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7-2 , 3-2
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Virginia Tech
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Deacs Suffer 36-17 Loss at Virginia Tech
11/9/2019 7:07:00 PM | Football
BLACKSBURG, Va. – No. 19 Wake Forest suffered its second loss of the season, falling at Virginia Tech 36-17 on Saturday at Lane Stadium. The Hokies scored the final 24 points of the game to take control of the contest in the second half. The Demon Deacons fall to 7-2 (3-2 ACC) with the loss, while Virginia Tech improves to 6-3 (3-2 ACC).
The Demon Deacons were held to a season-low 301 yards of total offense and 17 points. Kendall Hinton led Wake offensively with eight catches for a career-high 162 yards. Sage Surratt caught a pair of touchdown passes from Jamie Newman for Wake Forest's two touchdowns in the game.
How it Happened:
The Hokies took the opening drive and went 19 plays, taking up over nine minutes of the first quarter, but the Deacon defense held them to a 35-yard field goal by Brian Johnson. On the next Hokie drive, a long pass to Terius Wheatley ended with Nasir Greer stripping the ball, which was recovered by Essang Bassey. A 32-yard pass from Newman to Hinton set up a 40-yard field goal by Nick Sciba, who tied the game with his ACC record-tying 27th consecutive made field goal. The game remained tied 3-3 at the end of the first quarter.
Virginia Tech retook the lead midway through the second quarter, 6-3, on a 32-yard field goal from Johnson. A 45-yard reception by Hinton on a 3rd-and-10 play set up an 11-yard touchdown pass from Newman to Surratt, who bounced off defenders and dove into the end zone, to give Wake Forest its first lead of the day at 10-6. The Hokies were driving late in the second quarter when Tech quarterback Hendon Hooker was hit by Carlos Basham, Jr. on a scramble. The ball popped up into the arms of Ryan Smenda, Jr., for the Deacs' second fumble recovery of the day. That turnover kept the score 10-6 in favor of the Deacs at halftime.
The teams traded the lead in the third quarter. Virginia Tech went up 13-10 early in the third quarter on a 2-yard rushing touchdown by Deshawn McClease. The Deacs answered on the ensuing drive, using a 21-yard pass to Hinton and a pass interference call to set up a 24-yard pass from Newman to Surratt for his second touchdown of the game, giving Wake a 17-13 lead. McClease's second touchdown of the game, this one from six yards, put the Hokies back in front 20-17. After Newman threw an interception, the Deacon defense limited the Hokie red zone chance to just a field goal, making the lead 23-17 at the end of the third quarter.
Early in the fourth quarter, the Hokies pushed the lead to 29-17 on a 1-yard touchdown run by James Mitchell, but did not convert the 2-point conversion. The Hokies took advantage of a turnover deep in Deacon territory for a 7-yard touchdown run by Hooker to make the final margin 36-17.
Defensive Stat Leaders:
Ja'Cquez Williams led Wake Forest with a career-high 11 tackles, while Smenda added a career-high 10 stops. Basham had 1.5 sacks to push his season total to 7.5 sacks.
Noteworthy:
- Sage Surratt (1,001 yards) became the sixth Deacon to have a 1,000-yard receiving season
- Jamie Newman (238 yards) threw for at least 200 yards for the ninth consecutive game
- Nick Sciba made his 27th consecutive field goal, tying the ACC record set by Mark Primanti of NC State in 1995-96. His 40-yard FG today was his longest of the season
- Wake Forest is now 0-2 this season when the opponent scores first (7-0 when scoring first)
Up Next:
The Demon Deacons visit No. 5 Clemson next Saturday. Game time is 3:30 p.m. and the TV network (ABC or ESPN) will be announced by Sunday.
The Demon Deacons were held to a season-low 301 yards of total offense and 17 points. Kendall Hinton led Wake offensively with eight catches for a career-high 162 yards. Sage Surratt caught a pair of touchdown passes from Jamie Newman for Wake Forest's two touchdowns in the game.
How it Happened:
The Hokies took the opening drive and went 19 plays, taking up over nine minutes of the first quarter, but the Deacon defense held them to a 35-yard field goal by Brian Johnson. On the next Hokie drive, a long pass to Terius Wheatley ended with Nasir Greer stripping the ball, which was recovered by Essang Bassey. A 32-yard pass from Newman to Hinton set up a 40-yard field goal by Nick Sciba, who tied the game with his ACC record-tying 27th consecutive made field goal. The game remained tied 3-3 at the end of the first quarter.
Virginia Tech retook the lead midway through the second quarter, 6-3, on a 32-yard field goal from Johnson. A 45-yard reception by Hinton on a 3rd-and-10 play set up an 11-yard touchdown pass from Newman to Surratt, who bounced off defenders and dove into the end zone, to give Wake Forest its first lead of the day at 10-6. The Hokies were driving late in the second quarter when Tech quarterback Hendon Hooker was hit by Carlos Basham, Jr. on a scramble. The ball popped up into the arms of Ryan Smenda, Jr., for the Deacs' second fumble recovery of the day. That turnover kept the score 10-6 in favor of the Deacs at halftime.
The teams traded the lead in the third quarter. Virginia Tech went up 13-10 early in the third quarter on a 2-yard rushing touchdown by Deshawn McClease. The Deacs answered on the ensuing drive, using a 21-yard pass to Hinton and a pass interference call to set up a 24-yard pass from Newman to Surratt for his second touchdown of the game, giving Wake a 17-13 lead. McClease's second touchdown of the game, this one from six yards, put the Hokies back in front 20-17. After Newman threw an interception, the Deacon defense limited the Hokie red zone chance to just a field goal, making the lead 23-17 at the end of the third quarter.
Early in the fourth quarter, the Hokies pushed the lead to 29-17 on a 1-yard touchdown run by James Mitchell, but did not convert the 2-point conversion. The Hokies took advantage of a turnover deep in Deacon territory for a 7-yard touchdown run by Hooker to make the final margin 36-17.
Defensive Stat Leaders:
Ja'Cquez Williams led Wake Forest with a career-high 11 tackles, while Smenda added a career-high 10 stops. Basham had 1.5 sacks to push his season total to 7.5 sacks.
Noteworthy:
- Sage Surratt (1,001 yards) became the sixth Deacon to have a 1,000-yard receiving season
- Jamie Newman (238 yards) threw for at least 200 yards for the ninth consecutive game
- Nick Sciba made his 27th consecutive field goal, tying the ACC record set by Mark Primanti of NC State in 1995-96. His 40-yard FG today was his longest of the season
- Wake Forest is now 0-2 this season when the opponent scores first (7-0 when scoring first)
Up Next:
The Demon Deacons visit No. 5 Clemson next Saturday. Game time is 3:30 p.m. and the TV network (ABC or ESPN) will be announced by Sunday.
Team Stats
WF
VT
Total Yards
301
470
Pass Yards
238
242
Rushing Yards
63
228
Penalty Yards
30
55
1st Downs
16
21
3rd Downs
6
3
4th Downs
0
2
TOP
23:51
36:09
1st Quarter
WF 0, VT 3
VT - Johnson, B 35 yd field goal 19 plays, 64 yards, TOP 9:27
WF 3, VT 3
WF - Sciba, N 40 yd field goal 5 plays, 37 yards, TOP 1:23
2nd Quarter
WF 3, VT 6
VT - Johnson, B 32 yd field goal 13 plays, 68 yards, TOP 7:02
WF 10, VT 6
WF - Surratt, S 11 yd pass from Newman, J (Sciba, N kick) 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 1:59
3rd Quarter
WF 10, VT 13
VT - McClease, D 2 yd run (Johnson, B kick), 5 plays, 51 yards, TOP 2:32
WF 17, VT 13
WF - Surratt, S 24 yd pass from Newman, J (Sciba, N kick) 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:01
WF 17, VT 20
VT - McClease, D 6 yd run (Johnson, B kick), 4 plays, 74 yards, TOP 1:50
WF 17, VT 23
VT - Johnson, B 35 yd field goal 4 plays, 3 yards, TOP 1:25
4th Quarter
WF 17, VT 29
VT - Mitchell, J 1 yd run (Hooker, H passfailed), 6 plays, 80 yards, TOP 3:09
WF 17, VT 36
VT - Hooker, H 7 yd run (Johnson, B kick), 1 plays, 7 yards, TOP 0:03
Game Leaders
CMP
16
TD
2
YDS
238
INT
2
CMP
0
TD
0
YDS
0
INT
0
Players Mentioned
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