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Wake Forest at Syracuse

Saturday, November 25, 2023

Syracuse beat Wake Forest 35–⁠31. It was their 13th meeting; Syracuse leads the series 7–⁠6.

AwayWake Forest4–⁠8 in 2023
31
HomeSyracuse6–⁠7 in 2023
35

Final at JMA Wireless Dome, SyracuseIndoorsTV: CW NETWORKAttendance 35,018

Official
Stuart MullinsGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Wake Forest7371431
Syracuse7771435

Standouts

  • PassingMichael Kern17 of 24, 261 yards, 3 TD, 1 INTWake Forest
  • RushingLequint Allen32 carries, 144 yardsSyracuse
  • ReceivingDamien Alford4 catches, 126 yards, 2 TDSyracuse
  • DefenseKevon Darton5 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 for lossSyracuse

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

Player stats

Wake Forest

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Michael Kern17/2426131
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Tate Carney851023
Justice Ellison113817
Michael Kern930013
Taylor Morin1202
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Taylor Morin7140059
Jahmal Banks790128
Wesley Grimes331216
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Malik Mustapha13000
Dylan Hazen10100
Jacob Roberts7000
Jasheen Davis5100
Nick Andersen2001

Syracuse

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Garrett Shrader10/1517331
Dan Villari2/25110
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Lequint Allen32144023
Dan Villari1351012
Garrett Shrader1046115
Juwuan Price1505
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Damien Alford4126247
Umari Hatcher576137
Dan Villari113113
Isaiah Jones1909
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Justin Barron7000
Marlowe Wax7000
Kevon Darton5220
Isaiah Johnson5000
Caleb Okechukwu41.50.50
Derek McDonald20.50.50
Jason Simmons Jr.0001

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

Team stats

Wake ForestSyracuse
382Total yards468
261Passing yards224
121Rushing yards244
10.9Yards per pass13.2
4.2Yards per rush4.2
23First downs24
4–⁠10Third downs12–⁠17
2–⁠3Fourth downs2–⁠2
1Turnovers1
4–⁠30Penalties6–⁠60
25:02Possession34:58
0Sacks (by defense)3

Efficiency

Wake ForestSyracuse
53%Success rate47%
0.32EPA per play0.37
1.07Explosiveness1.44
0.15Rushing EPA0.16
0.46Passing EPA1.11
36%Passing-down success50%
0.58First-down EPA−0.08
0.21Second-down EPA0.38
0.21Third-down EPA1.02
5%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)

Syracuse 59% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Syracuse −3, over/under 43.5.

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 Syracuse 56%, Wake Forest 44%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Syracuse end zoneWake Forest end zoneQ1 Wake ForestPunt, 5 playsQ1 SyracuseTouchdown, 11 playsQ1 Wake ForestTouchdown, 4 playsQ1 SyracuseTouchdown, 17 playsQ2 Wake ForestField goal, 11 playsQ2 SyracuseEnd of half, 14 playsQ3 SyracuseTouchdown, 4 playsQ3 Wake ForestTouchdown, 12 playsQ3 SyracuseInterception, 3 playsQ3 Wake ForestMissed FG, 7 playsQ3 SyracuseTouchdown, 11 playsQ4 Wake ForestTouchdown, 2 playsQ4 SyracuseTouchdown, 7 playsQ4 Wake ForestTouchdown, 7 playsQ4 SyracusePunt, 3 playsQ4 Wake ForestTurnover on downs, 7 playsQ4 SyracuseEnd of game, 5 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Syracuse drives left to right, Wake Forest right to left.
  1. Q1 Wake ForestPunt, 5 plays, 7 yards
  2. Q1 SyracuseTouchdown, 11 plays, 75 yards
  3. Q1 Wake ForestTouchdown, 4 plays, 75 yards
  4. Q1 SyracuseTouchdown, 17 plays, 75 yards
  5. Q2 Wake ForestField goal, 11 plays, 57 yards
  6. Q2 SyracuseEnd of half, 14 plays, 74 yards
  7. Q3 SyracuseTouchdown, 4 plays, 75 yards
  8. Q3 Wake ForestTouchdown, 12 plays, 75 yards
  9. Q3 SyracuseInterception, 3 plays, 6 yards
  10. Q3 Wake ForestMissed FG, 7 plays, 13 yards
  11. Q3 SyracuseTouchdown, 11 plays, 80 yards
  12. Q4 Wake ForestTouchdown, 2 plays, 75 yards
  13. Q4 SyracuseTouchdown, 7 plays, 75 yards
  14. Q4 Wake ForestTouchdown, 7 plays, 75 yards
  15. Q4 SyracusePunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  16. Q4 Wake ForestTurnover on downs, 7 plays, 43 yards
  17. Q4 SyracuseEnd of game, 5 plays, 9 yards

Play by play

1st quarter4 drives, then Tied at 7
Wake Forest Punt, 5 plays
15:00Brady Denaburg kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 5 at own 30Justice Ellison run for 3 yds to the WAKE 33
15:002nd & 2 at own 33Justice Ellison run for 4 yds to the WAKE 37 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 37Wake Forest Penalty, False Start (Justice Ellison) to the WAKE 32
15:001st & 15 at own 32Michael Kern pass incomplete
15:002nd & 15 at own 32Michael Kern pass incomplete
15:003rd & 15 at own 32Michael Kern pass incomplete
12:524th & 15 at own 32Ivan Mora punt for 43 yds, downed at the SYR 25
Syracuse Touchdown, 11 plays
12:521st & 10 at own 25LeQuint Allen run for 9 yds to the SYR 34
12:522nd & 1 at own 34Syracuse Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the SYR 29
12:522nd & 6 at own 29run for 5 yds to the SYR 34
12:523rd & 1 at own 34LeQuint Allen run for 3 yds to the SYR 37 for a 1ST down
12:521st & 10 at own 37Juwaun Price run for 5 yds to the SYR 42
12:522nd & 5 at own 42run for 7 yds to the SYR 49 for a 1ST down
12:521st & 10 at own 49LeQuint Allen run for 4 yds to the WAKE 47
12:522nd & 6 at opp 47Garrett Shrader run for 4 yds to the WAKE 43
12:523rd & 2 at opp 43LeQuint Allen run for 3 yds to the WAKE 40 for a 1ST down
12:521st & 10 at opp 40run for 1 yd to the WAKE 39
12:522nd & 9 at opp 39Dan Villari pass complete to Umari Hatcher for 4 yds to the WAKE 35
7:083rd & 5 at opp 35Garrett Shrader pass complete to Damien Alford for 35 yds for a TD (Brady Denaburg KICK)Syracuse 7, Wake Forest 0
Wake Forest Touchdown, 4 plays
7:08Brady Denaburg kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:081st & 10 at own 25Michael Kern pass complete to Taylor Morin for 48 yds to the SYR 27 for a 1ST down
7:081st & 10 at opp 27Michael Kern pass complete to Taylor Morin for 8 yds to the SYR 19
7:082nd & 2 at opp 19Justice Ellison run for 3 yds to the SYR 16 for a 1ST down
5:291st & 10 at opp 16Michael Kern pass complete to Wesley Grimes for 16 yds for a TD (Tyler Black KICK)Tied at 7
Syracuse Touchdown, 17 plays
5:29Tyler Black kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:291st & 10 at own 25run for 2 yds to the SYR 27
4:093rd & 6 at own 29Timeout Syracuse, clock 04:09
4:092nd & 8 at own 27run for 2 yds to the SYR 29
4:093rd & 6 at own 29Garrett Shrader pass complete to Umari Hatcher for 11 yds to the SYR 40 for a 1ST down
4:091st & 10 at own 40run for no gain to the SYR 40
4:092nd & 10 at own 40LeQuint Allen run for 4 yds to the SYR 44
4:093rd & 6 at own 44Garrett Shrader pass complete to Isaiah Jones for 9 yds to the WAKE 47 for a 1ST down
4:091st & 10 at opp 47LeQuint Allen run for 3 yds to the WAKE 44
4:092nd & 7 at opp 44LeQuint Allen run for 3 yds to the WAKE 41
4:093rd & 4 at opp 41run for 12 yds to the WAKE 29 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at opp 29run for 2 yds to the WAKE 27
Q2 15:002nd & 8 at opp 27run for 10 yds to the WAKE 17 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 17run for 1 yd to the WAKE 16
Q2 15:002nd & 9 at opp 16run for 3 yds to the WAKE 13
Q2 15:003rd & 6 at opp 13Garrett Shrader pass complete to Umari Hatcher for 7 yds to the WAKE 6 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & goal at opp 6LeQuint Allen run for 3 yds to the WAKE 3
Q2 15:002nd & goal at opp 3LeQuint Allen run for 2 yds to the WAKE 1
Q2 10:593rd & goal at opp 1Garrett Shrader run for 1 yd for a TD (Brady Denaburg KICK)Syracuse 14, Wake Forest 7
2nd quarter2 drives, then Syracuse 14, Wake Forest 10
Wake Forest Field goal, 11 plays
10:59Brady Denaburg kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:591st & 10 at own 25Michael Kern run for 8 yds to the WAKE 33
10:592nd & 2 at own 33Tate Carney run for 8 yds to the WAKE 41 for a 1ST down
10:591st & 10 at own 41Michael Kern pass complete to Jahmal Banks for 14 yds to the SYR 45 for a 1ST down
10:591st & 10 at opp 45Michael Kern pass complete to Taylor Morin for 6 yds to the SYR 39
10:592nd & 4 at opp 39Tate Carney run for 3 yds to the SYR 36
10:593rd & 1 at opp 36Tate Carney run for no gain to the SYR 36
10:594th & 1 at opp 36Syracuse Penalty, Face mask (15 yards) (Stefon Thompson) to the SYR 20 for a 1ST down
10:591st & 10 at opp 20Wake Forest Penalty, False Start (Taylor Morin) to the SYR 25
10:591st & 15 at opp 25Michael Kern run for 10 yds to the SYR 15
10:592nd & 5 at opp 15Taylor Morin run for 2 yds to the SYR 13
10:593rd & 3 at opp 13Wake Forest Penalty, False Start (Taylor Morin) to the SYR 18
10:593rd & 8 at opp 18Michael Kern pass incomplete
5:304th & 8 at opp 18Tyler Black 36 yd FG GOODSyracuse 14, Wake Forest 10
Syracuse End of half, 14 plays
5:30Tyler Black kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:301st & 10 at own 25run for 4 yds to the SYR 29
5:302nd & 6 at own 29run for 2 yds to the SYR 31
5:303rd & 4 at own 31run for 3 yds to the SYR 34
5:304th & 1 at own 34Garrett Shrader run for 3 yds to the SYR 37 for a 1ST down
5:301st & 10 at own 37run for 3 yds to the SYR 40
5:302nd & 7 at own 40Syracuse Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the SYR 35
5:302nd & 12 at own 35Garrett Shrader pass complete to Umari Hatcher for 17 yds to the WAKE 48 for a 1ST down
5:301st & 10 at opp 48LeQuint Allen run for 5 yds to the WAKE 43
5:302nd & 5 at opp 43LeQuint Allen run for 5 yds to the WAKE 38 for a 1ST down
5:301st & 10 at opp 38LeQuint Allen run for 5 yds to the WAKE 33
5:302nd & 5 at opp 33Garrett Shrader run for a loss of 3 yards to the WAKE 36
0:304th & 8 at opp 36Timeout Syracuse, clock 00:30
0:303rd & 8 at opp 36Garrett Shrader pass incomplete
0:304th & 8 at opp 36DENABURG, Brady field goal attempt from 54 yards NO GOOD (wide left) [kick was spotted at WFU44]. PENALTY WFU Personal Foul enforced 15 yards from the WFU36 to the WFU21 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [FG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
0:182nd & 5 at opp 16Timeout Syracuse, clock 00:18
0:181st & 10 at opp 21Garrett Shrader run for 5 yds to the WAKE 16
0:182nd & 5 at opp 16Garrett Shrader pass complete to Damien Alford for 15 yds to the WAKE 1 for a 1ST down
0:001st & goal at opp 1Garrett Shrader pass complete to LeQuint Allen for no gain to the WAKE 1
3rd quarter5 drives, then Syracuse 21, Wake Forest 17
Syracuse Touchdown, 4 plays
15:00Tyler Black kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25LeQuint Allen run for 3 yds to the SYR 28
15:002nd & 7 at own 28run for 23 yds to the WAKE 49 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 49Garrett Shrader run for 2 yds to the WAKE 47
12:572nd & 8 at opp 47Dan Villari pass complete to Damien Alford for 47 yds for a TD (Brady Denaburg KICK)Syracuse 21, Wake Forest 10
Wake Forest Touchdown, 12 plays
12:57Brady Denaburg kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:571st & 10 at own 25Michael Kern pass complete to Jahmal Banks for 12 yds to the WAKE 37 for a 1ST down
12:571st & 10 at own 37Michael Kern pass incomplete
12:572nd & 10 at own 37Michael Kern pass complete to Jahmal Banks for 9 yds to the WAKE 46
12:573rd & 1 at own 46Michael Kern run for 2 yds to the WAKE 48 for a 1ST down
12:571st & 10 at own 48Michael Kern pass complete to Jahmal Banks for 28 yds to the SYR 24 for a 1ST down
12:571st & 10 at opp 24Justice Ellison run for 5 yds to the SYR 19
12:572nd & 5 at opp 19Michael Kern pass complete to Taylor Morin for no gain to the SYR 19
12:573rd & 5 at opp 19Michael Kern pass complete to Jahmal Banks for 2 yds to the SYR 17
12:574th & 3 at opp 17Michael Kern pass complete to Taylor Morin for 6 yds to the SYR 11 for a 1ST down
12:571st & 10 at opp 11Justice Ellison run for 2 yds to the SYR 9
12:572nd & 8 at opp 9Justice Ellison run for 7 yds to the SYR 2
7:323rd & 1 at opp 2Justice Ellison run for 2 yds for a TD (Tyler Black KICK)Syracuse 21, Wake Forest 17
Syracuse Interception, 3 plays
7:32Tyler Black kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:321st & 10 at own 25run for 1 yd to the SYR 26
7:322nd & 9 at own 26Garrett Shrader run for 5 yds to the SYR 31
6:443rd & 4 at own 31Garrett Shrader pass intercepted Nick Andersen return for no gain to the SYR 33
Wake Forest Missed FG, 7 plays
6:441st & 10 at opp 33Tate Carney run for a loss of 1 yard to the SYR 34
6:442nd & 11 at opp 34Michael Kern run for 5 yds to the SYR 29
6:443rd & 6 at opp 29Tate Carney run for 9 yds to the SYR 20 for a 1ST down
6:441st & 10 at opp 20Michael Kern sacked by Kevon Darton for a loss of 6 yards to the SYR 26
6:442nd & 16 at opp 26Michael Kern pass complete to Wesley Grimes for 6 yds to the SYR 20
6:443rd & 10 at opp 20Michael Kern pass incomplete
3:564th & 10 at opp 20Tyler Black 38 yd FG MISSED
Syracuse Touchdown, 11 plays
3:561st & 10 at own 20run for 7 yds to the SYR 27
3:562nd & 3 at own 27LeQuint Allen run for 6 yds to the SYR 33 for a 1ST down
3:561st & 10 at own 33Garrett Shrader pass incomplete
3:562nd & 10 at own 33run for 4 yds to the SYR 37
3:563rd & 6 at own 37Garrett Shrader pass complete to Damien Alford for 29 yds to the WAKE 34 for a 1ST down
3:561st & 10 at opp 34LeQuint Allen run for 8 yds to the WAKE 26
3:562nd & 2 at opp 26LeQuint Allen run for 1 yd to the WAKE 25
3:563rd & 1 at opp 25Garrett Shrader pass incomplete
0:004th & 1 at opp 25Garrett Shrader run for 12 yds to the WAKE 13 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 13run for no gain to the WAKE 13
Q4 14:232nd & 10 at opp 13Garrett Shrader pass complete to Dan Villari for 13 yds for a TD (Brady Denaburg KICK)Syracuse 28, Wake Forest 17
4th quarter6 drives, then Syracuse 35, Wake Forest 31
Wake Forest Touchdown, 2 plays
14:23Brady Denaburg kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:231st & 10 at own 25Michael Kern pass complete to Taylor Morin for 59 yds to the SYR 16 for a 1ST down
13:381st & 10 at opp 16Michael Kern pass complete to Jahmal Banks for 16 yds for a TD (Michael Kern pass to Wesley Grimes for Two-Point Conversion)Syracuse 28, Wake Forest 25
Syracuse Touchdown, 7 plays
13:38Tyler Black kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:381st & 10 at own 25run for 9 yds to the SYR 34
13:382nd & 1 at own 34LeQuint Allen run for a loss of 1 yard to the SYR 33
13:383rd & 2 at own 33LeQuint Allen run for 12 yds to the SYR 45 for a 1ST down
13:381st & 10 at own 45run for 1 yd to the SYR 46
13:382nd & 9 at own 46run for 2 yds to the SYR 48
13:383rd & 7 at own 48Garrett Shrader run for 15 yds to the WAKE 37 for a 1ST down
10:241st & 10 at opp 37Garrett Shrader pass complete to Umari Hatcher for 37 yds for a TD (Brady Denaburg KICK)Syracuse 35, Wake Forest 25
Wake Forest Touchdown, 7 plays
10:24Brady Denaburg kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:241st & 10 at own 25Michael Kern pass complete to Taylor Morin for 13 yds to the WAKE 38 for a 1ST down
10:241st & 10 at own 38Syracuse Penalty, Personal Foul (Justin Barron) to the SYR 24 for a 1ST down
10:241st & 10 at opp 24Michael Kern sacked by Kevon Darton and Derek McDonald for a loss of 3 yards to the SYR 27
10:242nd & 13 at opp 27Tate Carney run for 7 yds to the SYR 20
10:243rd & 6 at opp 20Michael Kern pass complete to Jahmal Banks for 9 yds to the SYR 11 for a 1ST down
10:241st & 10 at opp 11Tate Carney run for 2 yds to the SYR 9
7:202nd & 8 at opp 9Michael Kern pass complete to Wesley Grimes for 9 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)Syracuse 35, Wake Forest 31
Syracuse Punt, 3 plays
7:20Tyler Black kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:201st & 10 at own 25run for 3 yds to the SYR 28
7:202nd & 7 at own 28run for 1 yd to the SYR 29
7:203rd & 6 at own 29Garrett Shrader pass incomplete
5:444th & 6 at own 29Jack Stonehouse punt for 49 yds
Wake Forest Turnover on downs, 7 plays
5:441st & 10 at opp 44Michael Kern run for 13 yds to the SYR 31 for a 1ST down
5:441st & 10 at opp 31Justice Ellison run for 2 yds to the SYR 29
5:442nd & 8 at opp 29Justice Ellison run for 5 yds to the SYR 24
5:443rd & 3 at opp 24KERN, Michael pass deep to the right incomplete intended for BANKS, Jahmal thrown to the SYR0. PENALTY SYR Pass Interference enforced half the distance from the goal, 15 yards to the SYR9 and results in automatic 1ST DOWN [NHSG]. NO PLAY (replay the down).
5:441st & goal at opp 9Justice Ellison run for 4 yds to the SYR 5
5:442nd & goal at opp 5Justice Ellison run for 1 yd to the SYR 4
5:443rd & goal at opp 4Michael Kern sacked by Kevon Darton and Caleb Okechukwu for 0 yards to the SYR 4
2:004th & goal at opp 4Michael Kern pass intercepted Jason Simmons Jr. return for no gain to the SYR 1
Syracuse End of game, 5 plays
1:571st & 10 at own 1LeQuint Allen run for 4 yds to the SYR 5
1:572nd & 6 at own 5Timeout Wake Forest, clock 01:57
1:523rd & 1 at own 10Timeout Wake Forest, clock 01:52
1:522nd & 6 at own 5LeQuint Allen run for 5 yds to the SYR 10
1:523rd & 1 at own 10Garrett Shrader run for 2 yds to the SYR 12 for a 1ST down
1:521st & 10 at own 12[NHSG] Kneel down by SHRADER, Garrett at SYR11 (team loss of 1).
0:002nd & 11 at own 11[NHSG] Kneel down by SHRADER, Garrett at SYR10 (team loss of 1), clock 00:00.

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–Syracuse game

Syracuse leads 7–⁠6 in 13 meetings.

Recent meetings
2023Syracuse 35, Wake Forest 31
2022Wake Forest 45, Syracuse 35
2021Wake Forest 40, Syracuse 37
2020Wake Forest 38, Syracuse 14
2019Syracuse 39, Wake Forest 30
2018Syracuse 41, Wake Forest 24

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