Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Mississippi State Bulldogs, Duke's Mayo Bowl
Drive chart
Drives
End of Half
Downs- Touchdown
- Punt
- Touchdown
- Touchdown
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAKE | 15 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 43 |
| MSST | 6 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 29 |
Who won: Wake Forest 43-29
The Wake Forest Demon Deacons beat the Mississippi State Bulldogs 43-29 in Duke's Mayo Bowl on Friday, January 2, 2026 at Bank of America Stadium. Robby Ashford led the Wake Forest in passing yards (20/33, 303 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT). Kamario Taylor led the Mississippi St in passing yards (13/22, 241 YDS, 1 TD).
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robby Ashford | 20/33 | 303 | 9.2 | 3 | 1 | 76.4 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Clark III | 17 | 91 | 5.4 | 0 | 12 |
| Robby Ashford | 14 | 50 | 3.6 | 2 | 12 |
| JaMario Clements | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Team | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Clark III | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 1 | 62 |
| Carlos Hernandez | 6 | 73 | 12.2 | 0 | 22 |
| Jack Foley | 1 | 64 | 64.0 | 1 | 64 |
| Sterling Berkhalter | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 0 | 15 |
| Sawyer Racanelli | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | 25 |
| Kamrean Johnson | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 1 | 14 |
| Eni Falayi | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Fumbles | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Hernandez | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Defensive | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Andersen | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aiden Hall | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Karon Prunty | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Cusano | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabe Kirschke | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan Hazen | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Loving | 5 | 2 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braylon Johnson | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Lohavichan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Afalava | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zeek Jackson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Myles Turpin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davaughn Patterson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Lardarius Webb Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kadear Dembele | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Quincy Bryant | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nuer Gatkuoth | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sterling Berkhalter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travon West | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Walton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devin Cook | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kalil Townes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Langston Hardy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Koredell Bartley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| KickReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koredell Bartley | 2 | 137 | 68.5 | 100 | 1 |
| Ryan Henley | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| PuntReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Hernandez | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Calvert | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 3/3 | 3 |
| Punting | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal Joseph | 6 | 231 | 38.5 | 0 | 2 | 48 |
