Miami Hurricanes @ Wake Forest Demon Deacons — Sep 18, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 September 18, 2026
Miami Hurricanes MIA 2-0, 2-0 Away
33
Final
20
Demon Deacons Wake Forest WAKE 2-1, 1-1 Home
1 2 3 4 T
MIA 7 17 7 2 33
WAKE 7 0 6 7 20
Top Performers
Passing Yards
D. Mensah QB MIA
220 PASS
G. Lopez QB WAKE
312 PASS
Rushing Yards
M.
M. Fletcher RB MIA
85 RUSH
D. Lawrence WAKE
27 RUSH
Receiving Yards
M. Toney WR MIA
114 REC
J. Foley WR WAKE
118 REC
Passing
Miami Hurricanes
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
D. Mensah 30/34 220 3 0 1 123.0
Wake Forest
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
G. Lopez 29/47 312 3 1 3 93.6
Rushing
Miami Hurricanes
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
D. Mensah 2 5 2.5 0 6
G. Pringle 4 12 3.0 0 8
M. Fletcher 16 85 5.3 1 17
C. Brown 2 35 17.5 0 32
J. Mallory 7 23 3.3 0 9
Wake Forest
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
T. Clark 3 3 1.0 0 2
G. Lopez 7 -8 -1.1 0 5
D. Lawrence 6 27 4.5 0 13
Receiving
Miami Hurricanes
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
M. Toney 12 12 114 9.5 1 28 0
G. Pringle 1 1 10 10.0 0 10 0
M. Fletcher 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
D. Upshaw 4 4 22 5.5 0 9 0
J. Moore 3 3 16 5.3 1 9 0
C. Brown 1 1 6 6.0 0 6 0
C. Barkate 4 4 13 3.3 0 7 0
E. Lofton 5 7 39 7.8 1 21 0
Wake Forest
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
T. Clark 1 1 13 13.0 0 13 0
K. Shanks 2 3 17 8.5 0 17 0
C. Hernandez 10 14 69 6.9 1 21 0
D. Lawrence 1 2 14 14.0 0 14 0
K. Johnson 2 3 25 12.5 1 15 0
S. Pizzella 1 1 4 4.0 0 4 0
W. Loerzel 1 2 15 15.0 0 15 0
A. Meeks 2 4 9 4.5 0 5 0
D. Dickmann 2 2 22 11.0 0 12 0
J. Foley 6 10 118 19.7 1 49 0
D. Barry 1 1 6 6.0 0 6 0
Defense
Miami Hurricanes
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
A. Blount 1 0 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
A. Moten 1 0 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
M. Lightfoot 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
D. Wilson II 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Wake Forest
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
L. Hardy 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Miami Hurricanes
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
J. Weinberg 1/2 4/4 7 1
Wake Forest
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
C. Calvert 0/0 2/2 2 0
Returns
Miami Hurricanes
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
G. Pringle 4 67 16.8 0 19 0
Wake Forest
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C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Miami Hurricanes
Wake Forest
378 Total Yards 334
23 First Downs 20
12 Passing 15
8 Rushing 3
2 Penalty 3
5/13 3rd Down Eff. 4/12
220 Passing Yards 312
158 Rushing Yards 22
0 Turnovers 1
7-75 Penalties 13-122
33:24 Possession 26:36
4/4 Red Zone 2/3
Play-by-Play
Q4 2 - 7 33 - 20
Goal (Team)
33 - 20 13:11
31 - 20 14:56
C. Calvert XP
31 - 19 14:56
C. Hernandez TD
Q3 7 - 6 31 - 13
31 - 13 4:06
J. Foley TD
XP J. Weinberg
31 - 7 8:56
TD M. Toney
30 - 7 8:56
Q2 17 - 0 24 - 7
FG J. Weinberg
24 - 7
XP J. Weinberg
21 - 7 8:17
TD M. Fletcher
20 - 7 8:17
XP J. Weinberg
14 - 7 13:07
TD E. Lofton
13 - 7 13:07
Q1 7 - 7 7 - 7
7 - 7 1:22
C. Calvert XP
7 - 6 1:22
K. Johnson TD
XP J. Weinberg
7 - 0 7:20
TD J. Moore
6 - 0 7:20
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: MIA +24 Times Tied: 1
Highlights
Miami Hurricanes 33 - 20 Wake Forest
September 18, 2026
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
September 18, 2026
Time
11:30 pm
Duration
1h 0m