East Carolina at Wake Forest

Saturday, September 20, 2003

Wake Forest beat East Carolina 34–⁠16. It was their sixth meeting; after it, Wake Forest led the series 4–⁠2.

AwayEast Carolina1–⁠11 in 2003
16
HomeWake Forest5–⁠7 in 2003
34

FinalHigh 84°F, low 59°FAttendance 28,074

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
East Carolina037616
Wake Forest71014334

Efficiency

East CarolinaWake Forest
−0.21First-down EPA−0.13
−0.19Second-down EPA−0.07
0.60Third-down EPA0.39

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Wake Forest 77% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Wake Forest leads 6–⁠2 in eight meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
2005Wake Forest 44, East Carolina 34
2004Wake Forest 31, East Carolina 17
2003Wake Forest 34, East Carolina 16
2002Wake Forest 27, East Carolina 22
2001Wake Forest 21, East Carolina 19
1997East Carolina 25, Wake Forest 24

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