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Date/Time:
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Dec. 29, 1 p.m. ET
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Site:
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Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte
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Network:
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ESPN
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History:
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Past Results
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Matchup:
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Head to Head
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Game Recap
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Long the dregs of college football, little ol' Wake Forest proved last year wasn't a fluke. Behind speedy receiver Kenneth Moore and a swarming defense full of big plays, the Demon Deacons rallied to beat fellow upstart Connecticut 24-10 in the Meineke Car Care Bowl. Often called "Weak Forest" for a long history of ineptitude, Wake Forest (9-3) secured the second-most wins in school history, behind only last year's improbable 11-3 mark that included an ACC title and an Orange Bowl berth. Full story | GameCenter | Glog
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Key Players
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Riley Skinner, Wake Forest, QB |
| The sophomore threw for a season-high 268 yards and a touchdown, while also rushing for 34 yards in the victory. Skinner's touchdown was a 20-yard pass to John Tereshinski. |
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Tyler Lorenzen, Connecticut, QB |
| The junior threw for 98 yards on 13-of-26 passing to go along with 40 yards rushing. |
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Notes
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Wake Forest: The Demon Deacons defeated UConn 24-13 in 2006 ... Riley Skinner tied the school record for wins by a starting QB with his 18 career victories ... Kenny Moore set the ACC record for catches in a season with 98 after catching 11 in the Meineke Car Care Bowl.
Connecticut: The Huskies were bowl-eligible for the third time in the past five seasons ... UConn is now 1-1 in bowl games, winning the 2004 Motor City Bowl ... The Huskies have recorded at least one interception in 12 of 13 games.
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Quotable
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"You have that pit in your stomach right now because you didn't win. But what these guys did for this year for this program, to get nine wins, to be (Big East) co-champs, be ranked for the first time in school history, they accomplished a lot."
-- Connecticut head coach Randy Edsall
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Wake Forest's Chip Vaughn (right) celebrates with head coach Jim Grobe at the Meineke Care Care Bowl. (AP)
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