Wake Forest University
5-1 , 1-1
Louisville
4-2 , 2-1
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
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Surratt finished with 196 yards receiving and three touchdowns on 12 catches while Hinton had 13 catches for 134 yards.
Justin Strnaud racked up nine tackles while Carlos Basham, Jr. and Ja'Corey Johns each had three tackles for loss.
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.
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
