By the Numbers: Comparing BC and Wake Forest
Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom)Publisher
Creating takeaways is an emphasis for Boston College in the second half of the season. The Eagles forced just six turnovers in the first six games, and they scored zero points off those turnovers.
Unfortunately for BC, it's going up against a Wake Forest team this week that barely coughs up the rock. In fact, the No. 13 Demon Deacons are tied for fourth nationally and tied for first in the ACC in turnover margin per game.
That's just one of the many on-paper advantages Wake (5-1, 1-1 ACC) has over BC (2-4, 1-3) this week. Here's how the Atlantic Division foes compare, by the numbers:
SCORING OFFENSE
BC: 20.0 points per game (113th nationally, 11th ACC)
Wake Forest: 41.2 points per game (14th nationally, 2nd ACC)
TOTAL OFFENSE
BC: 305.8 yards per game (118th nationally, 14th ACC)
Wake Forest: 440.5 yards per game (39th nationally, 4th ACC)
RUSHING OFFENSE
BC: 69.50 yards per game (130th nationally, 14th ACC)
Wake Forest: 147.67 yards per game (72nd nationally, 9th ACC)
PASSING OFFENSE
BC: 236.3 yards per game (71st nationally, 8th ACC)
Wake Forest: 292.8 yards per game (27th nationally, 3rd ACC)
SCORING DEFENSE
BC: 29.0 points per game allowed (T-84th nationally, 13th ACC)
Wake Forest: 25.5 points per game allowed (63rd nationally, 10th ACC)
TOTAL DEFENSE
BC: 371.7 yards per game allowed (60th nationally, 9th ACC)
Wake Forest: 384.3 yards per game allowed (73rd nationally, 11th ACC)
RUSHING DEFENSE
BC: 152.7 yards per game allowed (78th nationally, 10th ACC)
Wake Forest: 149.3 yards per game allowed (74th nationally, 9th ACC)
PASSING DEFENSE
BC: 219.0 yards per game allowed (53rd nationally, 7th ACC)
Wake Forest: 235.0 yards per game allowed (75th nationally, 10th ACC)
PENALTIES
BC: 5.3 penalties per game (T-31st nationally, 2nd ACC)
Wake Forest: 4.7 penalties per game (T-12th nationally, 1st ACC)
TURNOVER MARGIN PER GAME
BC: -0.67 (T-109th nationally, T-12th ACC)
Wake Forest: 1.33 (T-4th nationally, T-1st ACC)
TIME OF POSSESSION
BC: 29:40.00 (69th nationally, 10th ACC)
Wake Forest: 27:55.67 (103rd nationally, 11th ACC)
SACKS
BC: 2.00 sacks per game (T-72nd nationally, 10th ACC)
Wake Forest: 2.50 sacks per game (T-33rd nationally, T-6th ACC)
THIRD DOWN CONVERSION RATE
BC: 30.59% (121st nationally, 13th ACC)
Wake Forest: 44.58% (43rd nationally, 6th ACC)
OPPONENT THIRD DOWN CONVERSION RATE
BC: 36.36% (T-55th nationally, 7th ACC)
Wake Forest: 38.38% (68th nationally, 12th ACC)
RED ZONE TOUCHDOWN PERCENTAGE
BC: 52.94% (T-103rd nationally, 10th ACC)
Wake Forest: 63.64% (T-66th nationally, T-3rd ACC)
OPPONENT RED ZONE TOUCHDOWN PERCENTAGE
BC: 62.50% (84th nationally, 12th ACC)
Wake Forest: 57.14% (T-56th nationally, 9th ACC)
LONG SCRIMMAGE PLAYS (20-PLUS YARDS)
BC: 25 (T-96th nationally, T-9th ACC)
Wake Forest: 33 (T-55th nationally, T-5th ACC)
PUNT AVERAGE
BC: 41.64 yards per punt (79th nationally, 8th ACC)
Wake Forest: 37.91 yards per punt (125th nationally, 13th ACC)
PFF OVERALL GRADE
BC: 68.7 (111th nationally)
Wake Forest: 94.0 (6th nationally)
PFF OFFENSE GRADE
BC: 61.9 (114th nationally)
Wake Forest: 84.7 (T-9th nationally)
PFF PASS GRADE
BC: 56.0 (109th nationally)
Wake Forest: 88.3 (5th nationally)
PFF RUN GRADE
BC: 73.5 (T-101st nationally)
Wake Forest: 71.0 (117th nationally)
PFF DEFENSE GRADE
BC: 71.5 (89th nationally)
Wake Forest: 93.2 (5th nationally)
PFF COVERAGE GRADE
BC: 59.1 (T-110th nationally)
Wake Forest: 89.5 (20th nationally)
PFF PASS RUSHING GRADE
BC: 68.1 (T-89th nationally)
Wake Forest: 92.0 (1st nationally)
PFF RUN DEFENSE GRADE
BC: 77.6 (T-52nd nationally)
Wake Forest: 88.4 (17th nationally)
