Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Notre Dame Fighting Irish Match Player Stats On Nov 14, 2015

The Sports Xchange
Nov 14, 2015

SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- Running back Josh Adams rushed for 141 yards and a touchdown, including a record-setting 98-yard score, and No. 4 Notre Dame cruised to a 28-7 win over Wake Forest on Saturday.

Quarterback DeShone Kizer tallied 111 passing yards and two rushing touchdowns. Notre Dame (9-1) earned its fifth consecutive win and finished 6-0 at home for the first time since 2012.

Demon Deacons quarterback John Wolford passed for 219 yards and rushed for a touchdown. Running back Tyler Bell rushed for 90 yards for Wake Forest (3-7), which lost its fourth consecutive game.

Adams' 98-yard touchdown in the second quarter marked the longest play from scrimmage and the longest touchdown run in Notre Dame history, as well as the longest play from scrimmage by any player in the nation this season. Notre Dame's previous record for longest touchdown run stood since 1947, when Bob Livingstone scored from 92 yards against USC.

Wake Forest trailed 21-0 at halftime before slicing the deficit to 21-7 on a 1-yard run by Wolford with 2:40 to go in the third quarter. The touchdown followed a 19-yard completion from Wolford to wide receiver Tabari Hines, who made a diving catch near the goal line.

Notre Dame pulled ahead 28-7 on a 5-yard run by Kizer with 10:58 remaining in the fourth quarter. The 6-foot-4, 230-pound sophomore sprinted left for his second rushing touchdown of the game and his eighth of the season.

Kizer gave Notre Dame a 7-0 lead on a 12-yard run with 3:41 to go in the first quarter.

Notre Dame increased its lead to 14-0 on a defensive touchdown less than a minute later. Defensive tackle Sheldon Day pressured Wolford, who hurried his throw and had the ball slip out of his hand. Defensive end Andrew Trumbetti intercepted the pass and rumbled 28 yards to the end zone.

Adams made it 21-0 with his 98-yard run with 9:59 remaining in the second quarter. He stiff-armed a defender and sprinted down the right sideline for the score.

Notre Dame defensive end Romeo Okwara finished with three sacks and a forced fumble. The Fighting Irish defense held Wake Forest to 0-for-3 on fourth down.

NOTES: Notre Dame RB C.J. Prosise watched the game from the sidelines one week after he sustained head, neck and shoulder injuries against Pittsburgh. ... Wake Forest DT Josh Banks served the first game of a three-game suspension for violating team rules. Banks started the previous 21 consecutive games. ... Notre Dame RB Josh Adams surpassed 100 rushing yards for the third time this season. ... Wake Forest P Alex Kinal punted three times for 323 career punts, which set an NCAA record. The record previously belonged to Nic Harris, who recorded 322 career punts with California from 1997 to 2000. ... Notre Dame recognized 27 seniors and their families during a ceremony before the home finale. The group included DL Sheldon Day, LB Joe Schmidt, C Nick Martin and LT Ronnie Stanley.