Wake Forest Athletics
Wake Forest University
5-1 , 1-1
Louisville
4-2 , 2-1
| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville | 21 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 62 |
| Wake Forest | 7 | 14 | 10 | 28 | 59 |
No. 17 Wake Forest Falls to Louisville 62-59
10/13/2019 12:27:00 AM | Football
Wake Forest’s offense rewrites the history books as comeback falls short
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Saturday's game between the Demon Deacons (5-1, 1-1 ACC) and the Cardinals (4-2, 2-1 ACC) featured the most combined points in school history (121), the most first downs (40), the second most total offense yards in a game (668), and the fourth most total plays (102).
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Quarterback Jamie Newman had three touchdown passes, quarterback Sam Hartman had two touchdown passes and a rushing touchdown, and wide receiver Sage Surratt had three touchdown catches to go with 196 yards receiving.
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Trailing 45-31 at the start of the fourth quarter, Wake Forest and Louisville slugged it out in the second-highest scoring game in ACC history. After several scores and back-and-forth action, Wake Forest attempted an onside kick and after a chaotic scramble, Louisville recovered and escaped with the win.
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How it Happened:
Louisville scored first off a rushing touchdown early in the first quarter following a Wake Forest turnover. The Cardinals added another touchdown midway through the quarter as they extended their lead to 14-0.
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Wake Forest responded with a 13-play, 75-yard drive that featured several critical catches from wide receiver Kendall Hinton. Surratt caught a 12-yard contested throw for a touchdown as the Deacons pulled within one score. Louisville retook the momentum on the ensuing kickoff with a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. The Cardinals tacked on another touchdown at the start of the second quarter making it a 28-7 lead.
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Surratt caught his second touchdown of the day on a three-yard strike from Newman on the next drive. Wake Forest was methodical on the seven-play, 74-yard drive that lasted just 2:24. Â On Louisville's next possession, quarter back Micale Cunningham scrambled and was hit by Nasir Greer, causing a fumble which was recovered by Traveon Redd to the Louisville 4-yard line. Three plays later, Cade Carney rushed for a 1-yard touchdown as the Deacons pulled within one score.
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The Cardinals tacked on a field goal and held a 31-21 lead at halftime. Louisville scored out of the gate in the third quarter and led 38-21.
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Later in the third, Newman hit Surratt with a 47-yard touchdown pass down the right sideline as Wake Forest made it a 38-28 lead. Again the Cardinals responded with an 8-yard touchdown followed by a Nick Sciba 34-yard field goal as Wake Forest trailed 45-31. After a 50-yard touchdown for Louisville, Kenneth Walker III scored a three-yard touchdown.
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Trailing 55-38 with 5:35 left in the game, Hartman replaced an injured Newman and drove down the field and completed a 22-yard touchdown pass to Scotty Washington. Wake Forest recovered the onside kick following the touchdown and Hartman passed a 21-yard touchdown pass to Jake Freudenthal.
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Louisville scored a touchdown on its next drive and made it 62-52 with 2:15 left in the game. Hartman again led a scoring drive and finished it himself with a 1-yard rushing touchdown with just 1:10 remaining. Trailing 62-59, Wake Forest attempted another onside kick but Louisville recovered and ended the game.
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Key Play:
After a fourth quarter that featured a combined 45 points between the two teams, Wake Forest's last onside kick with 1:10 remaining was ruled to be recovered by Louisville. After a lengthy replay, the officials ruled that the play stood.
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Stat Leaders:
Newman finished with 251 yards passing and three touchdown passes while Hartman had two touchdown passes and a rushing touchdown with 172 yards passing. Beal-Smith set a career-high with 123 yards on the ground while Carney tallied 95 yards plus a touchdown.
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Surratt finished with 196 yards receiving and three touchdowns on 12 catches while Hinton had 13 catches for 134 yards.
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Justin Strnaud racked up nine tackles while Carlos Basham, Jr. and Ja'Corey Johns each had three tackles for loss.Â
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Next Up: Wake Forest returns to action at BB&T Field on Oct. 19 when the Demon Deacons host Florida State at 7:30 p.m. on the ACC Network.
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Team Stats
UL 7, WF 0
UL - Hawkins, J. 8 yd run (Creque, B. kick), 4 plays, 28 yards, TOP 1:35
UL 14, WF 0
UL - Dawkins, S. 55 yd pass from Cunningham, M. (Creque, B. kick) 7 plays, 92 yards, TOP 3:02
UL 14, WF 7
WF - Surratt, S 12 yd pass from Newman, J (Sciba, N kick) 13 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:35
UL 21, WF 7
UL - Hall, H. 100 yd kickoff return (Creque, B. kick)
UL 28, WF 7
UL - Atwell, T. 9 yd pass from Cunningham, M. (Creque, B. kick) 3 plays, 13 yards, TOP 0:32
UL 28, WF 14
WF - Surratt, S 3 yd pass from Newman, J (Sciba, N kick) 7 plays, 74 yards, TOP 2:24
UL 28, WF 21
WF - Carney, C 1 yd run (Sciba, N kick), 3 plays, 4 yards, TOP 1:14
UL 31, WF 21
UL - Creque, B. 32 yd field goal 9 plays, 32 yards, TOP 4:36
UL 38, WF 21
UL - Fitzpatrick, D. 15 yd pass from Conley, E. (Creque, B. kick) 1 plays, 15 yards, TOP 0:22
UL 38, WF 28
WF - Surratt, S 47 yd pass from Newman, J (Sciba, N kick) 7 plays, 86 yards, TOP 1:43
UL 45, WF 28
UL - Hall, H. 8 yd run (Creque, B. kick), 7 plays, 70 yards, TOP 3:44
UL 45, WF 31
WF - Sciba, N 34 yd field goal 7 plays, 42 yards, TOP 1:44
UL 52, WF 31
UL - Fitzpatrick, D. 50 yd pass from Conley, E. (Creque, B. kick) 3 plays, 56 yards, TOP 1:12
UL 52, WF 38
WF - Walker, K 3 yd run (Sciba, N kick), 9 plays, 59 yards, TOP 2:55
UL 55, WF 38
UL - Creque, B. 36 yd field goal 5 plays, 33 yards, TOP 0:44
UL 55, WF 45
WF - Washington, S 22 yd pass from Hartman, S (Sciba, N kick) 7 plays, 69 yards, TOP 1:23
UL 55, WF 52
WF - Freudenthal, J 21 yd pass from Hartman, S (Sciba, N kick) 2 plays, 47 yards, TOP 0:35
UL 62, WF 52
UL - Conley, E. 41 yd run (Creque, B. kick), 4 plays, 50 yards, TOP 1:22
UL 62, WF 59
WF - Hartman, S 1 yd run (Sciba, N kick), 7 plays, 92 yards, TOP 1:05
