Wake Forest goes on the road to take on Purdue
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Wake Forest (1-0) at Purdue (1-0), Sept. 12 at 12 p.m. EDT.
Opening Line: Wake Forest by 3. Against the spread: Wake Forest 0-1, Purdue 0-1.
How to watch: Fox Sports 1
Key stats
Wake Forest Offense
Overall: 559 yards per game (21st in FBS)
Passing: 356 yards per game (17th)
Rushing: 203 yards per game (52nd)
Scoring: 38 points per game (50th)
Wake Forest Defense
Overall: 305 yards per game (68th in FBS)
Passing: 156 yards per game (56th)
Rushing: 149 yards per game (93rd)
Scoring: 16 points per game (69th)
Purdue Offense
Overall: 523 yards per game (32nd in FBS)
Passing: 346 yards per game (22nd)
Rushing: 177 yards per game (59th)
Scoring: 44 points per game (40th)
Purdue Defense
Overall: 284 yards per game (59th in FBS)
Passing: 218 yards per game (87th)
Rushing: 66 yards per game (35th)
Scoring: 19 points per game (78th)
Wake Forest is 95th in defensive third down percentage, allowing opponents to convert 42.9% of the time. Purdue ranks 35th on offense, converting on 54.5% of third downs.
Both teams are heavily penalized. Wake Forest ranks 133rd in the FBS averaging 115 penalty yards per game, and Purdue ranks 124th with an 85-yard average.
Wake Forest is 59th in FBS in red zone defense, allowing opponents to score on 100% of trips. Purdue’s red zone offense ranks 1st, scoring on 100% of red zone opportunities.
Wake Forest ranks 83rd in the FBS with an average time of possession of 29:24, compared to Purdue’s 14th-ranked average of 37:22.
Team leaders
Wake Forest
Passing: Gio Lopez, 350 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs, 65.6 completion percentage
Rushing: Ty Clark, 105 yards on 7 carries, 0 TDs
Receiving: Carlos Hernandez, 165 yards on 5 catches, 1 TD
Purdue
Passing: Ryan Browne, 317 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs, 79.3 completion percentage
Rushing: Fame Ijeboi, 87 yards on 11 carries, 1 TD
Receiving: Asaad Waseem, 107 yards on 6 catches, 1 TD
Last game
Wake Forest beat Akron 38-16 on Sept. 3. Lopez threw for 350 yards on 21-of-32 attempts (65.6%) with three touchdowns and no interceptions. He also carried the ball seven times for 39 yards. Clark had 105 rushing yards on seven carries. Hernandez had five receptions for 165 yards and one touchdown.
Purdue won 44-19 over Indiana State on Sept. 4. Browne led Purdue with 317 yards on 23-of-29 passing (79.3%) for three touchdowns and no interceptions. Ijeboi had 87 rushing yards on 11 carries and one touchdown, adding two receptions for 30 yards. Waseem recorded 107 yards on six catches with one touchdown.
Next game
Wake Forest hosts No. 7 Miami (FL) on Sept. 18. Purdue plays at UCLA on Sept. 19.