FINAL SCORE
NC State Wolfpack at Wake Forest Demon Deacons game details
Saturday, November 13, 2021 at 7:30 PM ET
Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium · Attendance 34,503
Put the final score in perspective.
Wake Forest finished 3 points ahead. The teams combined for 87 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was NC State 20, Wake Forest 24. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Wake Forest outscored its opponent in 2 and NC State in 1. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 NC State | 6 | 14 | 7 | 15 | 42 |
 Wake Forest | 7 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 25 | 27 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 3-14 | 10-19 |
| 4th down efficiency | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| Total Yards | 482 | 406 |
| Passing | 408 | 290 |
| Comp/Att | 37/59 | 20/47 |
| Yards per pass | 6.9 | 6.2 |
| Rushing | 74 | 116 |
| Rushing Attempts | 18 | 44 |
| Yards per rush | 4.1 | 2.6 |
| Penalties | 14-119 | 5-50 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 2 | 3 |
| Possession | 28:20 | 31:40 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
NC State Wolfpack
passing
| Devin Leary | 37/59 | 408 | 6.9 | 4 | 2 | 59.6 |
rushing
| Ricky Person Jr. | 8 | 36 | 4.5 | 0 | 16 |
| Bam Knight | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | 12 |
| Keyon Lesane | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Devin Leary | 4 | -2 | -0.5 | 0 | 12 |
receiving
| Emeka Emezie | 10 | 133 | 13.3 | 2 | 28 |
| Devin Carter | 7 | 132 | 18.9 | 2 | 54 |
| Thayer Thomas | 5 | 65 | 13.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Porter Rooks | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 0 | 10 |
| Trent Pennix | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Ricky Person Jr. | 5 | 12 | 2.4 | 0 | 6 |
| C.J. Riley | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Jordan Houston | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Bam Knight | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Keyon Lesane | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 |
fumbles
| Devin Carter | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Devin Leary | 1 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
kickReturns
| Bam Knight | 3 | 194 | 64.7 | 100 | 1 |
| Aydan White | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Thayer Thomas | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
kicking
| Christopher Dunn | 2/3 | 66.7 | 46 | 4/4 | 10 |
punting
| Trenton Gill | 6 | 270 | 45.0 | 0 | 2 | 52 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
passing
| Sam Hartman | 20/47 | 290 | 6.2 | 3 | 3 | 72.8 |
rushing
| Justice Ellison | 17 | 56 | 3.3 | 2 | 9 |
| Sam Hartman | 13 | 43 | 3.3 | 1 | 15 |
| Christian Turner | 11 | 25 | 2.3 | 0 | 7 |
| Team | 3 | -8 | -2.7 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| A.T. Perry | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 1 | 24 |
| Donald Stewart | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 0 | 26 |
| Taylor Morin | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | 22 |
| Ke'Shawn Williams | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 0 | 34 |
| Blake Whiteheart | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Brandon Chapman | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 1 | 11 |
| Jahmal Banks | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 0 | 23 |
| Jaquarii Roberson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Justice Ellison | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | 4 |
fumbles
| Traveon Redd | 0 | 0 | 2 |
interceptions
| JJ Roberts | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Andersen | 1 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Taylor Morin | 1 | 43 | 43.0 | 43 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Taylor Morin | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
kicking
| Nick Sciba | 1/2 | 50.0 | 45 | 6/6 | 9 |
punting
| Ivan Mora | 6 | 282 | 47.0 | 0 | 1 | 51 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 11:25 | Christopher Dunn 28 Yd Field Goal | 3 – 0 |
| 1 | 7:45 | A.T. Perry 24 Yd pass from Sam Hartman (Nick Sciba Kick) | 3 – 7 |
| 1 | 2:33 | Christopher Dunn 46 Yd Field Goal | 6 – 7 |
| 2 | 14:34 | Justice Ellison 1 Yd Run (Nick Sciba Kick) | 6 – 14 |
| 2 | 2:05 | Sam Hartman 5 Yd Run (Nick Sciba Kick) | 6 – 21 |
| 2 | 1:47 | Emeka Emezie 28 Yd pass from Devin Leary (Christopher Dunn Kick) | 13 – 21 |
| 2 | 0:28 | Devin Carter 21 Yd pass from Devin Leary (Christopher Dunn Kick) | 20 – 21 |
| 2 | 0:00 | Nick Sciba 45 Yd Field Goal | 20 – 24 |
| 3 | 14:47 | Zonovan Knight 100 Yd Kickoff Return (Christopher Dunn Kick) | 27 – 24 |
| 3 | 11:07 | Brandon Chapman 5 Yd pass from Sam Hartman (Nick Sciba Kick) | 27 – 31 |
| 4 | 10:05 | Justice Ellison 4 Yd pass from Sam Hartman (Nick Sciba Kick) | 27 – 38 |
| 4 | 8:07 | Emeka Emezie 13 Yd pass from Devin Leary (Devin Leary Pass to Emeka Emezie for Two-Point Conversion) | 35 – 38 |
| 4 | 1:47 | Justice Ellison 4 Yd Run (Nick Sciba Kick) | 35 – 45 |
| 4 | 0:45 | Devin Carter 8 Yd pass from Devin Leary (Christopher Dunn Kick) | 42 – 45 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 11:31 AM UTCData methodology