Wake Forest Demon Deacons @ Louisville Cardinals — Sep 26, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 September 26, 2026
Demon Deacons Wake Forest WAKE 3-1, 2-0 Away
30
Final
27
Cardinals Louisville LOU 1-2, 1-1 Home
1 2 3 4 T
WAKE 3 21 3 3 30
LOU 7 14 6 0 27
Top Performers
Passing Yards
G. Lopez QB WAKE
225 PASS
L. Kienholz QB LOU
324 PASS
Rushing Yards
T. Clark RB WAKE
91 RUSH
K. Brown RB LOU
48 RUSH
Receiving Yards
C. Hernandez WR WAKE
194 REC
T. Richardson WR LOU
85 REC
Passing
Wake Forest
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
G. Lopez 12/19 225 1 0 3 121.6
Louisville
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
L. Kienholz 27/36 324 1 1 4 99.8
Rushing
Wake Forest
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
T. Clark 21 91 4.3 2 20
G. Lopez 8 15 1.9 0 12
D. Lawrence 10 64 6.4 0 21
J. Searcy 2 8 4.0 0 5
Louisville
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
I. Brown 9 33 3.7 0 7
L. Kienholz 13 -19 -1.5 2 6
K. Brown 12 48 4.0 0 12
T. Richardson 2 8 4.0 0 4
M. Davis 1 2 2.0 0 2
B. Jennings 1 3 3.0 0 3
M. Davis 1 2 2.0 0 2
Receiving
Wake Forest
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
D. Dickmann 2 2 14 7.0 0 8 0
T. Clark 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
C. Hernandez 9 11 194 21.6 1 77 0
T. McNichols 1 1 17 17.0 0 17 0
K. Johnson 1 1 17 17.0 0 17 0
J. Foley 0 2 0 - 0 0 0
D. Barry 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
K. Shanks 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
Louisville
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
I. Brown 4 4 11 2.8 0 7 0
J. Skinner 4 4 82 20.5 1 61 0
T. Hurry 8 10 71 8.9 0 18 0
L. McCoy 6 11 75 12.5 0 23 0
T. Richardson 5 6 85 17.0 0 26 0
Defense
Wake Forest
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
G. Kirschke 2 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0
L. Hardy 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Z. Lohavichan 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Louisville
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
B. Perry 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1
C. Lubin 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
J. Smith 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Wake Forest
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
C. Calvert 3/3 3/3 12 0
Louisville
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
N. Keller 0/1 0/0 0 1
C. Hilbert 2/3 3/3 9 0
Returns
Wake Forest
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
K. Bartley 2 47 23.5 0 25 0
Louisville
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
K. Perry 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
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
Wake Forest
Louisville
402 Total Yards 399
19 First Downs 24
6 Passing 14
9 Rushing 8
2 Penalty 4
2/10 3rd Down Eff. 7/14
225 Passing Yards 324
177 Rushing Yards 75
1 Turnovers 1
10-85 Penalties 9-90
26:26 Possession 33:34
4/4 Red Zone 3/4
Play-by-Play
Q4 3 - 0 30 - 27
FG C. Calvert
30 - 27 6:20
Q3 3 - 6 27 - 27
27 - 27 0:42
C. Hilbert FG
FG C. Calvert
27 - 24 4:58
24 - 24 9:37
C. Hilbert FG
Q2 21 - 14 24 - 21
24 - 21 0:57
C. Hilbert XP
XP C. Calvert
24 - 14 1:19
TD T. Clark
23 - 14 1:19
XP C. Calvert
17 - 14 5:49
TD C. Hernandez
16 - 14 5:49
10 - 14 7:32
C. Hilbert XP
10 - 13 7:32
L. Kienholz TD
XP C. Calvert
10 - 7 13:34
TD T. Clark
9 - 7 13:34
Q1 3 - 7 3 - 7
3 - 7 0:21
C. Hilbert XP
3 - 6 0:21
L. Kienholz TD
FG C. Calvert
3 - 0 6:18
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 4 Biggest Lead: WAKE +10 Times Tied: 2
Highlights
Wake Forest 30 - 27 Louisville
September 26, 2026
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
September 26, 2026
Time
4:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m