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North Carolina at Wake Forest

Saturday, November 12, 2022

No. 15 North Carolina beat Wake Forest 36–⁠34. It was their 111th meeting; after it, North Carolina led the series 70–⁠33–⁠2 in the games on file.

Away15North Carolina9–⁠5 in 2022
36
HomeWake Forest8–⁠5 in 2022
34

Final at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium, Winston-SalemTV: ESPN2Attendance 31,346

At kickoff
66°F, overcast, wind 3 mph from the westWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Smith Reynolds Airport (KINT), 3 km from the stadium, eight minutes after kickoff
Official
Gary PattersonGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
North Carolina14136336
Wake Forest71413034

Standouts

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Player stats

North Carolina

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Drake Maye31/4944830
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Drake Maye1971119
Elijah Green1866124
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Josh Downs11154343
Antoine Green481045
Bryson Nesbit563024
John Copenhaver241022
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Cedric Gray9000
Storm Duck8000
Tony Grimes7000
Jahvaree Ritzie60.50.50
Kevin Hester Jr.6000
Cam’Ron Kelly4001
Raneiria Dillworth20.50.50

Wake Forest

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Sam Hartman18/3132041
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Justice Ellison1681020
Christian Turner124118
Quinton Cooley636016
Sam Hartman712014
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Taylor Morin5106148
Donavon Greene485260
A.T. Perry563132
Ke’Shawn Williams244040
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Ryan Smenda Jr.16000
Chase Jones11110
Evan Slocum9000
Dashawn Jones8000
Jasheen Davis42.520

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

Team stats

North CarolinaWake Forest
584Total yards490
448Passing yards320
136Rushing yards170
9.1Yards per pass10.3
3.6Yards per rush4.1
30First downs22
10–⁠16Third downs3–⁠12
0–⁠2Fourth downs4–⁠6
0Turnovers1
8–⁠78Penalties7–⁠56
33:02Possession26:58
1Sacks (by defense)3

Efficiency

North CarolinaWake Forest
54%Success rate47%
0.24EPA per play0.18
1.25Explosiveness1.30
0.23Rushing EPA0.01
0.25Passing EPA0.62
67%Passing-down success16%
0.19First-down EPA0.19
0.52Second-down EPA−0.06
0.72Third-down EPA0.46
11%Havoc by its defense14%

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 55% to win. North Carolina won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Wake Forest −4.5, over/under 79.

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

Every drive

Wake Forest end zoneNorth Carolina end zoneQ1 Wake ForestPunt, 4 playsQ1 North CarolinaTouchdown, 10 playsQ1 Wake ForestPunt, 3 playsQ1 North CarolinaTouchdown, 4 playsQ1 Wake ForestTouchdown, 11 playsQ1 North CarolinaTouchdown, 13 playsQ2 Wake ForestTouchdown, 12 playsQ2 North CarolinaPunt, 6 playsQ2 Wake ForestTouchdown, 5 playsQ2 North CarolinaTouchdown, 5 playsQ2 Wake ForestPunt, 3 playsQ2 North CarolinaPunt, 5 playsQ2 Wake ForestEnd of half, 2 playsQ3 North CarolinaTurnover on downs, 10 playsQ3 Wake ForestTouchdown, 9 playsQ3 North CarolinaTouchdown, 10 playsQ3 Wake ForestTouchdown, 3 playsQ3 North CarolinaTurnover on downs, 11 playsQ4 Wake ForestTurnover on downs, 11 playsQ4 North CarolinaPunt, 5 playsQ4 Wake ForestInterception, 5 playsQ4 North CarolinaField goal, 5 playsQ4 Wake ForestTurnover on downs, 4 playsQ4 North CarolinaEnd of game, 4 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Wake Forest drives left to right, North Carolina right to left.
  1. Q1 Wake ForestPunt, 4 plays, 20 yards
  2. Q1 North CarolinaTouchdown, 10 plays, 91 yards
  3. Q1 Wake ForestPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  4. Q1 North CarolinaTouchdown, 4 plays, 69 yards
  5. Q1 Wake ForestTouchdown, 11 plays, 78 yards
  6. Q1 North CarolinaTouchdown, 13 plays, 64 yards
  7. Q2 Wake ForestTouchdown, 12 plays, 75 yards
  8. Q2 North CarolinaPunt, 6 plays, 1 yard
  9. Q2 Wake ForestTouchdown, 5 plays, 36 yards
  10. Q2 North CarolinaTouchdown, 5 plays, 75 yards
  11. Q2 Wake ForestPunt, 3 plays, −14 yards
  12. Q2 North CarolinaPunt, 5 plays, 10 yards
  13. Q2 Wake ForestEnd of half, 2 plays, 9 yards
  14. Q3 North CarolinaTurnover on downs, 10 plays, 48 yards
  15. Q3 Wake ForestTouchdown, 9 plays, 73 yards
  16. Q3 North CarolinaTouchdown, 10 plays, 69 yards
  17. Q3 Wake ForestTouchdown, 3 plays, 72 yards
  18. Q3 North CarolinaTurnover on downs, 11 plays, 80 yards
  19. Q4 Wake ForestTurnover on downs, 11 plays, 91 yards
  20. Q4 North CarolinaPunt, 5 plays, 25 yards
  21. Q4 Wake ForestInterception, 5 plays, 36 yards
  22. Q4 North CarolinaField goal, 5 plays, 32 yards
  23. Q4 Wake ForestTurnover on downs, 4 plays, −2 yards
  24. Q4 North CarolinaEnd of game, 4 plays, 10 yards

Play by play

1st quarter6 drives, then North Carolina 14, Wake Forest 7
Wake Forest Punt, 4 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Noah Burnette kickoff for 63 yds
15:001st & 10 at own 25Justice Ellison run for 20 yds to the WFrst 45 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 45Sam Hartman pass incomplete to A.T. Perry
15:002nd & 10 at own 45Sam Hartman run for 1 yd to the WFrst 46
15:003rd & 9 at own 46No Huddle-Shotgun Hartman,Sam pass complete deep right to Ellison,Justice for 15 yards to the UNC39 (Gray,Cedric) PENALTY Wake Holding (Gordon,DeVonte) 10 yards from Wake46 to Wake36. NO PLAY.
15:003rd & 19 at own 36Sam Hartman run for 14 yds to the 50 yard line
15:004th & 5 at the 50PENALTY Wake False Start (Nash,Je’Vionte) 5 yards from Wake50 to Wake45. NO PLAY.
12:404th & 10 at own 45Ivan Mora punt for 46 yds
North Carolina Touchdown, 10 plays
12:401st & 10 at own 9Drake Maye run for 6 yds to the NCaro 15
12:402nd & 4 at own 15Drake Maye pass incomplete to Elijah Green
12:403rd & 4 at own 15Drake Maye pass complete to Bryson Nesbit for 6 yds to the NCaro 21 for a 1ST down
12:401st & 10 at own 21Drake Maye pass complete to Josh Downs for 25 yds to the NCaro 46 for a 1ST down
12:401st & 10 at own 46Drake Maye pass complete to Antoine Green for 14 yds to the WFrst 40 for a 1ST down
12:401st & 10 at opp 40Elijah Green run for 2 yds to the WFrst 38
12:402nd & 8 at opp 38Drake Maye pass complete to Bryson Nesbit for 9 yds to the WFrst 29 for a 1ST down
12:401st & 10 at opp 29Elijah Green run for no gain to the WFrst 29
12:402nd & 10 at opp 29Drake Maye pass complete to Bryson Nesbit for 17 yds to the WFrst 12 for a 1ST down
9:171st & 10 at opp 12Drake Maye pass complete to Josh Downs for 12 yds for a TD, (Noah Burnette KICK)North Carolina 7, Wake Forest 0
Wake Forest Punt, 3 plays
9:171st & 10 at own 35Noah Burnette kickoff for 63 yds
9:171st & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun Hartman,Sam rush middle for 8 yards gain to the Wake33 (Murphy,Myles) PENALTY Wake Holding offsetting UNC Holding offsetting. NO PLAY.
9:171st & 10 at own 25Christian Turner run for 7 yds to the WFrst 32
9:172nd & 3 at own 32Christian Turner run for no gain to the WFrst 32
9:173rd & 3 at own 32Sam Hartman pass incomplete
8:044th & 3 at own 32Ivan Mora punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Josh Downs at the NCaro 31
North Carolina Touchdown, 4 plays
8:041st & 10 at own 31Elijah Green run for 24 yds to the WFrst 45 for a 1ST down
8:041st & 10 at opp 45NORTH CAROLINA Penalty, Offensive Holding ( Yards) declined
8:042nd & 15 at the 50Drake Maye pass complete to Antoine Green for 45 yds to the WFrst 5 for a 1ST down
7:131st & goal at opp 5Elijah Green run for 5 yds for a TD, (Noah Burnette KICK)North Carolina 14, Wake Forest 0
Wake Forest Touchdown, 11 plays
7:071st & 10 at own 35Noah Burnette kickoff for 55 yds , Ke’Shawn Williams return for 12 yds to the WFrst 22
7:071st & 10 at own 22Justice Ellison run for 9 yds to the WFrst 31
7:072nd & 1 at own 31Justice Ellison run for 1 yd to the WFrst 32 for a 1ST down
7:071st & 10 at own 32Sam Hartman pass complete to Taylor Morin for 16 yds to the WFrst 48 for a 1ST down
7:071st & 10 at own 48Sam Hartman pass incomplete to Taylor Morin
7:072nd & 10 at own 48Sam Hartman pass complete to A.T. Perry for 14 yds to the NCaro 38 for a 1ST down
7:071st & 10 at opp 38Justice Ellison run for 3 yds to the NCaro 35
7:072nd & 7 at opp 35Sam Hartman pass complete to A.T. Perry for 6 yds to the NCaro 29
7:073rd & 1 at opp 29Justice Ellison run for 2 yds to the NCaro 27 for a 1ST down
7:071st & 10 at opp 27Sam Hartman pass complete to Taylor Morin for 13 yds to the NCaro 14 for a 1ST down
7:071st & 10 at opp 14Justice Ellison run for 7 yds to the NCaro 7
3:212nd & 3 at opp 7Sam Hartman pass complete to Taylor Morin for 7 yds for a TD, (Matthew Dennis KICK)North Carolina 14, Wake Forest 7
North Carolina Touchdown, 13 plays
3:131st & 10 at own 35Ivan Mora kickoff for 65 yds , Will Hardy return for 36 yds to the NCaro 36
3:131st & 10 at own 36Drake Maye pass complete to Josh Downs for 9 yds to the NCaro 45
3:132nd & 1 at own 45Drake Maye run for no gain to the NCaro 45
3:133rd & 1 at own 45Elijah Green run for 5 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
3:131st & 10 at the 50Drake Maye pass incomplete to Antoine Green
3:132nd & 10 at the 50Drake Maye pass incomplete to Josh Downs
3:133rd & 10 at the 50Drake Maye pass complete to Josh Downs for 12 yds to the WFrst 38 for a 1ST down
3:131st & 10 at opp 38Elijah Green run for 1 yd to the WFrst 37
3:132nd & 9 at opp 37Drake Maye pass complete to John Copenhaver for 19 yds to the WFrst 18 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 18Drake Maye pass complete to Antoine Green for 8 yds to the WFrst 10
Q2 15:002nd & 2 at opp 10No Huddle-Shotgun Green,Elijah rush middle for 2 yards loss to the Wake12 (Harris,Brendon; Williams,Tyler) PENALTY UNC Block Below Waist (Morales,Kamari) 15 yards from Wake10 to Wake25. NO PLAY.
Q2 15:002nd & 17 at opp 25Drake Maye pass complete to Elijah Green for 11 yds to the WFrst 14
Q2 15:003rd & 6 at opp 14Elijah Green run for 7 yds to the WFrst 7 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & goal at opp 7Drake Maye pass incomplete to Antoine Green
Q2 13:232nd & goal at opp 7Drake Maye pass complete to Josh Downs for 7 yds for a TD, (Noah Burnette KICK)North Carolina 21, Wake Forest 7
2nd quarter7 drives, then North Carolina 27, Wake Forest 21
Wake Forest Touchdown, 12 plays
13:231st & 10 at own 35Noah Burnette kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:231st & 10 at own 25Christian Turner run for 5 yds to the WFrst 30
13:232nd & 5 at own 30Sam Hartman run for 1 yd to the WFrst 31
13:233rd & 4 at own 31Sam Hartman pass complete to Ke’Shawn Williams for 4 yds to the WFrst 35 for a 1ST down
13:231st & 10 at own 35Sam Hartman pass complete to Jahmal Banks for 15 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
13:231st & 10 at the 50Sam Hartman pass incomplete to Jahmal Banks
13:232nd & 10 at the 50Christian Turner run for 4 yds to the NCaro 46
13:233rd & 6 at opp 46Christian Turner run for 4 yds to the NCaro 42
13:234th & 2 at opp 42Sam Hartman pass complete to Ke’Shawn Williams for 40 yds to the NCaro 2 for a 1ST down
13:231st & goal at opp 2Sam Hartman pass incomplete to Ke’Shawn Williams
13:232nd & goal at opp 2Sam Hartman pass incomplete to A.T. Perry
13:233rd & goal at opp 2Christian Turner run for 1 yd to the NCaro 1
9:134th & goal at opp 1Christian Turner run for 1 yd for a TD NORTH CAROLINA Penalty, Illegal Substitution Offside (Tony Grimes) declined, (Matthew Dennis KICK)North Carolina 21, Wake Forest 14
9:131st & goal at opp 3PENALTY UNC Offside (Murphy,Myles) 2 yards from UNC03 to UNC03. NO PLAY.
9:131st & goal at opp 3WAKE FOREST Penalty, False Start (Matt Gulbin) to the NCaro 3
North Carolina Punt, 6 plays
9:081st & 10 at own 35Ivan Mora kickoff for 62 yds , George Pettaway return for 25 yds to the NCaro 28
9:081st & 10 at own 28Drake Maye run for 2 yds to the NCaro 30
9:082nd & 8 at own 30Drake Maye pass complete to Bryson Nesbit for 7 yds to the NCaro 37
9:083rd & 1 at own 37Drake Maye run for 1 yd to the NCaro 38 for a 1ST down
9:081st & 10 at own 38Drake Maye sacked by Jasheen Davis for a loss of 10 yards to the NCaro 28
9:082nd & 20 at own 28Drake Maye pass complete to Josh Downs for 6 yds to the NCaro 34
9:083rd & 14 at own 34Drake Maye sacked by Jasheen Davis for a loss of 5 yards to the NCaro 29
5:554th & 19 at own 29Ben Kiernan punt for 36 yds for a 1ST down , Taylor Morin returns for 14 yds to the NCaro 36 for a 1ST down
Wake Forest Touchdown, 5 plays
5:551st & 10 at opp 36Quinton Cooley run for no gain to the NCaro 36
5:552nd & 10 at opp 36Sam Hartman run for no gain to the NCaro 36
5:553rd & 10 at opp 36Sam Hartman pass complete to Jahmal Banks for 7 yds to the NCaro 29
5:554th & 3 at opp 29Sam Hartman pass complete to Taylor Morin for 22 yds to the NCaro 7 for a 1ST down
4:061st & goal at opp 7Sam Hartman pass complete to Donavon Greene for 7 yds for a TD, (Matthew Dennis KICK)Tied at 21
North Carolina Touchdown, 5 plays
4:061st & 10 at own 35Ivan Mora kickoff for 45 yds
4:061st & 10 at own 25Elijah Green run for 5 yds to the NCaro 20
4:061st & 10 at own 49Drake Maye pass complete to Gavin Blackwell for 12 yds to the WFrst 39 for a 1ST down
4:061st & 10 at opp 39Drake Maye run for 19 yds to the WFrst 20 for a 1ST down
2:221st & 10 at opp 20Drake Maye pass complete to Josh Downs for 20 yds for a TD, (Noah Burnette PAT MISSED)North Carolina 27, Wake Forest 21
Wake Forest Punt, 3 plays
2:221st & 10 at own 35Noah Burnette kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:221st & 10 at own 25Sam Hartman pass incomplete to Donavon Greene
2:222nd & 10 at own 25Sam Hartman pass incomplete to Justice Ellison
2:223rd & 10 at own 25Sam Hartman sacked for a loss of 14 yards to the WFrst 11
1:554th & 24 at own 11Timeout NORTH CAROLINA, clock 01:55
1:484th & 24 at own 11Ivan Mora punt for 49 yds, fair catch by Josh Downs at the NCaro 40
North Carolina Punt, 5 plays
1:481st & 10 at own 40Drake Maye pass incomplete to D.J. Jones
1:482nd & 10 at own 40Drake Maye pass complete to Josh Downs for 10 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
1:481st & 10 at the 50Drake Maye pass incomplete to Gavin Blackwell
1:482nd & 10 at the 50Drake Maye pass incomplete to J.J. Jones
1:483rd & 10 at the 50Drake Maye run for no gain to the 50 yard line
1:014th & 10 at the 50Ben Kiernan punt for 45 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the WFrst 5
Wake Forest End of half, 2 plays
1:011st & 10 at own 5Christian Turner run for 6 yds to the WFrst 11
0:002nd & 4 at own 11Christian Turner run for 3 yds to the WFrst 14
3rd quarter5 drives, then Wake Forest 34, North Carolina 33
North Carolina Turnover on downs, 10 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Ivan Mora kickoff for 44 yds
15:001st & 10 at own 25Drake Maye pass complete to Gavin Blackwell for 8 yds to the NCaro 33
15:002nd & 2 at own 33Elijah Green run for no gain to the NCaro 33
15:003rd & 2 at own 33Drake Maye pass complete to Kamari Morales for 4 yds to the NCaro 37 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 37Drake Maye pass incomplete to Gavin Blackwell
15:002nd & 10 at own 37Drake Maye run for 8 yds to the NCaro 45
15:003rd & 2 at own 45PENALTY UNC False Start (Olson,Justin) 5 yards from UNC45 to UNC40. NO PLAY.
15:003rd & 7 at own 40Drake Maye pass complete to J.J. Jones for 25 yds to the WFrst 35 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 35Drake Maye pass complete to Kamari Morales for 8 yds to the WFrst 27
15:002nd & 2 at opp 27Drake Maye pass incomplete
15:003rd & 2 at opp 27Drake Maye pass incomplete to J.J. Jones
11:474th & 2 at opp 27Drake Maye pass incomplete to Kamari Morales
11:474th & 2 at opp 27Drake Maye pass incomplete to Kamari Morales
Wake Forest Touchdown, 9 plays
11:471st & 10 at own 27Justice Ellison run for 2 yds to the WFrst 25
11:472nd & 12 at own 25Sam Hartman pass complete to A.T. Perry for 7 yds to the WFrst 32
11:473rd & 5 at own 32Sam Hartman pass complete to A.T. Perry for 4 yds to the WFrst 36
11:474th & 1 at own 36Justice Ellison run for 10 yds to the WFrst 46 for a 1ST down NORTH CAROLINA Penalty, Defensive Offside (Tony Grimes) declined for a 1ST down
11:471st & 10 at own 46Justice Ellison run for 7 yds to the NCaro 47
11:472nd & 3 at opp 47Justice Ellison run for 4 yds to the NCaro 43 for a 1ST down
11:471st & 10 at opp 43Sam Hartman run for 8 yds to the NCaro 35
11:472nd & 2 at opp 35Justice Ellison run for 3 yds to the NCaro 32 for a 1ST down
8:351st & 10 at opp 32Sam Hartman pass complete to A.T. Perry for 32 yds for a TD, (Matthew Dennis KICK)Wake Forest 28, North Carolina 27
North Carolina Touchdown, 10 plays
8:331st & 10 at own 35Ivan Mora kickoff for 35 yds , Randy Caldwell return for 1 yd to the NCaro 31
8:331st & 10 at own 31Elijah Green run for no gain to the NCaro 31
8:332nd & 10 at own 31Drake Maye pass complete to John Copenhaver for 22 yds to the WFrst 47 for a 1ST down
8:331st & 10 at opp 47Elijah Green run for 8 yds to the WFrst 39
8:332nd & 2 at opp 39Drake Maye pass complete to Bryson Nesbit for 24 yds to the WFrst 15 for a 1ST down
8:331st & 10 at opp 15Drake Maye pass incomplete to Gavin Blackwell
8:332nd & 10 at opp 15Drake Maye pass complete to Elijah Green for 8 yds to the WFrst 7
8:333rd & 2 at opp 7Elijah Green run for 2 yds to the WFrst 5 for a 1ST down
8:331st & goal at opp 5Drake Maye pass incomplete to Bryson Nesbit
8:332nd & goal at opp 5Drake Maye pass incomplete to Kobe Paysour
5:273rd & goal at opp 5Drake Maye run for 5 yds for a TD, (Two-Point Conversion failed)North Carolina 33, Wake Forest 28
5:271st & goal at opp 3Maye,Drake pass attempt failed PENALTY Wake Pass Interference (Slocum,Evan) 1 yard from Wake03 to Wake03. NO PLAY.
Wake Forest Touchdown, 3 plays
5:201st & 10 at own 35Noah Burnette kickoff for 54 yds , Ke’Shawn Williams return for 17 yds to the WFrst 28
5:201st & 10 at own 28Sam Hartman pass complete to Donavon Greene for 10 yds to the WFrst 38 for a 1ST down
5:201st & 10 at own 38Christian Turner run for 2 yds to the WFrst 40
4:262nd & 8 at own 40Sam Hartman pass complete to Donavon Greene for 60 yds for a TD, (Two-Point Conversion failed )Wake Forest 34, North Carolina 33
4:201st & 10 at own 35Ivan Mora kickoff for 50 yds , Will Hardy return for 14 yds to the NCaro 49 NORTH CAROLINA Penalty, Illegal Block (10 Yards) to the NCaro 19
North Carolina Turnover on downs, 11 plays
4:201st & 10 at own 19Drake Maye run for 5 yds to the NCaro 24
4:202nd & 5 at own 24Drake Maye pass complete to Kobe Paysour for 22 yds to the NCaro 46 for a 1ST down
4:201st & 10 at own 46Elijah Green run for 2 yds to the NCaro 48
4:202nd & 8 at own 48Drake Maye run for 15 yds to the WFrst 37 for a 1ST down
4:201st & 10 at opp 37Drake Maye pass complete to Elijah Green for 11 yds to the WFrst 26 for a 1ST down
4:201st & 10 at opp 26Drake Maye pass incomplete
4:202nd & 10 at opp 26Drake Maye run for 18 yds to the WFrst 8 for a 1ST down
4:201st & goal at opp 8Drake Maye pass complete to Josh Downs for 7 yds to the WFrst 1
0:002nd & goal at opp 1Drake Maye run for no gain to the WFrst 1
Q4 15:003rd & goal at opp 1Elijah Green run for no gain to the WFrst 1
Q4 14:204th & goal at opp 1Drake Maye pass incomplete to Josh Downs
4th quarter6 drives, then North Carolina 36, Wake Forest 34
Wake Forest Turnover on downs, 11 plays
14:201st & 10 at own 1Quinton Cooley run for 4 yds to the WFrst 5
14:202nd & 6 at own 5Quinton Cooley run for 16 yds to the WFrst 21 for a 1ST down
14:201st & 10 at own 21No Huddle-Shotgun Cooley,Quinton rush middle for 14 yards gain to the Wake35 (Biggers,Giovanni) PENALTY Wake Holding (Ngassam Nya,Loic) 10 yards from Wake21 to Wake11. NO PLAY.
14:201st & 20 at own 11Quinton Cooley run for 12 yds to the WFrst 23
14:202nd & 8 at own 23Quinton Cooley run for 2 yds to the WFrst 25
14:203rd & 6 at own 25Sam Hartman pass complete to Taylor Morin for 48 yds to the NCaro 27 for a 1ST down
14:201st & 10 at opp 27Justice Ellison run for 6 yds to the NCaro 21
14:202nd & 4 at opp 21Justice Ellison run for 4 yds to the NCaro 17 for a 1ST down
14:201st & 10 at opp 17Justice Ellison run for 3 yds to the NCaro 14
14:202nd & 7 at opp 14Justice Ellison run for 4 yds to the NCaro 10
14:203rd & 3 at opp 10Justice Ellison run for no gain to the NCaro 10
8:594th & 3 at opp 10Sam Hartman run for 2 yds to the NCaro 8 Sam Hartman fumbled, recovered by NCaro Michael Jurgens
North Carolina Punt, 5 plays
8:591st & 10 at own 8Elijah Green run for 8 yds to the NCaro 16
8:592nd & 2 at own 16Elijah Green run for 11 yds to the NCaro 27 for a 1ST down
8:591st & 10 at own 27Drake Maye run for 3 yds to the NCaro 30
8:592nd & 7 at own 30Drake Maye pass complete to Josh Downs for 3 yds to the NCaro 33
6:413rd & 4 at own 33Timeout NORTH CAROLINA, clock 06:41
6:413rd & 4 at own 33Drake Maye run for no gain to the NCaro 33
5:474th & 4 at own 33Ben Kiernan punt for 44 yds, fair catch by Taylor Morin at the WFrst 23
Wake Forest Interception, 5 plays
5:471st & 10 at own 23NORTH CAROLINA Penalty, Personal Foul (Cedric Gray) to the WFrst 46 for a 1ST down
5:471st & 10 at own 46Christian Turner run for no gain to the WFrst 46
5:472nd & 10 at own 46Sam Hartman pass incomplete to Donavon Greene
5:473rd & 10 at own 46No Huddle-Shotgun Hartman,Sam pass incomplete short right to Greene,Donavon, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY UNC Pass Interference (Grimes,Tony) 11 yard from Wake46 to UNC43, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
5:471st & 10 at opp 43Quinton Cooley run for 2 yds to the NCaro 41
4:202nd & 8 at opp 41Sam Hartman pass intercepted
North Carolina Field goal, 5 plays
4:201st & 10 at opp 48Drake Maye pass complete to Josh Downs for 43 yds to the WFrst 5 for a 1ST down
4:201st & goal at opp 5Drake Maye sacked by Chase Jones for a loss of 6 yards to the WFrst 11
4:202nd & goal at opp 11PENALTY UNC False Start (Jones,J.J.) 5 yards from Wake11 to Wake16. NO PLAY.
4:202nd & goal at opp 16Drake Maye pass incomplete
4:203rd & goal at opp 16Drake Maye pass incomplete to Josh Downs
2:124th & goal at opp 16Noah Burnette 33 yd FG GOODNorth Carolina 36, Wake Forest 34
Wake Forest Turnover on downs, 4 plays
2:121st & 10 at own 35Noah Burnette kickoff for 62 yds
2:121st & 10 at own 25Sam Hartman pass incomplete to A.T. Perry
2:122nd & 10 at own 25No Huddle-Shotgun Hartman,Sam pass complete deep right to Perry,A.T. for 44 yards to the UNC31, End Of Play PENALTY Wake Holding (Nash,Je’Vionte) 10 yards from Wake25 to Wake15. NO PLAY.
2:122nd & 20 at own 15Sam Hartman pass complete to Donavon Greene for 8 yds to the WFrst 23
2:123rd & 12 at own 23Sam Hartman pass incomplete to A.T. Perry
2:124th & 12 at own 23Sam Hartman pass incomplete to Blake Whiteheart
1:144th & 12 at own 23WAKE FOREST Penalty, Defensive Holding ( Yards) declined
North Carolina End of game, 4 plays
1:141st & 10 at opp 23Elijah Green run for 1 yd to the WFrst 22
1:082nd & 9 at opp 22Timeout WAKE FOREST, clock 01:08
1:082nd & 9 at opp 22Drake Maye run for 8 yds to the WFrst 14
1:013rd & 1 at opp 14Timeout WAKE FOREST, clock 01:01
1:013rd & 1 at opp 14Drake Maye run for 2 yds to the WFrst 12 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 12run for 1 yd to the WFrst 13

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 North Carolina–Wake Forest game

Officially, North Carolina leads 74–⁠37–⁠2; as played, 71–⁠34–⁠2 in the 107 games on file; the official count covers all 113 meetings, counting the two since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Wake Forest 28, North Carolina 12
2024North Carolina 31, Wake Forest 24
2022North Carolina 36, Wake Forest 34
2021North Carolina 58, Wake Forest 55
2020North Carolina 59, Wake Forest 53
2019Wake Forest 24, North Carolina 18

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