Wake Forest Demon Deacons @ California Golden Bears — Oct 18, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 October 18, 2026
Demon Deacons Wake Forest WAKE 6-1, 4-0 Away
41
Final
7
Golden Bears California CAL 2-4, 1-3 Home
1 2 3 4 T
WAKE 14 20 7 0 41
CAL 0 0 0 7 7
Top Performers
Passing Yards
G. Lopez QB WAKE
267 PASS
J. Sagapolutele QB CAL
110 PASS
Rushing Yards
J. Searcy RB WAKE
61 RUSH
A. Emory RB CAL
56 RUSH
Receiving Yards
D. Barry WAKE
102 REC
C. Hendricks WR CAL
54 REC
Passing
Wake Forest
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
G. Lopez 16/23 267 4 0 0 148.0
S. Pizzella 3/3 22 0 0 0 97.2
California
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
J. Brousseau 17/29 81 0 0 1 63.4
J. Sagapolutele 15/18 110 1 0 0 110.6
Rushing
Wake Forest
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
G. Lopez 8 51 6.4 0 15
D. Lawrence 8 26 3.3 0 12
J. Searcy 5 61 12.2 1 29
T. Clark 8 53 6.6 1 31
S. Pizzella 4 15 3.8 0 6
K. Daniels 1 1 1.0 0 1
R. Henley 2 13 6.5 0 7
California
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
A. Emory 12 56 4.7 0 14
T. Sams 1 -2 -2.0 0 0
J. Brousseau 5 14 2.8 0 15
A. League 3 7 2.3 0 5
Receiving
Wake Forest
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
A. Meeks 2 3 29 14.5 0 15 0
D. Lawrence 1 1 12 12.0 0 12 0
K. Johnson 1 2 6 6.0 0 6 0
D. Barry 4 4 102 25.5 3 39 0
J. Foley 3 4 45 15.0 1 29 0
J. Searcy 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
K. Shanks 5 7 79 15.8 0 34 0
D. Dickmann 2 2 7 3.5 0 5 0
W. Bryson 1 1 9 9.0 0 9 0
California
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
C. Hendricks 8 11 54 6.8 0 11 0
A. Emory 3 4 1 0.3 0 5 0
T. Sams 4 6 15 3.8 0 7 0
J. King 1 3 6 6.0 0 6 0
T. Purcell 4 5 32 8.0 0 15 0
M. Mini 5 7 49 9.8 1 28 0
T. Rogers 1 3 4 4.0 0 4 0
A. League 6 6 30 5.0 0 13 0
Defense
Wake Forest
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
G. Kirschke 5 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
M. Turpin 7 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 0
V. Firenze 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Johnson 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Blades 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Hardy 2 2 0 1 2 0 0 0 0
S. Eaddy 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Z. Lohavichan 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
F. Cusano 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Dyce 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Hall 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Williams 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Tongue 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
F. Gillens 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Jock 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
California
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
Q. Shemwell 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Journey 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Mothudi 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Lopa 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Harris 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
I. Crosby 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Fletcher 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Wilkins 4 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
M. Okwura 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Tuitele 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
A. Manutai 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Sidney 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Young 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Williams 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
O. Okaka 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Shepphard 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Jernigan 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Williams 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Pierce 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Wake Forest
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
C. Calvert 0/0 5/5 5 0
California
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
T. McGough 0/0 1/1 1 0
Returns
Wake Forest
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California
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
N. Davis 3 42 14.0 0 15 2
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
California
509 Total Yards 266
24 First Downs 20
11 Passing 12
11 Rushing 4
4 Penalty 2
8/14 3rd Down Eff. 6/16
289 Passing Yards 191
220 Rushing Yards 75
0 Turnovers 0
11-110 Penalties 5-37
27:58 Possession 31:57
2/2 Red Zone 0/2
Play-by-Play
Q4 0 - 7 41 - 7
41 - 7 8:29
T. McGough XP
41 - 6 8:29
M. Mini TD
Q3 7 - 0 41 - 0
XP C. Calvert
41 - 0 2:57
TD D. Barry
40 - 0 2:57
Q2 20 - 0 34 - 0
XP C. Calvert
34 - 0 0:09
TD D. Barry
33 - 0 0:09
TD T. Clark
27 - 0 8:53
XP C. Calvert
21 - 0 11:55
TD J. Searcy
20 - 0 11:55
Q1 14 - 0 14 - 0
XP C. Calvert
14 - 0 6:15
TD J. Foley
13 - 0 6:15
XP C. Calvert
7 - 0 8:20
TD D. Barry
6 - 0 8:20
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: WAKE +41 Times Tied: 0
Highlights
Wake Forest 41 - 7 California
October 18, 2026
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
October 18, 2026
Time
2:30 am
Duration
1h 0m