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Wake Forest at Rutgers

Dec 31, 2021 • Completed • Neutral Site

TaxSlayer Gator Bowl

Season 2021PostseasonWeek 1

Away

Wake Forest

ACC

Final Score

38 - 10

WFR

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Rutgers

Big Ten

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Rutgers276
Wake Forest452

Passing Yards

Rutgers165
Wake Forest304

Rushing Yards

Rutgers111
Wake Forest148

Turnovers

Rutgers2
Wake Forest0

Game Conditions

Temperature77°F
Wind8 mph W

Humidity

77%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Sam Hartman

Wake Forest

YDS: 304

Rushing

Justice Ellison

Wake Forest

YDS: 59

Receiving

A.T. Perry

Wake Forest

YDS: 127

Tackles

Christian Masterson

Wake Forest

TOT: 7

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Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Rutgers29:55
Wake Forest30:05

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Wake Forest pulls away from Rutgers 38-10

Blowout

Wake Forest defeated Rutgers 38-10 in Week 1 of the 2021 postseason slate, finishing with a 452-276 edge in total yards, and scoring 3 passing touchdowns and 1 rushing touchdowns.

Wake Forest set the terms early in a game that finished 38-10. Sam Hartman pass complete to Brandon Chapman for 4 yds for a TD, (Nick Sciba KICK) came with {'seconds': 34, 'minutes': 11} left in the first quarter, giving Wake Forest the first major swing.

Wake Forest's box score carried the story: 452 total yards, 148 rushing yards, and 304 passing yards. Rutgers finished with 276 total yards, including 111 on the ground and 165 through the air.

Wake Forest converted 8-15 on third down, went 1-1 on fourth down, the turnover count was 0-2, Wake Forest led 20-10 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Nick Sciba 37 yd FG GOOD.

Key Moments

  • Passing Touchdown

    Sam Hartman pass complete to Brandon Chapman for 4 yds for a TD, (Nick Sciba KICK) (Wake Forest led 7-0 over Rutgers).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Sam Hartman pass complete to A.T. Perry for 29 yds for a TD, (Nick Sciba KICK) (Wake Forest led 14-7 over Rutgers).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Aaron Young run for 12 yds for a TD, (Valentino Ambrosio KICK) (Rutgers led 7-7 over Wake Forest).

  • Field Goal Good

    Nick Sciba 37 yd FG GOOD (Wake Forest led 17-10 over Rutgers).

  • Field Goal Good

    Valentino Ambrosio 28 yd FG GOOD (Rutgers led 10-14 over Wake Forest).

  • Field Goal Good

    Nick Sciba 29 yd FG GOOD (Wake Forest led 20-10 over Rutgers).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    38-10

    Wake Forest defeated Rutgers.

  • Total yards

    452-276

    Wake Forest held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    148

    Wake Forest averaged 4 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    304

    Wake Forest averaged 7.8 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    8-15

    Wake Forest's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    5-13

    Rutgers's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    0-2

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticRutgersWake Forest
Total Yards276452
Passing Yards165304
Rushing Yards111148
First Downs1728
Third Down Efficiency5-138-15
Fourth Down Efficiency1-41-1
Total Penalties (Yards)7-493-34
Turnovers20
Completions / Attempts18-3323-39
Rushing Attempts2937
Passing TDs03
Rushing TDs11
Kicking Points412
Possession Time29:5530:05
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2021)