Offensively, Wake Forest was led by redshirt junior Sam Hartman as he tallied 300 yards, four passing touchdowns and zero interceptions in his season debut. Additionally, Wake Forest's two-time captain threw touchdown passes to four different players (Cameron Hite, Christian Turner, Taylor Morin) who are all redshirt sophomores or older.
Additionally, his 312 total yards against Vanderbilt made him the first player in Wake Forest history with over 10,000 combined yards with 10,304. Hartman also received ACC Quarterback of the Week, Manning Award Star of the Week, and Davey O'Brian Great 8 awards.
"It was great to have so many Deacs here. We had well over 1,000 people who traveled. The marching band and cheerleaders brought great energy. We had a really good week of preparation. We felt really good going into the week and had a really good week of practice. We were prepared and if the ball bounced the other way, then so be it, but we felt really good going into it. It's always hard to win on the road, so anytime you go on the road against a Power Five team, especially an SEC team, it's a good win." -Coach Clawson
With the Deacs now 2-0 to start the season, Wake Forest holds a record of 19-5 (.792) during the month of September since the start of the 2016 season. This includes eight of the nine seasons in the head coach Dave Clawson era with multiple wins in the month.
Additionally with Saturday's win over Vanderbilt, Coach Clawson remains undefeated against programs from the Southeastern Conference. Prior to Saturday's win, he led the Deacs past Texas A&M in the 2017 Belk Bowl.
