Season One: Week Three-Wake Forest at #14 Mississippi State
Deacon Palmer (ntndeacon) - Wake Forest
| Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Mississippi State Bulldogs |
| Sep 19, 2015 | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | OT | SCORE |
| Wake Forest Demon Deacons (0-3) | 7 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 33 |
| #14 Mississippi State Bulldogs (3-0) | 0 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 39 |
| Team Stats Comparison |
| WAKE | MSST |
| Total Offense | 271 | 513 |
| Rushing Yards | 93 | 286 |
| Passing Yards | 178 | 227 |
| First Downs | 14 | 30 |
| Punt Return Yards | 19 | 43 |
| Kick Return Yards | 157 | 97 |
| Total Yards | 447 | 653 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 2 |
| 3rd Down Converstion | 4-16 | 9-20 |
| 4th Down Conversion | 1-1 | 1-1 |
| 2-Point Conversion | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals | 3-3 | 7-7 |
| Penalties | 1-5 | 10-75 |
| Posession Time | 25:46 | 34:14 |
| Scoring Summary |
| FIRST QUARTER SCORING | WAKE | MSST |
| 12:17 | (WAKE) Ron Norman 55 YD Pass from John Pena (Mike Martinez Kick) | 7 | 0 |
| SECOND QUARTER SCORING | WAKE | MSST |
| 13:10 | (MSST) Steven Williams 23 YD FG | 7 | 3 |
| 6:59 | (WAKE) Mike Martinez 37 YD FG | 10 | 3 |
| 5:43 | (WAKE) 47 YD Fumble Return by Roy Harris (Mike Martinez Kick) | 17 | 3 |
| 1:53 | (MSST) Steven Williams 27 YD FG | 17 | 6 |
| THIRD QUARTER SCORING | WAKE | MSST |
| 8:38 | (MSST) Steven Williams 24 YD FG | 17 | 9 |
| 5:05 | (WAKE) Mike Martinez 26 YD FG | 20 | 9 |
| 0:00 | (MSST) Josh Wright 10 YD Pass from Joe Green (2 Pt - Josh Wright Run) | 20 | 17 |
| FOURTH QUARTER SCORING | WAKE | MSST |
| 12:41 | (WAKE) 24 YD Int Return by Walter Ortega (Mike Martinez Kick) | 27 | 17 |
| 3:14 | (MSST) John Hall 1 YD Run (Steve Williams Kick) | 27 | 24 |
| 0:15 | (MSST) Steve Williams 42 YD FG | 27 | 27 |
| OVERTIME SCORING | WAKE | MSST |
| - | (MSST) Steve Williams 51 YD FG | 27 | 30 |
| - | (WAKE) Mike Martinez 27 YD FG | 30 | 30 |
| - | (WAKE) Mike Martinez 42 YD FG | 33 | 30 |
| - | (MSST) Steve Williams 28 YD FG | 33 | 33 |
| - | (MSST) Don Rodriguez 1 YD Run (2 Pt Failed) | 33 | 39 |
| Wake Forest Demon Deacons | | PASSING | C/A | YDS | TD | INT | | QB J. Pena | 11/24 | 178 | 1 | 2 | | RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | | RB C. Manning | 26 | 101 | 3.88 | 0 | | RB H. Fisher | 7 | 5 | 0.71 | 0 | | WR R. Norman | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | | FB G. Vargas | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | | RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | | WR R. Norman | 3 | 118 | 39.33 | 1 | | WR R. Knapp | 3 | 36 | 12.00 | 0 | | WR W. Whitney | 3 | 17 | 5.67 | 0 | | TE E. Barnett | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 0 | | RB C. Manning | 1 | 3 | 3.00 | 0 | | BLOCKING | PANCAKE | SACK | | TE E. Barnett | 2 | 0 | | OG W. Beltran | 0 | 1 | | OT J. Woods | 0 | 1 | | C P. Stoddard | 0 | 1 | | DEFENSE | TACK | SACK | INT | TD | | OLB J. Smith | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | FS N. Manning | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | CB W. Ortega | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | SS A. Buchanan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | ILB B. Kane | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | ILB M. Moore | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | CB J. Eckert | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | OLB P. Fitzgerald | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | SS K. Andrade | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | DE R. Harris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | DT J. Carroll | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | OLB J. Lynch | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | DE J. Burch | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | KICKING | FG | XP | PTS | LONG | | K M. Martinez | 4/4 | 3/3 | 15 | 42 | | PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | IN20 | | P L. Lopez | 6 | 253 | 42.20 | 1 | | KICK RETURN | RET | YDS | AVG | TD | | CB C. Gillespie | 6 | 146 | 24.30 | 0 | | WR N. Nicholson | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | | PUNT RETURN | RET | YDS | AVG | TD | | CB J. Eckert | 1 | 11 | 11.00 | 0 | | WR R. Knapp | 1 | 8 | 8.00 | 0 |
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Wake Forest lost a close game on the road against a ranked opponent this week. Coach Deacon will probably be upset with how his performed on offense.
Demon Deacons' Notes
Wake Forest is currently 0-3 overall and 0-0 overall in the ACC. Before this game the Demon Deacons were not ranked.