Referee Jeff Flanagan; umpire Jim Eckl; head linesman Arthur Hardin; line judge Kirk Lewis; side judge Jeffrey Shears; field judge Wayne Rundell; back judge Gary Dancewicz; center judge Jon BadenGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse
From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.
Team stats
Wake Forest
Clemson
105
Total yards
516
41
Passing yards
348
64
Rushing yards
168
2.9
Yards per pass
9.9
1.7
Yards per rush
4.4
5
First downs
26
2–13
Third downs
4–11
0–1
Fourth downs
0–1
2
Turnovers
1
3–25
Penalties
4–35
27:27
Possession
32:33
3
Sacks (by defense)
2
Efficiency
Wake Forest
Clemson
23%
Success rate
53%
−0.47
EPA per play
0.29
0.54
Explosiveness
1.25
−0.24
Rushing EPA
−0.01
−0.97
Passing EPA
0.58
19%
Passing-down success
53%
−0.60
First-down EPA
0.10
−0.40
Second-down EPA
0.77
−0.09
Third-down EPA
0.22
14%
Havoc by its defense
29%
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)
Clemson 88% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The line
Clemson −34.5, over/under 59.5.
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 Clemson 99%, Wake Forest 1%. 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. Clemson drives left to right, Wake Forest right to left.
Q1 Wake ForestPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
Q1 ClemsonTouchdown, 3 plays, 28 yards
Q1 Wake ForestInterception, 1 play, 0 yards
Q1 ClemsonTouchdown, 4 plays, 41 yards
Q1 Wake ForestPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
Q1 ClemsonFumble, 9 plays, 30 yards
Q1 Wake ForestField goal, 6 plays, 16 yards
Q1 ClemsonPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
Q2 Wake ForestPunt, 3 plays, −5 yards
Q2 ClemsonField goal, 10 plays, 60 yards
Q2 Wake ForestPunt, 6 plays, 20 yards
Q2 ClemsonPunt, 4 plays, 20 yards
Q2 Wake ForestPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
Q2 ClemsonTouchdown, 6 plays, 80 yards
Q2 Wake ForestInterception, 3 plays, 12 yards
Q2 ClemsonTouchdown, 1 play, 30 yards
Q2 Wake ForestEnd of half, 1 play, 1 yard
Q3 ClemsonTouchdown, 9 plays, 60 yards
Q3 Wake ForestPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
Q3 ClemsonTouchdown, 6 plays, 86 yards
Q3 Wake ForestPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
Q3 ClemsonInterception, 5 plays, 22 yards
Q3 Wake ForestTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 18 yards
Q4 ClemsonTouchdown, 8 plays, 72 yards
Q4 Wake ForestPunt, 3 plays, −5 yards
Q4 ClemsonPunt, 3 plays, −4 yards
Q4 Wake ForestPunt, 6 plays, 16 yards
Q4 ClemsonPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
Q4 Wake ForestResult not recorded, 2 plays, −9 yards
Play by play
1st quarter8 drives, then Clemson 14, Wake Forest 3
Wake Forest Punt, 3 plays
15:00
1st & 10 at own 35
B.T. Potter kickoff for 59 yds , Christian Beal-Smith return for 18 yds to the WFrst 24
14:55
1st & 10 at own 24
WAKE FOREST Penalty, False Start (Loic Ngassam Nya) to the WFrst 19
14:40
1st & 15 at own 19
Jamie Newman run for 3 yds to the WFrst 22
13:44
2nd & 12 at own 22
Cade Carney run for a loss of 2 yards to the WFrst 20
13:14
3rd & 14 at own 20
Cade Carney run for 2 yds to the WFrst 22
12:32
4th & 12 at own 22
Dom Maggio punt for 59 yds , Amari Rodgers returns for 53 yds to the WFrst 28
Clemson Touchdown, 3 plays
12:25
1st & 10 at opp 28
Trevor Lawrence run for 10 yds to the WFrst 18 for a 1ST down
12:04
1st & 10 at opp 18
Travis Etienne run for 4 yds to the WFrst 14
11:40
2nd & 6 at opp 14
Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Tee Higgins for 14 yds for a TD (B.T. Potter KICK)Clemson 7, Wake Forest 0
Wake Forest Interception, 1 play
11:40
2nd & 6 at own 35
B.T. Potter kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:34
1st & 10 at own 25
Jamie Newman pass intercepted Tanner Muse return for no gain to the WFrst 41
Clemson Touchdown, 4 plays
11:29
1st & 10 at opp 41
Travis Etienne run for 19 yds to the WFrst 22 for a 1ST down
10:57
1st & 10 at opp 22
Travis Etienne run for 5 yds to the WFrst 17
10:30
2nd & 5 at opp 17
Travis Etienne run for 3 yds to the WFrst 14
9:55
3rd & 2 at opp 14
Travis Etienne run for 14 yds for a TD (B.T. Potter KICK)Clemson 14, Wake Forest 0
Wake Forest Punt, 3 plays
9:55
3rd & 2 at own 35
B.T. Potter kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:50
1st & 10 at own 25
Christian Beal-Smith run for 4 yds to the WFrst 29
9:17
2nd & 6 at own 29
Christian Beal-Smith run for a loss of 4 yards to the WFrst 25
9:00
3rd & 10 at own 25
Jamie Newman run for no gain to the WFrst 25
8:02
4th & 10 at own 25
Dom Maggio punt for 60 yds , Amari Rodgers returns for 4 yds to the Clem 19
Clemson Fumble, 9 plays
7:52
1st & 10 at own 19
Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Diondre Overton for 12 yds to the Clem 31 for a 1ST down
7:33
1st & 10 at own 31
Travis Etienne run for 5 yds to the Clem 36
7:04
2nd & 5 at own 36
Travis Etienne run for 11 yds to the Clem 47 for a 1ST down
6:10
1st & 10 at own 47
Trevor Lawrence pass complete to J.C. Chalk for 9 yds to the WFrst 44
5:56
2nd & 1 at opp 44
Lyn-J Dixon run for 2 yds to the WFrst 42 for a 1ST down
5:28
1st & 10 at opp 42
Trevor Lawrence pass incomplete to Diondre Overton
5:19
2nd & 10 at opp 42
Lyn-J Dixon run for 2 yds to the WFrst 40
4:44
3rd & 8 at opp 40
Trevor Lawrence sacked by Ryan Smenda Jr. for a loss of 11 yards to the Clem 49
4:02
4th & 19 at own 49
Will Spiers run for a loss of 21 yards to the Clem 28 Will Spiers fumbled, recovered by Clem Will Spiers
Wake Forest Field goal, 6 plays
3:55
1st & 10 at opp 28
Kenneth Walker III run for 7 yds to the Clem 21
3:18
2nd & 3 at opp 21
Jamie Newman run for 10 yds to the Clem 11 for a 1ST down
2:40
1st & 10 at opp 11
Kenneth Walker III run for a loss of 2 yards to the Clem 13
1:56
2nd & 12 at opp 13
Kenneth Walker III run for 1 yd to the Clem 12
1:37
3rd & 11 at opp 12
Timeout WAKE FOREST, clock 01:37
1:33
3rd & 11 at opp 12
Jamie Newman pass incomplete
1:29
4th & 11 at opp 12
Nick Sciba 30 yd FG GOODClemson 14, Wake Forest 3
Clemson Punt, 3 plays
1:29
4th & 11 at own 35
Nick Sciba kickoff for 57 yds , Derion Kendrick return for 19 yds to the Clem 27
1:07
1st & 10 at own 27
Travis Etienne run for 4 yds to the Clem 31
0:00
2nd & 6 at own 31
Trevor Lawrence sacked by Rondell Bothroyd for a loss of 11 yards to the Clem 20
Q2 14:55
3rd & 17 at own 20
Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Travis Etienne for 12 yds to the Clem 32
Q2 13:57
4th & 5 at own 32
Will Spiers punt for 42 yds, downed at the WFrst 26
2nd quarter9 drives, then Clemson 31, Wake Forest 3
Wake Forest Punt, 3 plays
13:40
1st & 10 at own 26
Jamie Newman pass complete to Cade Carney for 4 yds to the WFrst 30
13:20
2nd & 6 at own 30
Jamie Newman pass incomplete
13:10
3rd & 6 at own 30
Jamie Newman sacked by Tanner Muse for a loss of 9 yards to the WFrst 21
12:34
4th & 15 at own 21
Dom Maggio punt for 61 yds , Derion Kendrick returns for 4 yds to the Clem 22
Clemson Field goal, 10 plays
12:25
1st & 10 at own 22
Lyn-J Dixon run for a loss of 4 yards to the Clem 18
12:01
2nd & 14 at own 18
Timeout WAKE FOREST, clock 12:01
11:50
2nd & 14 at own 18
Travis Etienne run for 16 yds to the Clem 34 for a 1ST down
11:30
1st & 10 at own 34
Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Tee Higgins for 6 yds to the Clem 40
11:04
2nd & 4 at own 40
Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Travis Etienne for 18 yds to the WFrst 42 for a 1ST down
10:36
1st & 10 at opp 42
Trevor Lawrence pass incomplete to Tee Higgins
10:28
2nd & 10 at opp 42
Lyn-J Dixon run for 22 yds to the WFrst 20 for a 1ST down
10:04
1st & 10 at opp 20
Trevor Lawrence pass incomplete to Joe Ngata
9:54
2nd & 10 at opp 20
Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Diondre Overton for 6 yds to the WFrst 14
9:12
3rd & 4 at opp 14
Trevor Lawrence pass complete to J.C. Chalk for a loss of 4 yards to the WFrst 18
8:45
4th & 8 at opp 18
B.T. Potter 35 yd FG GOODClemson 17, Wake Forest 3
Wake Forest Punt, 6 plays
8:45
4th & 8 at own 35
B.T. Potter kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:28
1st & 10 at own 25
Christian Beal-Smith run for 2 yds to the WFrst 27
7:58
2nd & 8 at own 27
Jamie Newman run for a loss of 1 yard to the WFrst 26
7:24
3rd & 9 at own 26
Jamie Newman pass complete to Kendall Hinton for 10 yds to the WFrst 36 for a 1ST down
6:48
1st & 10 at own 36
Christian Beal-Smith run for 4 yds to the WFrst 40
6:22
2nd & 6 at own 40
Jamie Newman run for 3 yds to the WFrst 43
5:39
3rd & 3 at own 43
Jamie Newman run for 2 yds to the WFrst 45
4:59
4th & 1 at own 45
Dom Maggio punt for 55 yds for a touchback
Clemson Punt, 4 plays
4:50
1st & 10 at own 20
Trevor Lawrence run for 12 yds to the Clem 32 for a 1ST down
4:16
1st & 10 at own 32
Travis Etienne run for 3 yds to the Clem 35
3:51
2nd & 7 at own 35
Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Justyn Ross for 5 yds to the Clem 40
3:23
3rd & 2 at own 40
Trevor Lawrence pass incomplete to Justyn Ross CLEMSON Penalty, Personal Foul (John Simpson) declined
3:15
4th & 2 at own 40
Will Spiers punt for 30 yds, fair catch by Kendall Hinton at the WFrst 30
Wake Forest Punt, 3 plays
3:02
1st & 10 at own 30
Jamie Newman run for 5 yds to the WFrst 35
2:32
2nd & 5 at own 35
Cade Carney run for 2 yds to the WFrst 37
2:31
3rd & 3 at own 37
Timeout CLEMSON, clock 02:31
2:27
3rd & 3 at own 37
Jamie Newman pass incomplete to Waydale Jones
Clemson Touchdown, 6 plays
2:15
1st & 10 at own 20
WAKE FOREST Penalty, Illegal Formation (5 Yards) to the Clem 25
2:00
1st & 10 at own 25
Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Justyn Ross for 5 yds to the Clem 30
1:49
2nd & 5 at own 30
Trevor Lawrence pass incomplete
1:40
3rd & 5 at own 30
Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Diondre Overton for 23 yds to the WFrst 47 for a 1ST down
1:08
1st & 10 at opp 47
Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Justyn Ross for 8 yds to the WFrst 39
0:49
2nd & 2 at opp 39
Travis Etienne run for 25 yds to the WFrst 14 for a 1ST down
0:42
1st & 10 at opp 14
Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Tee Higgins for 14 yds for a TD (B.T. Potter KICK)Clemson 24, Wake Forest 3
Wake Forest Interception, 3 plays
0:42
1st & 10 at own 35
B.T. Potter kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:37
1st & 10 at own 25
Jamie Newman pass complete to Donavon Greene for 7 yds to the WFrst 32
0:32
2nd & 3 at own 32
Jamie Newman pass complete to Donavon Greene for 5 yds to the WFrst 37 for a 1ST down
0:32
1st & 10 at own 37
Timeout WAKE FOREST, clock 00:32
0:20
1st & 10 at own 37
Jamie Newman pass intercepted A.J. Terrell return for 37 yds to the WFrst 30
Clemson Touchdown, 1 play
0:13
1st & 10 at opp 30
Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Tee Higgins for 30 yds for a TD (B.T. Potter KICK)Clemson 31, Wake Forest 3
Wake Forest End of half, 1 play
0:13
1st & 10 at own 35
B.T. Potter kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:00
1st & 10 at own 25
Christian Beal-Smith run for 1 yd to the WFrst 26
3rd quarter6 drives, then Clemson 45, Wake Forest 3
Clemson Touchdown, 9 plays
15:00
1st & 10 at own 35
Nick Sciba kickoff for 57 yds , Derion Kendrick return for 32 yds to the Clem 40
14:55
1st & 10 at own 40
Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Frank Ladson Jr. for 10 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
14:30
1st & 10 at the 50
Travis Etienne run for 3 yds to the WFrst 47
13:51
2nd & 7 at opp 47
Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Travis Etienne for 7 yds to the WFrst 40 for a 1ST down
13:19
1st & 10 at opp 40
Travis Etienne run for no gain to the WFrst 40
12:41
2nd & 10 at opp 34
Trevor Lawrence pass complete to J.C. Chalk for 6 yds to the WFrst 34 for a 1ST down WAKE FOREST Penalty, Face Mask (15 yards) (Ja’Cquez Williams) to the WFrst 19 for a 1ST down
12:00
1st & 10 at opp 19
Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Diondre Overton for 11 yds to the WFrst 8 for a 1ST down
11:30
1st & goal at opp 8
Travis Etienne run for 2 yds to the WFrst 6
10:53
2nd & goal at opp 6
Trevor Lawrence sacked by Dion Bergan Jr. for a loss of 4 yards to the WFrst 10
10:40
3rd & goal at opp 10
Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Frank Ladson Jr. for 10 yds for a TD (B.T. Potter KICK)Clemson 38, Wake Forest 3
Wake Forest Punt, 3 plays
10:40
3rd & 12 at own 35
B.T. Potter kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:35
1st & 10 at own 25
Jamie Newman pass incomplete to Steven Claude
10:24
2nd & 10 at own 25
Jamie Newman run for a loss of 1 yard to the WFrst 24
9:39
3rd & 11 at own 24
Jamie Newman pass complete to Kendall Hinton for 7 yds to the WFrst 31 WAKE FOREST Penalty, Offensive Pass Interference (Kendall Hinton) declined
9:31
4th & 4 at own 31
Dom Maggio punt for 55 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Clem 14
Clemson Touchdown, 6 plays
9:22
1st & 10 at own 14
Travis Etienne run for a loss of 1 yard to the Clem 13
8:50
2nd & 11 at own 13
Travis Etienne run for 8 yds to the Clem 21
8:18
3rd & 3 at own 21
Trevor Lawrence pass complete to T.J. Chase for 15 yds to the Clem 36 for a 1ST down
7:44
1st & 10 at own 36
Trevor Lawrence pass incomplete to Joe Ngata
7:27
2nd & 10 at own 36
Trevor Lawrence pass complete to Lyn-J Dixon for 55 yds to the WFrst 9 for a 1ST down
7:05
1st & goal at opp 9
Lyn-J Dixon run for 9 yds for a TD (B.T. Potter KICK)Clemson 45, Wake Forest 3
Wake Forest Punt, 3 plays
7:05
1st & 10 at own 35
B.T. Potter kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:57
1st & 10 at own 25
Jamie Newman pass complete to Jack Freudenthal for 8 yds to the WFrst 33
6:22
2nd & 2 at own 33
Jamie Newman pass incomplete to A.T. Perry
6:09
3rd & 2 at own 33
Jamie Newman run for a loss of 1 yard to the WFrst 32
5:26
4th & 3 at own 32
Dom Maggio punt for 51 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Clem 17
Clemson Interception, 5 plays
5:20
1st & 10 at own 17
Lyn-J Dixon run for 3 yds to the Clem 20
4:39
2nd & 7 at own 20
Chase Brice pass complete to Davis Allen for 15 yds to the Clem 35 for a 1ST down
4:10
1st & 10 at own 35
Will Swinney run for a loss of 3 yards to the Clem 32
3:12
2nd & 13 at own 32
Chase Brice pass complete to Lyn-J Dixon for 7 yds to the Clem 39
2:58
3rd & 6 at own 39
Chase Brice pass intercepted Keegan Good return for no gain to the Clem 46
Wake Forest Turnover on downs, 6 plays
2:45
1st & 10 at opp 46
Kenneth Walker III run for 8 yds to the Clem 38
2:17
2nd & 2 at opp 38
Kenneth Walker III run for 4 yds to the Clem 34 for a 1ST down
1:22
1st & 10 at opp 34
Kenneth Walker III run for a loss of 2 yards to the Clem 36
1:07
2nd & 12 at opp 36
Jamie Newman run for 8 yds to the Clem 28
0:00
3rd & 4 at opp 28
Jamie Newman run for no gain to the Clem 28
Q4 14:57
4th & 4 at opp 28
Jamie Newman pass incomplete
4th quarter6 drives, then Clemson 52, Wake Forest 3
Clemson Touchdown, 8 plays
14:18
1st & 10 at own 29
Darien Rencher run for 9 yds to the Clem 38
14:00
2nd & 1 at own 38
Darien Rencher run for 4 yds to the Clem 42 for a 1ST down
13:45
1st & 10 at own 42
Darien Rencher run for no gain to the Clem 42
13:14
2nd & 10 at own 42
Chase Brice pass complete to Darien Rencher for 12 yds to the WFrst 46 for a 1ST down
12:45
1st & 10 at opp 46
Chez Mellusi run for 4 yds to the WFrst 42
12:00
2nd & 6 at opp 42
Chase Brice pass complete to Joe Ngata for 21 yds to the WFrst 21 for a 1ST down
11:55
1st & 10 at opp 21
Chase Brice pass incomplete to Luke Price
11:49
2nd & 10 at opp 21
Chase Brice pass complete to Joe Ngata for 21 yds for a TD (B.T. Potter KICK)Clemson 52, Wake Forest 3
Wake Forest Punt, 3 plays
11:49
2nd & 10 at own 35
Steven Sawicki kickoff for 57 yds , Kenneth Walker III return for 15 yds to the WFrst 23
11:40
1st & 10 at own 23
Kendrell Flowers run for 2 yds to the WFrst 25
11:00
2nd & 8 at own 25
Tayvon Bowers run for 1 yd to the WFrst 26
10:05
3rd & 7 at own 26
Tayvon Bowers sacked by Darnell Jefferies and Ruke Orhorhoro for a loss of 8 yards to the WFrst 18
9:46
4th & 15 at own 18
Dom Maggio punt for 49 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Clem 33
Clemson Punt, 3 plays
9:28
1st & 10 at own 34
Chez Mellusi run for 1 yd to the Clem 34 CLEMSON Penalty, Personal Foul (Matt Bockhorst) to the Clem 19
9:10
2nd & 24 at own 19
CLEMSON Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the Clem 14
8:53
2nd & 29 at own 14
Chase Brice pass incomplete to Cornell Powell
8:11
3rd & 29 at own 14
Michel Dukes run for 15 yds to the Clem 29
7:54
4th & 14 at own 29
Steven Sawicki punt for 53 yds, downed at the WFrst 18
Wake Forest Punt, 6 plays
7:30
1st & 10 at own 18
Kendrell Flowers run for 3 yds to the WFrst 21
6:57
2nd & 7 at own 21
Kendrell Flowers run for 1 yd to the WFrst 22
6:10
3rd & 6 at own 22
Kendrell Flowers run for 7 yds to the WFrst 29 for a 1ST down
5:26
1st & 10 at own 29
Kendrell Flowers run for 4 yds to the WFrst 33
4:43
2nd & 6 at own 33
Kendrell Flowers run for a loss of 2 yards to the WFrst 31
3:49
3rd & 8 at own 31
Kendrell Flowers run for 3 yds to the WFrst 34
3:12
4th & 5 at own 34
Dom Maggio punt for 66 yds for a touchback
Clemson Punt, 3 plays
3:12
1st & 10 at own 20
CLEMSON Penalty, Personal Foul (John Boyd) to the Clem 10
3:03
1st & 10 at own 10
Michel Dukes run for 4 yds to the Clem 14
2:37
2nd & 6 at own 14
Ben Batson run for 5 yds to the Clem 19
2:00
3rd & 1 at own 19
Michel Dukes run for a loss of 1 yard to the Clem 18
1:25
4th & 2 at own 18
Timeout CLEMSON, clock 01:25
1:13
4th & 2 at own 18
Steven Sawicki punt for 42 yds, downed at the CLEMSON 40 CLEMSON Penalty, Illegal Formation (-5 Yards) to the WFrst 45
Wake Forest Result not recorded, 2 plays
1:00
1st & 10 at own 45
Kendrell Flowers run for 7 yds to the Clem 48
0:00
2nd & 3 at opp 48
Kendrell Flowers run for 2 yds to the Clem 46
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