ACC

Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Season

Wake Forest

2026 Team Statistics

Scoring

Points 76 52

Points / Game 38.0 26.0

Total Offense

Total Yards 970 760

Plays 136 151

Yards / Play 7.13 5.03

Rushing

Rushing Attempts 74 76

Rushing Yards 389 275

Yards / Attempt 5.26 3.62

Rushing Touchdowns 4 3

Passing

Pass Completions 38 60

Pass Attempts 62 75

Completion % 61.3% 80.0%

Net Passing Yards 581 485

Yards / Attempt 9.37 6.47

Passing Touchdowns 4 3

Interceptions Thrown 0 0

First Downs

First Downs 45 49

3rd Down

3rd Down Conversions 12 13

3rd Down Attempts 26 27

3rd Down % 46.2% 48.1%

4th Down

4th Down Conversions 3 1

4th Down Attempts 3 2

4th Down % 100.0% 50.0%

Turnovers

Turnovers 0 1

Fumbles Lost 0 1

Interceptions Thrown 0 0

Fumbles Recovered 1 0

Defense

Sacks 5 2

Tackles for Loss 15 9

Interceptions — —

Interception Return Yards — —

Interception Return Touchdowns — —

Penalties

Penalties 15 13

Penalty Yards 165 85

Possession

Possession Time 57:12 62:48

Kick Returns

Kick Returns 4 —

Kick Return Yards 81 —

Yards / Return 20.25 —

Kick Return Touchdowns 0 —

Punt Returns

Punt Returns 2 1

Punt Return Yards 44 0

Yards / Return 22.00 0.00

Punt Return Touchdowns 0 0

Offensive Statistics

Core Offense

Points / Opportunity 4.42

Success Rate 47.4%

PPA 0.417

Explosiveness 1.348

Opportunities 12

Drives 20

Plays 137

Rushing Offense

Stuff Rate 14.1%

Power Success 66.7%

Line Yards 3.12

Second-Level Yards 1.11

Open-Field Yards 1.66

Line Yards Total 221

Second-Level Yards Total 79

Open-Field Yards Total 118

Rushing Plays

Success Rate 49.3%

PPA 0.247

Explosiveness 0.917

Play Rate 51.8%

Passing Plays

Success Rate 43.8%

PPA 0.576

Explosiveness 1.886

Play Rate 46.7%

Situational Offense

Standard Downs Success Rate 48.9%

Standard Downs PPA 0.247

Standard Downs Explosiveness 1.031

Standard Downs Rate 67.2%

Passing Downs Success Rate 44.4%

Passing Downs PPA 0.764

Passing Downs Explosiveness 2.060

Passing Downs Rate 32.8%

Field Position

Average Start 73.1

Average Predicted Points 1.193

Havoc Allowed

Total Havoc 11.7%

Front Seven Havoc 8.8%

Defensive Back Havoc 2.9%

Opponent-Adjusted Offense

Adjusted Points / Drive 1.984

Adjusted Success Rate 8.9%

Adjusted PPA 0.341

Adjusted Explosiveness 0.185

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 1.109

Adjusted Stuff Rate 6.7%

Adjusted Power Success 2.0%

Adjusted Havoc Allowed 8.2%

Defensive Statistics

Core Defense

Points / Opportunity Allowed 3.36

Success Rate Allowed 50.0%

PPA Allowed 0.170

Explosiveness Allowed 0.922

Opportunities Faced 11

Drives Faced 21

Plays Faced 154

Rushing Defense

Stuff Rate 22.9%

Power Success Allowed 60.0%

Line Yards Allowed 2.86

Second-Level Yards Allowed 0.99

Open-Field Yards Allowed 0.79

Line Yards Total Allowed 200

Second-Level Yards Total Allowed 69

Open-Field Yards Total Allowed 0

Rushing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 47.1%

PPA Allowed 0.109

Explosiveness Allowed 0.896

Play Rate Faced 45.5%

Passing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 53.8%

PPA Allowed 0.255

Explosiveness Allowed 0.920

Play Rate Faced 51.9%

Situational Defense

Standard Downs Success Rate Allowed 52.9%

Standard Downs PPA Allowed 0.094

Standard Downs Explosiveness Allowed 0.856

Standard Downs Rate Faced 77.3%

Passing Downs Success Rate Allowed 40.0%

Passing Downs PPA Allowed 0.427

Passing Downs Explosiveness Allowed 1.220

Passing Downs Rate Faced 22.7%

Field Position

Average Opponent Start 75.5

Average Predicted Points -0.925

Havoc Created

Total Havoc 14.3%

Front Seven Havoc 11.0%

Defensive Back Havoc 3.2%

Opponent-Adjusted Defense

Adjusted Points / Drive -1.848

Adjusted Success Rate -2.4%

Adjusted PPA 0.056

Adjusted Explosiveness 0.229

Adjusted Points / Opportunity -0.300

Adjusted Stuff Rate 11.2%

Adjusted Power Success 22.1%

Adjusted Havoc -0.9%