FINAL SCORE
Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Mississippi State Bulldogs game details
Friday, January 2, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
Bank of America Stadium · Attendance 29,328
Put the final score in perspective.
Wake Forest finished 14 points ahead. The teams combined for 72 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Wake Forest 15, Mississippi State 9. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Mississippi State outscored its opponent in 1 and Wake Forest in 3. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Wake Forest | 15 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 43 |
 Mississippi State | 6 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 29 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 23 | 20 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 9-15 | 3-14 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-0 | 0-2 |
| Total Yards | 451 | 408 |
| Passing | 303 | 294 |
| Comp/Att | 20/33 | 16/27 |
| Yards per pass | 9.2 | 10.9 |
| Rushing | 148 | 114 |
| Rushing Attempts | 35 | 42 |
| Yards per rush | 4.2 | 2.7 |
| Penalties | 9-76 | 7-60 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
| Possession | 31:35 | 28:25 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
passing
| Robby Ashford | 20/33 | 303 | 9.2 | 3 | 1 | 76.4 |
rushing
| Ty Clark III | 17 | 91 | 5.4 | 0 | 12 |
| Robby Ashford | 14 | 50 | 3.6 | 2 | 12 |
| JaMario Clements | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Team | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Ty Clark III | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 1 | 62 |
| Carlos Hernandez | 6 | 73 | 12.2 | 0 | 22 |
| Jack Foley | 1 | 64 | 64.0 | 1 | 64 |
| Sterling Berkhalter | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 0 | 15 |
| Sawyer Racanelli | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 |
| Kamrean Johnson | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 1 | 14 |
| Eni Falayi | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 10 |
fumbles
defensive
| Nick Andersen | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aiden Hall | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karon Prunty | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Cusano | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabe Kirschke | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Hazen | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Loving | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braylon Johnson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Lohavichan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Afalava | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zeek Jackson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myles Turpin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davaughn Patterson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lardarius Webb Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kadear Dembele | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quincy Bryant | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nuer Gatkuoth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sterling Berkhalter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travon West | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Walton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Cook | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kalil Townes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Langston Hardy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Koredell Bartley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
kickReturns
| Koredell Bartley | 2 | 137 | 68.5 | 100 | 1 |
| Ryan Henley | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Carlos Hernandez | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
kicking
| Connor Calvert | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3/3 | 3 |
punting
| Cal Joseph | 6 | 231 | 38.5 | 0 | 2 | 48 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Mississippi State Bulldogs
passing
| Kamario Taylor | 13/22 | 241 | 11.0 | 1 | 0 | 56.5 |
| Luke Kromenhoek | 3/5 | 53 | 10.6 | 0 | 0 | 70.0 |
rushing
| Kamario Taylor | 18 | 63 | 3.5 | 1 | 16 |
| Fluff Bothwell | 14 | 38 | 2.7 | 0 | 15 |
| Xavier Gayten | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 0 | 4 |
| Anthony Evans III | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Luke Kromenhoek | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 8 |
receiving
| Brenen Thompson | 4 | 106 | 26.5 | 0 | 51 |
| Anthony Evans III | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 0 | 39 |
| Sanfrisco Magee | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 1 | 42 |
| Ayden Williams | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Seydou Traore | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Kolin Wilson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Sam West | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fluff Bothwell | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
fumbles
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
defensive
| Jalen Smith | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Washington | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nic Mitchell | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jahron Manning | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelley Jones | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nevaeh Sanders | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeAgo Brumfield | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malick Sylla | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Branden Jennings | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaray Bledsoe | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Derion Gullette | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brylan Lanier | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kedrick Bingley-Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kalvin Dinkins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Head Jr. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanner Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ja'Bryis Stewart | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deonte Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Lockhart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
| Brylan Lanier | 1 | 12 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Anthony Evans III | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Brenen Thompson | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 |
kicking
| Kyle Ferrie | 4/4 | 100.0 | 50 | 1/1 | 13 |
punting
| Ethan Pulliam | 5 | 230 | 46.0 | 1 | 1 | 52 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 12:55 | Kyle Ferrie 33 Yd Field Goal | 0 – 3 |
| 1 | 12:33 | Koredell Bartley 100 Yd Kickoff Return (Sawyer Racanelli Pass to Eni Falayi for Two-Point Conversion) | 8 – 3 |
| 1 | 7:12 | Kyle Ferrie 50 Yd Field Goal | 8 – 6 |
| 1 | 3:49 | Kamrean Johnson 14 Yd pass from Robby Ashford (Connor Calvert Kick) | 15 – 6 |
| 2 | 6:15 | Kyle Ferrie 23 Yd Field Goal | 15 – 9 |
| 3 | 14:06 | Jack Foley 64 Yd pass from Robby Ashford (Robby Ashford Run for Two-Point Conversion) | 23 – 9 |
| 3 | 9:24 | Kyle Ferrie 36 Yd Field Goal | 23 – 12 |
| 3 | 4:19 | Robby Ashford 2 Yd Run (Connor Calvert Kick) | 30 – 12 |
| 3 | 0:00 | Kamario Taylor 1 Yd Run (Kamario Taylor Pass to Seydou Traore for Two-Point Conversion) | 30 – 20 |
| 4 | 10:17 | Sanfrisco Magee 42 Yd pass from Kamario Taylor (Kyle Ferrie Kick) | 30 – 27 |
| 4 | 4:07 | Robby Ashford 1 Yd Run (Connor Calvert PAT blocked) | 36 – 27 |
| 4 | 4:07 | Kelley Jones Defensive PAT Conversion | 36 – 29 |
| 4 | 2:15 | Ty Clark III 62 Yd pass from Robby Ashford (Connor Calvert Kick) | 43 – 29 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 10, 10:58 PM UTCData methodology