Akron Zips vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Drive chart
Drives
End of Game
Touchdown- Punt
- Touchdown
- Touchdown
- Downs
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AKR | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 16 |
| WAKE | 10 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 38 |
Who won: Wake Forest 38-16
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons beat the Akron Zips 38-16 on Thursday, September 3, 2026 at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium. The Wake Forest outscored the Akron 18-3 in the 2nd quarter. Gio Lopez led the Wake Forest in passing yards (21/32, 350 YDS, 3 TD). Cibastian Broughton led the Akron in passing yards (21/26, 111 YDS).
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gio Lopez | 21/32 | 350 | 10.9 | 3 | 0 | 74.6 |
| Steele Pizzella | 1/3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Rushing | 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 |
| Receiving | 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 |
| Fumbles | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Steele Pizzella | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Koredell Bartley | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushaun Tongue | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Defensive | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincent Firenze | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Cusano | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braylon Johnson | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Whittman Whaley | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Walton | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushaun Tongue | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Deuce Blades II | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Myles Turpin | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deuce Dyce | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Langston Hardy | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Afalava | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Gabe Kirschke | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashaad Williams | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travon West | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Micah Bright | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Herron | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Lohavichan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davaughn Patterson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aiden Hall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josiah Pratt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buom Jock | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zamari Stevenson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Smiley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Camden Hardy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua Patterson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Somad Eaddy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas Smalls-Allen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KickReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koredell Bartley | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| PuntReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kam Shanks | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Carlos Hernandez | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Calvert | 3/4 | 75.0 | 29 | 3/3 | 12 |
| Punting | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Hyams | 2 | 98 | 49.0 | 0 | 1 | 50 |
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