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North Carolina A&T at Wake Forest

Thursday, August 29, 2024

Wake Forest beat North Carolina A&T 45–⁠13. It was their second meeting; Wake Forest leads the series 2–⁠0.

AwayNorth Carolina A&T1–⁠11 in 2024
13
HomeWake Forest4–⁠8 in 2024
45

Final at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium, Winston-SalemTV: ACC Extra, ACCNX, ESPN+Attendance 29,450

At kickoff
88°F, partly cloudy, calmWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Smith Reynolds Airport (KINT), 3 km from the stadium, six minutes before kickoff
Official
Stuart MullinsGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
North Carolina A&T730313
Wake Forest71021745

Standouts

Player stats

North Carolina A&T

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Kevin White10/1511600
Justin Fomby5/103600
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Kenji Christian16121122
Fredderick Graves1970014
Justin Fomby32013
Shimique Blizzard1101
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Ger-Cari Caldwell551016
Jayvonne Dillard231027
Nicholas Dobson330012
Thomas Brown113013
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Ty Williams Jr.7000
Joshua Iseah5000
David Laney4000
Janaz Sumpter4100
Josh Hardy1110

Wake Forest

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Hank Bachmeier18/2826330
Michael Kern5/85700
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Demond Claiborne17135148
Tate Carney940110
Ty Clark III2704
Hank Bachmeier2609
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Taylor Morin6100051
Donavon Greene372135
Deuce Alexander569125
Horatio Fields333115
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Nick Andersen14000
Dylan Hazen7000
Evan Slocum7000
Rushuan Tongue6000
Kevin Pointer42.510
Branson Combs4110
Jasheen Davis1110

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

Team stats

North Carolina A&TWake Forest
337Total yards513
152Passing yards320
185Rushing yards193
6.1Yards per pass8.9
4.2Yards per rush6.0
22First downs26
4–⁠13Third downs7–⁠11
0–⁠1Fourth downs1–⁠1
0Turnovers0
4–⁠30Penalties5–⁠36
36:21Possession23:39
1Sacks (by defense)3

Efficiency

North Carolina A&TWake Forest
51%Success rate58%
0.05EPA per play0.42
0.98Explosiveness1.16
0.22Rushing EPA0.43
0.03Passing EPA0.41
55%Passing-down success44%
0.14First-down EPA0.28
0.41Second-down EPA0.31
−0.13Third-down EPA0.90
9%Havoc by its defense9%

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 going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Wake Forest 86% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Every drive

Wake Forest end zoneNorth Carolina A&T end zoneQ1 Wake ForestPunt, 3 playsQ1 North Carolina A&TPunt, 3 playsQ1 Wake ForestTouchdown, 5 playsQ1 North Carolina A&TPunt, 3 playsQ1 Wake ForestPunt, 6 playsQ1 North Carolina A&TTouchdown, 11 playsQ1 Wake ForestPunt, 6 playsQ1 North Carolina A&TField goal, 15 playsQ2 Wake ForestTouchdown, 5 playsQ2 North Carolina A&TPunt, 4 playsQ2 Wake ForestField goal, 14 playsQ3 North Carolina A&TPunt return TD, 3 plays (Wake Forest scores)Q3 North Carolina A&TPunt, 8 playsQ3 Wake ForestTouchdown, 7 playsQ3 North Carolina A&TPunt, 6 playsQ3 Wake ForestTouchdown, 9 playsQ3 North Carolina A&TField goal, 8 playsQ4 Wake ForestTouchdown, 12 playsQ4 North Carolina A&TTurnover on downs, 10 playsQ4 Wake ForestEnd of game, 2 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 A&T right to left.
  1. Q1 Wake ForestPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  2. Q1 North Carolina A&TPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  3. Q1 Wake ForestTouchdown, 5 plays, 55 yards
  4. Q1 North Carolina A&TPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  5. Q1 Wake ForestPunt, 6 plays, 23 yards
  6. Q1 North Carolina A&TTouchdown, 11 plays, 80 yards
  7. Q1 Wake ForestPunt, 6 plays, 9 yards
  8. Q1 North Carolina A&TField goal, 15 plays, 71 yards
  9. Q2 Wake ForestTouchdown, 5 plays, 75 yards
  10. Q2 North Carolina A&TPunt, 4 plays, 33 yards
  11. Q2 Wake ForestField goal, 14 plays, 72 yards
  12. Q3 North Carolina A&TPunt return TD, 3 plays (Wake Forest scores), 8 yards
  13. Q3 North Carolina A&TPunt, 8 plays, 33 yards
  14. Q3 Wake ForestTouchdown, 7 plays, 88 yards
  15. Q3 North Carolina A&TPunt, 6 plays, 18 yards
  16. Q3 Wake ForestTouchdown, 9 plays, 90 yards
  17. Q3 North Carolina A&TField goal, 8 plays, 42 yards
  18. Q4 Wake ForestTouchdown, 12 plays, 64 yards
  19. Q4 North Carolina A&TTurnover on downs, 10 plays, 34 yards
  20. Q4 Wake ForestEnd of game, 2 plays, 7 yards

Play by play

1st quarter8 drives, then Tied at 7
Wake Forest Punt, 3 plays
14:551st & 10 at own 35Andrew Brown kickoff for 63 yds , Demond Claiborne return for 22 yds to the WAKE 24
14:551st & 10 at own 24Tate Carney run for 2 yds to the WAKE 26
14:552nd & 8 at own 26Michael Kern pass complete to Taylor Morin
14:553rd & 9 at own 25Michael Kern pass incomplete
13:454th & 9 at own 25Ivan Mora punt for 57 yds
North Carolina A&T Punt, 3 plays
13:451st & 10 at own 18Kenji Christian run for 6 yds to the NCAT 24
13:452nd & 4 at own 24Kevin White pass incomplete
13:453rd & 4 at own 24Kevin White pass incomplete
12:544th & 4 at own 24Andrew Brown punt for 47 yds , Taylor Morin returns for 16 yds to the WAKE 45
Wake Forest Touchdown, 5 plays
12:541st & 10 at own 45Michael Kern pass complete to Taylor Morin for a 1ST down
12:541st & 10 at opp 35Demond Claiborne run for 8 yds to the NCAT 27
12:542nd & 2 at opp 27Michael Kern run for 3 yds to the NCAT 24 for a 1ST down
12:541st & 10 at opp 24Michael Kern pass complete to Taylor Morin for a 1ST down
11:251st & goal at opp 7Demond Claiborne run for 7 yds for a TD (Matthew Dennis KICK)Wake Forest 7, North Carolina A&T 0
North Carolina A&T Punt, 3 plays
11:191st & 10 at own 35Tyler Black kickoff for 64 yds , David Laney return for 21 yds to the NCAT 22
11:191st & 10 at own 22Wesley Graves run for 1 yd to the NCAT 23
11:192nd & 9 at own 23Wesley Graves run for 3 yds to the NCAT 26
11:193rd & 6 at own 26Kevin White pass incomplete
9:574th & 6 at own 26Andrew Brown punt for 45 yds , Taylor Morin returns for no gain to the WAKE 27
Wake Forest Punt, 6 plays
9:571st & 10 at own 27Michael Kern run for 2 yds to the WAKE 29
9:572nd & 8 at own 29Michael Kern pass complete to Harry Lodge
9:573rd & 4 at own 33Michael Kern pass complete to Deuce Alexander to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
9:571st & 10 at the 50Michael Kern pass incomplete
9:572nd & 10 at the 50Demond Claiborne run for 5 yds to the NCAT 45
9:573rd & 5 at opp 45PENALTY Wake F False Start (Gordon,DeVonte) 5 yards from NC A&T45 to NC A&T50. NO PLAY.
9:573rd & 10 at the 50Michael Kern pass incomplete
7:464th & 10 at the 50Ivan Mora punt for 50 yds for a touchback
North Carolina A&T Touchdown, 11 plays
7:461st & 10 at own 20Kenji Christian run for 5 yds to the NCAT 25
7:462nd & 5 at own 25Kevin White pass complete to Jayvonne Dillard
7:463rd & 1 at own 29Kenji Christian run for 1 yd to the NCAT 30 for a 1ST down
7:461st & 10 at own 30Kenji Christian run for 2 yds to the NCAT 32
7:462nd & 8 at own 32Kevin White pass complete to Ger-Cari Caldwell for a 1ST down
7:461st & 10 at own 48Wesley Graves run for 4 yds to the WAKE 48
7:462nd & 6 at opp 48Wesley Graves run for 2 yds to the WAKE 46
3:513rd & 4 at opp 46Timeout North Carolina A&T, clock 03:51
3:513rd & 4 at opp 46Kevin White pass complete to Jamison Warren for a 1ST down
3:511st & 10 at opp 35Wesley Graves run for 14 yds to the WAKE 21 for a 1ST down
3:511st & 10 at opp 21Kevin White pass incomplete
2:292nd & 10 at opp 21Kenji Christian run for 21 yds for a TD (Andrew Brown KICK)Tied at 7
Wake Forest Punt, 6 plays
2:231st & 10 at own 35Andrew Brown kickoff for 63 yds , Demond Claiborne return for 15 yds to the WAKE 17
2:231st & 10 at own 17Hank Bachmeier pass incomplete
2:232nd & 10 at own 17Hank Bachmeier pass incomplete
2:233rd & 10 at own 17Hank Bachmeier pass complete to Taylor Morin for a 1ST down
2:231st & 10 at own 27Tate Carney run for 2 yds to the WAKE 29
2:232nd & 8 at own 29Hank Bachmeier pass incomplete
2:233rd & 8 at own 29Hank Bachmeier sacked by Joshua Hardy for a loss of 3 yards to the WAKE 26
0:214th & 11 at own 26Ivan Mora punt for 66 yds
North Carolina A&T Field goal, 15 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 8Wesley Graves run for 5 yds to the NCAT 13
Q2 15:002nd & 5 at own 13Kevin White run for 8 yds to the NCAT 21 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at own 21Wesley Graves run for 2 yds to the NCAT 23
Q2 15:002nd & 8 at own 23Wesley Graves run for 6 yds to the NCAT 29
Q2 15:003rd & 2 at own 29Kevin White pass complete to Ger-Cari Caldwell for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at own 37Kevin White run for 1 yd to the NCAT 38
Q2 15:002nd & 9 at own 38Kevin White pass complete to Laquan Veney to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at the 50Shimique Blizzard run for 1 yd to the WAKE 49
Q2 15:002nd & 9 at opp 49Kenji Christian run for 9 yds to the WAKE 40 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 40Kevin White pass complete to Nicholas Dobson
Q2 15:002nd & 2 at opp 32Kenji Christian run for 10 yds to the WAKE 22 for a 1ST down
Q2 9:161st & 10 at opp 22Timeout Wake Forest, clock 09:16
Q2 9:161st & 10 at opp 22Kevin White run for 18 yds to the WAKE 40
Q2 9:162nd & 28 at opp 40Kevin White pass complete to Nicholas Dobson
Q2 9:163rd & 18 at opp 30Kevin White run for 9 yds to the WAKE 21
Q2 6:494th & 9 at opp 21Andrew Brown 38 yd FG GOOD Wake Forest Penalty, Defensive offside (Yards) declinedNorth Carolina A&T 10, Wake Forest 7
2nd quarter4 drives, then Wake Forest 17, North Carolina A&T 10
Wake Forest Touchdown, 5 plays
6:491st & 10 at own 35Andrew Brown kickoff for 63 yds
6:491st & 10 at own 25Demond Claiborne run for 5 yds to the WAKE 30
6:492nd & 5 at own 30Demond Claiborne run for 48 yds to the NCAT 22 for a 1ST down
6:491st & 10 at opp 22Hank Bachmeier pass complete to Horatio Fields for a 1ST down
6:491st & goal at opp 7PENALTY Wake F False Start (Petitbon,Luke) 5 yards from NC A&T07 to NC A&T12. NO PLAY.
6:491st & goal at opp 12Hank Bachmeier pass complete to Harry Lodge Wake Forest Penalty, personal foul (-15 Yards) to the NCAT 24
5:001st & goal at opp 24Donavon Greene 24 Yd pass from Hank Bachmeier (Matthew Dennis Kick)Wake Forest 14, North Carolina A&T 10
North Carolina A&T Punt, 4 plays
5:001st & 10 at own 35Caleb Carlson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:001st & 10 at own 25Kevin White pass complete to Jayvonne Dillard for a 1ST down
5:001st & 10 at opp 48Kenji Christian run for 3 yds to the WAKE 45
5:002nd & 7 at opp 45Wesley Graves run for 3 yds to the WAKE 42
5:003rd & 4 at opp 42Kevin White pass incomplete
2:484th & 4 at opp 42Andrew Brown punt for 27 yds, fair catch by Taylor Morin at the WAKE 15
Wake Forest Field goal, 14 plays
2:481st & 10 at own 15Demond Claiborne run for 9 yds to the WAKE 24
2:482nd & 1 at own 24Demond Claiborne run for 9 yds to the WAKE 33 for a 1ST down
2:481st & 10 at own 33Hank Bachmeier pass complete to Donavon Greene for a 1ST down
2:481st & 10 at own 46Hank Bachmeier pass incomplete
2:482nd & 10 at own 46Hank Bachmeier run for 9 yds to the NCAT 45
2:483rd & 1 at opp 45Demond Claiborne run for no gain to the NCAT 45
2:484th & 1 at opp 45Demond Claiborne run for 3 yds to the NCAT 42 for a 1ST down
0:391st & 10 at opp 42Timeout Wake Forest, clock 00:39
0:391st & 10 at opp 42Hank Bachmeier pass incomplete
0:392nd & 10 at opp 42Hank Bachmeier pass incomplete
0:393rd & 10 at opp 42Hank Bachmeier pass complete to Deuce Alexander for a 1ST down
0:391st & 10 at opp 29Hank Bachmeier pass complete to Cameron Hite
0:182nd & 4 at opp 23Timeout North Carolina A&T, clock 00:18
0:182nd & 4 at opp 23Hank Bachmeier pass incomplete
0:183rd & 4 at opp 23Hank Bachmeier pass complete to Deuce Alexander for a 1ST down
0:061st & 10 at opp 13Timeout North Carolina A&T, clock 00:06
0:021st & 10 at opp 13Matthew Dennis 31 yd FG GOODWake Forest 17, North Carolina A&T 10
North Carolina A&T Punt return TD, 3 plays (Wake Forest scores)
0:001st & 10 at own 35Caleb Carlson kickoff for 37 yds , Cameren Dalrymple return for 12 yds to the NCAT 40
Q3 15:001st & 10 at own 35Caleb Carlson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q3 15:001st & 10 at own 25Kevin White pass complete to Ger-Cari Caldwell for a 1ST down
Q3 14:491st & 10 at own 36Timeout Wake Forest, clock 14:49
Q3 14:491st & 10 at own 36Kevin White pass complete to Amonte Jones
Q3 14:492nd & 1 at own 45Kevin White sacked by Jasheen Davis for a loss of 9 yards to the NCAT 36
Q3 12:544th & 13 at own 33Taylor Morin 73 Yd Punt Return (Matthew Dennis Kick)Wake Forest 24, North Carolina A&T 10
3rd quarter5 drives, then Wake Forest 38, North Carolina A&T 10
North Carolina A&T Punt, 8 plays
12:541st & 10 at own 35Tyler Black kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:541st & 10 at own 25Wesley Graves run for 8 yds to the NCAT 33
12:542nd & 2 at own 33Wesley Graves run for 5 yds to the NCAT 38 for a 1ST down
12:541st & 10 at own 38Justin Fomby run for 13 yds to the WAKE 49 for a 1ST down
12:541st & 10 at opp 49Justin Fomby pass incomplete
12:542nd & 10 at opp 49Kenji Christian run for 10 yds to the WAKE 39 for a 1ST down
12:541st & 10 at opp 39Kenji Christian run for 6 yds to the WAKE 33
12:542nd & 4 at opp 33Justin Fomby pass incomplete
12:543rd & 4 at opp 33Justin Fomby sacked by Kevin Pointer for a loss of 9 yards to the WAKE 42
8:544th & 13 at opp 42Andrew Brown punt for 30 yds, fair catch by Taylor Morin at the WAKE 12
Wake Forest Touchdown, 7 plays
8:541st & 10 at own 12Demond Claiborne run for 8 yds to the WAKE 20
8:542nd & 2 at own 20Demond Claiborne run for 7 yds to the WAKE 27 for a 1ST down
8:541st & 10 at own 27Hank Bachmeier pass complete to Taylor Morin for a 1ST down
8:541st & 10 at opp 22Demond Claiborne run for 1 yd to the NCAT 21
8:542nd & 9 at opp 21Hank Bachmeier pass complete to Walker Merrill for a 1ST down
8:541st & goal at opp 7Tate Carney run for 2 yds to the NCAT 5
North Carolina A&T Punt, 6 plays
6:101st & 10 at the 50Caleb Carlson kickoff for 33 yds , Cameren Dalrymple return for 2 yds to the NCAT 19
6:101st & 10 at own 19Kenji Christian run for 2 yds to the NCAT 21
6:102nd & 8 at own 21Justin Fomby pass complete to Ger-Cari Caldwell
6:103rd & 1 at own 28Kenji Christian run for 3 yds to the NCAT 31 for a 1ST down
6:101st & 10 at own 31Wesley Graves run for 1 yd to the NCAT 30
6:102nd & 16 at own 25Justin Fomby pass complete to Nicholas Dobson
6:103rd & 4 at own 37Justin Fomby pass incomplete
2:484th & 4 at own 37Andrew Brown punt for 53 yds
Wake Forest Touchdown, 9 plays
2:481st & 10 at own 10Wake Forest Penalty, Offensive holding (-6 Yards) to the WAKE 6
2:481st & 14 at own 6Hank Bachmeier pass incomplete
2:482nd & 14 at own 6Hank Bachmeier pass complete to Deuce Alexander for a 1ST down
2:481st & 10 at own 31Tate Carney run for 10 yds to the WAKE 41 for a 1ST down
2:481st & 10 at own 41Hank Bachmeier pass complete to Donavon Greene for a 1ST down
2:481st & 10 at opp 24Tate Carney run for 8 yds to the NCAT 16
2:481st & 10 at opp 11Hank Bachmeier pass incomplete
2:482nd & 10 at opp 11Hank Bachmeier pass complete to Cameron Hite
0:133rd & 3 at opp 4Deuce Alexander 4 Yd pass from Hank Bachmeier (Matthew Dennis Kick)
North Carolina A&T Field goal, 8 plays
0:131st & 10 at own 35Caleb Carlson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:071st & 10 at own 35Timeout Wake Forest, clock 00:07
0:001st & 10 at own 25Kenji Christian run for 10 yds to the NCAT 35 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at own 35Wesley Graves run for 1 yd to the NCAT 36
Q4 15:002nd & 9 at own 36Justin Fomby pass complete to Ger-Cari Caldwell for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at own 45Kenji Christian run for 22 yds to the WAKE 33 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 33Wesley Graves run for 7 yds to the WAKE 26
Q4 15:002nd & 3 at opp 26Justin Fomby pass complete to Amonte Jones
Q4 15:003rd & 8 at opp 31Justin Fomby sacked by Branson Combs for a loss of 2 yards to the WAKE 33
Q4 11:054th & 10 at opp 33Andrew Brown 51 Yd Field Goal
4th quarter3 drives, then Wake Forest 45, North Carolina A&T 13
Wake Forest Touchdown, 12 plays
10:591st & 10 at own 35Andrew Brown kickoff for 59 yds , Taylor Morin return for 30 yds to the WAKE 36
10:591st & 10 at own 36Demond Claiborne run for 6 yds to the WAKE 42
10:592nd & 4 at own 42Hank Bachmeier pass incomplete
10:593rd & 4 at own 42Hank Bachmeier pass complete to Walker Merrill for a 1ST down
10:591st & 10 at opp 46Demond Claiborne run for 10 yds to the NCAT 36 for a 1ST down
10:591st & 10 at opp 36Demond Claiborne run for 6 yds to the NCAT 30
10:592nd & 4 at opp 30Hank Bachmeier pass complete to Taylor Morin
10:593rd & 1 at opp 27Demond Claiborne run for 1 yd to the NCAT 26 for a 1ST down
7:431st & 10 at opp 26Hank Bachmeier pass complete to Walker Merrill Wake Forest Penalty, illegal forward pass (Hank Bachmeier) to the NCAT 29
7:432nd & 13 at opp 29Hank Bachmeier pass complete to Horatio Fields for a 1ST down
7:431st & 10 at opp 16Tate Carney run for 6 yds to the NCAT 10
7:432nd & 4 at opp 10Tate Carney run for 7 yds to the NCAT 3 for a 1ST down
7:431st & goal at opp 3Tate Carney run for 1 yd to the NCAT 2
5:372nd & goal at opp 2Tate Carney 2 Yd Run (Matthew Dennis Kick)
North Carolina A&T Turnover on downs, 10 plays
5:371st & 10 at own 35Tyler Black kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:371st & 10 at own 25Wesley Graves run for 1 yd to the NCAT 26
5:372nd & 9 at own 26Justin Fomby pass complete to Thomas Brown for a 1ST down
5:371st & 10 at own 39Wesley Graves run for 2 yds to the NCAT 41
5:372nd & 8 at own 41Wesley Graves run for 10 yds to the WAKE 49 for a 1ST down
5:371st & 10 at opp 49Kenji Christian run for 9 yds to the WAKE 40
5:372nd & 1 at opp 40Kenji Christian run for 2 yds to the WAKE 38 for a 1ST down
5:371st & 10 at opp 38Wesley Graves run for 3 yds to the WAKE 41
2:002nd & 13 at opp 41Timeout Wake Forest, clock 02:00
2:002nd & 13 at opp 41Wesley Graves run for no gain to the WAKE 41
2:003rd & 13 at opp 41Justin Fomby pass incomplete
1:194th & 13 at opp 41Justin Fomby pass incomplete
Wake Forest End of game, 2 plays
1:191st & 10 at own 41Ty Clark III run for 4 yds to the WAKE 45
0:002nd & 6 at own 45Ty Clark III run for 3 yds to the WAKE 48

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.

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Wake Forest leads 2–⁠0 in two meetings.

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2024Wake Forest 45, North Carolina A&T 13
2004Wake Forest 42, North Carolina A&T 3

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