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Griffis throws for 2 TDs as Wake Forest beats Vanderbilt 36-20 in game delayed two hours
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) Wake Forest safety Brendon Harris made sure his former teammates remembered him in the Demon Deacons’ 36-20 victory over Vanderbilt on Saturday.
Harris finished the game’s most dramatic play, scooping up a fumbled punt late in the first half and returning it 31 yards for a touchdown that quelled a Commodores rally.
Though he spent four years at Vanderbilt – one as a redshirt – Harris didn’t express much special satisfaction from playing a major role in beating his former team. Maybe because Wake Forest (2-0) beat Vanderbilt (2-1) last season in Nashville, Tennessee, Harris’ hometown.
“It was fun looking across the field and seeing them,” conceded Harris, when asked about the reunion.
Wake Forest, in danger of squandering an early 10-point lead, regained control with Harris’ TD return, caused by Walker Merrill’s hit on punt returner Will Sheppard, who took two steps after catching the punt.”
“We’re taught to go down the field and keep our eyes low and look for the ball,” said Harris.
Prior to Harris’ TD, Vanderbilt had scored on Sheppard’s 10-yard catch on a pass from AJ Swann to cut the lead to 17-14, and the Commodores’ defense then quickly forced the Demon Deacons to punt.
“It came down to turnovers,” said Wake coach Dave Clawson. “Fortunately, we generated them.”
The Deacons’ Mitch Griffis threw for 196 yards and two touchdowns in a game delayed two hours by lightning. Demond Claiborne rushed for 165 yards on 26 carries and Tate Carney added 117 yards on 13 carries.
Vandy quarterback AJ Swann threw for 314 yards passing on 26-of-39 attempts with three TDs and two interceptions. Patrick Smtih rushed 77 yards on 10 carries.
The Commodores threatened to pull within a touchdown in the third quarter, but Wake stopped a fourth-down play at its 1-yard line. The Deacons offense later wasted a deep drive when Carney lost a fumble before crossing the goal line, call made after video replay.
Clawson said Vandy’s defensive scheme was responsible for his team’s 48 rushes, which accounted for 288 yards, and only 26 passing attempts. In the fourth quarter, Wake didn’t have a single passing attempt in a 73-yard drive that produced a 19-yard field goal.
“On the whole, we were able to force them to go the hard way, and we kind of ran out of steam in the second half,” Vanderbilt coach Clark Lea said.
THE TAKEAWAY
Though Wake Forest never trailed, mistakes were especially costly for Vandy, including two on Harris’ pivotal TD return. Swann threw two interceptions, including an early deep pass that was returned 40 yards by Malik Mustapha to set up an early Wake field goal. Wake also cashed in with a Carney TD run after a pass interference penalty provided a first down on a third-and-18 play. On the punt that produced Harris’ TD, Vandy committed a running-into-the-kicker penalty that would have left the Deacons with 4th-and-1 at their own 34.
WILD CARNEY RIDE
Carney, a redshirt freshman was a major participant in several key, and unusual plays.
The hard-running Carney supplied a remarkable 74-yard carry that included two broken tackles. On the second missed tackle, Carney slipped through the arms of a defender on the left sideline near midfield and was several yards behind other defenders before he was hauled down from behind at the Vandy 2. On the next play, Carney fumbled the ball away before crossing the goal line. Carney also gave his team a first down by grabbing a Wake ball carrier who was just short of a first down and throwing him past the first-down marker.
LOSING THE SPOTLIGHT
The 11 a.m. ET start was the first of the day and was expected to be the only televised game until several noon kickoffs.
But only five minutes into the game (2:01 on the game clock), play was suspended under mostly clear skies due to a lightning delay. Heavy rain and a few lightning strikes eventually did occur causing the delay to stretch to two hours.
UP NEXT
Vanderbilt plays at UNLV on Saturday.
Wake Forest travels to Norfolk, Virginia, for a game with Old Dominion on Saturday.
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This story was first published Sept. 9, 2023. It was updated Sept. 11, 2023, to correct that the last name of Wake Forest’s coach is spelled Clawson, not Clausen.
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A. Swann
15 QB 314 PaYds, 3 PaTDs, 2 INTs, -7 RuYds |
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M. Griffis
12 QB 196 PaYds, 2 PaTDs, 7 RuYds |
Team Stats | ||
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1st Downs | 20 | 28 |
Rushing | 6 | 15 |
Passing | 14 | 10 |
Penalty | 0 | 3 |
3rd Down Conv | 6-12 | 10-15 |
4th Down Conv | 1-3 | 0-0 |
Total Net Yards | 423 | 484 |
Total Plays | 63 | 74 |
Avg Gain | 6.7 | 6.5 |
Net Yards Rushing | 109 | 288 |
Rush Attempts | 24 | 48 |
Avg Rush Yards | 4.5 | 6.0 |
Yards Passing | 314 | 196 |
Comp. - Att. | 26-39 | 17-26 |
Yards Per Pass | 7.5 | 6.6 |
Penalties - Yards | 5-42 | 3-25 |
Touchdowns | 4 | 3 |
Rushing TDs | 0 | 1 |
Passing TDs | 3 | 2 |
Other | 1 | 0 |
Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
Fumbles - Lost | 1-1 | 1-1 |
Int. Thrown | 2 | 0 |
Punts - Avg | 2-55.5 | 2-36.5 |
Return Yards | 58 | 68 |
Punts - Returns | 3-58 | 1-2 |
Kickoffs - Returns | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Int. - Returns | 0-0 | 2-66 |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
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Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
A. Swann
5 QB
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A. Swann | 26/39 | 314 | 3 | 2 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
P. Smith
4 RB
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P. Smith | 10 | 77 | 0 | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||||
S. Alexander
28 RB
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S. Alexander | 10 | 28 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
L. Kyle
18 TE
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L. Kyle | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
A. Swann
5 QB
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A. Swann | 3 | -7 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
L. Humphreys
83 WR
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L. Humphreys | 4 | 4 | 109 | 1 | 48 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
W. Sheppard
14 WR
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W. Sheppard | 14 | 8 | 87 | 2 | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. McGowan
6 WR
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J. McGowan | 7 | 6 | 72 | 0 | 50 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Sherrill
85 WR
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J. Sherrill | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Ball
84 TE
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J. Ball | 5 | 4 | 17 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Q. Skinner Jr.
3 WR
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Q. Skinner Jr. | 2 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
L. Kyle
18 TE
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L. Kyle | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
P. Smith
4 RB
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P. Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
C. Taylor
1 LB
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C. Taylor | 3-0 | 2.0 | 0 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
J. Borcila
97 K
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J. Borcila | 0/0 | 0 | 2/2 | 2 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
M. Hayball
45 P
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M. Hayball | 2 | 55.5 | 1 | 63 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
J. McGowan
6 WR
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J. McGowan | 2 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
W. Sheppard 14 WR
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W. Sheppard | 2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
J. McGowan 6 WR
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J. McGowan | 1 | 60.0 | 60 | 1 |
Passing | CP/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
M. Griffis
12 QB
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M. Griffis | 17/26 | 196 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
D. Claiborne
23 RB
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D. Claiborne | 27 | 167 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
T. Carney
30 RB
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T. Carney | 13 | 117 | 1 | 74 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Griffis
12 QB
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M. Griffis | 6 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Receiving | TAR | REC | YDS | TD | LG |
K. Williams
13 WR
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K. Williams | 8 | 5 | 92 | 1 | 34 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
W. Grimes
8 WR
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W. Grimes | 5 | 3 | 40 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
J. Banks
80 WR
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J. Banks | 5 | 4 | 34 | 1 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
T. Morin
2 WR
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T. Morin | 6 | 4 | 28 | 0 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
C. Hite
20 TE
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C. Hite | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Defense | T-A | SACK | INT |
J. Davis
30 DL
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J. Davis | 2-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
J. Roberts
40 LB
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J. Roberts | 1-0 | 1.0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
M. Mustapha
3 DB
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M. Mustapha | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
D. Jones
10 DB
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D. Jones | 0-0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Kicking | FG | LG | XP | PTS |
M. Dennis
99 K
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M. Dennis | 3/4 | 44 | 3/3 | 12 |
Punting | NO | AVG | IN20 | LG |
I. Mora
36 P
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I. Mora | 2 | 36.5 | 1 | 42 |
Kickoff Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
K. Williams
13 WR
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K. Williams | 1 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
Punt Returns | NO | AVG | LG | TD |
T. Morin 2 WR
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T. Morin | 1 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
1st | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
15:00 | VANDY 25 | 1:30 | 3 | 6 | INT |
12:50 | VANDY 25 | 4:21 | 9 | 26 | Punt |
3:56 | VANDY 10 | 2:51 | 6 | 9 | Punt |
2nd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
12:55 | VANDY 25 | 2:52 | 5 | 75 | TD |
3:22 | VANDY 25 | 1:40 | 4 | 75 | TD |
0:50 | VANDY 25 | 0:34 | 4 | 14 | INT |
3rd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
12:36 | VANDY 25 | 3:12 | 7 | 74 | Downs |
4:48 | VANDY 1 | 4:54 | 11 | 49 | Downs |
4th | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
11:39 | VANDY 25 | 2:31 | 7 | 75 | TD |
2:24 | VANDY 22 | 1:13 | 7 | 15 | Downs |
1st | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
13:30 | VANDY 10 | 0:40 | 4 | 4 | FG |
8:29 | WAKE 1 | 4:33 | 9 | 45 | Punt |
1:05 | WAKE 20 | 3:10 | 9 | 80 | TD |
2nd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
10:03 | WAKE 25 | 6:41 | 14 | 75 | TD |
1:42 | WAKE 25 | 0:52 | 3 | 4 | Punt |
0:16 | VANDY 41 | 0:16 | 3 | 15 | FG Miss |
3rd | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
15:00 | WAKE 19 | 2:24 | 8 | 55 | FG |
9:24 | WAKE 1 | 4:36 | 8 | 98 | Fumble |
4th | POSS | PLAYS | YDS | RESULT | |
14:54 | WAKE 50 | 3:15 | 7 | 50 | TD |
9:08 | WAKE 25 | 6:44 | 11 | 73 | FG |
1:06 | VANDY 37 | 1:06 | 2 | -3 | Game |
- Interception (3 plays, 6 yards, 1:30 poss)
Result | Play |
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Kickoff | (15:00 - 1st) T.Black kicks 65 yards from WF 35 to the VAN End Zone. Touchback. |
+3 YD | 1 & 10 - VANDY 25 (15:00 - 1st) P.Smith rushed to VAN 28 for 3 yards. Tackled by J.Davis at VAN 28. |
+3 YD | 2 & 7 - VANDY 28 (14:53 - 1st) A.Swann pass complete to VAN 28. Catch made by J.Ball at VAN 28. Gain of 3 yards. Tackled by WF at VAN 31. |
Int | 3 & 4 - VANDY 31 (14:35 - 1st) A.Swann pass INTERCEPTED at WF 40. Intercepted by M.Mustapha at WF 40. Tackled by VAN at VAN 10. |
- Field Goal (4 plays, 4 yards, 0:40 poss)
Result | Play |
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+4 YD | 1 & 10 - VANDY 10 (13:30 - 1st) D.Claiborne rushed to VAN 6 for 4 yards. Tackled by VAN at VAN 6. |
No Gain | 2 & Goal - VANDY 7 (13:12 - 1st) M.Griffis steps back to pass. M.Griffis pass incomplete intended for T.Morin. |
No Gain | 3 & Goal - VANDY 6 (12:59 - 1st) M.Griffis steps back to pass. M.Griffis pass incomplete intended for K.Williams. |
Field Goal | 4 & 6 - VANDY 15 (12:50 - 1st) M.Dennis 25 yard field goal attempt is good Center-WF Holder-WF. |
- Punt (9 plays, 26 yards, 4:21 poss)
Result | Play |
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Kickoff | (12:50 - 1st) T.Black kicks 65 yards from WF 35 to the VAN End Zone. Touchback. |
+5 YD | 1 & 10 - VANDY 25 (12:50 - 1st) S.Alexander rushed to VAN 30 for 5 yards. Tackled by WF at VAN 30. |
+3 YD | 2 & 5 - VANDY 30 (12:39 - 1st) S.Alexander rushed to VAN 33 for 3 yards. Tackled by WF at VAN 33. |
+2 YD | 3 & 2 - VANDY 33 (12:29 - 1st) S.Alexander rushed to VAN 35 for 2 yards. Tackled by WF at VAN 35. |
+6 YD | 1 & 10 - VANDY 35 (12:19 - 1st) S.Alexander rushed to VAN 41 for 6 yards. Tackled by WF at VAN 41. |
No Gain | 2 & 4 - VANDY 41 (12:06 - 1st) A.Swann steps back to pass. A.Swann pass incomplete intended for W.Sheppard. |
+5 YD | 3 & 4 - VANDY 41 (12:04 - 1st) A.Swann pass complete to VAN 41. Catch made by J.Ball at VAN 41. Gain of 5 yards. Tackled by WF at VAN 46. |
No Gain | 1 & 10 - VANDY 46 (11:47 - 1st) A.Swann steps back to pass. A.Swann pass incomplete intended for Q.Skinner. |
+5 YD | 2 & 10 - VANDY 46 (11:45 - 1st) P.Smith rushed to WF 49 for 5 yards. Tackled by WF at WF 49. |
No Gain | 3 & 5 - WAKE 49 (11:15 - 1st) P.Smith rushed to WF 49 for 0 yards. Tackled by WF at WF 49. |
Punt | 4 & 5 - WAKE 49 (8:29 - 1st) M.Hayball punts 48 yards to WF 1 Center-VAN. Downed by S.Riley. |
- Punt (9 plays, 45 yards, 4:33 poss)
Result | Play |
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No Gain | 1 & 10 - WAKE 1 (8:29 - 1st) M.Griffis steps back to pass. M.Griffis pass incomplete intended for J.Banks. |
+4 YD | 2 & 10 - WAKE 1 (8:24 - 1st) D.Claiborne rushed to WF 5 for 4 yards. Tackled by VAN at WF 5. |
+14 YD | 3 & 6 - WAKE 5 (7:53 - 1st) M.Griffis pass complete to WF 5. Catch made by W.Grimes at WF 5. Gain of 14 yards. VAN ran out of bounds. |
+12 YD | 1 & 10 - WAKE 19 (7:26 - 1st) D.Claiborne rushed to WF 31 for 12 yards. Tackled by VAN at WF 31. |
+6 YD | 1 & 10 - WAKE 31 (7:10 - 1st) D.Claiborne rushed to WF 37 for 6 yards. Tackled by VAN at WF 37. |
+5 YD | 2 & 4 - WAKE 37 (6:52 - 1st) D.Claiborne rushed to WF 42 for 5 yards. Tackled by VAN at WF 42. |
+4 YD | 1 & 10 - WAKE 42 (6:24 - 1st) D.Claiborne rushed to WF 46 for 4 yards. Tackled by VAN at WF 46. |
+4 YD | 2 & 6 - WAKE 46 (5:42 - 1st) M.Griffis pass complete to WF 46. Catch made by T.Morin at WF 46. Gain of 4 yards. Tackled by VAN at WF 50. |
+1 YD | 3 & 2 - WAKE 50 (5:18 - 1st) D.Claiborne rushed to VAN 49 for 1 yards. Tackled by VAN at VAN 49. |
Penalty | 4 & 1 - VANDY 49 (4:30 - 1st) PENALTY on WF-C.Hite False Start 5 yards accepted. No Play. |
Punt | 4 & 6 - WAKE 46 (4:11 - 1st) I.Mora punts 42 yards to VAN 12 Center-WF. W.Sheppard returned punt from the VAN 12. Tackled by WF at VAN 10. |
- Punt (6 plays, 9 yards, 2:51 poss)
Result | Play |
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No Gain | 1 & 10 - VANDY 10 (3:56 - 1st) A.Swann pass complete to VAN 10. Catch made by J.McGowan at VAN 10. Gain of 0 yards. Tackled by WF at VAN 10. |
+8 YD | 2 & 10 - VANDY 10 (3:16 - 1st) A.Swann pass complete to VAN 10. Catch made by W.Sheppard at VAN 10. Gain of 8 yards. W.Sheppard ran out of bounds. |
+6 YD | 3 & 2 - VANDY 18 (2:45 - 1st) S.Alexander rushed to VAN 24 for 6 yards. Pushed out of bounds by WF at VAN 24. |
No Gain | 1 & 10 - VANDY 24 (2:11 - 1st) A.Swann steps back to pass. A.Swann pass incomplete intended for W.Sheppard. |
Penalty | 2 & 10 - VANDY 24 (2:06 - 1st) PENALTY on VAN-G.Morgan False Start 5 yards accepted. No Play. |
No Gain | 2 & 15 - VANDY 19 (2:06 - 1st) S.Alexander rushed to VAN 19 for 0 yards. Tackled by WF at VAN 19. |
No Gain | 3 & 15 - VANDY 19 (1:23 - 1st) A.Swann steps back to pass. A.Swann pass incomplete intended for W.Sheppard. |
Punt | 4 & 15 - VANDY 19 (1:16 - 1st) M.Hayball punts 63 yards to WF 18 Center-VAN. T.Morin returned punt from the WF 18. Tackled by VAN at WF 20. |
- Touchdown (9 plays, 80 yards, 3:10 poss)
Result | Play |
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+17 YD | 1 & 10 - WAKE 20 (1:05 - 1st) D.Claiborne rushed to WF 37 for 17 yards. Pushed out of bounds by VAN at WF 37. |
+11 YD | 1 & 10 - WAKE 37 (0:39 - 1st) D.Claiborne rushed to WF 48 for 11 yards. Tackled by VAN at WF 48. |
+13 YD | 1 & 10 - WAKE 48 (0:10 - 1st) M.Griffis pass complete to WF 48. Catch made by K.Williams at WF 48. Gain of 13 yards. Pushed out of bounds by VAN at VAN 39. |
+3 YD | 1 & 10 - VANDY 39 (15:00 - 2nd) D.Claiborne rushed to VAN 36 for 3 yards. Tackled by VAN at VAN 36. |
+16 YD | 2 & 7 - VANDY 36 (14:33 - 2nd) D.Claiborne rushed to VAN 20 for 16 yards. Tackled by VAN at VAN 20. |
+10 YD | 1 & 10 - VANDY 20 (14:01 - 2nd) M.Griffis pass complete to VAN 20. Catch made by K.Williams at VAN 20. Gain of 10 yards. Pushed out of bounds by VAN at VAN 10. |
+3 YD | 1 & 10 - VANDY 10 (13:33 - 2nd) D.Claiborne rushed to VAN 7 for 3 yards. Tackled by VAN at VAN 7. |
No Gain | 2 & Goal - VANDY 7 (13:06 - 2nd) M.Griffis steps back to pass. M.Griffis pass incomplete intended for K.Williams. |
+7 YD | 3 & Goal - VANDY 7 (13:01 - 2nd) M.Griffis pass complete to VAN 7. Catch made by J.Banks at VAN 7. Gain of 7 yards. J.Banks for 7 yards TOUCHDOWN. |
PAT Good | (12:55 - 2nd) M.Dennis extra point is good. |
- Touchdown (5 plays, 75 yards, 2:52 poss)
Result | Play |
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Kickoff | (12:55 - 2nd) T.Black kicks 62 yards from WF 35 to the VAN 3. J.McGowan returns the kickoff. Tackled by WF at VAN 25. |
+2 YD | 1 & 10 - VANDY 25 (12:49 - 2nd) A.Swann pass complete to VAN 25. Catch made by J.McGowan at VAN 25. Gain of 2 yards. Tackled by WF at VAN 27. |
+9 YD | 2 & 8 - VANDY 27 (12:11 - 2nd) P.Smith rushed to VAN 36 for 9 yards. Tackled by WF at VAN 36. |
+50 YD | 1 & 10 - VANDY 36 (11:36 - 2nd) A.Swann pass complete to VAN 36. Catch made by J.McGowan at VAN 36. Gain of 50 yards. Tackled by WF at WF 14. |
+3 YD | 1 & 10 - WAKE 14 (10:48 - 2nd) P.Smith rushed to WF 11 for 3 yards. Tackled by WF at WF 11. |
+11 YD | 2 & 7 - WAKE 11 (10:11 - 2nd) A.Swann pass complete to WF 11. Catch made by W.Sheppard at WF 11. Gain of 11 yards. W.Sheppard for 11 yards TOUCHDOWN. The Replay Official reviewed the pass completion and the play was upheld. |
PAT Good | (10:03 - 2nd) J.Borcila extra point is good. |
- Touchdown (14 plays, 75 yards, 6:41 poss)
Result | Play |
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Kickoff |