Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Past match

Wake Forest Demon Deacons won.

Wake Forest Demon Deacons beat the Akron Zips

0-1 16 – 38

1-0

Final · Thu, Sep 3

Game Details

Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium (Winston-Salem) · 30,735 fans · ACC Network

Highlights

Lopez, Wake Forest get off to a fast offensive start in 38-16 win against Akron to open the season

Gio Lopez threw for 350 yards and three touchdowns in his Wake Forest debut, helping the Demon Deacons beat Akron 38-16 in Thursday night's opener.

Recap via ESPN

0:15 Gio Lopez throws 27-yard touchdown pass to Kam Shanks

0:10 Connor Calvert makes 25-yard field goal

0:32 Gio Lopez airs it out for 72-yard touchdown pass

0:09 Connor Calvert kicks 29-yard field goal

Clips play on ESPN

Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium · Winston-Salem

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
AKR	0	3	0	13	16
WAKE	10	18	3	7	38

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Game Leaders

Akron Zips

Cibastian Broughton · 21/26, 111 YDSPassing Yards
Cibastian Broughton · 14 CAR, 82 YDSRushing Yards
MW Marcel Williams · 4 REC, 38 YDSReceiving Yards
Donelius Johnson · 11Tackles

Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Gio Lopez · 21/32, 350 YDS, 3 TDPassing Yards
Ty Clark III · 7 CAR, 105 YDSRushing Yards
Carlos Hernandez · 5 REC, 165 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Braylon Johnson · 1Sacks
Frank Cusano · 9Tackles

2026 Mid-American Conference Standings

Team
Eastern Michigan
Toledo
Central Michigan
Ohio
Western Michigan
Bowling Green
Massachusetts
Kent State
Buffalo
Miami (OH)
Akron
Ball State
Sacramento State

2026 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

Team
Miami
Pittsburgh
Duke
SMU
Wake Forest
Clemson
Florida State
Virginia
Virginia Tech
NC State
California
Louisville
Stanford
North Carolina
Georgia Tech
Syracuse
Boston College

Scoring

Q4 0:29

TD Titus Myers 4 Yd pass from Brayden Roggow (Aidan Stire PAT failed)16–38

Q4 7:06

TD Elijah Alexander 2 Yd pass from Brayden Roggow (Aidan Stire Kick)10–38

Q4 11:49

TD Deuce Lawrence 4 Yd Run (Connor Calvert Kick)3–38

Q3 10:16

FG Connor Calvert 26 Yd Field Goal 3–31

Q2 1:35

FG Matthew Schramm 28 Yd Field Goal 3–28

Q2 4:57

TD Carlos Hernandez 78 Yd pass from Gio Lopez (Steele Pizzella Pass to Will Loerzel for Two-Point Conversion)0–28

Q2 6:53

FG Connor Calvert 29 Yd Field Goal 0–20

Q2 11:39

TD Antonio Meeks 72 Yd pass from Gio Lopez (Connor Calvert Kick)0–17

Q1 2:44

FG Connor Calvert 25 Yd Field Goal 0–10

Q1 11:32

TD Kam Shanks 27 Yd pass from Gio Lopez (Connor Calvert Kick)0–7

Team Stats

Akron ZipsWake Forest Demon Deacons

Offense

305 Total Yards 559

156 Passing Yards 356

149 Rushing Yards 203

20 First Downs 20

Efficiency

6-13 3rd Down 7-15

0-1 4th Down 2-2

28/33 Completions 22/35

Turnovers & Clock

1 Turnovers 0

5-35 Penalties 11-115

30:36 Possession 29:24

Box Score

Akron Zips ▾

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	QBR
Cibastian Broughton	21/26	111	4.3	0	66.9
Brayden Roggow	7/7	45	6.4	2	96.6
Team	28/33	156	4.7	2	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Cibastian Broughton	14	82	5.9	24
Sean Patrick	8	33	4.1	8
Marquese Williams	3	16	5.3	8
Jordan Gant	8	15	1.9	8
Taven Curry	2	5	2.5	3
Team	1	-2	-2.0	0
Team	36	149	4.1	24

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Marcel Williams	4	38	9.5	0	14
Luke Sivon	5	30	6.0	0	9
Gentz Hilburn	5	21	4.2	0	7
Brandon Hills	1	15	15.0	0	15
Sean Patrick	2	11	5.5	0	7
Kyan Mason	3	10	3.3	0	7
Wyatt Hook	1	7	7.0	0	7
Miles Burris	1	7	7.0	0	7
Elijah Alexander	2	6	3.0	1	4
Jordan Gant	1	5	5.0	0	5
Conner Cravaack	1	5	5.0	0	5
Titus Myers	1	4	4.0	1	4
Jean Louis III	1	-3	-3.0	0	0
Team	28	156	5.6	2	15

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Jordan Gant	1	1	0
Team	1	1	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Donelius Johnson	11	2	0	0	0
Rodrick Hunter	5	3	0	0	0
Tairan Davis Jr.	5	2	0	1	0
Daunte Curtis	5	2	0	0	0
Omari Abor	4	3	1	1	3
Dwight Nunoo	4	2	0.5	0	0
Mehki Flowers	4	1	0	0	0
Aamii Branch	4	1	1	1	0
Caiden Newsome	3	3	0	0	0
Terence Thomas	3	1	0.5	0	0
Kurtis Waye	3	1	0	0	0
Zach Hobson	3	1	0	1	1
Alex Branch	3	0	0	0	0
Catrell White	2	1	0	0	0
Vann Kavals	2	1	0	0	1
Eddie Smith III	2	1	0	0	0
Jeremiah Jones	2	0	0	0	0
Jalen Williams	2	0	0	0	0
Brandon Hills	1	1	0	0	0
Ronald Hull	1	1	0	0	1
Marcel Williams	1	1	0	0	0
Jaiden Brown-Demery	1	0	0	0	0
Devin Reeves	1	0	0	1	0
Dahvon Frazier	0	0	0	0	1
Team	72	28	3	5	7

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Matthew Schramm	1/1	100.0	28	0/0	3
Aidan Stire	0/0	0.0	0	1/2	1
Team	1/1	100.0	28	1/2	4

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Joseph Castle	5	224	44.8	0	1	52
Team	5	224	44.8	0	1	52

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	QBR
Gio Lopez	21/32	350	10.9	3	70.8
Steele Pizzella	1/3	6	2.0	0	0.0
Team	22/35	356	10.2	3	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Ty Clark III	7	105	15.0	0	57
Deuce Lawrence	13	52	4.0	1	11
Gio Lopez	7	39	5.6	0	15
Jamar Searcy	2	9	4.5	0	6
KD Daniels	2	7	3.5	0	7
Team	1	-2	-2.0	0	0
Steele Pizzella	1	-7	-7.0	0	0
Team	33	203	6.2	1	57

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Carlos Hernandez	5	165	33.0	1	78
Antonio Meeks	3	93	31.0	1	72
Kam Shanks	5	55	11.0	1	27
Bryce Kania	2	15	7.5	0	9
Landon Morris	1	13	13.0	0	13
Kamrean Johnson	2	8	4.0	0	7
Hugh O'Brien	1	6	6.0	0	6
Drayden Dickmann	1	4	4.0	0	4
Deuce Lawrence	2	-3	-1.5	0	2
Team	22	356	16.2	3	78

Fumbles

Player	FUM	REC
Steele Pizzella	1	0
Koredell Bartley	1	0
Rushaun Tongue	0	1
Team	2	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Vincent Firenze	9	6	0	1	0	0
Frank Cusano	9	2	0	0.5	0	0
Braylon Johnson	7	4	1	1	0	0
Whittman Whaley	6	2	0	0	0	0
Tyler Walton	5	1	0	0	0	0
Rushaun Tongue	4	2	0	0	1	0
Deuce Blades II	4	1	0	0	0	1
Myles Turpin	4	1	0	0	0	0
Deuce Dyce	4	1	0	0	0	0
Langston Hardy	4	0	0	1	0	0
Dallas Afalava	4	0	0.5	1.5	0	1
Gabe Kirschke	3	2	0	1.5	0	0
Ashaad Williams	3	1	0	0	0	0
Travon West	3	1	0	0	0	0
Micah Bright	3	1	0	0	0	0
Matt Herron	3	0	0.5	0.5	0	0
Zach Lohavichan	2	0	0	0	0	0
Davaughn Patterson	2	0	0	0	0	0
Aiden Hall	2	0	0	0	0	0
Josiah Pratt	2	0	0	0	0	0
Buom Jock	1	1	0	0	0	0
Zamari Stevenson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Brandon Smiley	1	0	0	0	0	0
Camden Hardy	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joshua Patterson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Somad Eaddy	1	0	0	0	1	0
Lucas Smalls-Allen	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	90	26	2	7	2	2

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Koredell Bartley	1	17	17.0	17	0
Team	1	17	17.0	17	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Kam Shanks	1	26	26.0	26
Carlos Hernandez	1	18	18.0	18
Team	2	44	22.0	26

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Connor Calvert	3/4	75.0	29	3/3	12
Team	3/4	75.0	29	3/3	12

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Ethan Hyams	2	98	49.0	0	1	50
Team	2	98	49.0	0	1	50

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