Wake Forest at Notre Dame Game Matchup
Wake Forest logo Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Notre Dame Fighting IrishNotre Dame logo
Saturday, November 18th 2023 (3:30 PM EST)
Notre Dame -22.5 (47.5) (0)  Open: 0.0
Notre Dame 45 - Wake Forest: 7

 
Demon Deacons (4 - 8) (4 - 8 - 0)
Coach Dave Clawson (62 - 53)
Avg Score : 26 - 33 (24 - 29 on Road)
'25 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
ND coming off BYE
Our Line: -2    (SP+ -27)
PPG only: WAKE: 21 - ND: 34 (55)
ND Win prob: 95% | Cover: 53%
WAKE Travel: 501 miles
Fighting Irish (10 - 3) (9 - 3 - 1)
Coach Marcus Freeman (13 - 5)
Avg Score : 36 - 16 (34 - 12 @ Home)
'25 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
 
Wake Forest's 2023 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResult
Thu 8/31 Wake Forest vs Elon-33.553.5W 37 - 17
Sat 9/9 Wake Forest vs Vanderbilt-9.555.0W 36 - 20
Sat 9/16 Wake Forest at Old Dominion-13.560.0W 27 - 24
Sat 9/23 Wake Forest vs Georgia Tech-3.558.5L 16 - 30
BYE WEEK
Sat 10/7 Wake Forest at Clemson+21.053.5L 12 - 17
Sat 10/14 Wake Forest at Virginia Tech+1.548.5L 13 - 30
Sat 10/21 Wake Forest vs Pittsburgh+3.045.0W 21 - 17
Sat 10/28 Wake Forest vs Florida State+21.053.5L 16 - 41
Thu 11/2 Wake Forest at Duke+6.541.0L 21 - 24
Sat 11/11 Wake Forest vs NC State-0.542.5L 6 - 26
Sat 11/18 Wake Forest at Notre Dame+22.547.5L 7 - 45
Sat 11/25 Wake Forest at Syracuse+3.043.5L 31 - 35
Total: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Played: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Future: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Wins: Elite: , Good: , Avg: , Bad: , Poor:
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Notre Dame's 2023 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResult
Sat 8/26 Notre Dame vs Navy-20.549.0W 42 - 3
Sat 9/2 Notre Dame vs Tennessee State-48.555.0W 56 - 3
Sat 9/9 Notre Dame at NC State-7.049.5W 45 - 24
Sat 9/16 Notre Dame vs Central Michigan-34.551.5W 41 - 17
Sat 9/23 Notre Dame vs Ohio State+3.055.5L 14 - 17
Sat 9/30 Notre Dame at Duke-5.552.5W 21 - 14
Sat 10/7 Notre Dame at Louisville-6.553.0L 20 - 33
Sat 10/14 Notre Dame vs USC-3.061.0W 48 - 20
BYE WEEK
Sat 10/28 Notre Dame vs Pittsburgh-21.045.5W 58 - 7
Sat 11/4 Notre Dame at Clemson-3.044.5L 23 - 31
BYE WEEK
Sat 11/18 Notre Dame vs Wake Forest-22.547.5W 45 - 7
Sat 11/25 Notre Dame at Stanford-26.050.5W 56 - 23
Fri 12/29 Notre Dame vs Oregon State-5.540.5W 40 - 8
Total: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Played: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Future: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Wins: Elite: , Good: , Avg: , Bad: , Poor:
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WAKE's OC Warren Ruggiero vs ND's DC Al Golden     ND's OC Gerad Parker vs WAKE's DC Brad Lambert

Important Stats (2022)
 Teams                  Off Explosive.Off SuccessPPGRush SuccessOL Yds Per AttRush YPGPass SuccessPass YPGOff ScoreZoneDef Explosive.Def SuccessDef PPGRunD SuccessPass D SuccessDef ScoreZonePenalty YPGTO PGDef TO PG
WAKE.2447%25.744%2.9713251%3124.73.243%32.544%43%3.8140.81.51.5
ND.248%36.149%3.3418946%2073.99.1439%15.544%35%3.9242.31.41.4
 Teams                  Off Explosive.Off SuccessPPGRush SuccessOL Yds Per AttRush YPGPass SuccessPass YPGOff ScoreZoneDef Explosive.Def SuccessDef PPGRunD SuccessPass D SuccessDef ScoreZonePenalty YPGTO PGDef TO PG
WAKE0%0%000%000%0%0%0000
ND0%0%000%000%0%0%0000



Overall Stats 2022
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
WAKE Offense1325.724.447.1%4.731.5254441323123.445%54%44%51%16%.24
ND Defense1315.51238.9%3.921.4 - - - - - 48%51%44%35%15%.14
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
WAKE Defense1332.529.443.2%3.811.5 - - - - - 47%53%44%43%17%.2
ND Offense1336.133.747.6%3.991.4223961892074.658%41%49%46%12%.2

Additional Stats 2022
 Teams                  GamesPossession Time1st Downs PG3rd Down %4th Down %Penalties PGPenalty Yds PGOff TO PGDef TO PGTFL PGSacks PGD/ST TDsAvg Field Pos
Wake Forest1328:2725.246%50%4.840.81.51.55.92.2230.2
Notre Dame1332:1021.647%44%4.642.31.41.462.8333.4
Run Game Stats (2023)
 Teams                  GamesRun Play RateRun Play SuccessRush Att PGRush Yds PGRush Yds Per AttRushing TDsRun Pred Pts AddedOL Yds Per Att3rd/4th & ShortFront 7 HavocRun Play Explosivness
WAKE Offense1345%44%38.6131.63.417.032.9773%8%0.72
ND Defense1348%44% - - - - .173.0163%11%1.06
 Teams                  GamesRun Play RateRun Play SuccessRush Att PGRush Yds PGRush Yds Per AttRushing TDsRun Pred Pts AddedOL Yds Per Att3rd/4th & ShortFront 7 HavocRun Play Explosivness
WAKE Defense1347%44% - - - - .152.9877%10%0.95
ND Offense1358%49%40.8189.14.625.163.3473%7%0.85

Pass Game Stats (2023)
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDs    Ints    PassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
WAKE Offense1354%51%23.236.5311.98.613.44313.451.630%37%.437%2
ND Defense1351%35% - - - - - - 10.141.733%26%.284%2.3
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDs    Ints    PassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
WAKE Defense1353%43% - - - - - - 7.291.735%34%.457%2.2
ND Offense1341%46%16.226207.2812.82511.271.626%33%.355%1.9

Wake Forest's Power Ratings
Wake Forest's Power Rating: #NR
Wake Forest's Offense Rating: #NR
Wake Forest's Defense Rating: #NR
2023 Talent Rating: 656.00 #63
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% #NR
Wake Forest's 2023 Expected Record: -
Wake Forest's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: -7.5 #92
Wake Forest's Offense SP+ Rating: 20.5 #101
Wake Forest's Defense SP+ Rating: 26.7 #66

Wake Forest's SP+ Ratings
Wake Forest's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: -7.5 #92
Wake Forest's Offense SP+ Rating: 20.5 #101
Wake Forest's Defense SP+ Rating: 26.7 #66

Average Talent
Average ACC Talent Rating is 758.94
Average Power Five Talent: 811.88
Average FBS Talent: 636.78

Power Ratings Matchup
Wake Forest:    Notre Dame: 2

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Wake Forest: -7.5   Notre Dame: 19.1




Notre Dame's Power Ratings
Notre Dame's Power Rating: 2 #NR
Notre Dame's Offense Rating: #NR
Notre Dame's Defense Rating: #NR
2023 Talent Rating: 1086.00 #8
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 #NR
Notre Dame's 2023 Expected Record: -

Notre Dame's SP+ Ratings
Notre Dame's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: 19.1 #9
Notre Dame's Offense SP+ Rating: 35.8 #17
Notre Dame's Defense SP+ Rating: 17.4 #11

Average Talent
Average FBS Independents Talent Rating is 638.67
Average Power Five Talent: 811.88
Average FBS Talent: 636.78


Wake Forest Scoring
Offense: 25.7 PPG
Offense on Road: 24.4
Defense: 32.5 PPG
Defense on Road: 29.4

Wake Forest's 2023 Record
Record: 4 - 8
Record vs Spread: 4 - 8 - 0
Record on Road: 1 - 5
Record vs Spread on Road: 2 - 4 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 3 - 4 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 2 - 3 - 0
Projected Score
Notre Dame 34
Wake Forest 21

Projected Total Points: 55
Notre Dame Scoring
Offense: 36.1 PPG
Offense at Home: 33.7
Defense: 15.5 PPG
Defense at Home: 12

Notre Dame's 2023 Record
Record: 10 - 3
Record vs Spread: 9 - 3 - 1
Record at home: 5 - 1
Record vs Spread at home: 4 - 1 - 1
Record as Fav vs Spread: 9 - 3 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 4 - 1 - 0


YearDateHomeScoreAwayScoreWinnerSpreadCoverTotalO/U
202311/18Notre Dame45Wake Forest7Notre DameNotre Dame -22.5Notre Dame47.5Over
201809/22Wake Forest27Notre Dame56Notre DameNotre Dame -6Notre Dame59.5Over
201711/04Notre Dame48Wake Forest37Notre DameNotre Dame -16.5Wake Forest56.0Over
201511/14Notre Dame28Wake Forest7Notre DameNotre Dame -27Wake Forest52.0Under
201211/17Notre Dame38Wake Forest0Notre Dame
201111/05Wake Forest17Notre Dame24Notre Dame
TeamWinsCoversO/U
Notre Dame623 Overs
Wake Forest021 Unders

WinsCoversFavsDogs
Home Teams4 - 21 - 31 - 20 - 1
Road Teams2 - 43 - 11 - 02 - 1

(#NR) Wake Forest Info

Preseason ratings
Power Rating: #NR
Offense Rating: #NR
Defense Rating: #NR
Overall SP+ Rating: -7.5 #92
Offense SP+ Rating: 20.5 #101
Defense SP+ Rating: 26.7 #66
Talent Rating: 656.00 #63
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% #NR
Expected Record: -

Wake Forest     Ratings Matchup     Notre Dame
Power #NR
#NR
Off #NR
#NR
Def #NR
#NR
Talent #63
#8
SP+ #92
#9
SP+ Off #101
#17
SP+ Def #66
#11

Rematch from Week 12
Notre Dame -22.5 (47.5)
Notre Dame won vs Wake Forest this year (45-7)

Previous Matchups
Notre Dame beat Wake Forest in 2023 (45-7)

Weather Forecast
Playing in Notre Dame Stadium
Conditions: Clear
Temp: 49° - Wind: 8 mph


Team Information
Injuries: WAKE | ND
Depth Chart: WAKE | ND
Rosters: WAKE | ND
(#NR) Notre Dame Info

Preseason ratings
Power Rating: 2 #NR
Offense Rating: #NR
Defense Rating: #NR
Overall SP+ Rating: 19.1 #9
Offense SP+ Rating: 35.8 #17
Defense SP+ Rating: 17.4 #11
Talent Rating: 1086.00 #8
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 #NR
Expected Record: -





  
Wake Forest's OC Warren Ruggiero
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Wake Forest's DC Brad Lambert
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Notre Dame's DC Al Golden
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