Tampa, Fla. — Sam Hartman completed 23 of 36 passes for 280 yards and three touchdowns in what is likely to be his last game with Wake Forest, a 27-17 win over Missouri in the Gasparilla Bowl on Friday night.
The redshirt junior will now attempt to enter the NFL draft or transfer portal.
Hartman threw his 108th career touchdown pass to set an Atlantic Coast Conference record with a 5-yard smash against Taylor Morin, who made it 7-0 in the first quarter. He tied on points with Clemson’s Tajh Boyd (2010-13) and finished 110th overall.
Hartman was 33 yards short of North Carolina’s Philip Rivers (13,484 from 2000-03), the only quarterback in ACC history to reach 13,000 passing yards.
AT Perry had 11 receptions for 116 yards for Wake Forest (8-5)
Brady Cook threw for 215 yards on 29-of-48 passes to Missouri (6-7). He also rushed for 38 yards on 14 attempts.
Missouri took their first lead, 17-14, when Cody Schrader struck from 4 yards to leave 5:45 in the third quarter. He finished with 54 yards on 13 carries.
Wake Forest took a 20-17 lead just 1:16 later when Hartman caught up with Jahmal Banks for a 48-yard touchdown. Matthew Dennis missed the extra point that ended the Demon Deacons’ streak of 269 consecutive successful attempts through November 18, 2017.
Hartman and Morin hit 2 1/2 minutes to play for a 16-yard touchdown.
Justice Ellison gave the Demon Deacons a 14-3 lead five minutes into the second quarter with a 1-yard TD run. He had 64 yards on 21 attempts.
After Jaylon Carlies picked up a pass from Hartman in the end zone, Cook connected a 1-yard touchdown pass with Demariyon Houston to reach Missouri within 14-10 2 1/2 minutes before halftime.
Harrison Mevis scored a 35-yard field goal late in the first quarter to reduce the Missouri deficit to 7-3.
BOWL BITS
Missouri DE Isaiah McGuire, DE DJ Coleman and S Martez Manuel did not play after deciding to enter the NFL draft. WR Dominic Lovett sat out after entering the transfer portal. … Perry has had a reception in 34 straight games. … Missouri C Connor Tollison needed help walking off the field after suffering a second-quarter injury.
IT’S COLD BUT…
At the start it was 50 degrees. At the same time it was 15 degrees with a comfortable temperature of minus 1 in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. In Columbia, Missouri, it was 2 degrees but felt like minus 18.
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