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Norfolk State at Wake Forest

Sep 11, 2021 • Completed

Season 2021RegularWeek 2

Away

Norfolk State

Road profile

Final Score

16 - 41

NSWF

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Wake Forest

ACC

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Wake Forest413
Norfolk State336

Passing Yards

Wake Forest252
Norfolk State195

Rushing Yards

Wake Forest161
Norfolk State141

Turnovers

Wake Forest1
Norfolk State1

Game Conditions

Temperature77°F
Wind9 mph SW

Humidity

45%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Sam Hartman

Wake Forest

YDS: 244

Rushing

Christian Beal-Smith

Wake Forest

YDS: 60

Receiving

Jaquarii Roberson

Wake Forest

YDS: 97

Tackles

Devyn Coles

Unknown Team

TOT: 7

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Wake Forest21:21
Norfolk State38:39

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Wake Forest pulls away from Norfolk State 41-16

Standard

Wake Forest defeated Norfolk State 41-16 in Week 2 of the 2021 regular slate, finishing with a 413-336 edge in total yards, and scoring 1 passing touchdowns and 4 rushing touchdowns.

Wake Forest set the terms early in a game that finished 41-16. Sam Hartman run for 4 yds for a TD (Nick Sciba KICK) came with {'seconds': 37, 'minutes': 6} left in the first quarter, giving Wake Forest the first major swing.

Wake Forest's box score carried the story: 413 total yards, 161 rushing yards, and 252 passing yards. Norfolk State finished with 336 total yards, including 141 on the ground and 195 through the air.

Wake Forest converted 6-12 on third down, went 1-1 on fourth down, the turnover count was 1-1, Wake Forest led 24-9 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Sam Hartman pass complete to Jaquarii Roberson for 64 yds for a TD (Nick Sciba KICK).

Key Moments

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Sam Hartman run for 4 yds for a TD (Nick Sciba KICK) (Wake Forest led 7-3 over Norfolk State).

  • Field Goal Good

    Josh Nardone 41 yd FG GOOD (Norfolk State led 3-0 over Wake Forest).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Juwan Carter pass complete to Rayquan Smith for 10 yds for a TD (Josh Nardone PAT MISSED) (Norfolk State led 9-21 over Wake Forest).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Christian Beal-Smith run for 3 yds for a TD (Nick Sciba KICK) (Wake Forest led 14-3 over Norfolk State).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Christian Turner run for 1 yd for a TD (Nick Sciba KICK) (Wake Forest led 21-3 over Norfolk State).

  • Field Goal Good

    Nick Sciba 46 yd FG GOOD (Wake Forest led 24-9 over Norfolk State).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    41-16

    Wake Forest defeated Norfolk State.

  • Total yards

    413-336

    Wake Forest held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    161

    Wake Forest averaged 5.2 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    252

    Wake Forest averaged 8.7 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    6-12

    Wake Forest's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    8-16

    Norfolk State's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    1-1

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticWake ForestNorfolk State
Total Yards413336
Passing Yards252195
Rushing Yards161141
First Downs2219
Third Down Efficiency6-128-16
Fourth Down Efficiency1-10-0
Total Penalties (Yards)4-445-30
Turnovers11
Completions / Attempts18-2919-31
Rushing Attempts3139
Passing TDs12
Rushing TDs40
Kicking Points114
Possession Time21:2138:39
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2021)