It came down to the final seconds in a rivalry renewed after 16 years, but App State football ultimately lost to Wake Forest 20-19 after a potential game-winning field goal was blocked with 10 seconds remaining on the clock.
To make means worse, Wake Forest (4-0, 1-0 ACC) blocked an App State extra point in the first quarter that came back to haunt the Mountaineers (2-2, 1-0 Sun Belt) to make it a one-point loss instead of sending the game into a probable overtime.
Playing in front of a record crowd of 35,126 fans that broke last years’ against Miami, the Mountaineers and Demon Deacons exchanged leads six times throughout the game before Wake Forest took home the victory, giving them a 15-17-1 series.