Louisville & Wake Forest square off on Saturday night at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium. Here is a statistical comparison on the two programs.
| Louisville | Wake Forest | |
| Strength of Schedule | 60th | 70th |
| Scoring Offense (ppg) | 50.2 (1st) | 21.3 (116th) |
| Total Offense (ypg) | 593.4 (1st) | 331.4 (119th) |
| Passing Offense (ypg) | 331.9 (12th) | 167.4 (111th) |
| Rushing Offense (ypg) | 261.56 (10th) | 164.0 (78th) |
| Scoring Defense (ppg) | 21.2 (21st) | 18.4 (14th) |
| Total Defense (ypg) | 293.1 (8th) | 369.7 (35th) |
| Passing Defense (ypg) | 187.1 (15th) | 238.8 (78th) |
| Rushing Defense (ypg) | 106.00 (7th) | 130.89 (33rd) |
| Punt Returns (ypr) | 10.42 (35th) | 3.00 (118th) |
| Kickoff Returns (ypr) | 20.54 (65th) | 16.21 (127th) |
| Opponent Punt Returns (ypr) | 9.22 (84th) | 10.63 (97th) |
| Opponent Kickoff Returns (ypr) | 20.94 (68th) | 21.82 (82nd) |
| Punting (ypp) | 40.61 (68th) | 42.96 (34th) |
| Field Goal % | 72.2% (68th) | 76.5% (52nd) |
| Opponent Field Goal % | 42.9% (2nd) | 40.0% (1st) |
| First Downs (per game) | 27.8 (4th) | 18.1 (115th) |
| Opponent First Downs (per game) | 16.2 (15th) | 19.9 (41st) |
| Penalties (ypg) | 71.8 (122nd) | 36.6 (8th) |
| Turnover Margin (season) | -1 (71st) | +8 (13th) |
| Time of Possession | 29:53.44 (64th) | 30:38.33 (53rd) |
| Sacks (per game) | 2.33 (50th) | 3.0 (13th) |
| Sacks Allowed (per game) | 2.22 (71st) | 2.33 (81st) |
| Tackles for Loss (per game) | 6.89 (26th) | 7.00 (26th) |
| Tackles for Loss Allowed (per game) | 5.22 (42nd) | 4.89 (24th) |
| Interceptions (season) | 12 (12th) | 11 (22nd) |
| Passes Defended (per game) | 4.89 (32nd) | 4.33 (68th) |
| Fumbles Recovered (season) | 8 (25th) | 9 (13th) |
| Fumbles Forced (season) | 10 (25th) | 10 (25th) |
| Fumbles Lost (season) | 14 (128th- LAST) | 4 (23rd) |
| Kicks/Punts Blocked (season) | 1 (52nd) | 2 (20th) |
| 3rd Down Conversions (%) | 44.07% (40th) | 39.44% (70th) |
| Opponent 3rd Down Conversions (%) | 27.82% (5th) | 35.71% (33rd) |
| 4th Down Conversions (%) | 75.00% (6th) | 45.45% (82nd) |
| Opponent 4th Down Conversions (%) | 42.86% (37th) | 30.77% (14th) |
| Red Zone Conversions (%) | 85.96% (47th) | 88.89 (31st) |
| Opponent Red Zone Conversions (%) | 81.82% (49th) | 67.86% (5th) |
| RedZone TD Conversions (%) | 66.67% (36th) | 55.56% (98th) |
| Opponent Red Zone TD Conversions (%) | 72.73% (118th) | 60.7%1 (67th) |
| Kickoffs (ypk) | 59.57 (99th) | 64.02 (18th) |
| Plays | 682 (35th) | 619 (91st) |
| Yards Per Play | 7.83 (2nd) | 4.82 (122nd) |
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