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North Carolina A&T at Wake Forest

Aug 29, 2024 • Completed

Season 2024RegularWeek 1

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North Carolina A&T

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Final Score

13 - 45

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Wake Forest

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Total Yards

Wake Forest513
North Carolina A&T337

Passing Yards

Wake Forest320
North Carolina A&T152

Rushing Yards

Wake Forest193
North Carolina A&T185

Turnovers

Wake Forest0
North Carolina A&T0

Game Conditions

Temperature98°F
Wind2 mph S

Humidity

34%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Hank Bachmeier

Wake Forest

YDS: 263

Rushing

Demond Claiborne

Wake Forest

YDS: 135

Receiving

Taylor Morin

Wake Forest

YDS: 100

Tackles

Nick Andersen

Wake Forest

TOT: 14

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Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Wake Forest23:39
North Carolina A&T36:21

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Wake Forest pulls away from North Carolina A&T 45-13

Blowout

Wake Forest defeated North Carolina A&T 45-13 in Week 1 of the 2024 regular slate, finishing with a 513-337 edge in total yards, and scoring 3 passing touchdowns and 2 rushing touchdowns.

Wake Forest set the terms early in a game that finished 45-13. Kenji Christian run for 21 yds for a TD (Andrew Brown KICK) came with {'seconds': 29, 'minutes': 2} left in the first quarter, giving North Carolina A&T the first major swing.

Wake Forest's box score carried the story: 513 total yards, 193 rushing yards, and 320 passing yards. North Carolina A&T finished with 337 total yards, including 185 on the ground and 152 through the air.

Wake Forest converted 7-11 on third down, went 1-1 on fourth down, the turnover count was 0-0, Wake Forest led 17-10 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Matthew Dennis 31 yd FG GOOD.

Key Moments

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Kenji Christian run for 21 yds for a TD (Andrew Brown KICK) (North Carolina A&T led 7-7 over Wake Forest).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Demond Claiborne run for 7 yds for a TD (Matthew Dennis KICK) (Wake Forest led 7-0 over North Carolina A&T).

  • Field Goal Good

    Andrew Brown 38 yd FG GOOD Wake Forest Penalty, Defensive offside (Yards) declined (North Carolina A&T led 10-7 over Wake Forest).

  • Field Goal Good

    Matthew Dennis 31 yd FG GOOD (Wake Forest led 17-10 over North Carolina A&T).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Donavon Greene 24 Yd pass from Hank Bachmeier (Matthew Dennis Kick) (Wake Forest led 14-10 over North Carolina A&T).

  • Punt Return Touchdown

    Taylor Morin 73 Yd Punt Return (Matthew Dennis Kick) (North Carolina A&T led 10-24 over Wake Forest).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    45-13

    Wake Forest defeated North Carolina A&T.

  • Total yards

    513-337

    Wake Forest held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    193

    Wake Forest averaged 6 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    320

    Wake Forest averaged 8.9 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    7-11

    Wake Forest's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    4-13

    North Carolina A&T's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    0-0

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticWake ForestNorth Carolina A&T
Total Yards513337
Passing Yards320152
Rushing Yards193185
First Downs2622
Third Down Efficiency7-114-13
Fourth Down Efficiency1-10-1
Total Penalties (Yards)5-364-30
Turnovers00
Completions / Attempts23-3615-25
Rushing Attempts3244
Passing TDs30
Rushing TDs21
Kicking Points97
Possession Time23:3936:21
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2024)