPS	L 30–35	33,632
October 22	3:30 pm	NC State	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC (rivalry)		W 27–19	33,316
October 29	12:00 pm	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC (rivalry)	JPS	W 44–6	15,347
November 5	1:30 pm	at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA		L 17–30	51,571
November 12	3:30 pm	No. 3 Miami (FL)	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	ABC	L 17–47	27,106
*Non-conference game Homecoming 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