No. 4Miami Hurricanes

1stin Atlantic Coast · 3-0

YES!

Miami Hurricanes beat the Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Ranked #4 · 3-0 33 – 20

2-1

Final · Fri, Sep 18

Game Details

Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium (Winston-Salem) · 32,147 fans · ESPN

Highlights

Mensah sets ACC consecutive-completions marks, defense rises in 4th as No. 5 Miami tops Wake Forest

It was well into the third quarter, and Darian Mensah was a perfect passer off to a record-setting night while having fifth-ranked Miami’s offense humming yet again.

Recap via ESPN

1:10 Darian Mensah, Miami take down Wake Forest 33-20

0:21 Gio Lopez answers with Wake Forest TD strike to Kamrean Johnson

0:21 Mark Fletcher Jr. powers through for Miami's 3rd TD vs. Wake Forest

0:15 Jake Weinberg kicks 27-yard field goal

Clips play on ESPN

Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium · Winston-Salem

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MIA	7	17	7	2	33
WAKE	7	0	6	7	20

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Game Leaders

Miami Hurricanes

Darian Mensah · 30/34, 220 YDS, 3 TDPassing Yards
Mark Fletcher Jr. · 16 CAR, 85 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Malachi Toney · 12 REC, 114 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Damon Wilson II · 1Sacks
Ethan O'Connor · 9Tackles

Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Gio Lopez · 29/46, 312 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INTPassing Yards
Deuce Lawrence · 6 CAR, 27 YDSRushing Yards
Jack Foley · 6 REC, 118 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Langston Hardy · 1Sacks
Aiden Hall · 9Tackles

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 13:11

SF Team Safety33–20

Q4 14:56

TD Carlos Hernandez 17 Yd pass from Gio Lopez (Connor Calvert Kick)31–20

Q3 4:06

TD Jack Foley 23 Yd pass from Gio Lopez (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)31–13

Q3 8:56

TD Malachi Toney 2 Yd pass from Darian Mensah (Jake Weinberg Kick)31–7

Q2 0:00

FG Jake Weinberg 27 Yd Field Goal 24–7

Q2 8:17

TD Mark Fletcher Jr. 1 Yd Run (Jake Weinberg Kick)21–7

Q2 13:07

TD Elija Lofton 21 Yd pass from Darian Mensah (Jake Weinberg Kick)14–7

Q1 1:22

TD Kamrean Johnson 10 Yd pass from Gio Lopez (Connor Calvert Kick)7–7

Q1 7:20

TD Joshua Moore 9 Yd pass from Darian Mensah (Jake Weinberg Kick)7–0

Team Stats

Miami HurricanesWake Forest Demon Deacons

Offense

378 Total Yards 334

220 Passing Yards 312

158 Rushing Yards 22

23 First Downs 20

Efficiency

5-13 3rd Down 4-12

0-0 4th Down 1-3

30/34 Completions 29/46

Turnovers & Clock

0 Turnovers 1

7-75 Penalties 13-122

33:24 Possession 26:36

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Darian Mensah	30/34	220	6.5	3	0	85.4
Team	30/34	220	6.5	3	0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Mark Fletcher Jr.	16	85	5.3	1	17
CharMar Brown	2	35	17.5	0	32
Javian Mallory	7	23	3.3	0	9
Girard Pringle Jr.	4	12	3.0	0	8
Darian Mensah	2	5	2.5	0	6
Team	3	-2	-0.7	0	-1
Team	34	158	4.6	1	32

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Malachi Toney	12	114	9.5	1	28
Elija Lofton	5	39	7.8	1	21
Daylyn Upshaw	4	22	5.5	0	9
Joshua Moore	3	16	5.3	1	9
Cooper Barkate	4	13	3.3	0	7
Girard Pringle Jr.	1	10	10.0	0	10
CharMar Brown	1	6	6.0	0	6
Team	30	220	7.3	3	28

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Ethan O'Connor	9	5	0	0	0	0
JJ Dunnigan	9	5	0	0	0	3
Justin Scott	4	2	0	0	0	0
Zechariah Poyser	4	2	0	0	2	0
Bryce Fitzgerald	4	2	0	0	1	0
Chase Smith	4	1	0	0	0	0
Ezekiel Marcelin Jr.	4	0	0	0	0	1
Mohamed Toure	3	1	0	0	0	0
Ahmad Moten Sr.	3	1	0.5	0.5	0	0
Armondo Blount	3	0	0.5	0.5	0	1
Damari Brown	2	2	0	1	0	0
Marquise Lightfoot	2	1	1	1	0	1
Kamal Bonner	2	1	0	0	0	0
Omar Thornton	2	1	0	0.5	0	2
Damon Wilson II	1	1	1	1	0	0
Keona Davis	1	0	0	0.5	0	0
Team	57	25	3	5	3	8

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Ethan O'Connor	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Girard Pringle Jr.	4	67	16.8	19	0
Team	4	67	16.8	19	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Jake Weinberg	1/2	50.0	27	4/4	7
Team	1/2	50.0	27	4/4	7

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Dylan Joyce	5	235	47.0	0	0	54
Team	5	235	47.0	0	0	54

Wake Forest Demon Deacons ▾

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Gio Lopez	29/46	312	6.8	3	1	69.3
Team	29/46	312	6.8	3	1	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Deuce Lawrence	6	27	4.5	13
Ty Clark III	3	3	1.0	2
Gio Lopez	7	-8	-1.1	5
Team	16	22	1.4	13

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jack Foley	6	118	19.7	1	49
Carlos Hernandez	10	69	6.9	1	21
Kamrean Johnson	2	25	12.5	1	15
Drayden Dickmann	2	22	11.0	0	12
Kam Shanks	2	17	8.5	0	17
Will Loerzel	1	15	15.0	0	15
Deuce Lawrence	1	14	14.0	0	14
Ty Clark III	1	13	13.0	0	13
Antonio Meeks	2	9	4.5	0	5
Dominick Barry	1	6	6.0	0	6
Steele Pizzella	1	4	4.0	0	4
Team	29	312	10.8	3	49

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Aiden Hall	9	2	0	0	0	0
Deuce Blades II	8	5	0	0	0	0
Davaughn Patterson	8	2	0	0	1	1
Zach Lohavichan	8	0	0	0	0	0
Braylon Johnson	7	3	0	0	0	0
Ashaad Williams	6	3	0	0	0	0
Langston Hardy	6	1	1	1	0	0
Frank Cusano	6	0	0	0	0	0
Vincent Firenze	6	0	0	0	0	0
Rushaun Tongue	4	3	0	0	0	0
Dallas Afalava	4	1	0	0	0	1
Gabe Kirschke	3	1	0	1	0	0
Somad Eaddy	3	1	0	0	0	0
Myles Turpin	2	2	0	0	0	0
Matt Herron	2	0	0	0	0	0
Camden Hardy	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kadear Dembele	1	1	0	0	0	0
KD Daniels	1	1	0	0	0	0
Zamari Stevenson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Deuce Dyce	1	0	0	0	0	1
Team	87	27	1	2	1	3

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Carlos Hernandez	2	14	7.0	14	0
Team	2	14	7.0	14	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Connor Calvert	0/0	0.0	0	2/2	2
Team	0/0	0.0	0	2/2	2

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Ethan Hyams	4	178	44.5	0	0	49
Team	4	178	44.5	0	0	49

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