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Photo by: Joe Vogan
Deacs Fall at No. 3 Clemson
11/16/2019 6:58:00 PM | Football
CLEMSON, S.C. – Wake Forest suffered a 52-3 loss to No. 3 Clemson Saturday at Memorial Stadium. The Demon Deacons fall to 7-3 overall and 3-3 in the ACC with the loss, while the Tigers improve to 11-0 overall and finish ACC play at 8-0.
How it Happened:
Clemson jumped out to an early 14-0 lead in the first five minutes of the contest. The Tigers opened the scoring on its opening drive with a 14-yard touchdown pass from Trevor Lawrence to Tee Higgins. On the next drive, Travis Etienne scored on a 14-yard rush to double the lead to 14-0. After Clemson fumbled on its first punt attempt of the day, the Deacs took over at the Tiger 28-yard line. That set up a 30-yard field from Nick Sciba, his ACC-record setting 28th consecutive made field goal. It was only the second score allowed in the opening quarter by the Tigers this season, as the opening quarter ended 14-3.
Midway through the second quarter, Clemson extended its lead to 17-3 with a 35-yard field goal from B.T. Potter. In the final minute of the half, Higgins grabbed two more touchdown passes to make the margin 31-3 at the break.
Clemson added a receiving touchdown by Frank Ladson, Jr. and a rushing touchdown by Lyn-J Dixon in the third quarter to push the lead to 45-3. The Tigers added a touchdown pass to Joseph Ngata in the fourth quarter to make the final score 52-3.
Maggio's Record Day:
Punter Dom Maggio set a Wake Forest record for punting average in a game (min. 5 punts) at 57.7 yards, breaking the previous record of 56.4 yards set by Ryan Plackemeier on five punts at Georgia Tech in 2005. Maggio's eight punts of at least 50 yards tied the single-game school record set by Alex Kinal, who had eight 50-yard punts vs. Boston College in 2015. Maggio had four punts of at least 60 yards, including a season-long 66-yard punt in the fourth quarter. He also broke the Wake Forest career record for 50-yard punts as he finished the game with 76 career 50-yard punts, breaking Plackemeier's record of 74.
Stat Leaders:
- Kendrell Flowers led Wake in rushing with 27 yards on nine carries in his collegiate debut
- Jamie Newman led the Deacs in passing with 41 yards
- Kendall Hinton had two catches for 17 yards to lead the Deacs in receiving
- Ja'Cquez Williams led Wake with seven tackles
Noteworthy:
- Keegan Good made his first career interception in the third quarter
- Wide receiver Donavon Greene made his collegiate debut and had two catches for 12 yards
- Wide receiver Taylor Morin also made his collegiate debut
Up Next:
The Demon Deacons conclude their home schedule next Saturday by hosting Duke. Game time and TV designation will be announced by Sunday.
How it Happened:
Clemson jumped out to an early 14-0 lead in the first five minutes of the contest. The Tigers opened the scoring on its opening drive with a 14-yard touchdown pass from Trevor Lawrence to Tee Higgins. On the next drive, Travis Etienne scored on a 14-yard rush to double the lead to 14-0. After Clemson fumbled on its first punt attempt of the day, the Deacs took over at the Tiger 28-yard line. That set up a 30-yard field from Nick Sciba, his ACC-record setting 28th consecutive made field goal. It was only the second score allowed in the opening quarter by the Tigers this season, as the opening quarter ended 14-3.
Midway through the second quarter, Clemson extended its lead to 17-3 with a 35-yard field goal from B.T. Potter. In the final minute of the half, Higgins grabbed two more touchdown passes to make the margin 31-3 at the break.
Clemson added a receiving touchdown by Frank Ladson, Jr. and a rushing touchdown by Lyn-J Dixon in the third quarter to push the lead to 45-3. The Tigers added a touchdown pass to Joseph Ngata in the fourth quarter to make the final score 52-3.
Maggio's Record Day:
Punter Dom Maggio set a Wake Forest record for punting average in a game (min. 5 punts) at 57.7 yards, breaking the previous record of 56.4 yards set by Ryan Plackemeier on five punts at Georgia Tech in 2005. Maggio's eight punts of at least 50 yards tied the single-game school record set by Alex Kinal, who had eight 50-yard punts vs. Boston College in 2015. Maggio had four punts of at least 60 yards, including a season-long 66-yard punt in the fourth quarter. He also broke the Wake Forest career record for 50-yard punts as he finished the game with 76 career 50-yard punts, breaking Plackemeier's record of 74.
Stat Leaders:
- Kendrell Flowers led Wake in rushing with 27 yards on nine carries in his collegiate debut
- Jamie Newman led the Deacs in passing with 41 yards
- Kendall Hinton had two catches for 17 yards to lead the Deacs in receiving
- Ja'Cquez Williams led Wake with seven tackles
Noteworthy:
- Keegan Good made his first career interception in the third quarter
- Wide receiver Donavon Greene made his collegiate debut and had two catches for 12 yards
- Wide receiver Taylor Morin also made his collegiate debut
Up Next:
The Demon Deacons conclude their home schedule next Saturday by hosting Duke. Game time and TV designation will be announced by Sunday.
Team Stats
WF
CU
Total Yards
105
516
Pass Yards
41
348
Rushing Yards
64
168
Penalty Yards
25
35
1st Downs
5
26
3rd Downs
2
4
4th Downs
0
0
TOP
27:25
32:35
1st Quarter
WF 0, CU 7
CU - HIGGINS 14 yd pass from LAWRENCE (POTTER kick) 3 plays, 28 yards, TOP 0:52
WF 0, CU 14
CU - ETIENNE 14 yd run (POTTER kick), 4 plays, 41 yards, TOP 1:39
WF 3, CU 14
WF - Sciba, N 30 yd field goal 6 plays, 16 yards, TOP 2:33
2nd Quarter
WF 3, CU 17
CU - POTTER 35 yd field goal 10 plays, 60 yards, TOP 3:49
WF 3, CU 24
CU - HIGGINS 14 yd pass from LAWRENCE (POTTER kick) 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:37
WF 3, CU 31
CU - HIGGINS 30 yd pass from LAWRENCE (POTTER kick) 1 plays, 30 yards, TOP 0:07
3rd Quarter
WF 3, CU 38
CU - LADSON 10 yd pass from LAWRENCE (POTTER kick) 9 plays, 60 yards, TOP 4:14
WF 3, CU 45
CU - DIXON 9 yd run (POTTER kick), 6 plays, 86 yards, TOP 2:26
4th Quarter
WF 3, CU 52
CU - NGATA 21 yd pass from BRICE (POTTER kick) 8 plays, 71 yards, TOP 3:08
Game Leaders
CMP
6
TD
0
YDS
41
INT
2
CMP
0
TD
0
YDS
0
INT
0
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