2012 Wake Forest Demon Deacons First Down Split Stats through 01/07/2013
| Split | G | Rush | Pass | Penalty | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Games | 12 | 78 | 97 | 13 | 188 |
| at Home | 7 | 58 | 72 | 10 | 140 |
| on Road/Neutral Site | 5 | 20 | 25 | 3 | 48 |
| in Wins | 5 | 44 | 49 | 4 | 97 |
| in Losses | 7 | 34 | 48 | 9 | 91 |
| vs. Conference | 8 | 45 | 66 | 10 | 121 |
| vs. Non-Conference | 4 | 33 | 31 | 3 | 67 |
| vs. Ranked (AP) | 4 | 19 | 27 | 8 | 54 |
| vs. Unranked (AP) | 8 | 59 | 70 | 5 | 134 |
| vs. FBS (I-A) | 11 | 71 | 90 | 13 | 174 |
| vs. FCS (I-AA) | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| vs. FBS Winning | 6 | 25 | 51 | 11 | 87 |
| vs. FBS Non-Winning | 5 | 46 | 39 | 2 | 87 |
| vs. BCS AQ | 10 | 56 | 81 | 12 | 149 |
| vs. BCS non-AQ | 1 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 25 |
| in August/September | 5 | 37 | 44 | 6 | 87 |
| in October | 3 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 42 |
| in November | 4 | 23 | 34 | 2 | 59 |
| in December/January | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |