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North Carolina Tar Heels 12
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Wake Forest Demon Deacons 28
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Match Report

Wake Forest rides Carlos Hernandez's big plays, defense past North Carolina 28-12

— Wake Forest’s Carlos Hernandez scored two touchdowns, including one by returning a teammate’s fumble, on plays that caught North Carolina off guard and the Demon Deacons didn’t allow a touchdown in a 28-12 victory Saturday.

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Team Stats

UNC WAKE
16
1st Downs
19
4-14
3rd down efficiency
6-13
1-1
4th down efficiency
2-3
257
Total Yards
414
201
Passing
191
21/37
Comp/Att
15/25
5.4
Yards per pass
7.6
56
Rushing
223
24
Rushing Attempts
39
2.3
Yards per rush
5.7
4-45
Penalties
3-40
0
Turnovers
1
0
Fumbles lost
1
0
Interceptions thrown
0
30:02
Possession
29:58

Top Performers

UNC

  • Gio Lopez C/ATT 21/36 · YDS 201 · AVG 5.6
  • Tom Maginness NO 4 · YDS 185 · AVG 46.3
  • Rece Verhoff FG 4/6 · PCT 66.7 · LONG 57
  • Jake Johnson REC 5 · YDS 54 · AVG 10.8

WAKE

  • Robby Ashford C/ATT 15/25 · YDS 191 · AVG 7.6
  • Cal Joseph NO 4 · YDS 157 · AVG 39.3
  • Carlos Hernandez REC 6 · YDS 100 · AVG 16.7
  • Demond Claiborne CAR 23 · YDS 98 · AVG 4.3

Highlights

00:33 Wake Forest recovers own fumble, runs it in for TD Watch on ESPN 00:27 Demond Claiborne dashes in for Wake Forest TD Watch on ESPN 00:48 Carlos Hernandez brings it down for 70-yard Wake Forest TD Watch on ESPN 00:44 Robbie Ashford squeezes in for a Wake Forest TD Watch on ESPN

Play by Play

  1. Touchdown 0:22 12-28

    Robby Ashford 2 Yd Run (Connor Calvert Kick)

    Q4
  2. Field Goal 11:03 12-21

    Rece Verhoff 47 Yd Field Goal

    Q4
  3. Touchdown 5:54 9-21

    Carlos Hernandez 70 Yd pass from Robby Ashford (Connor Calvert Kick)

    Q3
  4. Field Goal 6:46 9-14

    Rece Verhoff 42 Yd Field Goal

    Q3
  5. Field Goal 0:00 6-14

    Rece Verhoff 57 Yd Field Goal

    Q2
  6. Touchdown 1:47 3-14

    Demond Claiborne 12 Yd Run (Connor Calvert Kick)

    Q2
  7. Field Goal 12:54 3-7

    Rece Verhoff 40 Yd Field Goal

    Q2
  8. Touchdown 13:11 0-7

    Carlos Hernandez 51 Yd Run (Connor Calvert Kick)

    Q1
  1. UNC

    1 play, 4 yards, 0:22 · End of Game

    Q4
  2. WAKE 0:22

    10 plays, 55 yards, 4:59 · Touchdown

    Q4
  3. Touchdown 0:22 12-28

    Robby Ashford 2 Yd Run (Connor Calvert Kick)

    Q4
  4. UNC 5:21

    3 plays, -4 yards, 1:30 · Punt

    Q4
  5. WAKE 6:51

    5 plays, 7 yards, 4:07 · Punt

    Q4
  6. UNC 11:03

    6 plays, 41 yards, 1:49 · Field Goal

    Q4
  7. Field Goal 11:03 12-21

    Rece Verhoff 47 Yd Field Goal

    Q4
  8. WAKE 12:52

    6 plays, 22 yards, 2:08 · Punt

    Q4
  9. UNC 0:01

    13 plays, 47 yards, 5:54 · Missed FG

    Q3
  10. WAKE 5:53

    2 plays, 75 yards, 0:52 · Touchdown

    Q3
  11. Touchdown 5:54 9-21

    Carlos Hernandez 70 Yd pass from Robby Ashford (Connor Calvert Kick)

    Q3
  12. UNC 6:46

    6 plays, 43 yards, 2:43 · Field Goal

    Q3
  13. Field Goal 6:46 9-14

    Rece Verhoff 42 Yd Field Goal

    Q3
  14. WAKE 9:29

    8 plays, 43 yards, 3:43 · Downs

    Q3
  15. UNC 13:12

    3 plays, 8 yards, 1:43 · Punt

    Q3
  16. UNC 0:02

    6 plays, 23 yards, 1:47 · Field Goal

    Q2
  17. WAKE 1:47

    13 plays, 67 yards, 5:40 · Touchdown

    Q2
  18. Field Goal 0:00 6-14

    Rece Verhoff 57 Yd Field Goal

    Q2
  19. Touchdown 1:47 3-14

    Demond Claiborne 12 Yd Run (Connor Calvert Kick)

    Q2
  20. UNC 7:27

    7 plays, 10 yards, 2:33 · Missed FG

    Q2
  21. WAKE 10:00

    3 plays, 20 yards, 0:50 · Fumble

    Q2
  22. UNC 11:02

    3 plays, 4 yards, 1:42 · Punt

    Q2
  23. WAKE 12:32

    3 plays, 0 yards, 0:22 · Punt

    Q2
  24. UNC 12:54

    13 plays, 58 yards, 7:37 · Field Goal

    Q2
  25. Field Goal 12:54 3-7

    Rece Verhoff 40 Yd Field Goal

    Q2
  26. WAKE 5:31

    9 plays, 38 yards, 5:23 · Punt

    Q1
  27. UNC 10:54

    6 plays, 18 yards, 2:17 · Punt

    Q1
  28. WAKE 13:11

    5 plays, 75 yards, 1:49 · Touchdown

    Q1
  29. Touchdown 13:11 0-7

    Carlos Hernandez 51 Yd Run (Connor Calvert Kick)

    Q1

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