FINAL SCORE
Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Syracuse Orange game details
Saturday, October 9, 2021 at 3:30 PM ET
JMA Wireless Dome · Attendance 38,554
Put the final score in perspective.
Wake Forest finished 3 points ahead. The teams combined for 77 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Wake Forest 17, Syracuse 21. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Syracuse outscored its opponent in 1 and Wake Forest in 2. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Wake Forest | 3 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 40 |
 Syracuse | 7 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 37 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 21 | 33 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 6-14 | 7-15 |
| 4th down efficiency | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 425 | 514 |
| Passing | 330 | 160 |
| Comp/Att | 19/32 | 15/27 |
| Yards per pass | 10.3 | 5.9 |
| Rushing | 95 | 354 |
| Rushing Attempts | 37 | 58 |
| Yards per rush | 2.6 | 6.1 |
| Penalties | 4-45 | 3-30 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
| Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
| Possession | 26:10 | 33:50 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
passing
| Sam Hartman | 19/32 | 330 | 10.3 | 3 | 1 | 81.6 |
rushing
| Christian Beal-Smith | 17 | 63 | 3.7 | 1 | 11 |
| Christian Turner | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 5 |
| Justice Ellison | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 0 | 4 |
| Sam Hartman | 9 | 7 | 0.8 | 1 | 11 |
| Team | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| A.T. Perry | 3 | 137 | 45.7 | 3 | 69 |
| Jaquarii Roberson | 9 | 135 | 15.0 | 0 | 42 |
| Taylor Morin | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | 10 |
| Blake Whiteheart | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Donald Stewart | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Ke'Shawn Williams | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 7 |
fumbles
kickReturns
| Ja'Sir Taylor | 3 | 66 | 22.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Ke'Shawn Williams | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 22 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Taylor Morin | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 |
kicking
| Nick Sciba | 2/2 | 100.0 | 40 | 2/2 | 8 |
punting
| Ivan Mora | 5 | 228 | 45.6 | 0 | 2 | 58 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Syracuse Orange
passing
| Garrett Shrader | 15/27 | 160 | 5.9 | 2 | 0 | 75.2 |
rushing
| Garrett Shrader | 29 | 178 | 6.1 | 1 | 24 |
| Sean Tucker | 26 | 153 | 5.9 | 2 | 18 |
| Cooper Lutz | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Courtney Jackson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
receiving
| Courtney Jackson | 5 | 64 | 12.8 | 0 | 29 |
| Anthony Queeley | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 1 | 24 |
| Sean Tucker | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 1 | 28 |
| Devaughn Cooper | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Sharod Johnson | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Trebor Pena | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Damien Alford | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Luke Benson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
fumbles
| Cooper Lutz | 1 | 1 | 0 |
interceptions
kickReturns
| Trebor Pena | 5 | 90 | 18.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Chris Elmore | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Trebor Pena | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 16 | 0 |
kicking
| Andre Szmyt | 1/2 | 50.0 | 38 | 4/4 | 7 |
punting
| James Williams | 6 | 185 | 30.8 | 0 | 1 | 37 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 12:06 | Nick Sciba 22 Yd Field Goal | 3 – 0 |
| 1 | 8:28 | Sean Tucker 6 Yd Run (Andre Szmyt Kick) | 3 – 7 |
| 2 | 14:21 | Anthony Queeley 24 Yd pass from Garrett Shrader (Andre Szmyt Kick) | 3 – 14 |
| 2 | 11:53 | A.T. Perry 46 Yd pass from Sam Hartman (Nick Sciba Kick) | 10 – 14 |
| 2 | 6:49 | Garrett Shrader 5 Yd Run (Andre Szmyt Kick) | 10 – 21 |
| 2 | 0:48 | Sam Hartman 1 Yd Run (Nick Sciba Kick) | 17 – 21 |
| 3 | 7:57 | Nick Sciba 40 Yd Field Goal | 20 – 21 |
| 3 | 4:32 | A.T. Perry 69 Yd pass from Sam Hartman (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) | 26 – 21 |
| 3 | 2:23 | Sean Tucker 14 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) | 26 – 27 |
| 4 | 3:28 | Christian Beal-Smith 10 Yd Run (Sam Hartman Pass to Jaquarii Roberson for Two-Point Conversion) | 34 – 27 |
| 4 | 0:21 | Sean Tucker 28 Yd pass from Garrett Shrader (Andre Szmyt Kick) | 34 – 34 |
| 5 | 0:00 | Andre Szmyt 38 Yd Field Goal | 34 – 37 |
| 5 | 0:00 | A.T. Perry 22 Yd pass from Sam Hartman | 40 – 37 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 11:31 AM UTCData methodology