ACC

Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Season

Wake Forest

2026 Team Statistics

Scoring

Points 183 115

Points / Game 36.6 23.0

Total Offense

Total Yards 2,225 1,734

Plays 326 360

Yards / Play 6.83 4.82

Rushing

Rushing Attempts 169 182

Rushing Yards 785 557

Yards / Attempt 4.64 3.06

Rushing Touchdowns 12 6

Passing

Pass Completions 101 138

Pass Attempts 157 178

Completion % 64.3% 77.5%

Net Passing Yards 1,440 1,177

Yards / Attempt 9.17 6.61

Passing Touchdowns 10 7

Interceptions Thrown 1 2

First Downs

First Downs 111 109

3rd Down

3rd Down Conversions 28 31

3rd Down Attempts 61 71

3rd Down % 45.9% 43.7%

4th Down

4th Down Conversions 4 1

4th Down Attempts 7 6

4th Down % 57.1% 16.7%

Turnovers

Turnovers 3 3

Fumbles Lost 2 1

Interceptions Thrown 1 2

Fumbles Recovered 1 2

Defense

Sacks 14 9

Tackles for Loss 35 21

Interceptions 2 1

Interception Return Yards -2 0

Interception Return Touchdowns 0 0

Penalties

Penalties 46 36

Penalty Yards 424 300

Possession

Possession Time 139:00 161:00

Kick Returns

Kick Returns 7 8

Kick Return Yards 148 126

Yards / Return 21.14 15.75

Kick Return Touchdowns 0 0

Punt Returns

Punt Returns 6 2

Punt Return Yards 58 -3

Yards / Return 9.67 -1.50

Punt Return Touchdowns 0 0

Offensive Statistics

Core Offense

Points / Opportunity 4.25

Success Rate 48.6%

PPA 0.335

Explosiveness 1.283

Opportunities 36

Drives 54

Plays 329

Rushing Offense

Stuff Rate 14.6%

Power Success 62.5%

Line Yards 3.34

Second-Level Yards 1.22

Open-Field Yards 1.05

Line Yards Total 527

Second-Level Yards Total 192

Open-Field Yards Total 166

Rushing Plays

Success Rate 49.4%

PPA 0.251

Explosiveness 0.989

Play Rate 48.0%

Passing Plays

Success Rate 47.3%

PPA 0.410

Explosiveness 1.576

Play Rate 50.2%

Situational Offense

Standard Downs Success Rate 51.5%

Standard Downs PPA 0.249

Standard Downs Explosiveness 1.074

Standard Downs Rate 70.2%

Passing Downs Success Rate 41.8%

Passing Downs PPA 0.536

Passing Downs Explosiveness 1.891

Passing Downs Rate 29.8%

Field Position

Average Start 69.3

Average Predicted Points 1.443

Havoc Allowed

Total Havoc 11.6%

Front Seven Havoc 7.9%

Defensive Back Havoc 3.6%

Opponent-Adjusted Offense

Adjusted Points / Drive 1.780

Adjusted Success Rate 8.6%

Adjusted PPA 0.220

Adjusted Explosiveness 0.148

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 1.692

Adjusted Stuff Rate 3.9%

Adjusted Power Success 16.7%

Adjusted Havoc Allowed 8.4%

Defensive Statistics

Core Defense

Points / Opportunity Allowed 3.14

Success Rate Allowed 44.1%

PPA Allowed 0.100

Explosiveness Allowed 1.042

Opportunities Faced 29

Drives Faced 58

Plays Faced 367

Rushing Defense

Stuff Rate 21.1%

Power Success Allowed 72.7%

Line Yards Allowed 2.79

Second-Level Yards Allowed 0.80

Open-Field Yards Allowed 0.57

Line Yards Total Allowed 463

Second-Level Yards Total Allowed 133

Open-Field Yards Total Allowed 0

Rushing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 40.4%

PPA Allowed 0.020

Explosiveness Allowed 0.810

Play Rate Faced 45.2%

Passing Plays

Success Rate Allowed 47.6%

PPA Allowed 0.170

Explosiveness Allowed 1.136

Play Rate Faced 52.0%

Situational Defense

Standard Downs Success Rate Allowed 50.2%

Standard Downs PPA Allowed 0.070

Standard Downs Explosiveness Allowed 0.931

Standard Downs Rate Faced 70.6%

Passing Downs Success Rate Allowed 29.6%

Passing Downs PPA Allowed 0.174

Passing Downs Explosiveness Allowed 1.492

Passing Downs Rate Faced 29.4%

Field Position

Average Opponent Start 75.3

Average Predicted Points -1.032

Havoc Created

Total Havoc 13.9%

Front Seven Havoc 10.1%

Defensive Back Havoc 3.8%

Opponent-Adjusted Defense

Adjusted Points / Drive -0.402

Adjusted Success Rate 9.4%

Adjusted PPA 0.270

Adjusted Explosiveness 0.187

Adjusted Points / Opportunity 0.233

Adjusted Stuff Rate 8.0%

Adjusted Power Success 1.7%

Adjusted Havoc 1.4%