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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamario Taylor | 13/22 | 241 | 11.0 | 1 | 0 | 56.5 |
| Luke Kromenhoek | 3/5 | 53 | 10.6 | 0 | 0 | 70.0 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamario Taylor | 18 | 63 | 3.5 | 1 | 16 |
| Fluff Bothwell | 14 | 38 | 2.7 | 0 | 15 |
| Xavier Gayten | 5 | 8 | 1.6 | 0 | 4 |
| Anthony Evans III | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Luke Kromenhoek | 4 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 8 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brenen Thompson | 4 | 106 | 26.5 | 0 | 51 |
| Anthony Evans III | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 0 | 39 |
| Sanfrisco Magee | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 1 | 42 |
| Ayden Williams | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Seydou Traore | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Kolin Wilson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Sam West | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fluff Bothwell | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Fumbles | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Defensive | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Smith | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Washington | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nic Mitchell | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jahron Manning | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelley Jones | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nevaeh Sanders | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeAgo Brumfield | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Malick Sylla | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Branden Jennings | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaray Bledsoe | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Derion Gullette | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brylan Lanier | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kedrick Bingley-Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kalvin Dinkins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Head Jr. | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanner Johnson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ja'Bryis Stewart | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deonte Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Lockhart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brylan Lanier | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| KickReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Evans III | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| PuntReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brenen Thompson | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Ferrie | 4/4 | 100.0 | 50 | 1/1 | 13 |
| Punting | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Pulliam | 5 | 230 | 46.0 | 1 | 1 | 52 |
