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09/13 14:43 CDT Wake Forest hosts No. 5 Miami (FL) in ACC matchup
Wake Forest hosts No. 5 Miami (FL) in ACC matchup
By The Associated Press
No. 5 Miami (FL) (2-0) at Wake Forest (2-0), Sept. 18 at 7:30 p.m. EDT.
Opening Line: Miami (FL) by 23.5. Against the spread: Miami (FL) 2-0, Wake
Forest 0-2.
How to watch: ESPN
Key stats
Miami (FL) Offense
Overall: 702.5 yards per game (1st in FBS)
Passing: 427.0 yards per game (2nd)
Rushing: 275.5 yards per game (11th)
Scoring: 61.0 points per game (2nd)
Miami (FL) Defense
Overall: 203.0 yards per game (11th in FBS)
Passing: 145.5 yards per game (31st)
Rushing: 57.5 yards per game (8th)
Scoring: 6.5 points per game (5th)
Wake Forest Offense
Overall: 485.0 yards per game (30th in FBS)
Passing: 290.5 yards per game (31st)
Rushing: 194.5 yards per game (46th)
Scoring: 38.0 points per game (42nd)
Wake Forest Defense
Overall: 380.0 yards per game (103rd in FBS)
Passing: 242.5 yards per game (106th)
Rushing: 137.5 yards per game (91st)
Scoring: 26.0 points per game (97th)
Wake Forest ranks 113th in defensive third down percentage, allowing opponents
to convert 44.8% of the time. Miami (FL) ranks 6th on offense, converting on
64.3% of third downs.
Miami (FL) is 125th in the FBS with a -3 turnover margin, compared to Wake
Forest's 40th-ranked +1 margin.
Wake Forest ranks 124th in the FBS averaging 82.5 penalty yards per game,
compared to Miami (FL)'s 7th-ranked 27.5 per-game average.
Wake Forest is 98th in the FBS with an average time of possession of 28:36,
compared to Miami (FL)'s 16th-ranked average of 34:42.
Team leaders
Miami (FL)
Passing: Darian Mensah, 653 yards, 8 TDs, 0 INTs, 91.1 completion percentage
Rushing: Javian Mallory, 173 yards on 13 carries, 2 TDs
Receiving: Malachi Toney, 330 yards on 16 catches, 4 TDs
Wake Forest
Passing: Gio Lopez, 575 yards, 4 TDs, 0 INTs, 62.7 completion percentage
Rushing: Ty Clark, 141 yards on 19 carries, 1 TD
Receiving: Carlos Hernandez, 253 yards on 11 catches, 1 TD
Last game
Miami (FL) won 77-7 over Florida A&M on Sept. 10. Mensah led Miami (FL) with
252 yards on 14-of-15 passing (93.3%) for three touchdowns and no
interceptions. He also carried the ball two times for 21 yards. Mallory carried
the ball 10 times for 142 yards and scored two touchdowns. Toney had four
receptions for 96 yards and one touchdown.
Wake Forest won 38-36 over Purdue on Sept. 12. Lopez passed for 225 yards on
16-of-27 attempts (59.3%) with one touchdown and no interceptions. He also
carried the ball 13 times for 59 yards and two rushing touchdowns. Deuce
Lawrence carried the ball 12 times for 45 yards, adding one reception for 12
yards. Hernandez recorded 88 yards on six catches.
Next game
Miami (FL) hosts Central Michigan on Sept. 26. Wake Forest plays at No. 23
Louisville on Sept. 26.
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