FINAL SCORE
Louisville Cardinals at Wake Forest Demon Deacons game details
Saturday, October 2, 2021 at 12:30 PM ET
Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium · Attendance 29,077
Put the final score in perspective.
Wake Forest finished 3 points ahead. The teams combined for 71 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Louisville 17, Wake Forest 20. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Wake Forest outscored its opponent in 2 and Louisville in 1. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Louisville | 10 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 34 |
 Wake Forest | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 37 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 25 | 26 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 4-12 | 10-20 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Total Yards | 517 | 501 |
| Passing | 309 | 324 |
| Comp/Att | 19/27 | 23/40 |
| Yards per pass | 11.4 | 8.1 |
| Rushing | 208 | 177 |
| Rushing Attempts | 43 | 44 |
| Yards per rush | 4.8 | 4.0 |
| Penalties | 9-93 | 6-35 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 2 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
| Possession | 34:36 | 25:24 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Louisville Cardinals
passing
| Malik Cunningham | 19/26 | 309 | 11.9 | 2 | 0 | 84.0 |
| Evan Conley | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.1 |
rushing
| Jalen Mitchell | 17 | 89 | 5.2 | 0 | 16 |
| Trey Cooley | 11 | 61 | 5.5 | 0 | 18 |
| Malik Cunningham | 14 | 46 | 3.3 | 2 | 11 |
| Ahmari Huggins-Bruce | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
receiving
| Tyler Harrell | 1 | 75 | 75.0 | 1 | 75 |
| Jordan Watkins | 4 | 60 | 15.0 | 0 | 24 |
| Justin Marshall | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 0 | 18 |
| Dez Melton | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 0 | 36 |
| Marshon Ford | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | 12 |
| Trey Cooley | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 0 | 20 |
| Ahmari Huggins-Bruce | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 1 | 10 |
| Jalen Mitchell | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Bryan Hudson | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Josh Johnson | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Trevor Reid | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
fumbles
interceptions
| Qwynnterrio Cole | 1 | 29 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Hassan Hall | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 22 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Josh Johnson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
kicking
| James Turner | 2/3 | 66.7 | 46 | 4/4 | 10 |
punting
| Mark Vassett | 4 | 176 | 44.0 | 0 | 3 | 50 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
passing
| Sam Hartman | 23/40 | 324 | 8.1 | 2 | 1 | 72.2 |
rushing
| Justice Ellison | 15 | 67 | 4.5 | 1 | 15 |
| Christian Beal-Smith | 10 | 36 | 3.6 | 0 | 11 |
| Sam Hartman | 10 | 35 | 3.5 | 1 | 10 |
| Christian Turner | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 0 | 9 |
| Jaquarii Roberson | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 6 |
receiving
| Jaquarii Roberson | 6 | 135 | 22.5 | 0 | 42 |
| Taylor Morin | 6 | 122 | 20.3 | 1 | 42 |
| A.T. Perry | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 1 | 11 |
| Justice Ellison | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 8 |
| Donald Stewart | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 |
| Brandon Chapman | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Sam Hartman | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Christian Beal-Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
fumbles
kickReturns
| Ke'Shawn Williams | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Ja'Sir Taylor | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 22 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Taylor Morin | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
kicking
| Nick Sciba | 3/3 | 100.0 | 33 | 4/4 | 13 |
punting
| Ivan Mora | 5 | 193 | 38.6 | 0 | 1 | 51 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 12:05 | Nick Sciba 33 Yd Field Goal | 0 – 3 |
| 1 | 6:45 | Malik Cunningham 7 Yd Run (James Turner Kick) | 7 – 3 |
| 1 | 3:53 | Sam Hartman 1 Yd Run (Nick Sciba Kick) | 7 – 10 |
| 1 | 0:12 | James Turner 42 Yd Field Goal | 10 – 10 |
| 2 | 8:52 | Malik Cunningham 5 Yd Run (James Turner Kick) | 17 – 10 |
| 2 | 3:51 | Taylor Morin 42 Yd pass from Sam Hartman (Nick Sciba Kick) | 17 – 17 |
| 2 | 0:00 | Nick Sciba 20 Yd Field Goal | 17 – 20 |
| 3 | 3:59 | Justice Ellison 7 Yd Run (Nick Sciba Kick) | 17 – 27 |
| 4 | 11:25 | Ahmari Huggins-Bruce 10 Yd pass from Malik Cunningham (James Turner Kick) | 24 – 27 |
| 4 | 7:48 | James Turner 46 Yd Field Goal | 27 – 27 |
| 4 | 3:52 | A.T. Perry 7 Yd pass from Sam Hartman (Nick Sciba Kick) | 27 – 34 |
| 4 | 3:01 | Tyler Harrell 75 Yd pass from Malik Cunningham (James Turner Kick) | 34 – 34 |
| 4 | 0:22 | Nick Sciba 29 Yd Field Goal | 34 – 37 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 11:32 AM UTCData methodology