Wake Forest Demon Deacons Secure Victory at Raymond James Stadium Against Missouri Tigers in Football Showdown
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons ended the season with an 8-5 record after a hard-fought game against the Missouri Tigers, who concluded their season at 6-7. The final score stood at 27-17 in favor of the Demon Deacons.
The game held at Raymond James Stadium saw the Wake Forest Demon Deacons demonstrate a solid offensive performance. The team amassed a total of 386 yards, with an average gain of 5.4 yards per play over 71 plays. The passing game was particularly effective, contributing to three touchdowns and accounting for most of the yardage gained. The quarterback threw for a total of 280 yards and achieved a passer rating of about 151, completing nearly 64 percent of his passes including one that resulted in a longest touchdown pass of 48 yards.
On the ground, Wake Forest managed to rush for over a hundred yards across thirty-five attempts, scoring one rushing touchdown from just one yard out. Despite being tackled behind the line twice resulting in lost yardage, they still managed six first downs through rushing efforts.
Defensively, Wake Forest was able to apply pressure on Missouri's offense throughout the game with four sacks totaling thirty-three lost yards for their opponents and nine tackles for loss which pushed back Missouri by forty-four yards overall. They also forced one fumble during play which they recovered themselves.
Special teams did not contribute any touchdowns but were consistent with punting as they attempted seven punts totaling two hundred twenty-four net punt yards and successfully placed four inside Missouri's twenty-yard line without any blocks or touchbacks.
Penalties were relatively low with only six infractions costing them fifty-eight penalty yards; however this did not significantly hinder their performance on either side of the ball.
As far as efficiency goes, Wake Forest converted forty percent on third down attempts but did not attempt any fourth-down conversions during this game. In red zone efficiency, they scored on sixty percent of their attempts while converting about sixty-seven percent when it came down to goal-to-go situations.
Looking ahead without making predictions or assumptions about future performances or outcomes; fans can look forward to next season's games broadcasted live from various venues as we continue following the journey of Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team.