The Wake Forest Demon Deacons defeated the Memphis Tigers in a thrilling back and forth Birmingham Bowl. The Deacs ended up hanging on 37-34 in a game that they trailed by as much as 14 points.
Wake Forest is the 2nd team in the last 15 seasons to overcome a 14-point deficit in a bowl game in consecutive seasons. The other was Texas Tech in the 2006 and 2007 seasons, led by Graham Harrell. pic.twitter.com/cQDlRwli3T
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With the Deacs down 21-7 early in the second quarter, the Wake Forest offense started their comeback.