Wake Forest 31, Florida State 21
When: 3:30 PM ET, Saturday, October 1, 2022
Where: Doak S. Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida
Temperature:
87°
Head Official:
Timot Hedgepeth
Attendance:
69749
By Field Level Media
Sam Hartman passed for 234 yards and two touchdowns as No. 22 Wake Forest defeated host No. 23 Florida State 31-21 in an ACC game Saturday in Tallahassee, Fla.
Hartman, who threw six touchdown passes in a 51-45 overtime loss to Clemson last week, completed 22 of 34 and did not throw an interception. Justice Ellison added 114 rushing yards and a touchdown on 18 carries for the Demon Deacons (4-1, 1-1).
Jordan Travis completed 23 of 35 for 281 yards and three touchdowns with no interceptions for the Seminoles (4-1, 2-1).
Ellison ran 12 yards for a touchdown on the first possession of the second half, increasing the Wake Forest lead to 28-7.
Florida State responded on the ensuing possession when Travis threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Mycah Pittman to trim the lead to 28-13.
After Wake Forest's next drive went three-and out, Pittman had a 34-yard punt return to the Deacons 33. The Seminoles reached the 22, but a holding penalty and a sack led to a punt.
Wake Forest took the 15-point lead into the fourth quarter, then Travis' 4-yard touchdown pass to Johnny Wilson and a two-point conversion pulled Florida State within 28-21 with 9:32 remaining.
The Deacons converted a fourth-and-3 on their way to Matthew Dennis' 27-yard field goal that pushed the lead to 31-21 with 2:55 left.
The Seminoles lined up for a 50-yard field goal with more than a minute to play, but they were penalized for delay of game and Ryan Fitzgerald missed from 55 yards out.
Travis threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Pittman to complete an 83-yard drive in less than two minutes on the first possession of the game.
The Deacons' Christian Turner ran 1 yard for a touchdown on fourth-and-goal, tying the score at the end of the first quarter.
Wake Forest took the lead when Hartman threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to A.T. Perry.
On the ensuing possession, Travis lost a fumble at the Florida State 39. That led to Hartman's 20-yard touchdown to Donavon Greene on third-and-8, increasing the lead to 21-7 at halftime.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Receiving
Wake Forest |
|
Florida State |
A.T. Perry
|
Player |
Mycah Pittman
|
8 |
Receptions |
5 |
91 |
Yards |
85 |
11.4 |
Avg Yards |
17.0 |
1 |
Touchdowns |
2 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Wake Forest
|
407 |
173 |
234 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
1.0 |
2 |
Florida State
|
393 |
112 |
281 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
4.0 |
0 |