FINAL SCORE
Norfolk State Spartans at Wake Forest Demon Deacons game details
Saturday, September 11, 2021 at 12:00 PM ET
Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium · Attendance 21,896
Put the final score in perspective.
Wake Forest finished 25 points ahead. The teams combined for 57 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Norfolk State 9, Wake Forest 24. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Wake Forest outscored its opponent in 3 and Norfolk State in 1. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Norfolk State | 3 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 16 |
 Wake Forest | 7 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 41 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 19 | 22 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 8-16 | 6-12 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Total Yards | 336 | 413 |
| Passing | 195 | 252 |
| Comp/Att | 19/31 | 18/29 |
| Yards per pass | 6.3 | 8.7 |
| Rushing | 141 | 161 |
| Rushing Attempts | 39 | 31 |
| Yards per rush | 3.6 | 5.2 |
| Penalties | 5-30 | 4-44 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 1 | 1 |
| Possession | 38:39 | 21:21 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Norfolk State Spartans
passing
| Juwan Carter | 19/31 | 195 | 6.3 | 2 | 1 | -- |
rushing
| Juwan Carter | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 0 | 17 |
| Lex Henry | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 0 | 25 |
| Kevin Johnson | 8 | 20 | 2.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Cameryn Brent | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Rayquan Smith | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 0 | 2 |
| Jonah Fitzgerald | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Justin Smith | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 0 | 28 |
| Da'Quan Felton | 6 | 66 | 11.0 | 0 | 22 |
| Da'Kendall James | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 14 |
| Kevin Johnson | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Rayquan Smith | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 1 | 10 |
| Cameryn Brent | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Anthony Williams | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 1 | 3 |
interceptions
puntReturns
| Justin Smith | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
kicking
| Josh Nardone | 1/1 | 100.0 | 41 | 1/1 | 4 |
| Juwan Carter | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0 |
punting
| Ryan Richter | 3 | 113 | 37.7 | 0 | 0 | 42 |
| Luca Weber | 2 | 89 | 44.5 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
passing
| Sam Hartman | 17/25 | 244 | 9.8 | 1 | 0 | 86.2 |
| Leo Kelly | 1/4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 |
rushing
| Christian Beal-Smith | 9 | 60 | 6.7 | 1 | 24 |
| Sam Hartman | 3 | 30 | 10.0 | 1 | 23 |
| Ahmani Marshall | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | 16 |
| Christian Turner | 9 | 27 | 3.0 | 2 | 8 |
| Quinton Cooley | 4 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 6 |
| Leo Kelly | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Santino Marucci | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Jaquarii Roberson | 4 | 97 | 24.3 | 1 | 64 |
| Donald Stewart | 4 | 61 | 15.3 | 0 | 24 |
| Ke'Shawn Williams | 3 | 35 | 11.7 | 0 | 16 |
| A.T. Perry | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 11 |
| Jahmal Banks | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Taylor Morin | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Dez Williams | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Christian Turner | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Christian Beal-Smith | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
interceptions
| Caelen Carson | 1 | 30 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Ja'Sir Taylor | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Taylor Morin | 3 | 59 | 19.7 | 27 | 0 |
| Rondell Bothroyd | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Ke'Shawn Williams | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Jackson Hensley | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
kicking
| Nick Sciba | 2/2 | 100.0 | 46 | 5/5 | 11 |
punting
| Zach Murphy | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 0 | 1 | 45 |
| Ivan Mora | 1 | 45 | 45.0 | 0 | 1 | 45 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 8:24 | Josh Nardone 41 Yd Field Goal | 3 – 0 |
| 1 | 6:37 | Sam Hartman 4 Yd Run (Nick Sciba Kick) | 3 – 7 |
| 2 | 10:43 | Christian Beal-Smith 3 Yd Run (Nick Sciba Kick) | 3 – 14 |
| 2 | 4:35 | Christian Turner 1 Yd Run (Nick Sciba Kick) | 3 – 21 |
| 2 | 1:05 | Rayquan Smith 10 Yd pass from Juwan Carter (Josh Nardone PAT failed) | 9 – 21 |
| 2 | 0:18 | Nick Sciba 46 Yd Field Goal | 9 – 24 |
| 3 | 14:47 | Jaquarii Roberson 64 Yd pass from Sam Hartman (Nick Sciba Kick) | 9 – 31 |
| 3 | 11:02 | Nick Sciba 22 Yd Field Goal | 9 – 34 |
| 3 | 5:39 | Christian Turner 7 Yd Run (Nick Sciba Kick) | 9 – 41 |
| 4 | 6:24 | Anthony Williams 3 Yd pass from Juwan Carter (Josh Nardone Kick) | 16 – 41 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 11:31 AM UTCData methodology