Duke's Mayo Bowl: Wake Forest vs. Mississippi St: Box Score

Friday Jan 2, 2026 8:00 pm - Charlotte, NC (Neutral Site)
Odds: Mississippi State by 3, Total Points: 52.5

Matchup Menu: WAKE vs. MSST

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Wake Forest Demon Deacons (0-0) 15 0 15 13
43
Mississippi State Bulldogs (0-0) 6 3 11 9
29

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary WAKE
MSST
Wake Forest 12:33 6 2 Kickoff Return TD: Koredell Bartley 100 yard kickoff return. Two Point Conversion good Eni Falayi. 8
0
Mississippi St 12:55 3 Field Goal: Kyle Ferrie kicks a 33 yard field goal. 8
3
Mississippi St 7:12 3 Field Goal: Kyle Ferrie kicks a 50 yard field goal. 8
6
Wake Forest 3:49 6 1 Passing TD: Kamrean Johnson 14 yard pass from Robby Ashford. Extra Point good by Connor Calvert. 15
6
2nd Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary WAKE
MSST
Mississippi St 6:15 3 Field Goal: Kyle Ferrie kicks a 23 yard field goal. 15
9
3rd Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary WAKE
MSST
Wake Forest 14:06 6 2 Passing TD: Jack Foley 64 yard pass from Robby Ashford. Two Point Conversion good Robby Ashford. 23
9
Mississippi St 9:24 3 Field Goal: Kyle Ferrie kicks a 36 yard field goal. 23
12
Wake Forest 4:19 6 1 Rushing TD: Robby Ashford 2 yard rush. Extra Point good by Connor Calvert. 30
12
Mississippi St 0:00 6 2 Rushing TD: Kamario Taylor 1 yard rush. Two Point Conversion good Seydou Traore. 30
20
4th Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary WAKE
MSST
Mississippi St 10:17 6 1 Passing TD: Sanfrisco Magee 42 yard pass from Kamario Taylor. Extra Point good by Kyle Ferrie. 30
27
Mississippi St 4:07 2 Missed Extra Point Return TD: returns missed extra point for touchdown. 30
29
Wake Forest 4:07 6 Rushing TD: Robby Ashford 1 yard rush. Extra Point missed by Connor Calvert. 36
29
Wake Forest 2:15 6 1 Passing TD: Ty Clark 62 yard pass from Robby Ashford. Extra Point good by Connor Calvert. 43
29
WAKE
MSST
1st Downs 23
20
Passing 1st downs 11
9
Rushing 1st downs 10
8
1st downs from Penalties 2
3
3rd down efficiency 9-15
3-14
3rd down conversion % 60.0%
21.4%
4th down efficiency 0-0
0-2
4th down conversion % --
0.0%
Total Plays 69
74
Total Yards 451
408
Net Yards Passing 303
294
Sacked-Yards lost 1-1
5-22
Gross yards passing 304
316
Completions-Attempts 20-33
16-27
Completion% 60.6%
59.3%
Net yards per pass play 8.9
9.2
Touchdowns 3
1
Interceptions 1
0
Passer Rating 161.7
162.9
Net Yards Rushing 148
114
Rushing attempts 35
42
Yards per rush 4.2
2.7
Touchdowns 2
1
WAKE
MSST
Red Zone (Made-Att) 3-3
4-5
Red Zone Success % 100.0%
80.0%
Penalties 9-76
7-60
Turnovers 1
0
Fumbles-Lost 2-0
1-0
Interceptions thrown 1
0
Punting (Punts-Yards) 6-231
5-230
Yards per Punt 38.5
46.0
Field Goals 0-0
4-4
Extra Points 3
1
Punt Returns (Returns-Yards) 2-4
1-44
Yards per return 2.0
44.0
Kickoff Returns (Returns-Yards) 3-163
1-16
Yards per return 54.3
16.0
Possession 31:35
28:25
1st Quarter 06:17
08:43
2nd Quarter 06:38
08:22
3rd Quarter 07:34
07:26
4th Quarter 11:06
03:54

Wake Forest Demon Deacons Passing

  C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT NCAAF RATING
Robby Ashford 20/33 303 9.2 3 1 161.7
Team 20/33 304 9.2 3 1 161.7

Wake Forest Demon Deacons Rushing

  CAR YDS AVG TD
Ty Clark 17 91 5.4 0
Robby Ashford 14 50 3.6 2
JaMario Clements 2 9 4.5 0
Team 35 148 4.2 2

Wake Forest Demon Deacons Receiving

  REC YDS AVG TD
Ty Clark 3 73 24.3 1
Carlos Hernandez 6 73 12.2 0
Jack Foley 1 64 64.0 1
Sterling Berkhalter 5 34 6.8 0
Sawyer Racanelli 1 25 25.0 0
Kamrean Johnson 2 24 12.0 1
Eni Falayi 2 10 5.0 0
Team 20 304 15.2 3

Wake Forest Demon Deacons Fumbles

  FUM LOST
Carlos Hernandez 2 0
Team 2 0

Wake Forest Demon Deacons Interceptions

  INT YDS
Team 0 0

Wake Forest Demon Deacons Defensive

  TACKLES MISC
  TOT SOLO SACKS TFL PD
Sterling Berkhalter 1 1 0 0 0
Nick Andersen 12 6 1 1 0
Aiden Hall 7 2 0 1.5 0
Frank Cusano 6 3 0 0.5 0
Karon Prunty 6 4 1 1 0
Gabe Kirschke 5 4 1 1.5 0
Dylan Hazen 5 3 0 0 0
Jayden Loving 5 2 0.5 1 0
Zeek Jackson 3 1 0 0 0
Dallas Afalava 3 1 1.5 1.5 0
Zach Lohavichan 3 2 0 0 0
Braylon Johnson 3 3 0 0 0
Myles Turpin 2 2 0 0 0
Kadear Dembele 2 1 0 0.5 0
Lardarius Webb 2 1 0 0 1
Davaughn Patterson 2 1 0 0 0
Nuer Gatkuoth 2 0 0 0.5 0
Quincey Bryant 2 0 0 0 0
Travon West 1 1 0 0 0
Devin Cook 1 1 0 0 0
Kalil Townes 1 1 0 0 0
Tyler Walton 1 1 0 0 0
Team 75 41 5 9 1

Wake Forest Demon Deacons Kick Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Koredell Bartley 2 137 68.5 100
Ryan Henley 1 26 26.0 26
Team 3 163 54.3

Wake Forest Demon Deacons Punt Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Carlos Hernandez 2 4 2.0 4
Team 2 4 2.0

Wake Forest Demon Deacons Kicking

  FG PCT LONG XP PTS
Connor Calvert 0/0 -- 0 3 3
Team 0/0 -- 3 3

Wake Forest Demon Deacons Punting

  TOT YDS AVG LG
Cal Joseph 6 231 38.5 48
Team 6 231 38.5

Mississippi State Bulldogs Passing

  C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT NCAAF RATING
Kamario Taylor 13/22 241 11.0 1 0 166.1
Luke Kromenhoek 3/5 53 10.6 0 0 149.0
Team 16/27 316 11.7 1 0 162.9

Mississippi State Bulldogs Rushing

  CAR YDS AVG TD
Kamario Taylor 18 63 3.5 1
Fluff Bothwell 14 38 2.7 0
Xavier Gayten 5 8 1.6 0
Anthony Evans 1 4 4.0 0
Luke Kromenhoek 4 1 0.2 0
Team 42 114 2.7 1

Mississippi State Bulldogs Receiving

  REC YDS AVG TD
Fluff Bothwell 1 6 6.0 0
Anthony Evans 4 80 20.0 0
Brenen Thompson 4 106 26.5 0
Sanfrisco Magee 2 47 23.5 1
Ayden Williams 2 30 15.0 0
Seydou Traore 1 11 11.0 0
Kolin Wilson 1 8 8.0 0
Sam West 1 6 6.0 0
Team 16 316 19.8 1

Mississippi State Bulldogs Fumbles

  FUM LOST
Team 1 0

Mississippi State Bulldogs Interceptions

  INT YDS
Brylan Lanier 1 12
Team 1 12

Mississippi State Bulldogs Defensive

  TACKLES MISC
  TOT SOLO SACKS TFL PD
Jalen Smith 12 7 0 0 0
Hunter Washington 7 2 0 0 0
Jahron Manning 6 3 0 1 1
Nic Mitchell 6 4 0 0 0
Kelley Jones 4 3 0 0 0
Malick Sylla 3 1 1 1 0
Navaeh Sanders 3 3 0 0 0
DeAgo Brumfeld 3 2 0 0 0
Derion Gullette 2 2 0 0 0
Joseph Head 2 0 0 0 0
Brylan Lanier 2 1 0 0 0
Branden Jennings 2 2 0 0 0
Kedrick Bingley-Jones 2 0 0 0 0
Kalvin Dinkins 2 0 0 0 0
Jaray Bledsoe 2 2 0 0 0
Deonte Anderson 1 0 0 0 0
Tanner Johnson 1 1 0 0 0
Ja'Bryis Stewart 1 1 0 0 0
TJ Lockhart 1 0 0 0 0
Team 62 34 1 2 1

Mississippi State Bulldogs Kick Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Anthony Evans 1 16 16.0 16
Team 1 16 16.0

Mississippi State Bulldogs Punt Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Brenen Thompson 1 44 44.0 44
Team 1 44 44.0

Mississippi State Bulldogs Kicking

  FG PCT LONG XP PTS
Kyle Ferrie 4/4 100.0% 50 1 1
Team 4/4 100.0% 1 1

Mississippi State Bulldogs Punting

  TOT YDS AVG LG
Ethan Pulliam 5 230 46.0 52
Team 5 230 46.0