Wake Forest at Army

Saturday, September 19, 2015

Wake Forest beat Army 17–⁠14. It was their 15th meeting; after it, Wake Forest led the series 11–⁠4.

AwayWake Forest3–⁠9 in 2015
17
HomeArmy2–⁠10 in 2015
14

Final at Michie Stadium, West PointTV: CBSSNAttendance 29,124

At kickoff
64°F, partly cloudy, wind 7 mph from the southwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Stewart International Airport (KSWF), 17 km from the stadium, 15 minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Tom McCreesh; umpire Donald Yates; head linesman George Geiss; line judge Brian Sakowski; side judge Glenn Street; field judge Milton Britton; back judge Doug Smith; center judge Sean GeraghtyGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Wake Forest0071017
Army070714

Standouts

Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

Player stats

Wake Forest

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Kendall Hinton15/2715902
John Wolford3/51601
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Kendall Hinton17101220
Tyler Bell82608
Isaiah Robinson221022
Matt Colburn41506
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
K.J. Brent472051
Cortez Lewis652028
Cam Serigne550017
Charles Argenzio1101

Army

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Ahmad Bradshaw2/35400
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Ahmad Bradshaw2161112
Christian Drake237128
Matt Giachinta832010
Aaron Kemper112905
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
DeAndre Bell131031
John Trainor123023
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Brandon Jackson2450
Jeremy Timpf1170

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

Wake ForestArmy
340Total yards240
175Passing yards54
165Rushing yards186
5.3Yards per pass18.0
4.7Yards per rush3.4
19First downs11
6–⁠14Third downs5–⁠14
0–⁠0Fourth downs0–⁠1
3Turnovers0
6–⁠41Penalties4–⁠57
27:30Possession32:30

Efficiency

Wake ForestArmy
39%Success rate33%
−0.05EPA per play−0.02
1.29Explosiveness1.07
0.24Rushing EPA−0.08
−0.33Passing EPA0.84
35%Passing-down success28%
−0.03First-down EPA−0.04
0.11Second-down EPA−0.05
−0.36Third-down EPA0.37

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 and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Army 54% to win. Wake Forest won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Wake Forest −2, over/under 49.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were Wake Forest 55%, Army 45%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Army end zoneWake Forest end zoneQ1 Wake ForestPunt, 6 playsQ1 ArmyPunt, 8 playsQ1 Wake ForestPunt, 7 playsQ1 ArmyTurnover on downs, 6 playsQ1 Wake ForestInterception, 3 playsQ2 ArmyTouchdown, 8 playsQ2 Wake ForestPunt, 4 playsQ2 ArmyPunt, 3 playsQ2 Wake ForestPunt, 6 playsQ2 ArmyPunt, 5 playsQ2 Wake ForestEnd of half, 1 playQ3 ArmyPunt, 3 playsQ3 Wake ForestPunt, 3 playsQ3 ArmyPunt, 6 playsQ3 Wake ForestTouchdown, 5 playsQ3 ArmyPunt, 4 playsQ3 Wake ForestTouchdown, 9 playsQ4 ArmyMissed FG, 8 playsQ4 Wake ForestInterception, 5 playsQ4 ArmyTouchdown, 1 playQ4 Wake ForestInterception, 8 playsQ4 ArmyPunt, 6 playsQ4 Wake ForestField goal, 12 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Army drives left to right, Wake Forest right to left.
  1. Q1 Wake ForestPunt, 6 plays, 35 yards
  2. Q1 ArmyPunt, 8 plays, 19 yards
  3. Q1 Wake ForestPunt, 7 plays, 36 yards
  4. Q1 ArmyTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 21 yards
  5. Q1 Wake ForestInterception, 3 plays, 3 yards
  6. Q2 ArmyTouchdown, 8 plays, 55 yards
  7. Q2 Wake ForestPunt, 4 plays, 1 yard
  8. Q2 ArmyPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  9. Q2 Wake ForestPunt, 6 plays, 16 yards
  10. Q2 ArmyPunt, 5 plays, 15 yards
  11. Q2 Wake ForestEnd of half, 1 play, 6 yards
  12. Q3 ArmyPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  13. Q3 Wake ForestPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  14. Q3 ArmyPunt, 6 plays, 21 yards
  15. Q3 Wake ForestTouchdown, 5 plays, 79 yards
  16. Q3 ArmyPunt, 4 plays, 17 yards
  17. Q3 Wake ForestTouchdown, 9 plays, 71 yards
  18. Q4 ArmyMissed FG, 8 plays, 50 yards
  19. Q4 Wake ForestInterception, 5 plays, 21 yards
  20. Q4 ArmyTouchdown, 1 play, 9 yards
  21. Q4 Wake ForestInterception, 8 plays, 19 yards
  22. Q4 ArmyPunt, 6 plays, 9 yards
  23. Q4 Wake ForestField goal, 12 plays, 64 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Tied at 0
Wake Forest Punt, 6 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Daniel Grochowski kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Matt Colburn run for 2 yds to the WFrst 27
15:002nd & 8 at own 27John Wolford pass complete to K.J. Brent for 5 yds to the WFrst 32 for a 1ST down ARMY Penalty, personal foul (Chris Carnegie) to the WFrst 47 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 47John Wolford run for 11 yds to the Army 42 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 42Tabari Hines run for a loss of 5 yards to the Army 47
15:002nd & 15 at opp 47Kendall Hinton pass incomplete to K.J. Brent
15:003rd & 15 at opp 47WAKE FOREST Penalty, delay of game (Kendall Hinton) to the WFrst 48
15:003rd & 20 at own 48Kendall Hinton run for 12 yds to the Army 40
15:004th & 8 at opp 40Alexander Kinal punt for 29 yds, fair catch by Edgar Poe at the Army 11
Army Punt, 8 plays
12:181st & 10 at own 11Nicholas Black run for 1 yd to the Army 12
12:182nd & 9 at own 12Matt Giachinta run for 3 yds to the Army 15
12:183rd & 6 at own 15Ahmad Bradshaw run for 8 yds to the Army 23 for a 1ST down
12:181st & 10 at own 23Ahmad Bradshaw run for 9 yds to the Army 32
12:182nd & 1 at own 32Aaron Kemper run for 5 yds to the Army 37 for a 1ST down
12:181st & 10 at own 37John Trainor run for a loss of 7 yards to the Army 30
12:182nd & 17 at own 30Aaron Kemper run for 2 yds to the Army 32
12:183rd & 15 at own 32Ahmad Bradshaw run for a loss of 2 yards to the Army 30
12:184th & 17 at own 30Alex Tardieu punt for 47 yds , Tabari Hines returns for no gain to the WFrst 30 WAKE FOREST Penalty, illegal block (Brad Watson) to the WFrst 13
Wake Forest Punt, 7 plays
7:221st & 10 at own 13Tyler Bell run for 8 yds to the WFrst 21
7:222nd & 2 at own 21Matt Colburn run for 8 yds to the WFrst 29 for a 1ST down
7:221st & 10 at own 29John Wolford pass incomplete
7:222nd & 10 at own 29WAKE FOREST Penalty, false start (Tyler Hayworth) to the WFrst 18
7:222nd & 21 at own 18John Wolford pass complete to Cortez Lewis for 8 yds to the WFrst 26
7:223rd & 13 at own 26Wolford, J pass incomplete, PENALTY ARMY personal foul (Voit, John) 15 yards to the WF41, 1ST DOWN WF, NO PLAY.
7:221st & 10 at own 41John Wolford pass complete to Cortez Lewis for 3 yds to the WFrst 44
7:222nd & 7 at own 44Tyler Bell run for 4 yds to the WFrst 48
7:223rd & 3 at own 48Tyler Bell run for 1 yd to the WFrst 49
7:224th & 2 at own 49Alexander Kinal punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Edgar Poe at the Army 14
Army Turnover on downs, 6 plays
3:181st & 10 at own 14Ahmad Bradshaw run for 9 yds to the Army 23
3:182nd & 1 at own 23Matt Giachinta run for 3 yds to the Army 26 for a 1ST down
3:181st & 10 at own 26Drue Harris run for 4 yds to the Army 30
3:182nd & 6 at own 30Drue Harris run for 2 yds to the Army 32
3:183rd & 4 at own 32Ahmad Bradshaw run for 3 yds to the Army 35
3:184th & 1 at own 35Drue Harris run for no gain to the Army 35
Wake Forest Interception, 3 plays
0:031st & 10 at opp 35John Wolford run for 1 yd to the Army 34
Q2 15:002nd & 9 at opp 34John Wolford run for a loss of 5 yards to the Army 32 John Wolford fumbled, recovered by WFrst Tyler Bell , return for 7 yds to the Army 32
Q2 15:003rd & 7 at opp 32John Wolford pass intercepted Jeremy Timpf return for 17 yds to the Army 45
2nd quarter6 drives, then Army 7, Wake Forest 0
Army Touchdown, 8 plays
14:101st & 10 at own 45Aaron Kemper run for 3 yds to the Army 48
14:102nd & 7 at own 48Aaron Kemper run for 2 yds to the 50 yard line
14:103rd & 5 at the 50Ahmad Bradshaw pass complete to DeAndre Bell for 31 yds to the WFrst 19 for a 1ST down
14:101st & 10 at opp 19Aaron Kemper run for 4 yds to the WFrst 15
14:102nd & 6 at opp 15Ahmad Bradshaw run for 1 yd to the WFrst 14
14:103rd & 5 at opp 14Joe Walker run for 11 yds to the WFrst 3 for a 1ST down
14:101st & goal at opp 3Matt Giachinta run for a loss of 1 yard to the WFrst 4
10:072nd & goal at opp 4Ahmad Bradshaw run for 4 yds for a TD, (Daniel Grochowski KICK)Army 7, Wake Forest 0
Wake Forest Punt, 4 plays
10:071st & 0 at own 35Daniel Grochowski kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:071st & 10 at own 25Kendall Hinton pass complete to K.J. Brent for 9 yds to the WFrst 34
10:072nd & 1 at own 34Kendall Hinton run for 7 yds to the WFrst 41 WAKE FOREST Penalty, Offensive holding (Cam Serigne) to the WFrst 31
10:072nd & 4 at own 31Kendall Hinton pass incomplete
10:073rd & 4 at own 31Kendall Hinton pass incomplete to Cam Serigne
10:074th & 4 at own 31WAKE FOREST Penalty, delay of game (Alexander Kinal) to the WFrst 26
10:074th & 9 at own 26Alexander Kinal punt for 55 yds, downed at the Army 19
Army Punt, 3 plays
8:521st & 10 at own 19Ahmad Bradshaw run for 7 yds to the Army 26
8:522nd & 3 at own 26Aaron Kemper run for 2 yds to the Army 28
8:523rd & 1 at own 28Ahmad Bradshaw run for a loss of 2 yards to the Army 26
8:524th & 3 at own 26Alex Tardieu punt for 39 yds, downed at the WFrst 35
Wake Forest Punt, 6 plays
6:421st & 10 at own 35Kendall Hinton run for 9 yds to the WFrst 44
6:422nd & 1 at own 44Tyler Bell run for 2 yds to the WFrst 46 for a 1ST down
6:421st & 10 at own 46Kendall Hinton run for 12 yds to the Army 42 for a 1ST down
6:421st & 10 at opp 42Tyler Bell run for 2 yds to the Army 40
6:422nd & 8 at opp 40Tyler Bell run for no gain to the Army 40
6:423rd & 8 at opp 40Kendall Hinton run for a loss of 3 yards to the Army 43
6:424th & 11 at opp 43WAKE FOREST Penalty, delay of game (-6 Yards) to the Army 49
6:424th & 17 at opp 49Alexander Kinal punt for 49 yds for a touchback
Army Punt, 5 plays
2:401st & 10 at own 20Joe Walker run for 2 yds to the Army 22
2:402nd & 8 at own 22Ahmad Bradshaw run for 12 yds to the Army 34 for a 1ST down
2:401st & 10 at own 34Drue Harris run for 2 yds to the Army 36
2:402nd & 8 at own 36Ahmad Bradshaw run for a loss of 1 yard to the Army 35
1:003rd & 9 at own 35Timeout WAKE FOREST, clock 01:00
1:003rd & 9 at own 35Ahmad Bradshaw run for no gain to the Army 35
0:554th & 9 at own 35Timeout WAKE FOREST, clock 00:55
0:554th & 9 at own 35Alex Tardieu punt for 43 yds , Tabari Hines returns for a loss of 8 yards to the WFrst 14
Wake Forest End of half, 1 play
0:421st & 10 at own 14Matt Colburn run for 6 yds to the WFrst 20
3rd quarter6 drives, then Tied at 7
Army Punt, 3 plays
15:002nd & 4 at own 35Mike Weaver kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Bradshaw, Ahmad rush for 5 yards to the ARMY30 (Janvion, R;Chubb, B), PENALTY ARMY clipping (Tamasese, Riko) 12 yards to the ARMY13, NO PLAY.
15:001st & 22 at own 13Ahmad Bradshaw run for 8 yds to the Army 21
15:002nd & 14 at own 21Ahmad Bradshaw sacked by Hunter Williams for a loss of 1 yard to the Army 20
15:003rd & 15 at own 20Matt Giachinta run for 10 yds to the Army 30
15:004th & 5 at own 30Alex Tardieu punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Tabari Hines at the WFrst 32
Wake Forest Punt, 3 plays
12:181st & 10 at own 32Tyler Bell run for 3 yds to the WFrst 35
12:182nd & 7 at own 35Kendall Hinton pass complete to Cortez Lewis for a loss of 1 yard to the WFrst 34
12:183rd & 8 at own 34Kendall Hinton run for 1 yd to the WFrst 35
12:184th & 7 at own 35Alexander Kinal punt for 47 yds , Edgar Poe returns for a loss of 1 yard to the Army 17
Army Punt, 6 plays
10:051st & 10 at own 17Aaron Kemper run for 1 yd to the Army 18
10:052nd & 9 at own 18Aaron Kemper run for 4 yds to the Army 22
10:053rd & 5 at own 22Ahmad Bradshaw run for 8 yds to the Army 30 for a 1ST down
10:051st & 10 at own 30Aaron Kemper run for 2 yds to the Army 32
10:052nd & 8 at own 32Ahmad Bradshaw run for a loss of 1 yard to the Army 31
10:053rd & 9 at own 31Joe Walker run for 7 yds to the Army 38
10:054th & 2 at own 38Alex Tardieu punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Tabari Hines at the WFrst 21
Wake Forest Touchdown, 5 plays
6:251st & 10 at own 21Kendall Hinton pass incomplete to Cortez Lewis, broken up by Brandon Jackson
6:252nd & 10 at own 21Kendall Hinton pass complete to Cortez Lewis for 6 yds to the WFrst 27
6:253rd & 4 at own 27Kendall Hinton pass complete to Cam Serigne for 7 yds to the WFrst 34 for a 1ST down
6:251st & 10 at own 34Kendall Hinton pass complete to K.J. Brent for 51 yds to the Army 15 for a 1ST down
4:521st & 10 at opp 15Kendall Hinton run for 15 yds for a TD, (Mike Weaver KICK)Tied at 7
Army Punt, 4 plays
4:521st & 0 at own 35Mike Weaver kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:521st & 10 at own 25Christian Drake run for 9 yds to the WFrst 47 Christian Drake fumbled, forced by Zach Dancel, recovered by Army John Trainor for a 1ST down
4:521st & 10 at opp 47Ahmad Bradshaw run for a loss of 5 yards to the Army 44 Ahmad Bradshaw fumbled, recovered by Army Ahmad Bradshaw
4:522nd & 19 at own 44Ahmad Bradshaw run for 1 yd to the Army 45
4:523rd & 18 at own 45Ahmad Bradshaw run for a loss of 3 yards to the Army 42
4:524th & 21 at own 42Alex Tardieu punt for 29 yds, downed at the WFrst 29
Wake Forest Touchdown, 9 plays
2:131st & 10 at own 29Kendall Hinton run for 5 yds to the WFrst 34 for a 1ST down ARMY Penalty, personal foul (Andrew King) to the WFrst 49 for a 1ST down
2:131st & 10 at own 49Kendall Hinton pass complete to Tabari Hines for no gain to the WFrst 49
2:132nd & 10 at own 49Kendall Hinton run for 3 yds to the Army 48
2:133rd & 7 at opp 48Kendall Hinton pass complete to Cortez Lewis for 28 yds to the Army 20 for a 1ST down
2:131st & 10 at opp 20Kendall Hinton pass complete to Cam Serigne for 8 yds to the Army 12
2:132nd & 2 at opp 12Kendall Hinton run for 1 yd to the Army 11
Q4 15:003rd & 1 at opp 11Matt Colburn run for 5 yds to the Army 6 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & goal at opp 6Tyler Bell run for a loss of 1 yard to the Army 7
Q4 13:412nd & goal at opp 7Kendall Hinton run for 7 yds for a TD, (Mike Weaver KICK)Wake Forest 14, Army 7
4th quarter6 drives, then Wake Forest 17, Army 14
Army Missed FG, 8 plays
13:411st & 0 at own 35Mike Weaver kickoff for 54 yds , Marcus Hyatt return for 17 yds to the Army 28
13:351st & 10 at own 28Matt Giachinta run for 4 yds to the Army 32
13:352nd & 6 at own 32Ahmad Bradshaw run for 8 yds to the Army 40 for a 1ST down
13:351st & 10 at own 40Ahmad Bradshaw run for 7 yds to the Army 47
13:352nd & 3 at own 47Ahmad Bradshaw pass complete to John Trainor for 23 yds to the WFrst 30 for a 1ST down
13:351st & 10 at opp 30Matt Giachinta run for 4 yds to the WFrst 26
13:352nd & 6 at opp 26Aaron Kemper run for 3 yds to the WFrst 23
13:353rd & 3 at opp 23Aaron Kemper run for 1 yd to the WFrst 22
9:444th & 2 at opp 22Daniel Grochowski 39 yd FG MISSED
Wake Forest Interception, 5 plays
9:441st & 10 at own 22Kendall Hinton pass complete to Charles Argenzio for 1 yd to the WFrst 23
9:442nd & 9 at own 23Kendall Hinton run for 20 yds to the WFrst 43 for a 1ST down
9:441st & 10 at own 43Kendall Hinton pass complete to Tyler Bell for no gain to the WFrst 43
9:442nd & 10 at own 43Kendall Hinton pass incomplete to Cortez Lewis
9:443rd & 10 at own 43Kendall Hinton pass intercepted Brandon Jackson return for 45 yds to the WFrst 9
Army Touchdown, 1 play
7:251st & goal at opp 9Christian Drake run for 9 yds for a TD, (Daniel Grochowski KICK)Tied at 14
Wake Forest Interception, 8 plays
7:251st & 0 at own 35Daniel Grochowski kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:251st & 10 at own 25Kendall Hinton pass incomplete to Cortez Lewis
7:252nd & 10 at own 25Kendall Hinton pass incomplete to Cam Serigne
7:253rd & 10 at own 25Kendall Hinton pass complete to Cam Serigne for 12 yds to the WFrst 37 for a 1ST down
7:251st & 10 at own 37Kendall Hinton pass complete to Cam Serigne for 6 yds to the WFrst 43
7:252nd & 4 at own 43Kendall Hinton pass complete to K.J. Brent for 7 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
7:251st & 10 at the 50Kendall Hinton sacked by Kenneth Brinson and Jeremy Timpf for a loss of 6 yards to the WFrst 44
7:252nd & 16 at own 44Kendall Hinton pass incomplete to K.J. Brent
7:253rd & 16 at own 44Kendall Hinton pass intercepted Brandon Jackson return for no gain to the Army 35
Army Punt, 6 plays
5:391st & 10 at own 35Matt Giachinta run for 6 yds to the Army 41
5:392nd & 4 at own 41Matt Giachinta run for 3 yds to the Army 44
5:393rd & 1 at own 44Drue Harris run for 2 yds to the Army 46 for a 1ST down
5:391st & 10 at own 46Drue Harris run for 3 yds to the Army 49
5:392nd & 7 at own 49Ahmad Bradshaw run for a loss of 5 yards to the Army 44
5:393rd & 12 at own 44Ahmad Bradshaw pass incomplete to Christian Drake
5:394th & 12 at own 44Alex Tardieu punt for 49 yds , Tabari Hines returns for no gain to the WFrst 7
Wake Forest Field goal, 12 plays
2:351st & 10 at own 7Isaiah Robinson run for a loss of 1 yard to the WFrst 6
2:262nd & 11 at own 6Timeout ARMY, clock 02:26
2:262nd & 11 at own 6Kendall Hinton run for 2 yds to the WFrst 8
2:263rd & 9 at own 8Kendall Hinton run for 13 yds to the WFrst 21 for a 1ST down
2:261st & 10 at own 21Kendall Hinton pass incomplete to K.J. Brent
2:262nd & 10 at own 21Isaiah Robinson run for 22 yds to the WFrst 43 for a 1ST down
2:261st & 10 at own 43Kendall Hinton pass complete to Cam Serigne for 17 yds to the Army 40 for a 1ST down
2:261st & 10 at opp 40Kendall Hinton sacked by Bayle Wolf for a loss of 4 yards to the Army 44
0:422nd & 14 at opp 44Timeout WAKE FOREST, clock 00:42
0:422nd & 14 at opp 44Kendall Hinton run for 7 yds to the Army 37
0:193rd & 7 at opp 37Timeout WAKE FOREST, clock 00:19
0:193rd & 7 at opp 37Kendall Hinton pass complete to Cortez Lewis for 8 yds to the Army 29 for a 1ST down
0:191st & 10 at opp 29TEAM pass incomplete
0:192nd & 10 at opp 29Kendall Hinton pass incomplete to Cam Serigne, broken up by Xavier Moss
0:043rd & 10 at opp 29Timeout WAKE FOREST, clock 00:04
0:043rd & 10 at opp 29Timeout ARMY, clock 00:04
0:003rd & 10 at opp 29Mike Weaver 47 yd FG GOODWake Forest 17, Army 14

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

Wake Forest leads 13–⁠5 in 18 meetings, counting the three since this game.

Recent meetings
2022Wake Forest 45, Army 10
2021Wake Forest 70, Army 56
2016Army 21, Wake Forest 13
2015Wake Forest 17, Army 14
2014Wake Forest 24, Army 21
2013Wake Forest 25, Army 11

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