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The Wake Forest Demon Deacons football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the
Wake Forest Demon Deacons football program in various categories,
[1] including
passing ,
rushing ,
receiving ,
total offense , defensive stats, and
kicking . Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Demon Deacons represent
Wake Forest University in the
NCAA 's
Atlantic Coast Conference .
Although Wake Forest began competing in intercollegiate football in 1888,
[1] the school's official record book does not generally include entries from before the 1940s, as records from before this year are often incomplete and inconsistent.
These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:
Since the 1940s, seasons have increased from 10 games to 11 and then 12 games in length.
The NCAA didn't allow freshmen to play varsity football until
1972 (with the exception of the
World War II years), allowing players to have four-year careers.
Bowl games only began counting toward single-season and career statistics in 2002.
[2] The Demon Deacons have played in 11 bowl games since this decision (with one in each season since 2016), giving many recent players an extra game to accumulate statistics.
Wake Forest played in the
2006 and
2021
ACC Championship Games , giving players in both seasons yet another game to accumulate statistics.
Due to COVID-19 issues, the NCAA ruled that the
2020 season would not count against any football player's athletic eligibility, giving all who played in that season the opportunity for five years of eligibility instead of the normal four.
These lists are updated through Wake's game against Vanderbilt on September 10,
2022 .
Passing
Passing yards
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Sam Hartman
12,967
[3]
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2
Riley Skinner
9,762
2006
2007
2008
2009
3
Tanner Price
8,899
2010
2011
2012
2013
4
John Wolford
8,794
2014
2015
2016
2017
5
Brian Kuklick
8,017
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
6
Mike Elkins
7,304
1985
1986
1987
1988
7
Gary Schofield
7,205
1981
1982
1983
8
Jay Venuto
5,056
1979
1980
9
Rusty LaRue
5,016
1992
1993
1994
1995
10
Keith West
4,748
1989
1990
1991
1992
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Sam Hartman
4,228
[3]
2021
2
Sam Hartman
3,701
[3]
2022
3
John Wolford
3,192
2017
4
Riley Skinner
3,160
2009
5
Tanner Price
3,017
2011
6
Jamie Newman
2,868
2019
7
Rusty LaRue
2,775
1995
8
Brian Kuklick
2,683
1998
9
Jay Venuto
2,624
1980
10
Gary Schofield
2,572
1981
Passing touchdowns
Rushing
Rushing yards
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Chris Barclay
4,032
2002
2003
2004
2005
2
James McDougald
3,811
1976
1977
1978
1979
3
Michael Ramseur
3,325
1982
1983
1984
1985
4
Tarence Williams
2,581
1999
2000
2001
2002
5
Morgan Kane
2,550
1996
1997
1998
1999
6
Matt Colburn II
2,528
2015
2016
2017
2018
7
Cade Carney
2,446
2016
2017
2018
2019
8
Topper Clemons
2,379
1982
1983
1984
1985
9
John Leach
2,246
1990
1991
1992
1993
10
Josh Harris
2,230
2010
2011
2012
2013
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Larry Hopkins
1,228
1971
2
Chris Barclay
1,192
2003
3
James McDougald
1,177
1979
4
Morgan Kane
1,161
1999
5
Chris Barclay
1,127
2005
6
John Leach
1,089
1993
7
Brian Piccolo
1,044
1964
8
James McDougald
1,018
1976
Tarence Williams
1,018
2001
10
Billy Ray Barnes
1,010
1956
Chris Barclay
1,010
2004
Single game
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
Opponent
1
John Leach
329
1993
Maryland
2
Micah Andrews
254
2005
Vanderbilt
3
James McDougald
249
1976
Clemson
4
Nub Smith
246
1949
William & Mary
5
Chris Barclay
243
2003
Maryland
Matt Colburn II
243
2018
Louisville
7
Josh Harris
241
2010
Virginia Tech
8
Matt Colburn II
237
2017
Syracuse
9
Larry Hopkins
230
1970
Clemson
Larry Hopkins
230
1971
Tulsa
Rushing touchdowns
Receiving
Receptions
Receiving yards
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Ricky Proehl
2,949
1986
1987
1988
1989
2
Desmond Clark
2,834
1995
1996
1997
1998
3
A. T. Perry
2,662
[13]
2019
2020
2021
2022
4
Michael Campanaro
2,506
2010
2011
2012
2013
5
Chris Givens
2,473
2009
2010
2011
6
Wayne Baumgardner
2,431
1978
1979
1980
1981
7
Jammie Deese
2,348
1996
1997
1998
1999
8
Todd Dixon
2,300
1990
1991
1992
1993
9
Taylor Morin
2,218
[14]
2020
2021
2022 2023
10
Jaquarii Roberson
2,158
[15]
2018
2019
2020
2021
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Chris Givens
1,330
2011
2
A. T. Perry
1,293
[13]
2021
3
A. T. Perry
1,096
[13]
2022
4
Greg Dortch
1,078
2018
Jaquarii Roberson
1,078
[15]
2021
6
Ricky Proehl
1,053
1989
7
Kenneth Moore
1,011
2007
8
Sage Surratt
1,001
2019
Kendall Hinton
1,001
2019
10
Wayne Baumgardner
1,000
1979
Receiving touchdowns
Total offense
Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.
[19]
Total offense yards
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Sam Hartman
13,822
[3]
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2
Riley Skinner
9,923
2006
2007
2008
2009
3
John Wolford
9,914
[5]
2014
2015
2016
2017
4
Tanner Price
9,179
2010
2011
2012
2013
5
Brian Kuklick
7,838
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
6
Mike Elkins
7,170
1985
1986
1987
1988
7
Gary Schofield
6,784
1981
1982
1983
8
Rusty LaRue
5,008
1992
1993
1994
1995
9
James MacPherson
4,947
1999
2000
2001
2002
10
Jay Venuto
4,915
1979
1980
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Sam Hartman
4,591
[3]
2021
2
John Wolford
3,875
[5]
2017
3
Sam Hartman
3,830
[3]
2022
4
Riley Skinner
3,216
2009
5
Tanner Price
2,964
2011
6
Phil Barnhill
2,820
1989
7
Rusty LaRue
2,801
1995
8
Brian Kuklick
2,574
1998
9
Riley Skinner
2,491
2008
10
Jay Venuto
2,485
1979
Touchdowns responsible for
"Touchdowns responsible for" is the official NCAA term for combined rushing and passing touchdowns. It does not include receiving or returns.
[21] Wake Forest does not list single-game leaders in this statistic.
Defense
Interceptions
Single game
Rank
Player
Ints
Years
Opponent
1
Nick Sacrinty
4
1945
Clemson
A. J. Greene
4
1987
Georgia Tech
Tackles
Single game
Rank
Player
Tackles
Years
Opponent
1
Ed Stetz
29
1971
Clemson
Ernie Purnsley
29
1987
Army
3
Ed Stetz
25
1970
NC State
Ed Stetz
25
1970
Houston
5
Bill Armstrong
24
1975
Kansas State
Brad White
24
2002
Navy
7
Ernie Purnsley
23
1986
NC State
Scott Roberts
23
1986
Georgia Tech
Jimmie Simmons
23
1987
Army
Kevin Giles
23
1992
North Carolina
Sacks
Kicking
Field goals made
Single game
Rank
Player
FGs
Years
Opponent
1
Wilson Hoyle
5
1987
North Carolina
Mike Green
5
1991
Maryland
Nick Sciba
5
2019
Florida State
Field goal percentage
Single season
Rank
Player
FG%
Year
1
Nick Sciba
96.0%
[26]
2019
2
Jimmy Newman
92.3%
2011
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"Jahmal Banks" . ESPN.com .
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