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Delaware at Wake Forest

Sep 17, 2016 • Completed

Season 2016RegularWeek 3

Away

Delaware

Conference USA

Final Score

21 - 38

DWF

Home

Wake Forest

ACC

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Wake Forest481
Delaware94

Passing Yards

Wake Forest179
Delaware38

Rushing Yards

Wake Forest302
Delaware56

Turnovers

Wake Forest2
Delaware0

Game Conditions

Temperature83°F
Wind8 mph SW

Humidity

53%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

John Wolford

Wake Forest

YDS: 155

Rushing

Matt Colburn

Wake Forest

YDS: 118

Receiving

Tabari Hines

Wake Forest

YDS: 40

Tackles

Cam Kitchen

Unknown Team

TOT: 7

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Wake Forest39:56
Delaware20:04

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Wake Forest beats Delaware 38-21

Standard

Wake Forest defeated Delaware 38-21 in Week 3 of the 2016 regular slate, finishing with a 481-94 edge in total yards, and scoring 1 passing touchdowns and 4 rushing touchdowns.

Wake Forest set the terms early in a game that finished 38-21. Mike Weaver 42 yd FG GOOD came with {'seconds': 48, 'minutes': 2} left in the first quarter, giving Wake Forest the first major swing.

Wake Forest's box score carried the story: 481 total yards, 302 rushing yards, and 179 passing yards. Delaware finished with 94 total yards, including 56 on the ground and 38 through the air.

Wake Forest converted 10-17 on third down, went 2-2 on fourth down, the turnover count was 2-0, Wake Forest led 24-14 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Mike Weaver 42 yd FG GOOD.

Key Moments

  • Field Goal Good

    Mike Weaver 42 yd FG GOOD (Wake Forest led 10-0 over Delaware).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Kendall Hinton run for 10 yds for a TD, (Mike Weaver KICK) (Wake Forest led 7-0 over Delaware).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Blake Rankin pass complete to Diante Cherry for 6 yds for a TD, (Frank Raggo KICK) (Delaware led 7-10 over Wake Forest).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Tyler Bell run for 15 yds for a TD, (Mike Weaver KICK) (Wake Forest led 17-7 over Delaware).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Matt Colburn run for 1 yd for a TD, (Mike Weaver KICK) (Wake Forest led 24-14 over Delaware).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Thomas Jefferson run for 10 yds for a TD, (Frank Raggo KICK) (Delaware led 14-17 over Wake Forest).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    38-21

    Wake Forest defeated Delaware.

  • Total yards

    481-94

    Wake Forest held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    302

    Wake Forest averaged 5.1 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    179

    Wake Forest averaged 6.4 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    10-17

    Wake Forest's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    2-9

    Delaware's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    2-0

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticWake ForestDelaware
Total Yards48194
Passing Yards17938
Rushing Yards30256
First Downs298
Third Down Efficiency10-172-9
Fourth Down Efficiency2-20-0
Total Penalties (Yards)6-601-5
Turnovers20
Completions / Attempts15-286-20
Rushing Attempts5922
Passing TDs11
Rushing TDs42
Kicking Points83
Possession Time39:5620:04
Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2016)