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Wake Forest at Louisville

Dec 12, 2020 • Completed

Season 2020RegularWeek 15

Away

Wake Forest

ACC

Final Score

21 - 45

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Louisville

ACC

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Louisville453
Wake Forest351

Passing Yards

Louisville199
Wake Forest224

Rushing Yards

Louisville254
Wake Forest127

Turnovers

Louisville0
Wake Forest2

Game Conditions

ConditionOvercast
Temperature61°F
Wind12 mph SW

Humidity

72%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Sam Hartman

Wake Forest

YDS: 224

Rushing

Jalen Mitchell

Louisville

YDS: 168

Receiving

Jaquarii Roberson

Wake Forest

YDS: 138

Tackles

Nick Andersen

Wake Forest

TOT: 10

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Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Louisville36:56
Wake Forest23:04

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Louisville pulls away from Wake Forest 45-21

Standard

Louisville defeated Wake Forest 45-21 in Week 15 of the 2020 regular slate, finishing with a 453-351 edge in total yards, and scoring 2 passing touchdowns and 4 rushing touchdowns.

Louisville set the terms early in a game that finished 45-21. Sam Hartman pass complete to Taylor Morin for 10 yds for a TD (Nick Sciba KICK) LOUISVILLE Penalty, offside defense ( Yards) declined came with {'seconds': 4, 'minutes': 8} left in the first quarter, giving Wake Forest the first major swing.

Louisville's box score carried the story: 453 total yards, 254 rushing yards, and 199 passing yards. Wake Forest finished with 351 total yards, including 127 on the ground and 224 through the air.

Louisville converted 7-14 on third down, went 0-2 on fourth down, the turnover count was 0-2, Louisville led 21-10 at halftime. The explosive highlight was James Turner 40 yd FG GOOD.

Key Moments

  • Passing Touchdown

    Sam Hartman pass complete to Taylor Morin for 10 yds for a TD (Nick Sciba KICK) LOUISVILLE Penalty, offside defense ( Yards) declined (Wake Forest led 7-0 over Louisville).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Malik Cunningham run for 5 yds for a TD (James Turner KICK) (Louisville led 14-10 over Wake Forest).

  • Field Goal Good

    Nick Sciba 45 yd FG GOOD (Wake Forest led 10-7 over Louisville).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Hassan Hall run for 2 yds for a TD (James Turner KICK) (Louisville led 7-7 over Wake Forest).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Hassan Hall run for 1 yd for a TD (James Turner KICK) (Louisville led 21-10 over Wake Forest).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Malik Cunningham pass complete to Francis Sherman for 4 yds for a TD (James Turner KICK) (Louisville led 28-10 over Wake Forest).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    45-21

    Louisville defeated Wake Forest.

  • Total yards

    453-351

    Louisville held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    254

    Louisville averaged 5.4 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    199

    Louisville averaged 8.7 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    7-14

    Louisville's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    7-18

    Wake Forest's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    0-2

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticLouisvilleWake Forest
Total Yards453351
Passing Yards199224
Rushing Yards254127
First Downs1917
Third Down Efficiency7-147-18
Fourth Down Efficiency0-21-2
Total Penalties (Yards)7-325-39
Turnovers02
Completions / Attempts17-2317-41
Rushing Attempts4731
Passing TDs22
Rushing TDs40
Kicking Points97
Possession Time36:5623:04
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2020)