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Temple at Wake Forest

Dec 27, 2016 • Completed • Neutral Site

MILITARY BOWL PRESENTED BY NORTHROP GRUMMAN

Season 2016PostseasonWeek 1

Away

Temple

American Athletic

Final Score

26 - 34

TWF

Home

Wake Forest

ACC

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Wake Forest368
Temple376

Passing Yards

Wake Forest243
Temple396

Rushing Yards

Wake Forest125
Temple-20

Turnovers

Wake Forest2
Temple2

Game Conditions

Temperature64°F
Wind3 mph S

Humidity

48%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

P.J. Walker

Temple

YDS: 396

Rushing

Cade Carney

Wake Forest

YDS: 71

Receiving

Adonis Jennings

Temple

YDS: 154

Tackles

Averee Robinson

Temple

TOT: 9

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Wake Forest29:03
Temple30:57

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Wake Forest holds off Temple 34-26

Standard

Wake Forest defeated Temple 34-26 in Week 1 of the 2016 postseason slate, finishing with a 368-376 edge in total yards, and scoring 2 passing touchdowns and 2 rushing touchdowns.

Wake Forest set the terms early in a game that finished 34-26. John Wolford pass complete to Cam Serigne for 41 yds for a TD, (Mike Weaver KICK) came with {'seconds': 37, 'minutes': 8} left in the first quarter, giving Wake Forest the first major swing.

Wake Forest's box score carried the story: 368 total yards, 125 rushing yards, and 243 passing yards. Temple finished with 376 total yards, including -20 on the ground and 396 through the air.

Wake Forest converted 6-14 on third down, went 0-0 on fourth down, the turnover count was 2-2, Wake Forest led 31-10 at halftime. The explosive highlight was John Wolford pass complete to Cam Serigne for 41 yds for a TD, (Mike Weaver KICK).

Key Moments

  • Passing Touchdown

    John Wolford pass complete to Cam Serigne for 41 yds for a TD, (Mike Weaver KICK) (Wake Forest led 7-7 over Temple).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Phillip Walker pass complete to Adonis Jennings for 48 yds for a TD, (Aaron Boumerhi KICK) (Temple led 7-0 over Wake Forest).

  • Passing Touchdown

    John Wolford pass complete to Tabari Hines for 20 yds for a TD, (Mike Weaver KICK) (Wake Forest led 14-7 over Temple).

  • Field Goal Good

    Aaron Boumerhi 45 yd FG GOOD (Temple led 10-31 over Wake Forest).

  • Field Goal Good

    Mike Weaver 25 yd FG GOOD (Wake Forest led 24-7 over Temple).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Cade Carney run for 11 yds for a TD, (Mike Weaver KICK) (Wake Forest led 21-7 over Temple).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    34-26

    Wake Forest defeated Temple.

  • Total yards

    368-376

    Wake Forest held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    125

    Wake Forest averaged 2.9 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    243

    Wake Forest averaged 8.4 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    6-14

    Wake Forest's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    1-12

    Temple's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    2-2

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticWake ForestTemple
Total Yards368376
Passing Yards243396
Rushing Yards125-20
First Downs2221
Third Down Efficiency6-141-12
Fourth Down Efficiency0-01-2
Total Penalties (Yards)7-684-35
Turnovers22
Completions / Attempts14-2928-49
Rushing Attempts4323
Passing TDs22
Rushing TDs20
Kicking Points1014
Possession Time29:0330:57
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2016)