Week 2 · 2025

Western Carolina at Wake Forest

Sat 09/06/2025 02:00 PMAllegacy Federal Credit Union StadiumWake Forest pregame89%Pregame win probability: 89% for Wake Forest. Wake Forest favored, and won.

89°6 mph SW · 44% humidityRecorded at kickoff by College Football Data

Western Carolina

10

7–5

Wake Forest

42

9–4

Attendance

28,239

reported

WAKE8 plays, 16 yd · Punt

14:551st & 10own 35Christian Lowery kickoff for 60 yds , Chris Barnes return for 26 yds to the WAKE 31+26
14:471st & 10own 31Robby Ashford pass complete to Chris Barnes for a loss of 1 yard to the WAKE 30−1
14:232nd & 11own 30Demond Claiborne run for a loss of 2 yards to the WAKE 28−2
13:333rd & 13own 28Robby Ashford run for 16 yds to the WAKE 44 for a 1ST down+16
13:021st & 10own 44Robby Ashford run for 2 yds to the WAKE 46+2
12:302nd & 8own 46Robby Ashford pass complete to Carlos Hernandez for 1 yd to the WAKE 47+1
11:593rd & 7own 47Robby Ashford pass incomplete to Micah Mays Jr.0
11:514th & 7own 47Cal Joseph punt for 41 yds0

WCU7 plays, 15 yd · Punt

11:431st & 10own 12Bennett Judy pass complete to Patrick Boyd Jr. for a loss of 1 yard to the WCU 11−1
11:202nd & 11own 11James Tyre pass incomplete to Dominic Dutton0
11:063rd & 11own 11Bennett Judy pass complete to Malik Knight for 20 yds to the WCU 31 for a 1ST down+20
10:451st & 10own 31Dominic Dutton run for 1 yd to the WCU 32+1
10:232nd & 9own 32Bennett Judy sacked by Langston Hardy for a loss of 5 yards to the WCU 27−5
9:403rd & 14own 27Bennett Judy pass incomplete to Malik Knight0
9:314th & 14own 27Stephen Brantley punt for 52 yds , Carlos Hernandez returns for 2 yds to the WAKE 23+2

WAKE5 plays, 1 yd · Punt

9:312nd & 7own 26Timeout Wake Forest, clock 09:310
9:261st & 10own 23Chris Barnes run for 3 yds to the WAKE 26+3
9:012nd & 7own 26Robby Ashford run for a loss of 2 yards to the WAKE 24−2
8:283rd & 9own 24Robby Ashford pass incomplete to Carlos Hernandez0
8:214th & 9own 24Cal Joseph punt for 44 yds, fair catch by James Tyre at the WCU 320

WCU4 plays, 5 yd · Punt

8:161st & 10own 32Branson Adams run for 4 yds to the WCU 36+4
7:482nd & 6own 36Branson Adams run for 1 yd to the WCU 37+1
7:063rd & 5own 37Bennett Judy pass incomplete to Trey Walker0
6:544th & 5own 37Stephen Brantley punt for 52 yds , Carlos Hernandez returns for 27 yds to the WAKE 38+27

WAKE6 plays, 62 yd · Touchdown

6:542nd & 10own 38Timeout Wake Forest, clock 06:540
6:491st & 10own 38Robby Ashford pass incomplete to Carlos Hernandez0
6:472nd & 10own 38Robby Ashford pass incomplete to Demond Claiborne0
6:373rd & 10own 38Robby Ashford pass complete to Sterling Berkhalter for 21 yds to the WCU 41 for a 1ST down+21
6:371st & 10opp 41Robby Ashford pass incomplete to Jeremiah Melvin0
5:572nd & 10opp 41Robby Ashford run for 41 yds for a TD (Connor Calvert KICK)+41

WCU6 plays, 24 yd · Punt

5:531st & 10own 35Caleb Carlson kickoff for 64 yds , Dominic Dutton return for 11 yds to the WCU 12+11
5:531st & 10own 12Bennett Judy pass complete to Painter Richards-Baker for 17 yds to the WCU 29 for a 1ST down+17
5:531st & 10own 29Bennett Judy pass complete to Malik Knight for 6 yds to the WCU 35+6
5:532nd & 4own 35Patrick Boyd Jr. run for a loss of 4 yards to the WCU 31−4
5:533rd & 8own 31Bennett Judy pass complete to David Hulbert for 5 yds to the WCU 36+5
3:414th & 3own 36Stephen Brantley punt for 38 yds , Carlos Hernandez returns for 1 yd to the WAKE 27+1

WAKE3 plays, 73 yd · Touchdown

3:411st & 10own 27Robby Ashford pass complete to Chris Barnes for 25 yds to the WCU 48 for a 1ST down+25
3:411st & 10opp 48No Huddle-Shotgun Ashford,Robby pass incomplete deep middle to Berkhalter,Sterling thrown to W Car05 PENALTY W Car Pass Interference (Sykes,Hasaan) 15 yards from W Car48 to W Car33, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.−15
2:591st & 10opp 33Demond Claiborne run for 33 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)+33

WCU2 plays, 0 yd · Turnover

2:591st & 10own 35Caleb Carlson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
2:521st & 10own 25Bennett Judy pass intercepted Zamari Stevenson return for 5 yds to the WCU 27+5

WAKE1 play, 27 yd · Touchdown

2:471st & 10opp 27Demond Claiborne run for 27 yds for a TD (Two-Point Conversion failed)+27

WCU7 plays, -22 yd · Punt

2:471st & 10own 35Caleb Carlson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
2:471st & 10own 25PENALTY W Car False Start (Carney,Evan) 5 yards from W Car25 to W Car20. NO PLAY.+5
2:471st & 15own 20Bennett Judy pass incomplete to Painter Richards-Baker0
2:472nd & 15own 20Bennett Judy pass incomplete to Dominic Dutton0
2:473rd & 15own 20Bennett Judy sacked by Jayden Loving for a loss of 14 yards to the WCU 6−14
2:474th & 29own 6PENALTY W Car Delay Of Game (Brantley,Stephen) 3 yards from W Car06 to W Car03. NO PLAY.+3
1:404th & 32own 3Stephen Brantley punt for 37 yds0

WAKE4 plays, -3 yd · Punt

1:401st & 10opp 40Demond Claiborne run for a loss of 3 yards to the WCU 43−3
1:402nd & 13opp 43Robby Ashford pass incomplete to Carlos Hernandez0
1:403rd & 13opp 43Robby Ashford pass incomplete to Chris Barnes0
1:004th & 13opp 43Cal Joseph punt for 40 yds, fair catch by James Tyre at the WCU 30

WCU2 plays, -3 yd · Safety

1:001st & 10own 3Camury Reid run for a loss of 2 yards to the WCU 1−2
0:272nd & 12own 1run for a loss of 1 yard for a SAFETY−1

WAKE4 plays, 34 yd · Turnover

0:271st & 10own 20Christian Lowery kickoff for 64 yds0
0:001st & 10own 25Demond Claiborne run for 34 yds to the WCU 41 for a 1ST down+34
0:00own 25End of 1st Quarter+34
14:561st & 10opp 41Robby Ashford pass intercepted0

WCU21 plays, 74 yd · Field goal

14:091st & 10own 21Patrick Boyd Jr. run for 3 yds to the WCU 24+3
13:592nd & 7own 24Bennett Judy pass complete to James Tyre for 14 yds to the WCU 38 for a 1ST down+14
13:431st & 10own 38Bennett Judy run for 8 yds to the WCU 46+8
13:032nd & 2own 46Patrick Boyd Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the WCU 45−1
12:233rd & 3own 45Bennett Judy pass complete to James Tyre for 2 yds to the WCU 47+2
12:084th & 1own 47Timeout Wake Forest, clock 12:080
11:324th & 1own 47Camury Reid run for 1 yd to the WCU 48 for a 1ST down+1
11:061st & 10own 48Timeout Wake Forest, clock 11:060
10:511st & 10own 48Bennett Judy pass complete to James Tyre for 13 yds to the WAKE 39 for a 1ST down+13
10:271st & 10opp 39Bennett Judy pass complete to Malik Knight for 2 yds to the WAKE 37+2
10:072nd & 8opp 37Camury Reid run for a loss of 2 yards to the WAKE 39−2
9:283rd & 10opp 39Bennett Judy pass complete to Camury Reid for 15 yds to the WAKE 24 for a 1ST down+15
8:561st & 10opp 24Wake Forest Penalty, unnecessary roughness (9 Yards) to the WAKE 9 for a 1ST down+9
8:321st & goalopp 9Bennett Judy pass complete to Marcus Striggles for no gain to the WAKE 90
7:522nd & goalopp 9Camury Reid run for 3 yds to the WAKE 6+3
7:263rd & goalopp 6(07:31) No Huddle-Shotgun Judy,Bennett sacked for loss of 6 yards to the Wake12 (Williams,BJ, Cusano,Frank) PENALTY Wake Face Mask (Lohavichan,Zach) 3 yards from Wake06 to Wake03, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.+3
7:111st & goalopp 3Bennett Judy pass incomplete to Camury Reid0
7:002nd & goalopp 3Camury Reid run for a loss of 1 yard to the WAKE 4−1
6:263rd & goalopp 4Camury Reid run for a loss of 1 yard to the WAKE 5−1
5:464th & goalopp 5Christian Lowery 23 yd FG GOOD+23
5:461st & 10own 25Timeout Wake Forest, clock 05:460

WAKE8 plays, 57 yd · Missed FG

5:461st & 10own 35Stephen Brantley kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
5:461st & 10opp 11Timeout Wake Forest, clock 05:460
5:351st & 10own 25Robby Ashford pass complete to Chris Barnes for 64 yds to the WCU 11 for a 1ST down+64
5:051st & 10opp 11Demond Claiborne run for a loss of 1 yard to the WCU 12−1
4:262nd & 11opp 12Robby Ashford pass complete to Demond Claiborne for 3 yds to the WCU 15+3
3:583rd & 14opp 15Robby Ashford pass complete to Demond Claiborne for 15 yds Wake Forest Penalty, Offensive Holding (Carlos Hernandez) to the WCU 24+5
3:533rd & 23opp 24Wake Forest Penalty, Offensive Holding (Yards) declined+6
3:394th & 17opp 18Connor Calvert 35 yd FG MISSED+35

WCU4 plays, 0 yd · Punt

3:371st & 10own 20Bennett Judy pass incomplete to James Tyre0
3:342nd & 10own 20Bennett Judy pass incomplete to Marcus Striggles0
3:293rd & 10own 20Bennett Judy pass incomplete to Patrick Boyd Jr.0
3:204th & 10own 20Stephen Brantley punt for 62 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the WAKE 180

WAKE3 plays, 17 yd · Turnover

3:121st & 10own 18Robby Ashford pass complete to Chris Barnes for 17 yds to the WAKE 35 for a 1ST down+17
2:301st & 10own 35Robby Ashford pass complete to Chris Barnes for 17 yds to the WCU 48 for a 1ST down+17
2:011st & 10opp 48run for a loss of 17 yards to the WAKE 35 fumbled, recovered by WCU Evan Carney−17

WCU8 plays, 19 yd · On downs

1:551st & 10opp 35Bennett Judy pass complete to Patrick Boyd Jr. for 3 yds to the WAKE 32+3
1:552nd & 7opp 32Timeout Wake Forest, clock 01:550
1:482nd & 7opp 32Bennett Judy pass complete to Dominic Dutton for 7 yds to the WAKE 25 for a 1ST down+7
1:181st & 10opp 25Bennett Judy pass complete to Branson Adams for 6 yds to the WAKE 19+6
0:412nd & 4opp 19Bennett Judy pass incomplete0
0:373rd & 4opp 19Bennett Judy sacked for a loss of 7 yards to the WAKE 26−7
0:374th & 11opp 26Timeout Wake Forest, clock 00:370
0:314th & 11opp 26Bennett Judy pass complete to Marcus Striggles for 10 yds to the WAKE 16+10

WAKE3 plays, 2 yd · End of period

0:312nd & 8own 18Timeout Wake Forest, clock 00:310
0:001st & 10own 16Robby Ashford run for 2 yds to the WAKE 18+2
0:00own 16End of 2nd Quarter+2

WCU7 plays, 16 yd · Punt

15:001st & 10own 35Caleb Carlson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
14:551st & 10own 25Bennett Judy run for 1 yd to the WCU 26+1
14:142nd & 9own 26Bennett Judy pass complete to Marcus Striggles for 10 yds to the WCU 36 for a 1ST down+10
13:561st & 10own 36Bennett Judy pass incomplete to Patrick Boyd Jr.0
13:512nd & 10own 36Patrick Boyd Jr. run for 5 yds to the WCU 41+5
13:193rd & 5own 41Bennett Judy pass incomplete to Malik Knight0
13:114th & 5own 41Stephen Brantley punt for 42 yds , Carlos Hernandez returns for no gain to the WAKE 170

WAKE3 plays, 83 yd · Touchdown

13:021st & 10own 17Robby Ashford pass complete to Kamrean Johnson for 2 yds to the WAKE 15+2
12:292nd & 12own 15Demond Claiborne run for 85 yds for a TD (Connor Calvert KICK)+85
12:291st & 10own 25Timeout Wake Forest, clock 12:290

WCU6 plays, 24 yd · Punt

12:291st & 10own 35Caleb Carlson kickoff for 63 yds0
12:091st & 10own 25Bennett Judy pass complete to Malik Knight for 17 yds to the WCU 42 for a 1ST down+17
11:541st & 10own 42Bennett Judy pass complete to Dominic Dutton for 9 yds to the WAKE 49+9
11:362nd & 1opp 49Branson Adams run for no gain to the WAKE 490
10:453rd & 1opp 49run for 2 yds to the WCU 49 fumbled, recovered by WCU Evan Carney+2
10:174th & 3own 49Stephen Brantley punt for 51 yds for a touchback0

WAKE4 plays, 14 yd · Turnover

10:171st & 10own 33Timeout Wake Forest, clock 10:170
10:101st & 10own 20Demond Claiborne run for 13 yds to the WAKE 33 for a 1ST down+13
9:361st & 10own 33Demond Claiborne run for 1 yd to the WAKE 34+1
8:562nd & 9own 34Robby Ashford run for no gain to the WAKE 34 Robby Ashford fumbled, recovered by WCU Evan Carney0

WCU4 plays, -10 yd · Punt

8:491st & 10opp 34Bennett Judy pass incomplete to Branson Adams0
8:442nd & 10opp 34Bennett Judy sacked by Langston Hardy for a loss of 10 yards to the WAKE 44−10
7:593rd & 20opp 44Bennett Judy sacked by Nuer Gatkuoth for a loss of 12 yards to the WCU 44−12
7:534th & 20opp 44Stephen Brantley punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Carlos Hernandez at the WAKE 70

WAKE4 plays, 93 yd · Touchdown

7:531st & 10own 34Timeout Wake Forest, clock 07:530
7:391st & 10own 7Robby Ashford pass complete to Chris Barnes for 27 yds to the WAKE 34 for a 1ST down+27
7:231st & 10own 34(07:27) No Huddle-Shotgun Ashford,Robby pass incomplete deep left to Barnes,Chris thrown to W Car35 PENALTY W Car Pass Interference (Anderson Jr,Darian) 15 yards from Wake34 to Wake49, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.−15
7:161st & 10own 49Robby Ashford pass complete to Sterling Berkhalter for 51 yds for a TD (Connor Calvert KICK)+51

WCU3 plays, 6 yd · Turnover

7:161st & 10own 35Caleb Carlson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
7:101st & 10own 25Camury Reid run for 7 yds to the WCU 32+7
6:462nd & 3own 32Camury Reid run for a loss of 1 yard to the WCU 31 Camury Reid fumbled, recovered by WCU Quincy Bryant−1

WAKE7 plays, 22 yd · On downs

6:401st & 10opp 31Robby Ashford run for 7 yds to the WCU 24+7
6:122nd & 3opp 24Ty Clark III run for 7 yds to the WCU 17 for a 1ST down+7
5:301st & 10opp 17Ty Clark III run for no gain to the WCU 170
4:492nd & 10opp 17Robby Ashford pass incomplete to Carlos Hernandez0
4:413rd & 10opp 17Robby Ashford pass complete to Ty Clark III for 9 yds to the WCU 8+9
4:054th & 1opp 8Ty Clark III run for a loss of 1 yard to the WCU 9−1
4:054th & 1opp 8Ty Clark III run for a loss of 1 yard to the WCU 9−1

WCU5 plays, 9 yd · Punt

3:591st & 10own 9Isaac Lee pass complete to Malik Knight for 11 yds to the WCU 20 for a 1ST down+11
3:371st & 10own 20Markel Townsend run for 1 yd to the WCU 21+1
3:092nd & 9own 21Isaac Lee pass complete to Markel Townsend for 2 yds to the WCU 23+2
2:593rd & 7own 23Isaac Lee sacked for a loss of 5 yards to the WCU 18−5
2:334th & 12own 18Stephen Brantley punt for 35 yds , Carlos Hernandez returns for 23 yds to the WCU 30+23

WAKE3 plays, 30 yd · Touchdown

2:291st & 10opp 30Deshawn Purdie pass incomplete to Jr. Reginald Vick0
2:152nd & 10opp 30Deshawn Purdie pass complete to Jeremiah Melvin for 3 yds to the WCU 27+3
1:523rd & 7opp 27Deshawn Purdie pass complete to Jeremiah Melvin for 27 yds for a TD (Connor Calvert KICK)+27

WCU17 plays, 75 yd · Touchdown

1:521st & 10own 35Caleb Carlson kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback0
1:411st & 10own 25Isaac Lee run for 31 yds to the WAKE 44 for a 1ST down+31
1:141st & 10opp 44Isaac Lee run for 4 yds to the WAKE 40+4
0:452nd & 6opp 40Isaac Lee pass incomplete to Dominic Dutton0
0:383rd & 6opp 40Isaac Lee pass complete to Markel Townsend for 7 yds to the WAKE 33 for a 1ST down+7
0:001st & 10opp 33Isaac Lee pass complete to Markel Townsend for 4 yds to the WAKE 29+4
0:00opp 33End of 3rd Quarter+4
9:532nd & 6opp 29Isaac Lee run for 2 yds to the WAKE 27+2
9:253rd & 4opp 27Wake Forest Penalty, Defensive holding (William Tackie Jr.) to the WAKE 30+10
9:053rd & 7opp 30Isaac Lee pass complete to Dominic Dutton for 9 yds to the WAKE 21 for a 1ST down+9
8:411st & 10opp 21Markel Townsend run for 3 yds to the WAKE 18+3
8:112nd & 7opp 18Isaac Lee pass complete to Josiah Thomas for 8 yds to the WAKE 10 for a 1ST down+8
7:411st & goalopp 10Isaac Lee pass complete to Marcus Striggles for 1 yd to the WAKE 9+1
7:142nd & goalopp 9Isaac Lee pass incomplete to Dominic Dutton0
7:033rd & goalopp 9Isaac Lee run for 8 yds to the WAKE 1+8
6:494th & goalopp 1Markel Townsend run for 1 yd for a TD (Marcus Trout KICK)+1
6:491st & 10own 35Timeout Wake Forest, clock 06:490

WAKE13 plays, 34 yd · End of period

6:491st & 10own 35Stephen Brantley kickoff for 45 yds0
6:421st & 10own 35Ty Clark III run for 3 yds to the WAKE 38+3
5:562nd & 7own 38Ty Clark III run for 3 yds to the WAKE 41+3
5:043rd & 4own 41Ty Clark III run for 4 yds to the WAKE 45 for a 1ST down+4
4:191st & 10own 45Ty Clark III run for 3 yds to the WAKE 48+3
3:272nd & 7own 48Deshawn Purdie pass complete to Kamrean Johnson for 12 yds to the WCU 40 for a 1ST down+12
2:421st & 10opp 40JaMario Clements run for 4 yds to the WCU 36+4
2:002nd & 6opp 36Timeout Wake Forest, clock 02:000
1:552nd & 6opp 36Tate Carney run for 9 yds to the WCU 27 for a 1ST down+9
1:461st & 10opp 27(01:55) Kneel down by Wake Forest at W Car28 for loss of 1 yard.−1
1:072nd & 11opp 28(01:10) Kneel down by Wake Forest at W Car30 for loss of 2 yards.−2
0:003rd & 13opp 30(00:29) Kneel down by Wake Forest at W Car31 for loss of 1 yard.−1
0:00opp 30End of 4th Quarter−1

Field position is from the offense’s point of view, the same as the drive chart. Play descriptions are CFBD’s own.

Previous 3 meetings vs. Team

Wake Forest 3–0 vs Western Carolina

  • 1991 · wk 3Western Carolina 24 @ Wake Forest 40
  • 1983 · wk 4Western Carolina 0 @ Wake Forest 21
  • 1982 · wk 1Western Carolina 10 @ Wake Forest 31

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