ACC

Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Season

Wake Forest

2026 Team Statistics

Scoring

Points 313 143

Points / Game 39.1 17.9

Total Offense

Total Yards 3,659 2,588

Plays 529 556

Yards / Play 6.92 4.65

Rushing

Rushing Attempts 292 246

Rushing Yards 1,398 663

Yards / Attempt 4.79 2.70

Rushing Touchdowns 21 6

Passing

Pass Completions 159 231

Pass Attempts 237 310

Completion % 67.1% 74.5%

Net Passing Yards 2,261 1,925

Yards / Attempt 9.54 6.21

Passing Touchdowns 18 11

Interceptions Thrown 1 3

First Downs

First Downs 185 163

3rd Down

3rd Down Conversions 52 44

3rd Down Attempts 102 113

3rd Down % 51.0% 38.9%

4th Down

4th Down Conversions 9 6

4th Down Attempts 12 20

4th Down % 75.0% 30.0%

Turnovers

Turnovers 3 5

Fumbles Lost 2 2

Interceptions Thrown 1 3

Fumbles Recovered 2 2

Defense

Sacks 20 12

Tackles for Loss 53 31

Interceptions 3 1

Interception Return Yards 0 0

Interception Return Touchdowns 0 0

Penalties

Penalties 66 50

Penalty Yards 634 408

Possession

Possession Time 232:32 247:28

Kick Returns

Kick Returns 9 13

Kick Return Yards 194 182

Yards / Return 21.56 14.00

Kick Return Touchdowns 0 0

Punt Returns

Punt Returns 11 3

Punt Return Yards 160 4

Yards / Return 14.55 1.33

Punt Return Touchdowns 0 0

Offensive Statistics

Core Offense

Points / Opportunity 4.90

Success Rate 49.0%

PPA 0.365

Explosiveness 1.315

Opportunities 58

Drives 85

Plays 539

Rushing Offense

Stuff Rate 15.8%

Power Success 74.4%

Line Yards 3.25

Second-Level Yards 1.16

Open-Field Yards 1.21

Line Yards Total 905

Second-Level Yards Total 322

Open-Field Yards Total 337

Rushing Plays

Success Rate 48.6%

PPA 0.283

Explosiveness 1.029

Play Rate 51.6%

Passing Plays

Success Rate 49.4%

PPA 0.490

Explosiveness 1.645

Play Rate 46.2%

Situational Offense

Standard Downs Success Rate 52.4%

Standard Downs PPA 0.281

Standard Downs Explosiveness 1.107

Standard Downs Rate 70.1%

Passing Downs Success Rate 41.0%

Passing Downs PPA 0.560

Passing Downs Explosiveness 1.940

Passing Downs Rate 29.9%

Field Position

Average Start 70.6

Average Predicted Points 1.369

Havoc Allowed

Total Havoc 10.2%

Front Seven Havoc 7.4%

Defensive Back Havoc 2.8%

Opponent-Adjusted Offense

Adjusted Points / Drive 1.582

Adjusted Success Rate 9.8%

Adjusted PPA 0.253

Adjusted Explosiveness 0.141

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 1.586

Adjusted Stuff Rate 4.1%

Adjusted Power Success 19.8%

Adjusted Havoc Allowed 9.2%

Defensive Statistics

Core Defense

Points / Opportunity Allowed 2.60

Success Rate Allowed 41.3%

PPA Allowed 0.023

Explosiveness Allowed 1.047

Opportunities Faced 43

Drives Faced 89

Plays Faced 566

Rushing Defense

Stuff Rate 24.6%

Power Success Allowed 62.5%

Line Yards Allowed 2.58

Second-Level Yards Allowed 0.73

Open-Field Yards Allowed 0.48

Line Yards Total Allowed 579

Second-Level Yards Total Allowed 163

Open-Field Yards Total Allowed 0

Rushing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 37.5%

PPA Allowed -0.045

Explosiveness Allowed 0.820

Play Rate Faced 39.6%

Passing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 44.4%

PPA Allowed 0.084

Explosiveness Allowed 1.131

Play Rate Faced 58.1%

Situational Defense

Standard Downs Success Rate Allowed 48.3%

Standard Downs PPA Allowed 0.005

Standard Downs Explosiveness Allowed 0.918

Standard Downs Rate Faced 69.4%

Passing Downs Success Rate Allowed 25.4%

Passing Downs PPA Allowed 0.066

Passing Downs Explosiveness Allowed 1.606

Passing Downs Rate Faced 30.6%

Field Position

Average Opponent Start 75.1

Average Predicted Points -1.033

Havoc Created

Total Havoc 15.4%

Front Seven Havoc 10.2%

Defensive Back Havoc 5.1%

Opponent-Adjusted Defense

Adjusted Points / Drive 0.637

Adjusted Success Rate 10.7%

Adjusted PPA 0.298

Adjusted Explosiveness 0.161

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 1.120

Adjusted Stuff Rate 12.7%

Adjusted Power Success 17.0%

Adjusted Havoc 4.0%