Duke 27, Wake Forest 21
When: 12:30 PM ET, Saturday, November 28, 2015
Where: BB&T Field, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Temperature:
68°
Head Official:
Gary Patterson
Attendance:
26435
By The Sports Xchange
Quarterback Thomas Sirk threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as Duke snapped a four-game losing streak by defeating host Wake Forest 27-21 on Saturday afternoon at BB&T Field in Winston-Salem, N.C.
Receiver Max McCaffrey caught two of the touchdown tosses, scoring on 18- and 28-yard plays.
Bowl-bound Duke (7-5, 4-4 ACC) led 17-7 at halftime, aided by Ross Martin's 51-yard field goal on the last play of the first half.
Sirk threw for 275 yards, completing 26 of 39 passes. His second-quarter touchdown run was from 3 yards out.
Freshman running back Tyler Bell scored his first career touchdown on a 1-yard run late in the first quarter for Wake Forest (3-9, 1-7), which lost its sixth game in a row and finished sixth in the seven-team Atlantic Division.
The Demon Deacons closed within 24-14 with 11:20 remaining with tight end Cam Serigne's 10-yard reception from quarterback John Wolford.
Martin added a 35-yard field goal before Wolford's 22-yard pass to wide receiver Cortez Lewis with 1:46 left pulled the Demon Deacons within 27-21.
Wolford completed 23 of 35 passes for 338 yards. Serigne collected 135 receiving yards on five catches.
The Blue Devils have won four games in a row in the series.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Duke |
|
Wake Forest |
Thomas Sirk
|
Player |
Tyler Bell
|
16 |
Attempts |
16 |
57 |
Yards |
94 |
3.6 |
Avg Yards |
5.9 |
1 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Receiving
Duke |
|
Wake Forest |
Max McCaffrey
|
Player |
Cam Serigne
|
5 |
Receptions |
5 |
93 |
Yards |
135 |
18.6 |
Avg Yards |
27.0 |
2 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
Duke
|
431 |
151 |
280 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
1.0 |
2 |
Wake Forest
|
450 |
112 |
338 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
2.0 |
1 |