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Wake Forest at Clemson

Nov 20, 2021 • Completed

Season 2021RegularWeek 12

Away

Wake Forest

ACC

Final Score

27 - 48

WFC

Home

Clemson

ACC

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Clemson543
Wake Forest406

Passing Yards

Clemson210
Wake Forest370

Rushing Yards

Clemson333
Wake Forest36

Turnovers

Clemson3
Wake Forest3

Game Conditions

Temperature51°F
Wind6 mph NE

Humidity

34%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Sam Hartman

Wake Forest

YDS: 312

Rushing

Kobe Pace

Clemson

YDS: 191

Receiving

Beaux Collins

Clemson

YDS: 137

Tackles

Baylon Spector

Clemson

TOT: 9

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Clemson33:52
Wake Forest26:08

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Clemson pulls away from Wake Forest 48-27

Standard

Clemson defeated Wake Forest 48-27 in Week 12 of the 2021 regular slate, finishing with a 543-406 edge in total yards, and scoring 2 passing touchdowns and 4 rushing touchdowns.

Clemson set the terms early in a game that finished 48-27. Will Shipley run for 1 yd for a TD, (B.T. Potter KICK) came with {'seconds': 41, 'minutes': 6} left in the first quarter, giving Clemson the first major swing.

Clemson's box score carried the story: 543 total yards, 333 rushing yards, and 210 passing yards. Wake Forest finished with 406 total yards, including 36 on the ground and 370 through the air.

Clemson converted 7-11 on third down, went 1-1 on fourth down, the turnover count was 3-3, Clemson led 17-10 at halftime. The explosive highlight was D.J. Uiagalelei pass complete to Beaux Collins for 58 yds for a TD, (B.T. Potter KICK).

Key Moments

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Will Shipley run for 1 yd for a TD, (B.T. Potter KICK) (Clemson led 10-0 over Wake Forest).

  • Field Goal Good

    B.T. Potter 50 yd FG GOOD (Clemson led 3-0 over Wake Forest).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Christian Turner run for 1 yd for a TD, (Nick Sciba KICK) (Wake Forest led 10-17 over Clemson).

  • Field Goal Good

    Nick Sciba 23 yd FG GOOD (Wake Forest led 3-10 over Clemson).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Will Shipley pass complete to Davis Allen for 2 yds for a TD, (B.T. Potter KICK) (Clemson led 17-3 over Wake Forest).

  • Field Goal Good

    Nick Sciba 31 yd FG GOOD (Wake Forest led 13-24 over Clemson).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    48-27

    Clemson defeated Wake Forest.

  • Total yards

    543-406

    Clemson held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    333

    Clemson averaged 6.2 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    210

    Clemson averaged 10.5 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    7-11

    Clemson's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    8-17

    Wake Forest's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    3-3

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticClemsonWake Forest
Total Yards543406
Passing Yards210370
Rushing Yards33336
First Downs2524
Third Down Efficiency7-118-17
Fourth Down Efficiency1-11-1
Total Penalties (Yards)4-307-35
Turnovers33
Completions / Attempts12-2028-44
Rushing Attempts5431
Passing TDs21
Rushing TDs42
Kicking Points127
Possession Time33:5226:08
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2021)