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Louisville at Wake Forest

Oct 12, 2019 • Completed

Season 2019RegularWeek 7

Away

Louisville

ACC

Final Score

62 - 59

LWF

Home

Wake Forest

ACC

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Wake Forest668
Louisville520

Passing Yards

Wake Forest423
Louisville295

Rushing Yards

Wake Forest245
Louisville225

Turnovers

Wake Forest3
Louisville2

Game Conditions

Temperature73°F
Wind2 mph N

Humidity

63%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Jamie Newman

Wake Forest

YDS: 251

Rushing

Christian Beal-Smith

Wake Forest

YDS: 123

Receiving

Sage Surratt

Wake Forest

YDS: 196

Tackles

Rodjay Burns

Louisville

TOT: 16

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Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Wake Forest27:51
Louisville32:09

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Louisville edges Wake Forest 62-59

Close

Louisville defeated Wake Forest 62-59 in Week 7 of the 2019 regular slate, finishing with a 520-668 edge in total yards, and scoring 4 passing touchdowns and 3 rushing touchdowns.

Louisville set the terms early in a game that finished 62-59. Jamie Newman pass complete to Sage Surratt for 12 yds for a TD, (Nick Sciba KICK) came with {'seconds': 59, 'minutes': 1} left in the first quarter, giving Wake Forest the first major swing.

Louisville's box score carried the story: 520 total yards, 225 rushing yards, and 295 passing yards. Wake Forest finished with 668 total yards, including 245 on the ground and 423 through the air.

Louisville converted 6-14 on third down, went 1-1 on fourth down, the turnover count was 2-3, Louisville led 31-21 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Seth Dawkins 55 Yd pass from Micale Cunningham (Blanton Creque Kick).

Key Moments

  • Passing Touchdown

    Jamie Newman pass complete to Sage Surratt for 12 yds for a TD, (Nick Sciba KICK) (Wake Forest led 7-14 over Louisville).

  • Kickoff Return Touchdown

    Nick Sciba kickoff for 65 yds , Hassan Hall return for 100 yds for a TD, (Blanton Creque KICK) (Wake Forest led 7-21 over Louisville).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Seth Dawkins 55 Yd pass from Micale Cunningham (Blanton Creque Kick) (Louisville led 14-0 over Wake Forest).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Javian Hawkins 8 Yd Run (Blanton Creque Kick) (Louisville led 7-0 over Wake Forest).

  • Field Goal Good

    Blanton Creque 32 yd FG GOOD (Louisville led 31-21 over Wake Forest).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Micale Cunningham pass complete to Tutu Atwell for 9 yds for a TD, (Blanton Creque KICK) (Louisville led 28-7 over Wake Forest).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    62-59

    Louisville defeated Wake Forest.

  • Total yards

    520-668

    Louisville held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    225

    Louisville averaged 5.1 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    295

    Louisville averaged 11.8 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    6-14

    Louisville's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    7-15

    Wake Forest's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    2-3

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticWake ForestLouisville
Total Yards668520
Passing Yards423295
Rushing Yards245225
First Downs4022
Third Down Efficiency7-156-14
Fourth Down Efficiency0-01-1
Total Penalties (Yards)8-598-90
Turnovers32
Completions / Attempts33-5617-25
Rushing Attempts4644
Passing TDs54
Rushing TDs33
Kicking Points1114
Possession Time27:5132:09
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2019)