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The 2020 Duke's Mayo Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 30, 2020, with kickoff at noon EST on ESPN .[4] It was the 19th edition of the Duke's Mayo Bowl (formerly the Belk Bowl), and was one of the 2020–21 bowl games concluding the 2020 FBS football season . Duke's Mayonnaise was the title sponsor of the game.
Teams [ ]
Based on conference tie-ins, the Duke's Mayo Bowl was expected to feature teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the Big Ten Conference .[5] On December 20, teams from those conferences were announced as the game participants; Wake Forest of the ACC and Wisconsin of the Big Ten.[6] This was the first meeting between the two programs.[7]
Wake Forest Demon Deacons [ ]
Wake Forest entered the bowl with a 4–4 record (3–4 in conference play). The Demon Deacons played two ranked teams during the season, losing to Clemson and defeating Virginia Tech . Wake Forest had played in two prior editions of this bowl, winning the 2007 Meineke Car Care Bowl and 2017 Belk Bowl , when it was known by those names.[6]
Wisconsin Badgers [ ]
Wisconsin entered the bowl with a 3–3 record, all in conference games. The Badgers played three ranked teams during the season, losing to each of Northwestern , Indiana , and Iowa . This was the first appearance by Wisconsin in this bowl.[6]
Game summary [ ]
Game information
First quarter
(11:21) WF – Jaquarii Roberson 4 yard pass from Sam Hartman , Jack Crane kick (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:39; Wake Forest 7–0 )
(7:21) WF – Jaquarii Roberson 18 yard pass from Sam Hartman, Jack Crane kick (Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 1:59; Wake Forest 14–0 )
Second quarter
(13:28) WIS – John Chenal 2 yard rush, Collin Larsh kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:28; Wake Forest 14–7 )
(3:21) WIS – Graham Mertz 1 yard rush, Collin Larsh kick (Drive: 5 plays, 9 yards, 2:13; Tied 14–14 )
Third quarter
(11:11) WF – Jaquarii Roberson 8 yard pass from Sam Hartman, Jack Crane kick (Drive: 5 plays, 50 yards, 1:51; Wake Forest 21–14 )
(8:45) WIS – Graham Mertz 1 yard rush, Collin Larsh kick (Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 2:15; Tied 21–21 )
(1:20) WIS – Mason Stokke 14 yard pass from Graham Mertz, Collin Larsh kick (Drive: 2 plays, 32 yards, 0:44; Wisconsin 28–21 )
Fourth quarter
(13:49) WIS – Garrett Groshek 1 yard rush, Collin Larsh kick (Drive: 2 plays, 2 yards, 0:40; Wisconsin 35–21 )
(9:24) WIS – Jalen Berger 1 yard rush, Collin Larsh kick (Drive: 1 play, 3 yards, 0:09; Wisconsin 42–21 )
(0:06) WF – Christian Beal-Smith 1 yard rush, Jack Crane kick (Drive: 12 plays, 59 yards, 2:08; Wisconsin 42–28 )
Statistics [ ]
Statistics
WF
WIS
First downs
27
19
Plays–yards
87–518
64–266
Rushes–yards
35–111
44–122
Passing yards
407
144
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
24–52–4
13–20–1
Time of possession
26:08
33:52
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Wake Forest
Passing
Sam Hartman
20/37, 318 yards, 3 TD, 4 INT
Rushing
Christian Beal-Smith
21 carries, 82 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Jaquarii Roberson
8 receptions, 131 yards, 3 TD
Wisconsin
Passing
Graham Mertz
11/17, 130 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Garrett Groshek
13 carries, 41 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Jack Dunn
6 receptions, 60 yards
Aftermath [ ]
During their post-game locker room celebration, Wisconsin quarterback Graham Mertz accidentally dropped and shattered the game trophy.[8] [9]
References [ ]
^ @nation_badgers (December 30, 2020). "#DukesMoyoBowl MVP is Jack Sanborn" (Tweet). Retrieved December 30, 2020 – via Twitter .
^ "ESPN Game Summary - Wake Forest vs. Wisconsin - December 30, 2020" . ESPN.com . Retrieved December 30, 2020 .
^ Austro, Ben (December 23, 2020). "2020-21 bowl officiating assignments" . footballzebras.com . Retrieved December 30, 2020 .
^ "College Football Bowl Schedule | 2020" . FBSchedules.com . Retrieved October 30, 2020 .
^ "2020 Bowl Schedule" . collegefootballpoll.com . Retrieved December 6, 2020 .
^ a b c "Wake Forest and Wisconsin will Face Off in 2020 Duke's Mayo Bowl" . charlottesports.org (Press release). December 20, 2020. Retrieved December 26, 2020 .
^ "Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs. Wisconsin Badgers football series history" . winsipedia.com . Retrieved December 26, 2020 .
^ "WATCH: Wisconsin breaks Duke's Mayo Bowl trophy, looks like they might douse coach in mayonnaise after win" . CBSSports.com . Retrieved 2021-01-13 .
^ Boren, Cindy (December 31, 2020). "Wisconsin quarterback's untimely fumble shatters Duke's Mayo Bowl trophy" . Washington Post . Retrieved 2021-01-13 .
External links [ ]
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