Week 11 · Game preview · Sat 12:00 PM ET
Statboy projection
Wake Forest by 9.5
73% to win
From the Statboy Power Rankings, with home field counted.
Rankings
Wake Forest |  SMU | |
|---|---|---|
| #17 | Résumé rank | #31 |
| +23.9#7 | Power rating | +12.2#38 |
| +12.8#12 | Offense | +9.4#25 |
| +9.1#26 | Defense | +2.6#66 |
| +1.7#8 | Special teams | +0.6#47 |
Small numbers are national ranks (1 = best). The better team in each row is bold.
Team stats
| Wake Forest | SMU | |
|---|---|---|
| 43.3#4 | Points per game | 37.0#19 |
| 15.9#13 | Points allowed | 22.9#53 |
| 0.34#9 | Offense EPA/play | 0.25#28 |
| -0.04#25 | Defense EPA/play | 0.09#73 |
| 51.1%#14 | Offense success rate | 50.3%#17 |
| 35.5%#25 | Defense success rate | 38.1%#42 |
| 7.4#5 | Yards per play | 7.0#8 |
| 51.4%#9 | 3rd down | 47.7%#20 |
| 65.5%#22 | Red zone TD rate | 64.7%#30 |
| 16.3%#35 | Havoc created | 14.3%#69 |
| 4.0#31 | Turnover margin | -4.0#107 |
This season. Small numbers are national ranks (1 = best on that side of the ball).
Players to watch
Wake Forest
Gio Lopez#11 QB
1903 pass yds · 10 TD · 1 INT · 378 rush yds
Carlos Hernandez#5 WR
57 catches · 833 yds · 4 TD
Langston Hardy#16 DL
44 tackles · 11.5 TFL · 5.5 sacks
SMU
Kevin Jennings#36 QB
2092 pass yds · 12 TD · 4 INT · 195 rush yds
Marques White#14 DE
25 tackles · 10 TFL · 7.5 sacks
Jarvis Lee#52 S
29 tackles · 6.5 TFL · 1 sacks · 1 INT
Each team's most valuable player on offense and on defense this season, plus the next most valuable (#rank at his position).