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Wake Forest at Notre Dame

Saturday, November 14, 2015

No. 6 Notre Dame beat Wake Forest 28–⁠7. It was their third meeting; after it, Notre Dame led the series 3–⁠0 as played.

AwayWake Forest3–⁠9 in 2015
7
Home6Notre Dame10–⁠3 in 2015
28

Final at Notre Dame Stadium, Notre DameTV: NBCAttendance 80,795

At kickoff
52°F, clear, wind 16 mph from the southWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; South Bend Regional Airport (KSBN), 7 km from the stadium, 24 minutes after kickoff
Officials
Referee Jeff Flanagan; umpire Marvin Wilson; head linesman Matt Fitzgerald; line judge Hugh Campbell; side judge Eddie Bonet; field judge Wayne Rundell; back judge Bryan Platt; alternate Jim EcklGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Wake Forest00707
Notre Dame1470728

Standouts

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

Player stats

Wake Forest

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
John Wolford19/3021901
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Tyler Bell2390012
Kendall Hinton423023
John Wolford155115
Isaiah Robinson2303
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
K.J. Brent582052
Tabari Hines457019
Cortez Lewis230023
Tyler Bell322013

Notre Dame

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
DeShone Kizer13/1911100
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Josh Adams17141198
DeShone Kizer1330216
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Will Fuller V337022
Chris Brown327014
Torii Hunter Jr.222013
Amir Carlisle118018
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Andrew Trumbetti1281

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

Team stats

Wake ForestNotre Dame
340Total yards282
219Passing yards111
121Rushing yards171
7.3Yards per pass5.8
2.8Yards per rush5.7
23First downs15
7–⁠16Third downs6–⁠11
0–⁠3Fourth downs0–⁠0
1Turnovers0
5–⁠58Penalties4–⁠45
35:48Possession24:12

Efficiency

Wake ForestNotre Dame
41%Success rate39%
−0.18EPA per play0.26
0.93Explosiveness1.61
−0.15Rushing EPA0.33
−0.22Passing EPA0.16
26%Passing-down success53%
−0.40First-down EPA−0.07
0.15Second-down EPA0.40
0.44Third-down EPA0.65

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)

Notre Dame 91% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Notre Dame −27, over/under 52.

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 Notre Dame 97%, Wake Forest 3%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Notre Dame end zoneWake Forest end zoneQ1 Notre DamePunt, 5 playsQ1 Wake ForestTurnover on downs, 11 playsQ1 Notre DameTouchdown, 10 playsQ1 Wake ForestPick-six, 3 plays (Notre Dame scores)Q1 Wake ForestTurnover on downs, 12 playsQ2 Notre DameTouchdown, 2 playsQ2 Wake ForestPunt, 7 playsQ2 Notre DamePunt, 6 playsQ2 Wake ForestTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ3 Wake ForestPunt, 6 playsQ3 Notre DamePunt, 4 playsQ3 Wake ForestTouchdown, 11 playsQ3 Notre DamePunt, 6 playsQ4 Wake ForestPunt, 3 playsQ4 Notre DameTouchdown, 6 playsQ4 Wake ForestTurnover on downs, 7 playsQ4 Notre DamePunt, 10 playsQ4 Wake ForestEnd of game, 7 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Notre Dame drives left to right, Wake Forest right to left.
  1. Q1 Notre DamePunt, 5 plays, 12 yards
  2. Q1 Wake ForestTurnover on downs, 11 plays, 61 yards
  3. Q1 Notre DameTouchdown, 10 plays, 67 yards
  4. Q1 Wake ForestPick-six, 3 plays (Notre Dame scores), 10 yards
  5. Q1 Wake ForestTurnover on downs, 12 plays, 74 yards
  6. Q2 Notre DameTouchdown, 2 plays, 99 yards
  7. Q2 Wake ForestPunt, 7 plays, 18 yards
  8. Q2 Notre DamePunt, 6 plays, −4 yards
  9. Q2 Wake ForestTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 12 yards
  10. Q3 Wake ForestPunt, 6 plays, 24 yards
  11. Q3 Notre DamePunt, 4 plays, 10 yards
  12. Q3 Wake ForestTouchdown, 11 plays, 55 yards
  13. Q3 Notre DamePunt, 6 plays, 17 yards
  14. Q4 Wake ForestPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  15. Q4 Notre DameTouchdown, 6 plays, 68 yards
  16. Q4 Wake ForestTurnover on downs, 7 plays, 58 yards
  17. Q4 Notre DamePunt, 10 plays, 46 yards
  18. Q4 Wake ForestEnd of game, 7 plays, 44 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Notre Dame 14, Wake Forest 0
Notre Dame Punt, 5 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Mike Weaver kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:551st & 10 at own 25DeShone Kizer pass incomplete to Chris Brown
14:462nd & 10 at own 25Josh Adams run for 11 yds to the NDame 36 for a 1ST down
14:181st & 10 at own 36Josh Adams run for no gain to the NDame 36
13:432nd & 10 at own 36DeShone Kizer pass complete to Josh Adams for no gain to the NDame 36
13:053rd & 10 at own 36DeShone Kizer run for 1 yd to the NDame 37
12:374th & 9 at own 37Tyler Newsome punt for 54 yds , Tabari Hines returns for a loss of 3 yards to the WFrst 6
Wake Forest Turnover on downs, 11 plays
12:291st & 10 at own 6Tyler Bell run for 2 yds to the WFrst 8
11:572nd & 8 at own 8Tyler Bell run for 9 yds to the WFrst 17 for a 1ST down
11:151st & 10 at own 17Kendall Hinton run for 6 yds to the WFrst 23
10:572nd & 4 at own 23Tyler Bell run for 5 yds to the WFrst 28 for a 1ST down
10:251st & 10 at own 28John Wolford pass complete to Cortez Lewis for 23 yds to the NDame 49 for a 1ST down
9:541st & 10 at opp 49John Wolford pass complete to K.J. Brent for 9 yds to the NDame 40
9:242nd & 1 at opp 40John Wolford pass complete to K.J. Brent for 5 yds to the NDame 35 for a 1ST down
8:461st & 10 at opp 35Kendall Hinton run for a loss of 1 yard to the NDame 36
8:152nd & 11 at opp 36John Wolford pass incomplete to Tyler Bell
8:153rd & 11 at opp 36WAKE FOREST Penalty, False Start (Justin Herron) to the NDame 41
8:023rd & 16 at opp 41John Wolford run for 8 yds to the NDame 33
7:274th & 8 at opp 33John Wolford pass incomplete to Tabari Hines
Notre Dame Touchdown, 10 plays
7:231st & 10 at own 33DeShone Kizer pass incomplete to Chris Brown
7:152nd & 10 at own 33DeShone Kizer pass incomplete to Chris Brown
7:013rd & 10 at own 33DeShone Kizer pass complete to Amir Carlisle for 18 yds to the WFrst 49 for a 1ST down
6:421st & 10 at opp 49DeShone Kizer run for 8 yds to the WFrst 41
6:212nd & 2 at opp 41Josh Adams run for a loss of 1 yard to the WFrst 42
5:433rd & 3 at opp 42DeShone Kizer pass complete to Torii Hunter Jr. for 9 yds to the WFrst 33 for a 1ST down
5:181st & 10 at opp 33Josh Adams run for 9 yds to the WFrst 24
4:482nd & 1 at opp 24DeShone Kizer pass complete to Torii Hunter Jr. for 13 yds to the WFrst 11 for a 1ST down
4:221st & 10 at opp 11Josh Adams run for a loss of 1 yard to the WFrst 12
3:412nd & 11 at opp 12DeShone Kizer run for 12 yds for a TD, (Justin Yoon KICK)Notre Dame 7, Wake Forest 0
Wake Forest Pick-six, 3 plays (Notre Dame scores)
3:412nd & 11 at own 35Tyler Newsome kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:351st & 10 at own 25John Wolford pass complete to K.J. Brent for 4 yds to the WFrst 29
3:072nd & 6 at own 29Tyler Bell run for 6 yds to the WFrst 35 for a 1ST down
2:461st & 10 at own 35John Wolford pass intercepted by Andrew Trumbetti return for 28 yds for a TD, (Justin Yoon KICK)Notre Dame 14, Wake Forest 0
Wake Forest Turnover on downs, 12 plays
2:461st & 10 at own 35Tyler Newsome kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:341st & 10 at own 25John Wolford pass complete to Chuck Wade for 5 yds to the WFrst 30
2:002nd & 5 at own 30Tyler Bell run for 3 yds to the WFrst 33
1:193rd & 2 at own 33Kendall Hinton run for 23 yds to the NDame 44 for a 1ST down
0:451st & 10 at opp 44John Wolford pass complete to Chuck Wade for a loss of 3 yards to the NDame 47
0:002nd & 13 at opp 47John Wolford pass complete to Cortez Lewis for 7 yds to the NDame 40
Q2 14:513rd & 6 at opp 40Tyler Bell run for 2 yds to the NDame 38
Q2 14:174th & 4 at opp 38Wolford, John pass incomplete to Lewis, Cortez, PENALTY NOTREDAME pass interference (Luke, Cole) 14 yards to the NOTREDAME24, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN WAKEFOREST.
Q2 13:591st & 10 at opp 24John Wolford run for no gain to the NDame 24
Q2 13:232nd & 10 at opp 24John Wolford run for 15 yds to the NDame 9 for a 1ST down
Q2 12:541st & goal at opp 9John Wolford run for no gain to the NDame 9
Q2 12:232nd & goal at opp 9Kendall Hinton run for a loss of 5 yards to the NDame 14
Q2 11:283rd & goal at opp 14John Wolford pass complete to Tyler Bell for 13 yds to the NDame 1
Q2 10:514th & goal at opp 1Tyler Bell run for no gain to the NDame 1
2nd quarter4 drives, then Notre Dame 21, Wake Forest 0
Notre Dame Touchdown, 2 plays
10:461st & 10 at own 1DeShone Kizer run for 1 yd to the NDame 2
9:592nd & 9 at own 2Josh Adams run for 98 yds for a TD, (Justin Yoon KICK)Notre Dame 21, Wake Forest 0
Wake Forest Punt, 7 plays
9:592nd & 9 at own 35Tyler Newsome kickoff for 61 yds , Chuck Wade return for 20 yds to the WFrst 24
9:431st & 10 at own 24Tyler Bell run for 5 yds to the WFrst 29
9:072nd & 5 at own 29Tyler Bell run for 4 yds to the WFrst 33
8:513rd & 1 at own 33John Wolford run for 1 yd to the WFrst 34 for a 1ST down
8:121st & 10 at own 34Tyler Bell run for 12 yds to the WFrst 46 for a 1ST down
7:411st & 10 at own 46John Wolford sacked by Romeo Okwara for a loss of 13 yards to the WFrst 33 John Wolford fumbled, forced by Romeo Okwara, recovered by WFrst Phil Haynes , return for 0 yards
6:552nd & 23 at own 33John Wolford pass incomplete
6:393rd & 23 at own 33Tyler Bell run for 9 yds to the WFrst 42
6:104th & 14 at own 42Alexander Kinal punt for 58 yds for a touchback
Notre Dame Punt, 6 plays
6:001st & 10 at own 20DeShone Kizer pass complete to Will Fuller for 3 yds to the NDame 23
5:152nd & 7 at own 23DeShone Kizer sacked by Tylor Harris for a loss of 8 yards to the NDame 15
4:303rd & 15 at own 15DeShone Kizer run for 16 yds to the NDame 31 for a 1ST down
3:581st & 10 at own 31DeShone Kizer pass complete to Josh Adams for a loss of 3 yards to the NDame 28
3:252nd & 13 at own 28Josh Adams run for a loss of 2 yards to the NDame 26
2:393rd & 15 at own 26DeShone Kizer sacked by Dionte Austin for a loss of 10 yards to the NDame 16
2:184th & 25 at own 16Tyler Newsome punt for 43 yds , Tabari Hines returns for 14 yds to the NDame 45
Wake Forest Turnover on downs, 8 plays
2:021st & 10 at opp 45Isaiah Robinson run for 3 yds to the NDame 42
1:462nd & 7 at opp 42John Wolford run for 6 yds to the NDame 36
1:263rd & 1 at opp 36John Wolford run for 1 yd to the NDame 35 for a 1ST down
1:081st & 10 at opp 35John Wolford pass complete to K.J. Brent for 12 yds to the NDame 23 for a 1ST down
0:581st & 10 at opp 23Wolford, John pass sacked for loss of 6 yards to the NOTREDAME29 (Okwara, Romeo), PENALTY NOTREDAME face mask (Bonner, Jonathan) 11 yards to the NOTREDAME12, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN WAKEFOREST.
0:531st & 10 at opp 12John Wolford pass incomplete to Cam Serigne
0:532nd & 10 at opp 12Timeout NOTRE DAME, clock 00:53
0:482nd & 10 at opp 12Tyler Bell run for 1 yd to the NDame 11
0:483rd & 9 at opp 11Timeout WAKE FOREST, clock 00:48
0:363rd & 9 at opp 11John Wolford sacked by Romeo Okwara for a loss of 7 yards to the NDame 18
0:314th & 16 at opp 18WAKE FOREST Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (Cortez Lewis) to the NDame 33
0:074th & 31 at opp 33Timeout WAKE FOREST, clock 00:07
0:074th & 31 at opp 33Timeout NOTRE DAME, clock 00:07
0:004th & 31 at opp 33Mike Weaver 51 yd FG MISSED
3rd quarter4 drives, then Notre Dame 21, Wake Forest 7
Wake Forest Punt, 6 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Tyler Newsome kickoff for 61 yds , Chuck Wade return for 19 yds to the WFrst 23
14:411st & 10 at own 23Tyler Bell run for 4 yds to the WFrst 27
14:062nd & 6 at own 27Tyler Bell run for 4 yds to the WFrst 31
13:253rd & 2 at own 31John Wolford pass complete to Tabari Hines for 9 yds to the WFrst 40 for a 1ST down
12:551st & 10 at own 40John Wolford run for 1 yd to the WFrst 41
12:162nd & 9 at own 41Tyler Bell run for 1 yd to the WFrst 42
11:353rd & 8 at own 42NOTRE DAME Penalty, Defensive Offside (5 Yards) to the WFrst 47
11:073rd & 3 at own 47John Wolford pass incomplete to Tabari Hines
10:584th & 3 at own 47Alexander Kinal punt for 41 yds, fair catch by C.J. Sanders at the NDame 12
Notre Dame Punt, 4 plays
10:511st & 10 at own 12Josh Adams run for 11 yds to the NDame 23 for a 1ST down
10:241st & 10 at own 23Josh Adams run for 1 yd to the NDame 24
9:432nd & 9 at own 24Josh Adams run for a loss of 2 yards to the NDame 22
9:083rd & 11 at own 22DeShone Kizer pass incomplete to Torii Hunter Jr.
8:564th & 11 at own 22Tyler Newsome punt for 38 yds , Tabari Hines returns for 5 yds to the WFrst 45
Wake Forest Touchdown, 11 plays
8:461st & 10 at own 45Tyler Bell run for a loss of 2 yards to the WFrst 43
7:582nd & 12 at own 43John Wolford run for 3 yds to the WFrst 46
7:113rd & 9 at own 46John Wolford sacked by Romeo Okwara for a loss of 5 yards to the WFrst 41
6:304th & 14 at own 41Kinal, Alexander punt 43 yards to the NOTREDAME16, Sanders, C.J. return -1 yards to the NOTREDAME15, PENALTY NOTREDAME personal foul 15 yards to the NOTREDAME44, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN WAKEFOREST.
6:221st & 10 at opp 44Tyler Bell run for 2 yds to the NDame 42
5:452nd & 8 at opp 42WAKE FOREST Penalty, False Start (Dylan Intemann) to the NDame 47
5:102nd & 13 at opp 47John Wolford pass complete to Tyler Bell for 3 yds to the NDame 44
4:393rd & 10 at opp 44John Wolford pass complete to Tabari Hines for 13 yds to the NDame 31 for a 1ST down
4:221st & 10 at opp 31John Wolford pass complete to Tyler Bell for 6 yds to the NDame 25
3:452nd & 4 at opp 25Tyler Bell run for 5 yds to the NDame 20 for a 1ST down
3:091st & 10 at opp 20John Wolford pass incomplete to Tabari Hines
3:032nd & 10 at opp 20John Wolford pass complete to Tabari Hines for 19 yds to the NDame 1 for a 1ST down
2:401st & goal at opp 1John Wolford run for 1 yd for a TD, (Mike Weaver KICK)Notre Dame 21, Wake Forest 7
Notre Dame Punt, 6 plays
2:401st & 10 at own 35Mike Weaver kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:281st & 10 at own 25DeShone Kizer pass complete to Chris Brown for 5 yds to the NDame 30
2:042nd & 5 at own 30Josh Adams run for 2 yds to the NDame 32
1:353rd & 3 at own 32DeShone Kizer pass complete to Chase Hounshell for 6 yds to the NDame 38 for a 1ST down
1:081st & 10 at own 38Josh Adams run for 7 yds to the NDame 45
0:412nd & 3 at own 45DeShone Kizer pass incomplete
0:003rd & 3 at own 45DeShone Kizer sacked by Duke Ejiofor for a loss of 3 yards to the NDame 42
Q4 14:544th & 6 at own 42Tyler Newsome punt for 44 yds, fair catch by Tabari Hines at the WFrst 14
4th quarter5 drives, then Notre Dame 28, Wake Forest 7
Wake Forest Punt, 3 plays
14:501st & 10 at own 14John Wolford pass incomplete to Cam Serigne, broken up by KeiVarae Russell
14:402nd & 10 at own 14Isaiah Robinson run for no gain to the WFrst 14
14:023rd & 10 at own 14John Wolford pass complete to Cam Serigne for 4 yds to the WFrst 18
13:164th & 6 at own 18Alexander Kinal punt for 51 yds, downed at the NDame 31
Notre Dame Touchdown, 6 plays
13:111st & 10 at own 32DeShone Kizer pass complete to Chris Brown for 14 yds to the NDame 46 for a 1ST down
12:491st & 10 at own 46DeShone Kizer run for 2 yds to the NDame 48
12:162nd & 8 at own 48DeShone Kizer pass complete to Will Fuller for 22 yds to the WFrst 30 for a 1ST down
11:541st & 10 at opp 30DeShone Kizer pass incomplete to Chris Brown
11:462nd & 10 at opp 30DeShone Kizer run for 7 yds to the WFrst 23
11:043rd & 3 at opp 23Kizer, DeShone pass incomplete to Robinson, Corey, PENALTY WAKEFOREST pass interference (Austin, Dionte) 18 yards to the WAKEFOREST5, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN NOTREDAME.
10:581st & goal at opp 5DeShone Kizer run for 5 yds for a TD, (Justin Yoon KICK)Notre Dame 28, Wake Forest 7
Wake Forest Turnover on downs, 7 plays
10:581st & 10 at own 35Tyler Newsome kickoff for 59 yds out of bounds WFrst ball on WFrst35
10:351st & 10 at own 35John Wolford pass complete to K.J. Brent for 52 yds to the NDame 13 for a 1ST down
10:081st & 10 at opp 13Tyler Bell run for a loss of 3 yards to the NDame 16
9:422nd & 13 at opp 16John Wolford pass complete to Chuck Wade for 15 yds to the NDame 1 for a 1ST down
8:551st & goal at opp 1John Wolford run for a loss of 8 yards to the NDame 9 John Wolford fumbled, recovered by WFrst John Wolford
8:252nd & goal at opp 9Tyler Bell run for 2 yds to the NDame 7
7:493rd & goal at opp 7John Wolford pass incomplete
7:494th & 0 at opp 7Timeout WAKE FOREST, clock 07:49
7:454th & goal at opp 7John Wolford pass incomplete to Cam Serigne
Notre Dame Punt, 10 plays
7:351st & 10 at own 7Josh Adams run for 3 yds to the NDame 10
7:022nd & 7 at own 10Josh Adams run for a loss of 3 yards to the NDame 7
6:213rd & 10 at own 7DeShone Kizer pass complete to Will Fuller for 12 yds to the NDame 19 for a 1ST down
5:551st & 10 at own 19Josh Adams run for no gain to the NDame 19
5:162nd & 10 at own 19Kizer, DeShone pass incomplete to Robinson, Corey, PENALTY WAKEFOREST pass interference (Watson, Brad) 15 yards to the NOTREDAME34, NO PLAY, 1ST DOWN NOTREDAME.
5:061st & 10 at own 34DeShone Kizer pass complete to Corey Robinson for 4 yds to the NDame 38
4:252nd & 6 at own 38DeShone Kizer run for 2 yds to the NDame 40
3:503rd & 4 at own 40DeShone Kizer pass complete to Chris Brown for 8 yds to the NDame 48 for a 1ST down
3:121st & 10 at own 48Josh Adams run for 4 yds to the WFrst 48
2:282nd & 6 at opp 48Josh Adams run for 4 yds to the WFrst 44
1:413rd & 2 at opp 44DeShone Kizer run for a loss of 3 yards to the WFrst 47
1:404th & 5 at opp 47Timeout WAKE FOREST, clock 01:40
1:324th & 5 at opp 47Tyler Newsome punt for 41 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the WFrst 6
Wake Forest End of game, 7 plays
1:281st & 10 at own 6John Wolford pass incomplete to Cam Serigne
1:202nd & 10 at own 6Tyler Bell run for 9 yds to the WFrst 15
0:423rd & 1 at own 15Tyler Bell run for 4 yds to the WFrst 19 for a 1ST down
0:241st & 10 at own 19John Wolford run for 2 yds to the WFrst 21
0:192nd & 8 at own 21John Wolford pass complete to Cam Serigne for 7 yds to the WFrst 28
0:143rd & 1 at own 28Tyler Bell run for 6 yds to the WFrst 34 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 34John Wolford pass complete to Tabari Hines for 16 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down

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.

The series

Every Wake Forest–Notre Dame game

Officially, Notre Dame leads 5–⁠0; as played, 6–⁠0 in six meetings, counting the three since this game.

Recent meetings
2023Notre Dame 45, Wake Forest 7
2018Notre Dame 56, Wake Forest 27
2017Notre Dame 48, Wake Forest 37
2015Notre Dame 28, Wake Forest 7
2012Notre Dame 38, Wake Forest 0
2011Notre Dame 24, Wake Forest 17

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