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Michigan State at Wake Forest

Dec 27, 2019 • Completed • Neutral Site

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Season 2019PostseasonWeek 1

Away

Michigan State

Big Ten

Final Score

27 - 21

MSWF

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Wake Forest

ACC

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Wake Forest349
Michigan State497

Passing Yards

Wake Forest175
Michigan State320

Rushing Yards

Wake Forest174
Michigan State177

Turnovers

Wake Forest1
Michigan State2

Game Conditions

ConditionOvercast
Temperature54°F
Wind11 mph S

Humidity

70%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Brian Lewerke

Michigan State

YDS: 320

Rushing

Elijah Collins

Michigan State

YDS: 96

Receiving

Cody White

Michigan State

YDS: 97

Tackles

Noah Harvey

Michigan State

TOT: 14

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Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Wake Forest24:50
Michigan State35:10

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Michigan State holds off Wake Forest 27-21

Close

Michigan State defeated Wake Forest 27-21 in Week 1 of the 2019 postseason slate, finishing with a 497-349 edge in total yards, and scoring 1 passing touchdowns and 1 rushing touchdowns.

Michigan State set the terms early in a game that finished 27-21. Matt Coghlin 23 yd FG GOOD came with {'seconds': 44, 'minutes': 2} left in the first quarter, giving Michigan State the first major swing.

Michigan State's box score carried the story: 497 total yards, 177 rushing yards, and 320 passing yards. Wake Forest finished with 349 total yards, including 174 on the ground and 175 through the air.

Michigan State converted 5-14 on third down, went 1-1 on fourth down, the turnover count was 2-1, Michigan State led 20-21 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Matt Coghlin 44 yd FG GOOD.

Key Moments

  • Field Goal Good

    Matt Coghlin 23 yd FG GOOD (Michigan State led 3-7 over Wake Forest).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Jamie Newman pass complete to Kendall Hinton for 29 yds for a TD (Wake Forest led 7-0 over Michigan State).

  • Interception Return Touchdown

    Jamie Newman pass intercepted for a TD Mike Panasiuk return for 14 yds for a TD (Matt Coghlin KICK) (Wake Forest led 7-10 over Michigan State).

  • Field Goal Good

    Matt Coghlin 44 yd FG GOOD (Michigan State led 20-21 over Wake Forest).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Jamie Newman pass complete to Jack Freudenthal for 44 yds for a TD (Wake Forest led 21-17 over Michigan State).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Jamie Newman pass complete to Donavon Greene for 16 yds for a TD (Nick Sciba KICK) (Wake Forest led 14-10 over Michigan State).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    27-21

    Michigan State defeated Wake Forest.

  • Total yards

    497-349

    Michigan State held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    177

    Michigan State averaged 4.3 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    320

    Michigan State averaged 8.4 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    5-14

    Michigan State's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    8-17

    Wake Forest's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    2-1

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticWake ForestMichigan State
Total Yards349497
Passing Yards175320
Rushing Yards174177
First Downs1726
Third Down Efficiency8-175-14
Fourth Down Efficiency0-21-1
Total Penalties (Yards)7-657-55
Turnovers12
Completions / Attempts12-2926-38
Rushing Attempts4141
Passing TDs31
Rushing TDs01
Kicking Points39
Possession Time24:5035:10
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2019)