Wake Forest at Clemson Game Matchup
Wake Forest logo Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Clemson TigersClemson logo
Saturday, October 7th 2023 (3:30 PM EDT)
Clemson -21 (53.5) (0)  Open: 0.0
Clemson 17 - Wake Forest: 12  (ACC)

 
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)
WAKE coming off BYE
Our Line: -2    (SP+ -18)
PPG only: WAKE: 25 - CLEM: 34 (59)
CLEM Win prob: 92% | Cover: 53%
WAKE Travel: 177 miles
Tigers (9 - 4) (6 - 7 - 0)
Coach Dabo Swinney (163 - 40)
Avg Score : 35 - 23 (43 - 23 @ 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
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Clemson's 2023 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResult
Mon 9/4 Clemson at Duke-12.554.0L 7 - 28
Sat 9/9 Clemson vs Charleston Southern-50.553.0W 66 - 17
Sat 9/16 Clemson vs Florida Atlantic-25.051.5W 48 - 14
Sat 9/23 Clemson vs Florida State+2.055.5L 24 - 31
Sat 9/30 Clemson at Syracuse-7.052.0W 31 - 14
Sat 10/7 Clemson vs Wake Forest-21.053.5W 17 - 12
BYE WEEK
Sat 10/21 Clemson at Miami-3.048.5L 20 - 28
Sat 10/28 Clemson at NC State-9.544.5L 17 - 24
Sat 11/4 Clemson vs Notre Dame+3.044.5W 31 - 23
Sat 11/11 Clemson vs Georgia Tech-17.555.5W 42 - 21
Sat 11/18 Clemson vs North Carolina-7.558.0W 31 - 20
Sat 11/25 Clemson at South Carolina-7.548.0W 16 - 7
Fri 12/29 Clemson vs Kentucky-3.544.5W 38 - 35
Total: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
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Future: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
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WAKE's OC Warren Ruggiero vs CLEM's DC Wes Goodwin     CLEM's OC Garrett Riley 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
CLEM.1945%34.749%3.2917841%2324.14.0838%23.439%37%3.2248.21.61.7
 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
CLEM0%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
CLEM Defense1423.423.437.7%3.221.7 - - - - - 42%58%39%37%21%.08
 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
CLEM Offense1434.742.744.9%4.141.6234101782324.652%48%49%41%14%.19

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
Clemson1431:1222.847%50%5.448.21.61.77.63.1228.8
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
CLEM Defense1442%39% - - - - .062.6964%13%0.92
 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
CLEM Offense1452%49%39.1178.44.631.23.2978%9%0.93

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
CLEM Defense1458%37% - - - - - - 13.11.634%25%.28%2.1
 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
CLEM Offense1448%41%21.234.1231.96.810.92410.21.530%30%.215%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:    Clemson: 2

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Wake Forest: -7.5   Clemson: 10.9




Clemson's Power Ratings
Clemson's Power Rating: 2 #NR
Clemson's Offense Rating: #NR
Clemson's Defense Rating: #NR
2023 Talent Rating: 1148.00 #5
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 #NR
Clemson's 2023 Expected Record: -

Clemson's SP+ Ratings
Clemson's 2023 Overall SP+ Rating: 10.9 #23
Clemson's Offense SP+ Rating: 28.7 #50
Clemson's Defense SP+ Rating: 17.5 #12

Average Talent
Average ACC Talent Rating is 758.94
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
Clemson 34
Wake Forest 25

Projected Total Points: 59
Clemson Scoring
Offense: 34.7 PPG
Offense at Home: 42.7
Defense: 23.4 PPG
Defense at Home: 23.4

Clemson's 2023 Record
Record: 9 - 4
Record vs Spread: 6 - 7 - 0
Record at home: 6 - 1
Record vs Spread at home: 4 - 3 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 5 - 5 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 3 - 2 - 0


YearDateHomeScoreAwayScoreWinnerSpreadCoverTotalO/U
202410/12Wake Forest14Clemson49ClemsonClemson -21Clemson63.0Push
202310/07Clemson17Wake Forest12ClemsonClemson -21Wake Forest53.5Under
202209/24Wake Forest45Clemson51ClemsonClemson -7.5Wake Forest58.0Over
202111/20Clemson48Wake Forest27ClemsonClemson -3.5Clemson57.0Over
202009/12Wake Forest13Clemson37ClemsonClemson -34.5Wake Forest58.5Under
201911/16Clemson52Wake Forest3ClemsonClemson -35Clemson59.0Under
201810/06Wake Forest3Clemson63ClemsonClemson -20.5Clemson60.0Over
201710/07Clemson28Wake Forest14ClemsonClemson -21Wake Forest50.5Under
201611/19Wake Forest13Clemson35ClemsonClemson -23.5Wake Forest47.5Over
201511/21Clemson33Wake Forest13ClemsonClemson -29Wake Forest47.5Under
201411/06Wake Forest20Clemson34ClemsonClemson -20Wake Forest0
201309/28Clemson56Wake Forest7ClemsonClemson -28.5Clemson0
201210/25Wake Forest13Clemson42Clemson
201111/12Clemson31Wake Forest28Clemson
201011/20Wake Forest10Clemson30Clemson
200910/17Clemson38Wake Forest3Clemson
200810/09Wake Forest12Clemson7Wake Forest
200711/10Clemson44Wake Forest10Clemson
200610/07Wake Forest17Clemson27Clemson
200510/01Wake Forest31Clemson27Wake Forest
200409/04Clemson37Wake Forest30Clemson
200311/01Wake Forest45Clemson17Wake Forest
200210/19Clemson31Wake Forest23Clemson
200110/27Wake Forest14Clemson21Clemson
200009/15Clemson55Wake Forest7Clemson
TeamWinsCoversO/U
Clemson2254 Overs
Wake Forest375 Unders

WinsCoversFavsDogs
Home Teams15 - 107 - 53 - 34 - 2
Road Teams10 - 155 - 72 - 43 - 3

(#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     Clemson
Power #NR
#NR
Off #NR
#NR
Def #NR
#NR
Talent #63
#5
SP+ #92
#23
SP+ Off #101
#50
SP+ Def #66
#12

Rematch from Week 6
Clemson -21.0 (53.5)
Clemson won vs Wake Forest this year (17-12)

Previous Matchups
Clemson beat Wake Forest last year (49-14)
Clemson beat Wake Forest in 2023 (17-12)
Clemson beat Wake Forest in 2022 (51-45)

Weather Forecast
Playing in Memorial Stadium
Conditions: Clear
Temp: 73° - Wind: 11 mph


Team Information
Injuries: WAKE | CLEM
Depth Chart: WAKE | CLEM
Rosters: WAKE | CLEM
(#NR) Clemson Info

Preseason ratings
Power Rating: 2 #NR
Offense Rating: #NR
Defense Rating: #NR
Overall SP+ Rating: 10.9 #23
Offense SP+ Rating: 28.7 #50
Defense SP+ Rating: 17.5 #12
Talent Rating: 1148.00 #5
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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Clemson's DC Wes Goodwin
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