NCAAF Game Recap - North Carolina at Wake Forest
Fri Sep 13, 2019 6:00 PM EDT

Clem
41
Syr
6
F
Bama
47
SCar
23
F
ArkSt
0
UGA
55
F
NWSt
14
LSU
65
F
Okla
48
UCLA
14
F
OSU
51
Ind
10
F
NM
14
ND
66
F
Kent
16
Aub
55
F
Fla
29
KY
21
F
IdSt
0
Utah
31
F
Tex
48
Rice
13
F
Pitt
10
PSU
17
F
Mont
3
Oreg
35
F
Lamar
3
TxAM
62
F
Stan
27
UCF
45
F
AzSt
10
MSU
7
F
Iowa
18
IASt
17
F
WaSt
31
Hou
24
F
MD
17
Temp
20
F
PorSt
10
Boise
45
F
Hawaii
20
Wash
52
F
USC
27
BYU
30
F OT
FlaSt
24
UVA
31
F
UNC
18
Wake
24
F
Kans
48
BC
24
F
K St
31
MissSt
24
F
E Mi
34
Ill
31
F
NCSt
27
WVU
44
F
Furm
17
VaTec
24
F
Chat
0
Tenn
45
F
MiaOH
13
Cin
35
F
Cit
27
GATec
24
F OT
AF
30
Colo
23
F OT
Norf
7
CoCar
46
F
FlAtl
41
Ball
31
F
Akr
24
C Mi
45
F
ECU
10
Navy
42
F
Army
31
UTSA
13
F
OkSt
40
Tuls
21
F
Mem
42
SoAl
6
F
UNLV
14
NW
30
F
GaSo
32
MIN
35
F
Mor
12
JMU
63
F
SouLA
29
Miss
40
F
Lou
38
W Ky
21
F
EWa
45
JacSt
49
F
ColSt
34
Ark
55
F
B-C
0
MiaFL
63
F
CAPly
7
OreSt
45
F
NorTx
17
Cal
23
F
SamHu
23
UND
27
F
Idaho
16
Wyo
21
F
LT
35
BGSU
7
F
SMiss
47
Troy
42
F
SCSt
16
SoFL
55
F
Buff
17
Lib
35
F
UMass
17
UNCC
52
F
Ohio
31
Marsh
33
F
GASt
10
WestMI
57
F
Murr
0
Toled
45
F
Web
13
NEV
19
F
TxSt
17
SMU
47
F
Duke
41
MidTN
18
F
UNH
17
FLInt
30
F
SEMO
0
MIZ
50
F
TxSo
6
ULLaf
77
F
TCU
34
Purd
13
F
MoStU
6
Tul
58
F
SDSU
31
NMS
10
F
NIU
8
Neb
44
F
TxTch
14
Ariz
28
F

Sep 13, 2019, 6:00 PM EDT

Final

1

2

3

4

T

North Carolina (2-1)

0

0

3

15

18

Wake Forest (3-0)

7

14

0

3

24

Wake Forest beats North Carolina 24-18 in nonconference game
Fri Sep 13, 2019 11:18 PM

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Jamie Newman and Wake Forest had gone from dominant to hanging on, with North Carolina on the verge of yet another fourth-quarter comeback in a suddenly tense finish.

Yet these Demon Deacons have proven they can come up with big late-game plays, too.

Newman directed a clock-draining fourth-quarter drive, then watched as the Tar Heels ran out of time on their desperate final possession in Wake Forest's 24-18 win Friday night in an unusual nonconference matchup between same-state Atlantic Coast Conference teams.

"Making those first downs and driving the ball, that drive was the game-saver," Demon Deacons coach Dave Clawson said. "Because if they get the ball back at midfield or on their 30 with 4 1/2 minutes left and three timeouts, I wasn't feeling real good about it."

Newman and the Demon Deacons (3-0) took care of that.

The Tar Heels (2-1) had just closed a 21-0 deficit to 21-18 on Sam Howell's second fourth-quarter touchdown pass with 6:09 left, and the pressure increased when Newman took a sack to set up a second-and-16.

But Newman hit Scotty Washington for a 27-yard gain over the middle, then followed three plays later with a 4-yard scramble on third down to keep possession. That drive ultimately forced the Tar Heels to use all three of their timeouts, though not before Wake Forest had burned 5 minutes and tacked on a field goal.

That 12-play, 61-yard drive wasn't as dramatic as the one Newman led in the opener, ending with winning fourth-down touchdown throw with 1:08 left to beat Utah State.

It was a winner all the same.

"We stayed calm on the sideline," Newman said. "We didn't panic. We've been in those situations before."

UNC had a final drive, but the game ended when Michael Carter didn't get out of bounds in time on a run to set up a final desperation heave from just across midfield.

"The first half, we didn't feel like ourselves," Howell said. "Most of that is because of me. I didn't play very well in the first half. We just fought as hard as we could in the second half and ended up running out of time."

THE TAKEAWAY

UNC: The Tar Heels came in brimming with confidence after rallying from 20-9 down against South Carolina in the opener, then beating Miami on Howell's TD throw with 61 seconds left last week. This time, they dug themselves a hole they couldn't come back from with a miserable first-half performance then couldn't get the late-game stop quick enough to pull off another rally.

"I didn't think we played well emotionally in the first quarter and parts of the first half," UNC coach Mack Brown said, adding: "We weren't used to this position to be in."

Wake Forest: The good news is Wake Forest spent much of this one pushing the Tar Heels around, with Kenneth Walker running for 94 yards and receiver Sage Surratt having a career-best day with nine catches for 169 yards and a 51-yard TD catch from Newman. The bad news is Wake Forest didn't finish particularly well outside of that clock-killing drive, watching a well-in-hand game get unexpectedly tense in the final minutes.

THE FINAL PLAY

The Tar Heels were running out of time after Howell was taken down on a 3-yard run, forcing a hurried fourth-down play. Carter took the handoff and headed toward the UNC sideline for 13 yards with a chance to get out of bounds and stop the clock.

But Carter was pushed out of bounds by tacklers, and officials ran off the field immediately without a replay as Wake Forest's bench began spilling onto the field to celebrate.

"Honestly I kind of slowed down to try to set the blocks up," Carter said. "If I would've just run straight out of bounds, we probably would've had probably like 3 seconds left. But I thought it was going to be the last play of the game. That was a mental error by me."

INJURIES ABOUND

UNC didn't have starting receiver Antoine Green, center Nick Polino and defensive lineman Jason Strowbridge due to injuries, then lost offensive lineman Jordan Tucker to an apparent leg injury. For Wake Forest, No. 2 rusher Cade Carney didn't play due to injury, though Clawson said he was available in an emergency.

OUT OF THE ACC

This one doesn't count in the ACC standings. The teams had agreed in 2015 to play this year and in 2021 instead of waiting until 2022 for their next ACC matchup amid the 14-team league's scheduling rotation for teams in opposite divisions.

UP NEXT

UNC: The Tar Heels return home to host Appalachian State on Sept. 21.

Wake Forest: The Demon Deacons host Elon on Sept. 21.

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Passing

UNC Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
S. Howell 28 17 60.7 2 182 55 0 103.6
Wake Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
J. Newman 26 14 53.8 1 214 51 1 78.0

Rushing

UNC Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
M. Carter 13 96 7.4 50 0
J. Williams 9 27 3.0 17 0
Wake Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
K. Walker III 13 94 7.2 21 0
J. Newman 19 78 4.1 11 2

Receiving

UNC Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
D. Brown 3 84 28.0 55 1
D. Newsome 7 62 8.9 32 0
Wake Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
S. Surratt 9 169 18.8 51 1
S. Washington 2 31 15.5 27 0

Fumbles

UNC F FL
J. Williams 1 1
Wake F FL
S. Surratt 1 0

Returning

UNC KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
D. Newsome 0 0 0 1 9.0 0 9
M. Carter 1 22.0 0 22 0 0 0
Wake KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
S. Surratt 0 0 0 3 1.0 0 10
C. Beal-Smith 1 23.0 0 23 0 0 0

Punting

UNC Punt Yds Avg LgPu
B. Kiernan 10 460 46.0 57
Wake Punt Yds Avg LgPu
D. Maggio 8 382 47.8 58

Takeaways

UNC Int Yds InTD
M. Dorn 1 0 0

Team Stats Comparison

UNC Wake
Points For 18 24
Total Yards 333 436
Rushing Yards 144 222
Passing Yards 189 214
Passing Completions / Attempts 18/30 14/26
Turnovers 1 1
Interceptions Thrown 0 1
Fumbles - Lost 1/1 1/0
First Downs 14 21
Penalties - Yards 7/43 2/15
Time Of Possession 21:21 39:39
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 2/16 5/15
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 3/3 0/1
Punts - Average Yards 10/46 8/48

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter UNC Wake
Wake 11:58 TD Jamie Newman 5 yd run (Nick Sciba kick) 0 7
2nd Quarter UNC Wake
Wake 00:06 TD Jamie Newman 6 yd run (Nick Sciba kick) 0 14
Wake 02:56 TD Sage Surratt 51 yd pass from Jamie Newman (Nick Sciba kick) 0 21
3rd Quarter UNC Wake
UNC 14:19 FG Noah Ruggles 49 yd FG 3 21
4th Quarter UNC Wake
UNC 05:39 TD Michael Carter 11 yd pass from Sam Howell (Noah Ruggles kick) 10 21
UNC 08:51 TD Dyami Brown 17 yd pass from Sam Howell (Garrett Walston 2pt pass from Sam Howell) 18 21
Wake 13:51 FG Nick Sciba 32 yd FG 18 24

Game Information

Stadium: BB&T Field, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Attendance: 31,345
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