Referee Jonathan Noli; umpire John C. Mitchel; head linesman Gary Calip; line judge Maia Chaka; side judge Maurice Pierre; field judge Victor Sanchez; back judge Tom Healey; center judge Jeffrey GuadagnGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse
Scoring by quarter
Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Final
Wake Forest
14
10
10
7
41
Rice
14
0
0
7
21
Standouts
PassingJamie Newman21 of 27, 312 yards, 3 TDWake Forest
From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.
Team stats
Wake Forest
Rice
513
Total yards
321
312
Passing yards
254
201
Rushing yards
67
11.6
Yards per pass
7.3
5.7
Yards per rush
1.8
19
First downs
20
7–14
Third downs
4–16
0–0
Fourth downs
2–3
0
Turnovers
1
5–38
Penalties
2–12
23:46
Possession
36:14
4
Sacks (by defense)
0
Efficiency
Wake Forest
Rice
50%
Success rate
39%
0.39
EPA per play
0.05
1.22
Explosiveness
1.19
0.14
Rushing EPA
−0.12
0.80
Passing EPA
0.19
39%
Passing-down success
25%
0.69
First-down EPA
0.05
−0.04
Second-down EPA
−0.01
0.52
Third-down EPA
0.11
19%
Havoc by its defense
14%
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)
Wake Forest 74% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The line
Wake Forest −20, over/under 59.
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 92%, Rice 8%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.
Every drive
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Rice drives left to right, Wake Forest right to left.
Q1 Wake ForestTouchdown, 10 plays, 75 yards
Q1 RiceFumble, 4 plays, 5 yards
Q1 Wake ForestTouchdown, 4 plays, 31 yards
Q1 RiceTouchdown, 10 plays, 75 yards
Q1 Wake ForestPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
Q1 RiceTouchdown, 4 plays, 40 yards
Q1 Wake ForestTouchdown, 5 plays, 75 yards
Q2 RicePunt, 5 plays, 8 yards
Q2 Wake ForestField goal, 10 plays, 55 yards
Q2 RicePunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
Q2 Wake ForestPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
Q2 RicePunt, 11 plays, 44 yards
Q2 Wake ForestEnd of half, 1 play, −1 yard
Q3 RicePunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
Q3 Wake ForestField goal, 7 plays, 55 yards
Q3 RicePunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
Q3 Wake ForestPunt, 8 plays, 23 yards
Q3 RicePunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
Q3 Wake ForestTouchdown, 3 plays, 71 yards
Q3 RiceTurnover on downs, 13 plays, 71 yards
Q4 Wake ForestTouchdown, 1 play, 96 yards
Q4 RicePunt, 4 plays, 19 yards
Q4 Wake ForestPunt, 6 plays, 13 yards
Q4 RiceTouchdown, 9 plays, 65 yards
Q4 Wake ForestEnd of game, 3 plays, 5 yards
Play by play
1st quarter7 drives, then Tied at 14
Wake Forest Touchdown, 10 plays
15:00
1st & 10 at own 35
Will Harrison kickoff for 62 yds
15:00
1st & 10 at own 25
Christian Beal-Smith run for 18 yds to the WFrst 43 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at own 43
Christian Beal-Smith run for no gain to the WFrst 43
15:00
2nd & 10 at own 43
Jamie Newman run for 5 yds to the WFrst 48
15:00
3rd & 5 at own 48
Jamie Newman pass complete to Kendall Hinton for 17 yds to the Rice 35 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at opp 35
Jamie Newman pass complete to Scotty Washington for 7 yds to the Rice 28
15:00
2nd & 3 at opp 28
Christian Beal-Smith run for no gain to the Rice 28
15:00
3rd & 3 at opp 28
Jamie Newman pass complete to Scotty Washington for 7 yds to the Rice 21 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at opp 21
Christian Beal-Smith run for 4 yds to the Rice 17
15:00
2nd & 6 at opp 17
Jamie Newman pass complete to Scotty Washington for 15 yds to the Rice 2 for a 1ST down
11:55
1st & goal at opp 2
Christian Beal-Smith run for 2 yds for a TD, (Nick Sciba KICK)Wake Forest 7, Rice 0
Rice Fumble, 4 plays
11:55
1st & 0 at own 35
Nick Sciba kickoff for 61 yds , Austin Trammell return for 22 yds to the Rice 26
11:55
1st & 10 at own 26
Wiley Green pass complete to Austin Trammell for 15 yds to the Rice 41 for a 1ST down
11:55
1st & 10 at own 41
Aston Walter run for no gain to the Rice 41
11:55
2nd & 10 at own 41
Nahshon Ellerbe run for no gain to the Rice 41
11:55
3rd & 10 at own 41
Wiley Green sacked by Carlos Basham Jr. for a loss of 10 yards to the Rice 31 Wiley Green fumbled, recovered by WFrst Rondell Bothroyd , return for 0 yards
Wake Forest Touchdown, 4 plays
9:49
1st & 10 at opp 31
Jamie Newman run for 5 yds to the Rice 26
9:49
2nd & 5 at opp 26
Christian Beal-Smith run for no gain to the Rice 26
9:49
3rd & 5 at opp 26
Jamie Newman pass complete to Sage Surratt for 12 yds to the Rice 14 for a 1ST down RICE Penalty, personal foul (Tyrae Thornton) to the Rice 7 for a 1ST down
8:39
1st & goal at opp 7
Jamie Newman pass complete to Sage Surratt for 7 yds for a TD, (Nick Sciba KICK)Wake Forest 14, Rice 0
Rice Touchdown, 10 plays
8:39
1st & 0 at own 35
Nick Sciba kickoff for 61 yds
8:39
1st & 10 at own 25
Aston Walter run for 5 yds to the Rice 30
8:39
2nd & 5 at own 30
Wiley Green pass complete to August Pitre III for 14 yds to the Rice 44 for a 1ST down
8:39
1st & 10 at own 44
Wiley Green pass incomplete to Brad Rozner, broken up by Justin Strnad
8:39
2nd & 10 at own 44
Aston Walter run for 9 yds to the WFrst 47
8:39
3rd & 1 at opp 47
Aston Walter run for 3 yds to the WFrst 44 for a 1ST down
8:39
1st & 10 at opp 44
Wiley Green pass incomplete to August Pitre III
8:39
2nd & 10 at opp 44
Wiley Green pass complete to Brad Rozner for 40 yds to the WFrst 4 for a 1ST down
5:33
1st & 0 at opp 4
Timeout RICE, clock 05:33
5:33
1st & goal at opp 4
WAKE FOREST Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Amari Henderson) to the WFrst 2 for a 1ST down
5:33
1st & goal at opp 2
Aston Walter run for no gain to the WFrst 2
5:33
2nd & goal at opp 2
Wiley Green run for 1 yd to the WFrst 1
4:32
3rd & goal at opp 1
Aston Walter run for 1 yd for a TD, (Will Harrison KICK)Wake Forest 14, Rice 7
Wake Forest Punt, 3 plays
4:32
1st & 0 at own 35
Will Harrison kickoff for 64 yds
4:32
1st & 10 at own 25
Christian Beal-Smith run for 1 yd to the WFrst 26
4:32
2nd & 9 at own 26
Jamie Newman pass complete to Sage Surratt for 6 yds to the WFrst 32
4:32
3rd & 3 at own 32
Jamie Newman pass incomplete to Sage Surratt
4:32
4th & 3 at own 32
Dom Maggio punt for 42 yds , Austin Trammell returns for 34 yds to the WFrst 40
Rice Touchdown, 4 plays
3:31
1st & 10 at opp 40
Tom Stewart pass complete to Jordan Myers for 11 yds to the WFrst 29 for a 1ST down
3:31
1st & 10 at opp 29
Nahshon Ellerbe run for 3 yds to the WFrst 26
3:31
2nd & 7 at opp 26
Tom Stewart pass complete to August Pitre III for 16 yds to the WFrst 10 for a 1ST down
1:31
1st & goal at opp 10
Tom Stewart run for 10 yds for a TD, (Will Harrison KICK)Tied at 14
Wake Forest Touchdown, 5 plays
1:31
1st & 0 at own 35
Will Harrison kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:31
1st & 10 at own 25
Christian Beal-Smith run for 5 yds to the WFrst 30
1:31
2nd & 5 at own 30
Jamie Newman run for 3 yds to the WFrst 33
1:31
3rd & 2 at own 33
Jamie Newman pass complete to Sage Surratt for 15 yds to the WFrst 48 for a 1ST down
1:31
1st & 10 at own 48
Jamie Newman pass complete to Kendall Hinton for 27 yds to the Rice 25 for a 1ST down
Q2 14:55
1st & 10 at opp 25
Jamie Newman pass complete to Scotty Washington for 25 yds for a TD, (Nick Sciba KICK)Wake Forest 21, Rice 14
2nd quarter6 drives, then Wake Forest 24, Rice 14
Rice Punt, 5 plays
14:55
1st & 0 at own 35
Nick Sciba kickoff for 65 yds
14:55
1st & 10 at own 25
Reagan Williams run for 4 yds to the Rice 29
14:55
2nd & 6 at own 29
Cameron Montgomery run for 5 yds to the Rice 34
14:55
3rd & 1 at own 34
WAKE FOREST Penalty, Defensive offside (5 Yards) to the Rice 39 for a 1ST down
14:55
1st & 10 at own 39
Tom Stewart pass incomplete to Austin Trammell
14:55
2nd & 10 at own 39
Aston Walter run for 4 yds to the Rice 43
11:58
3rd & 6 at own 43
Timeout RICE, clock 11:58
11:58
3rd & 6 at own 43
Tom Stewart sacked by JaCorey Johns for a loss of 10 yards to the Rice 33
11:58
4th & 16 at own 33
Adam Nunez punt for 43 yds , Sage Surratt returns for 13 yds to the WFrst 37
Wake Forest Field goal, 10 plays
11:14
1st & 10 at own 37
Jamie Newman run for 9 yds to the WFrst 46
11:14
2nd & 1 at own 46
Kenneth Walker III run for 3 yds to the WFrst 49 for a 1ST down
11:14
1st & 10 at own 49
Kenneth Walker III run for 7 yds to the Rice 44
11:14
2nd & 3 at opp 44
Jamie Newman run for 2 yds to the Rice 42
11:14
3rd & 1 at opp 42
Kenneth Walker III run for 6 yds to the Rice 36 for a 1ST down
11:14
1st & 10 at opp 36
Jamie Newman pass complete to Jack Freudenthal for 34 yds to the Rice 2 for a 1ST down
11:14
1st & goal at opp 2
WAKE FOREST Penalty, Offensive pass interference (Scotty Washington) to the Rice 17
11:14
1st & goal at opp 17
Jamie Newman pass complete to Scotty Washington for 6 yds to the Rice 11
11:14
2nd & goal at opp 11
Jamie Newman pass complete to Steven Claude for 8 yds to the Rice 3
11:14
3rd & goal at opp 3
Jamie Newman pass complete to Sage Surratt for a loss of 5 yards to the Rice 8
7:48
4th & goal at opp 8
Nick Sciba 26 yd FG GOODWake Forest 24, Rice 14
Rice Punt, 3 plays
7:48
1st & 0 at own 35
Nick Sciba kickoff for 64 yds
7:48
1st & 10 at own 25
Reagan Williams run for 6 yds to the Rice 31
7:48
2nd & 4 at own 31
Cameron Montgomery run for 1 yd to the Rice 32
7:48
3rd & 3 at own 32
Tom Stewart pass incomplete to Brad Rozner
6:16
4th & 3 at own 32
Timeout WAKE FOREST, clock 06:16
6:16
4th & 3 at own 32
Adam Nunez punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Sage Surratt at the WFrst 29
Wake Forest Punt, 3 plays
6:10
1st & 10 at own 29
Jamie Newman pass incomplete to Scotty Washington, broken up by Blaze Alldredge
6:10
2nd & 10 at own 29
Jamie Newman run for 5 yds to the WFrst 34
6:10
3rd & 5 at own 34
Jamie Newman pass incomplete to Sage Surratt
6:10
4th & 5 at own 34
Dom Maggio punt for 48 yds, fair catch by Austin Trammell at the Rice 18
Rice Punt, 11 plays
5:32
1st & 10 at own 18
Nahshon Ellerbe run for a loss of 1 yard to the Rice 17
5:32
2nd & 11 at own 17
Tom Stewart pass complete to Aston Walter for 5 yds to the Rice 22
5:32
3rd & 6 at own 22
Tom Stewart pass complete to Austin Trammell for 13 yds to the Rice 35 for a 1ST down
5:32
1st & 10 at own 35
Tom Stewart pass incomplete to Brad Rozner, broken up by Luke Masterson
5:32
2nd & 10 at own 35
Aston Walter run for 7 yds to the Rice 42
5:32
3rd & 3 at own 42
Tom Stewart pass complete to Jordan Myers for 6 yds to the Rice 48 for a 1ST down
5:32
1st & 10 at own 48
Reagan Williams run for 5 yds to the WFrst 47
5:32
2nd & 5 at opp 47
Cameron Montgomery run for 8 yds to the WFrst 39 for a 1ST down
5:32
1st & 10 at opp 39
Tom Stewart sacked by Traveon Redd for a loss of 2 yards to the WFrst 41
5:32
2nd & 12 at opp 41
Tom Stewart pass complete to Jordan Myers for 3 yds to the WFrst 38
5:32
3rd & 9 at opp 38
Tom Stewart pass incomplete to Brad Rozner, broken up by Carlos Basham Jr.
5:32
4th & 9 at opp 38
Adam Nunez punt for 34 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the WFrst 4
Wake Forest End of half, 1 play
0:41
1st & 10 at own 4
TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the WFrst 3
3rd quarter7 drives, then Wake Forest 34, Rice 14
Rice Punt, 3 plays
15:00
2nd & 11 at own 35
Nick Sciba kickoff for 62 yds
15:00
1st & 10 at own 25
Nahshon Ellerbe run for 1 yd to the Rice 26
15:00
2nd & 9 at own 26
Austin Trammell run for 2 yds to the Rice 28
15:00
3rd & 7 at own 28
Tom Stewart pass incomplete to Austin Trammell
15:00
4th & 7 at own 28
Chris Barnes punt for 32 yds, downed at the WFrst 40
Wake Forest Field goal, 7 plays
13:29
1st & 10 at own 40
RICE Penalty, Defensive offside (Antonio Montero) to the WFrst 45
13:29
1st & 5 at own 45
Jamie Newman pass complete to Scotty Washington for 39 yds to the Rice 16 for a 1ST down
13:29
1st & 10 at opp 16
Jamie Newman pass complete to Jack Freudenthal for 9 yds to the Rice 7
13:29
2nd & 1 at opp 7
Christian Beal-Smith run for 1 yd to the Rice 6 for a 1ST down
13:29
1st & goal at opp 6
Christian Beal-Smith run for a loss of 1 yard to the Rice 7
13:29
2nd & goal at opp 7
Jamie Newman pass complete to Jack Freudenthal for 2 yds to the Rice 5
13:29
3rd & goal at opp 5
Jamie Newman pass incomplete to Sage Surratt, broken up by Blaze Alldredge
11:26
4th & goal at opp 5
Nick Sciba 23 yd FG GOODWake Forest 27, Rice 14
Rice Punt, 3 plays
11:26
1st & 0 at own 35
Nick Sciba kickoff for 62 yds , Austin Trammell return for 22 yds to the Rice 25
11:26
1st & 10 at own 25
Charlie Booker run for 4 yds to the Rice 29
11:26
2nd & 6 at own 29
Charlie Booker run for 2 yds to the Rice 31
11:26
3rd & 4 at own 31
Tom Stewart pass incomplete to August Pitre III
11:26
4th & 4 at own 31
Adam Nunez punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Sage Surratt at the WFrst 28
Wake Forest Punt, 8 plays
9:50
1st & 10 at own 28
Kenneth Walker III run for 1 yd to the WFrst 29
9:50
2nd & 9 at own 29
Kenneth Walker III run for 4 yds to the WFrst 33
9:50
3rd & 5 at own 33
Jamie Newman pass complete to Sage Surratt for 10 yds to the WFrst 43 for a 1ST down
9:50
1st & 10 at own 43
Kenneth Walker III run for 6 yds to the WFrst 49
9:50
2nd & 4 at own 49
Kenneth Walker III run for 4 yds to the Rice 47 for a 1ST down
9:50
1st & 10 at opp 47
Jamie Newman pass incomplete to Scotty Washington, broken up by D’Angelo Ellis
9:50
2nd & 10 at opp 47
Kenneth Walker III run for a loss of 2 yards to the Rice 49
9:50
3rd & 12 at opp 49
Jamie Newman pass incomplete to Steven Claude
9:50
4th & 12 at opp 49
Dom Maggio punt for 49 yds for a touchback
Rice Punt, 3 plays
7:21
1st & 10 at own 20
Charlie Booker run for 1 yd to the Rice 21
7:21
2nd & 9 at own 21
Charlie Booker run for no gain to the Rice 21
7:21
3rd & 9 at own 21
Tom Stewart pass incomplete to Austin Trammell
7:21
4th & 9 at own 21
Chris Barnes punt for 50 yds, downed at the WFrst 29
Wake Forest Touchdown, 3 plays
5:48
1st & 10 at own 29
Jamie Newman pass complete to Christian Beal-Smith for 3 yds to the WFrst 32
5:48
2nd & 7 at own 32
Jamie Newman pass complete to Christian Beal-Smith for 9 yds to the WFrst 41 for a 1ST down
5:04
1st & 10 at own 41
Jamie Newman pass complete to Scotty Washington for 59 yds for a TD, (Nick Sciba KICK)Wake Forest 34, Rice 14
Rice Turnover on downs, 13 plays
5:04
1st & 0 at own 35
Nick Sciba kickoff for 61 yds
5:04
1st & 10 at own 25
Tom Stewart pass complete to Brad Rozner for 20 yds to the Rice 45 for a 1ST down
5:04
1st & 10 at own 45
Tom Stewart pass complete to Brad Rozner for 15 yds to the WFrst 40 for a 1ST down
5:04
1st & 10 at opp 40
Tom Stewart pass incomplete to Jordan Myers, broken up by Essang Bassey
5:04
2nd & 10 at opp 40
Cameron Montgomery run for a loss of 1 yard to the WFrst 41
5:04
3rd & 11 at opp 41
Cameron Montgomery run for 6 yds to the WFrst 35
5:04
4th & 5 at opp 35
Tom Stewart pass complete to August Pitre III for 10 yds to the WFrst 25 for a 1ST down
5:04
1st & 10 at opp 25
Cameron Montgomery run for no gain to the WFrst 25
5:04
2nd & 10 at opp 25
Tom Stewart pass complete to Austin Trammell for 3 yds to the WFrst 22
5:04
3rd & 7 at opp 22
Tom Stewart pass incomplete to Cameron Montgomery
5:04
4th & 7 at opp 22
WAKE FOREST Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Amari Henderson) to the WFrst 7 for a 1ST down
5:04
1st & goal at opp 7
Reagan Williams run for 1 yd to the WFrst 6
Q4 15:00
2nd & goal at opp 6
Tom Stewart run for 4 yds to the WFrst 2
Q4 15:00
3rd & goal at opp 2
WAKE FOREST Penalty, IS (1 Yards) to the WFrst 1
Q4 15:00
3rd & goal at opp 1
Nahshon Ellerbe run for no gain to the WFrst 1
Q4 13:38
4th & 0 at opp 1
Timeout RICE, clock 13:38
Q4 13:38
4th & goal at opp 1
Tom Stewart run for a loss of 3 yards to the WFrst 4
4th quarter5 drives, then Wake Forest 41, Rice 21
Wake Forest Touchdown, 1 play
13:18
1st & 10 at own 4
Kenneth Walker III run for 96 yds for a TD, (Nick Sciba KICK)Wake Forest 41, Rice 14
Rice Punt, 4 plays
13:18
1st & 0 at own 35
Nick Sciba kickoff for 61 yds
13:18
1st & 10 at own 25
Tom Stewart pass complete to Brad Rozner for 15 yds to the Rice 40 for a 1ST down
13:18
1st & 10 at own 40
Tom Stewart pass complete to Brad Rozner for 6 yds to the Rice 46
13:18
2nd & 4 at own 46
Tom Stewart pass complete to Jordan Myers for a loss of 2 yards to the Rice 44
13:18
3rd & 6 at own 44
Tom Stewart pass incomplete to August Pitre III, broken up by Amari Henderson
13:18
4th & 6 at own 44
Chris Barnes punt for 44 yds, fair catch by Sage Surratt at the WFrst 12
Wake Forest Punt, 6 plays
11:16
1st & 10 at own 12
DeAndre’ Delaney run for a loss of 3 yards to the WFrst 9
11:16
2nd & 13 at own 9
DeAndre’ Delaney run for 12 yds to the WFrst 21
11:16
3rd & 1 at own 21
DeAndre’ Delaney run for 3 yds to the WFrst 24 for a 1ST down
11:16
1st & 10 at own 24
DeAndre’ Delaney run for 3 yds to the WFrst 27
11:16
2nd & 7 at own 27
DeAndre’ Delaney run for a loss of 1 yard to the WFrst 26
11:16
3rd & 8 at own 26
DeAndre’ Delaney run for a loss of 1 yard to the WFrst 25
11:16
4th & 9 at own 25
Dom Maggio punt for 40 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Rice 35
Rice Touchdown, 9 plays
6:28
1st & 10 at own 35
Charlie Booker run for 6 yds to the Rice 41
6:28
2nd & 4 at own 41
Tom Stewart pass complete to Austin Trammell for 9 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
6:28
1st & 10 at the 50
Tom Stewart pass complete to Austin Trammell for 8 yds to the WFrst 42
6:28
2nd & 2 at opp 42
Tom Stewart pass complete to Robert French for 9 yds to the WFrst 33 for a 1ST down
6:28
1st & 10 at opp 33
Tom Stewart pass incomplete to Brad Rozner
6:28
2nd & 10 at opp 33
Tom Stewart sacked by Ja’Cquez Williams for a loss of 5 yards to the WFrst 38
6:28
3rd & 15 at opp 38
Tom Stewart pass complete to Brad Rozner for 7 yds to the WFrst 31
6:28
4th & 8 at opp 31
Tom Stewart pass complete to August Pitre III for 12 yds to the WFrst 19 for a 1ST down
1:51
1st & 10 at opp 19
Tom Stewart pass complete to Austin Trammell for 19 yds for a TD, (Will Harrison KICK)Wake Forest 41, Rice 21
Wake Forest End of game, 3 plays
1:51
1st & 0 at own 35
Will Harrison kickoff for 60 yds
1:51
1st & 10 at own 25
Will Drawdy run for 2 yds to the WFrst 27
1:51
2nd & 8 at own 27
Will Drawdy run for 2 yds to the WFrst 29
1:51
3rd & 6 at own 29
Courtney McKinney run for 1 yd to the WFrst 30
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.
PassingJamie Newman21 of 27, 312 yards, 3 TDWake Forest
Wake Forest
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