Wake Forest 27, Old Dominion 24
Associated Press
NORFOLK, Va. - Mitch Griffis threw three second-half touchdown passes and Wake Forest rallied from a 17-0 halftime deficit and beat Old Dominion 27-24.
Griffis hit Taylor Morin for touchdowns of 27 and 48 yards and Jahmal Banks from 4 yards for the go-ahead score with 6:48 remaining for the Demon Deacons (3-0).
The Monarchs (1-2), seeking their first 2-1 start since 2017 and their third victory against a Power 5 opponent, got an 80-yard fumble recovery and 55-yard interception return, both for touchdowns, by LaMareon James, but could not get anything going after halftime.
Griffis, who was intercepted just once in his first two games, finished 25 of 42 for 312 yards with two interceptions.
Grant Wilson was 11 for 26 for 233 yards for the Monarchs. Javon Harvey caught three passes for 166 yards, all in the first half, including a 68-yard touchdown.
The Demon Deacons, blanked in the first half, finally got on the scoreboard on Griffis' 27-yard pass to Morin on the opening drive of the second half.
THE TAKEAWAY
Wake Forest: Griffis had thrown just one interception through two games, but showed he could recover from bad decisions in the second half.
Old Dominion: The Monarchs allowed 10 sacks for minus 68 yards, never a recice for getting a passing game going to augment a running game.
September 16, 2023
| Scoring Summary |
| Second Quarter |
Wake | ODU |
| ODU |
TD |
13:24 |
Javon Harvey 68 yd pass from Grant Wilson (Ethan Sanchez kick) |
0 |
7 |
| ODU |
TD |
9:38 |
LaMareon James 80 yd fumble return (Ethan Sanchez kick) |
0 |
14 |
| ODU |
FG |
2:27 |
Ethan Sanchez 49 yd FG |
0 |
17 |
| Third Quarter |
Wake | ODU |
| Wake |
TD |
11:35 |
Taylor Morin 27 yd pass from Mitch Griffis (Matthew Dennis kick) |
7 |
17 |
| ODU |
TD |
7:00 |
LaMareon James 66 yd interception return (Ethan Sanchez kick) |
7 |
24 |
| Wake |
FG |
3:50 |
Matthew Dennis 36 yd FG |
10 |
24 |
| Wake |
FG |
0:09 |
Matthew Dennis 36 yd FG |
13 |
24 |
| Fourth Quarter |
Wake | ODU |
| Wake |
TD |
9:45 |
Taylor Morin 48 yd pass from Mitch Griffis (Matthew Dennis kick) |
20 |
24 |
| Wake |
TD |
6:48 |
Jahmal Banks 4 yd pass from Mitch Griffis (Matthew Dennis kick) |
27 |
24 |
| Team Stats |
| |
Wake Forest |
Old Dominion |
| First downs |
25 |
14 |
| Rushing |
10 |
6 |
| Passing |
14 |
7 |
| Penalty |
1 |
1 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
5-17, 29% |
3-15, 20% |
| 4th down efficiency |
0-0, -% |
0-1, 0% |
| Rushes-Yards |
43-97 |
36-67 |
| Passing Yards |
312 |
233 |
| Return Yards |
111 |
145 |
| Completions-Attempts-Int |
24-41-2 |
11-27-1 |
| Sacks-Yards Lost |
4--44 |
10--68 |
| Punts |
7 |
7 |
| Punts-Average |
29.6 |
37.4 |
| Fumbles Lost |
4-1 |
1-1 |
| Penalties - Yards |
6-65 |
5-35 |
| Time of Possession |
34:50 |
25:10 |
| Wake Forest Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| M. Griffis |
24 |
41 |
312 |
3 |
2 |
| Old Dominion Passing |
| Player |
Cmp |
Att |
Yds |
TDs |
Int |
| G. Wilson |
11 |
26 |
233 |
1 |
1 |
| Wake Forest Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Ellison |
16 |
86 |
5.4 |
0 |
| D. Claiborne |
11 |
34 |
3.1 |
0 |
| M. Griffis |
12 |
-7 |
-0.6 |
0 |
| Old Dominion Rushing |
| Player |
Carries |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| D. Roche |
11 |
86 |
7.8 |
0 |
| K. Wicks |
11 |
32 |
2.9 |
0 |
| G. Wilson |
14 |
-51 |
-3.6 |
0 |
| Wake Forest Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| T. Morin |
6 |
112 |
18.7 |
2 |
| J. Banks |
8 |
81 |
10.1 |
1 |
| W. Grimes |
2 |
56 |
28.0 |
0 |
| K. Williams |
4 |
45 |
11.3 |
0 |
| D. Claiborne |
2 |
13 |
6.5 |
0 |
| J. Ellison |
2 |
5 |
2.5 |
0 |
| Old Dominion Receiving |
| Player |
Rec |
Yds |
Avg |
TDs |
| J. Harvey |
3 |
166 |
55.3 |
1 |
| I. Paige |
3 |
39 |
13.0 |
0 |
| K. Williams |
2 |
13 |
6.5 |
0 |
| R. Murphy |
1 |
11 |
11.0 |
0 |
| J. Bly |
2 |
4 |
2.0 |
0 |
| Wake Forest Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| E. Slocum |
1 |
56 |
| Old Dominion Interceptions |
| Player |
Int |
Yards |
| L. James |
1 |
66 |
| E. Green |
1 |
0 |
| Wake Forest Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| I. Mora |
7 |
207 |
29.6 |
| Old Dominion Punting |
| Player |
Punts |
Yards |
Avg |
| E. Duane |
7 |
262 |
37.4 |
| Wake Forest Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| T. Morin |
2 |
35 |
17.5 |
| Old Dominion Punt Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| Wake Forest Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| K. Williams |
1 |
20 |
20.0 |
| Old Dominion Kick Returns |
| Player |
Ret |
Yards |
Average |
| L. James |
4 |
79 |
19.8 |
| Wake Forest Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| Old Dominion Missed FG |
| Player |
Length |
| E. Sanchez |
34 |
| E. Sanchez |
45 |
