Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Duke Blue Devils

College Football

Wake Forest

8-4

32-49

Final

Duke

7-5

Wallace Wade Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End of Game
Touchdown
Fumble
Downs
Fumble
Downs

Team	1	2	3	4	T
WAKE	3	14	8	7	32
DUKE	14	7	14	14	49

Who won: Duke 49-32

The Duke Blue Devils beat the Wake Forest Demon Deacons 49-32 on Saturday, November 29, 2025 at Wallace Wade Stadium. The Duke outscored the Wake Forest 14-3 in the 1st quarter. Darian Mensah led the Duke in passing yards (24/35, 268 YDS, 2 TD). Robby Ashford led the Wake Forest in passing yards (27/43, 342 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INT).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

WAKEDUKE

271st Downs24

6-123rd down efficiency5-13

1-24th down efficiency3-5

468Total Yards378

342Passing268

27/43Comp/Att24/35

8.0Yards per pass7.7

126Rushing110

32Rushing Attempts39

3.9Yards per rush2.8

8-97Penalties5-50

4Turnovers0

3Fumbles lost0

1Interceptions thrown0

25:21Possession34:39

Player of the game

Nate Sheppard

DUKE · 23 CAR, 75 YDS, 2 TD, 60 REC YDS

8.3

Win probability

100%DUKE final

WAKEDUKE

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Play by play

Q4 0:00WAK
End of game
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 0:02
Sacked for a loss of 4
No Huddle-Shotgun #2 R.Ashford sacked for loss of 8 yards to the DUKE43 (#34 L.Mergott, #10 T.Reed)
R. Ashford · 27/43, 342 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at DUKE 35
Q4 0:03
20 yd completion to S. Racanelli
No Huddle-Shotgun #2 R.Ashford pass complete deep right to #9 S.Racanelli caught at DUKE35, for 20 yards to the DUKE35, out of bounds at DUKE35, 1ST DOWN
R. Ashford · 27/43, 342 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at WAKE 45
Q4 0:11WAK
FLAG
Penalty
No Huddle-Shotgun #2 R.Ashford pass incomplete short left to #84 E.Falayi thrown to WAKE48 PENALTY DUKE Roughing The Passer (#7 V.Anthony Jr.) 15 yards from WAKE30 to WAKE45, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY
2nd & 5 at WAKE 30
Q4 0:14
FLAG
Flag: penalty
No Huddle-Shotgun #2 R.Ashford pass incomplete deep left to #13 J.Melvin thrown to DUKE48 broken up by #0 C.Rivers PENALTY DUKE Offside (#7 V.Anthony Jr.) 5 yards from WAKE25 to WAKE30. NO PLAY
R. Ashford · 27/43, 342 YDS · 2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at WAKE 25
Q4 0:17
Incomplete to E. Falayi
No Huddle-Shotgun #2 R.Ashford pass incomplete short left to #84 E.Falayi thrown to WAKE38 broken up by #42 K.Johnson
R. Ashford · 27/43, 342 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at WAKE 25
Q4 0:23
Kickoff, touchback
#39 C.Salas kickoff 65 yards to the WAKE00, Touchback
C. Salas
TOUCHDOWNQ4 0:23
DUK
Touchdown! 11 yd pass
Jeremiah Hasley 11 Yd pass from Darian Mensah (Todd Pelino Kick)
WAKE 32 - 49 DUKE
Q4 0:26DUK
Timeout
Timeout Duke, clock 00:26
Q4 1:07DUK
Rush
Shotgun #4 A.Castle rush right for 1 yard loss to the WAKE11 (#10 G.Kirschke; #5 D.Patterson)
3rd & 9 at WAKE 10
Q4 1:53
1 yd run
Shotgun #4 A.Castle rush middle for 1 yard gain to the WAKE10 (#5 D.Patterson; #11 L.Hardy)
A. Castle · 12 CAR, 21 YDS · 2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at WAKE 11
Q4 1:58DUK
Timeout
Timeout Duke, clock 01:58
Q4 1:58
No gain on the run
No Huddle-Shotgun #20 N.Sheppard rush middle for 0 yards to the WAKE11 (#45 N.Andersen)
N. Sheppard · 23 CAR, 75 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at WAKE 11
Q4 2:02WAK
Fumble recovery (own)
No Huddle-Shotgun #2 R.Ashford sacked for loss of 4 yards to the WAKE11 (#26 M.Jones), fumble by #2 R.Ashford recovered by DUKE #34 L.Mergott at WAKE11, End Of Play
1st & 15 at WAKE 15
Q4 2:11WAK
FLAG
Flag: penalty
PENALTY WAKE False Start (#65 C.Richard) 5 yards from WAKE20 to WAKE15. NO PLAY
1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at WAKE 20
Q4 2:11DUK
Pass incompletion
No Huddle-Shotgun #10 D.Mensah pass incomplete short right to #7 Q.Brown thrown to WAKE23, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
4th & 3 at WAKE 20
Q4 2:13DUK
Timeout
Timeout Duke, clock 02:13
Q4 2:52
8 yd run
Shotgun #20 N.Sheppard rush left for 8 yards gain to the WAKE20 (#5 D.Patterson; #8 J.Loving)
N. Sheppard · 23 CAR, 75 YDS · 3rd & 11 · 3rd & 11 at WAKE 28
Q4 3:00DUK
Pass incompletion
Shotgun #10 D.Mensah pass incomplete short middle to #18 C.Barkate thrown to WAKE28 broken up by #24 D.Hazen
2nd & 11 at WAKE 28
Q4 3:44DUK
Rush
Shotgun #4 A.Castle rush right for 1 yard loss to the WAKE28 (#99 M.Ibirogba; #11 L.Hardy)
1st & 10 at WAKE 27
Q4 4:30
37 yd completion to C. Barkate
Shotgun #10 D.Mensah pass complete short middle to #18 C.Barkate caught at DUKE48, for 37 yards to the WAKE27 (#20 Z.Jackson; #23 B.Johnson), 1ST DOWN
D. Mensah · 24/35, 268 YDS · 2nd & 11 · 2nd & 11 at DUKE 36
Q4 4:40WAK
Timeout
Timeout Wake Forest, clock 04:40
Q4 4:41
Stuffed for a loss of 1
Shotgun #4 A.Castle rush middle for 1 yard loss to the DUKE36 (#10 G.Kirschke; #22 M.Turpin)
A. Castle · 12 CAR, 21 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at DUKE 37
Q4 4:45
FLAG
19 yd completion to N. Sheppard
No Huddle-Shotgun #10 D.Mensah pass complete short right to #20 N.Sheppard caught at DUKE31, for 19 yards to the WAKE48 (#22 M.Turpin), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY DUKE UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct (#77 J.Pickett) 15 yards from WAKE48 to DUKE37
D. Mensah · 24/35, 268 YDS · 2nd & 13 · 2nd & 13 at DUKE 33
Q4 4:51WAK
Timeout
Timeout Wake Forest, clock 04:51