| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 SMU | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
 WAKE | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
Game Leaders
Deshawn Purdie
· QB
Demond Claiborne
· RB
Kevin Jennings
· QB
Chris Johnson Jr.
· RB
Team Stats
81st Downs17
4-173rd down efficiency6-18
0-14th down efficiency1-2
246Total Yards301
171Passing216
21/39Comp/Att18/37
4.4Yards per pass5.8
75Rushing85
28Rushing Attempts35
2.7Yards per rush2.4
5-50Penalties6-51
3Turnovers5
Play-by-Play
0:00
End of 4th quarter.
0:00
Connor Calvert 50 Yd Field Goal
0:04
(00:06) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Purdie pass incomplete, Spike
0:06
(00:12) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Purdie pass complete deep right to #12 K.Johnson caught at SMU33, for 25 yards to the SMU33 (#8 M.Barnes Jr.), 1ST DOWN
0:12
(00:17) #43 W.McSparron punt 44 yards to the Wake F42 fair catch by #10 C.Barnes at Wake F42
0:56
(01:01) No Huddle-Shotgun #27 T.Harden rush middle for 6 yards gain to the SMU14 (#24 D.Hazen; #45 N.Andersen)
1:03
Timeout SMU, clock 01:03
1:42
(01:47) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 K.Jennings rush right for 1 yard loss to the SMU08 (#7 N.Gatkuoth; #21 A.Hall)
1:48
Timeout Wake Forest, clock 01:48
1:48
(01:48) No Huddle-Shotgun #27 T.Harden rush middle for 3 yards gain to the SMU09 (#45 N.Andersen; #94 Z.Lohavichan)
1:55
(01:55) Shotgun #1 D.Claiborne rush middle for 0 yards to the SMU06 fumbled by #1 D.Claiborne at SMU06 forced by #33 Z.Barker recovered by SMU #8 M.Barnes Jr. at SMU06, End Of Play. The previous play is under automatic review - "Fumble". CALL UPHELD
1:56
(01:59) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Purdie pass complete short left to #10 C.Barnes caught at SMU12, for 7 yards to the SMU06 (#7 D.Harmon), 1ST DOWN
2:00
Timeout , clock 02:00
2:28
(02:33) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 D.Claiborne rush middle for 2 yards gain to the SMU13 (#28 B.Booker; #12 K.Chambers)
3:06
(03:12) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 D.Claiborne rush middle for 2 yards gain to the SMU15 (#8 M.Barnes Jr.; #54 A.Kilgore)
3:13
Timeout Wake Forest, clock 03:13
3:44
(04:00) Shotgun #5 D.Purdie pass complete deep right to #10 C.Barnes caught at SMU17, for 32 yards to the SMU17, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
4:26
(04:34) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Purdie pass complete short right to #4 S.Berkhalter caught at Wake F48, for 12 yards to the SMU49 (#8 M.Barnes Jr.; #23 I.Nwokobia), 1ST DOWN
4:58
(05:01) No Huddle-Shotgun #0 T.Clark rush right for 3 yards gain to the Wake F39 (#23 I.Nwokobia; #8 M.Barnes Jr.)
5:20
(05:28) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Purdie rush right for 2 yards gain to the Wake F36 (#23 I.Nwokobia)
5:29
(05:35) #43 W.McSparron punt 47 yards to the Wake F34 fair catch by #10 C.Barnes at Wake F34
5:36
(05:39) Shotgun #7 K.Jennings pass incomplete deep right to #2 J.Hudson thrown to SMU40
6:18
(06:24) Shotgun #27 T.Harden rush left for 1 yard loss to the SMU19 (#43 F.Cusano; #5 D.Patterson)
7:03
(07:09) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 K.Jennings pass complete short right to #27 T.Harden caught at SMU05, for 12 yards to the SMU20 (#3 K.Prunty)
7:31
(07:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 K.Jennings pass complete short right to #2 J.Hudson caught at SMU15, for 3 yards to the SMU16 (#23 B.Johnson) PENALTY SMU Face Mask (#82 R.Maryland) 8 yards from SMU16 to SMU08
7:40
(07:45) #91 C.Joseph punt 34 yards to the SMU13 fair catch by #8 Y.Knight at SMU13
7:46
(07:48) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Purdie pass incomplete short right to #4 S.Berkhalter thrown to SMU42
7:49
(07:53) Shotgun #5 D.Purdie pass incomplete short right to #4 S.Berkhalter thrown to SMU33 QB hurried by #4 T.Webb
8:23
(08:29) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 D.Claiborne rush middle for 1 yard gain to the SMU47 (#6 J.M'ba)
8:29
Timeout Wake Forest, clock 08:29
9:03
(09:09) No Huddle #1 D.Claiborne rush left for 7 yards gain to the SMU48 (#23 I.Nwokobia), 1ST DOWN
9:09
Timeout SMU, clock 09:09
9:36
(09:46) Shotgun #5 D.Purdie pass complete short middle to #4 S.Berkhalter caught at Wake F42, for 5 yards to the Wake F45 (#12 K.Chambers)
10:09
PENALTY Wake F False Start (#73 G.Steih) 5 yards from Wake F45 to Wake F40. NO PLAY
10:40
(10:47) Shotgun #0 T.Clark rush right for 1 yard loss to the Wake F45 (#1 I.Smith)
11:15
(11:21) Shotgun #1 D.Claiborne rush right for 9 yards gain to the Wake F46 (#23 I.Nwokobia)
11:56
(12:02) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 D.Claiborne rush right for 17 yards gain to the Wake F37 (#29 B.Miyazono), 1ST DOWN
12:03
(12:11) #43 W.McSparron punt 54 yards to the Wake F31 muffed by #8 C.Hernandez at Wake F31 recovered by Wake F #8 C.Hernandez at Wake F18 #8 C.Hernandez return 2 yards to the Wake F20 (#26 J.Moses)
12:30
(12:39) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 K.Jennings rush left for 9 yards gain to the SMU15 (#27 T.West). SMU is challenging the ruling on the field - "Short of the line to gain". CALL UPHELD
13:13
(13:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #27 T.Harden rush left for 0 yards to the SMU06 (#9 Q.Bryant; #8 J.Loving)
13:19
(13:23) No Huddle-Shotgun #7 K.Jennings pass incomplete deep right to #2 J.Hudson thrown to SMU35
13:24
Timeout , clock 13:24
13:24
(13:27) Shotgun #5 D.Purdie rush middle for 3 yards loss to the SMU06 fumbled by #5 D.Purdie at SMU05 forced by #1 I.Smith recovered by SMU #23 I.Nwokobia at SMU06, End Of Play
13:28
(13:30) Shotgun #5 D.Purdie pass incomplete short right to #12 K.Johnson thrown to SMU03
13:59
(14:09) Shotgun #5 D.Purdie rush right for 6 yards gain to the SMU03 (#54 A.Kilgore)
14:10
(14:17) Shotgun #5 D.Purdie pass incomplete short right to #12 K.Johnson thrown to SMU19 QB hurried by #4 T.Webb PENALTY SMU UNR: Unnecessary Roughness (#4 T.Webb) 10 yards from SMU19 to SMU09, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
14:53
(15:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Purdie pass complete short left to #4 S.Berkhalter caught at SMU31, for 22 yards to the SMU19 (#7 D.Harmon; #23 I.Nwokobia), 1ST DOWN
0:00
End of 3rd quarter.
0:22
(00:22) Shotgun #5 D.Purdie pass complete short right to #10 C.Barnes caught at SMU39, for 0 yards to the SMU36 (#54 A.Kilgore) PENALTY Wake F Illegal Formation 5 yards from SMU36 to SMU41. NO PLAY
0:52
(01:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #5 D.Purdie pass complete short right to #7 M.Mays Jr. caught at SMU42, for 16 yards to the SMU36 (#23 I.Nwokobia), 1ST DOWN
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