Wake Forest Demon Deacons @ Purdue Boilermakers — Sep 12, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 September 12, 2026
Demon Deacons Wake Forest WAKE 2-0, 1-0 Away
38
Final/OT
36
Boilermakers Purdue PUR 0-1, 0-1 Home
1 2 3 4 OT T
WAKE 7 10 3 3 15 38
PUR 7 3 3 10 13 36
Top Performers
Passing Yards
G. Lopez QB WAKE
225 PASS
R. Browne QB PUR
329 PASS
Rushing Yards
G. Lopez QB WAKE
59 RUSH
O.
O. Ijeboi PUR
114 RUSH
Receiving Yards
C. Hernandez WR WAKE
88 REC
C. Magwood WR PUR
77 REC
Passing
Wake Forest
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
G. Lopez 16/27 225 1 0 2 98.5
Purdue
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
R. Browne 32/42 329 1 0 3 106.2
Rushing
Wake Forest
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
T. Clark 12 36 3.0 1 9
D. Lawrence 12 45 3.8 0 14
G. Lopez 13 59 4.5 2 23
K. Daniels 2 3 1.5 0 2
D. Dickmann 1 44 44.0 0 44
Purdue
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
O. Ijeboi 27 114 4.2 3 25
T. Terrell 3 4 1.3 0 4
R. Browne 6 -10 -1.7 0 6
C. Magwood 1 18 18.0 0 18
J. Gibson 2 6 3.0 0 5
Receiving
Wake Forest
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
D. Barry 0 2 0 - 0 0 0
D. Lawrence 1 1 12 12.0 0 12 0
K. Shanks 3 6 39 13.0 0 17 0
C. Hernandez 6 7 88 14.7 0 25 0
J. Foley 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
A. Meeks 2 4 32 16.0 0 19 0
W. Loerzel 2 3 16 8.0 0 9 0
B. Kania 2 2 38 19.0 1 24 0
K. Johnson 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
Purdue
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
O. Ijeboi 6 8 42 7.0 0 10 0
T. Terrell 2 2 16 8.0 0 9 0
X. Townsend 6 8 58 9.7 0 18 0
G. Burhenn 2 2 17 8.5 0 14 0
C. Magwood 5 7 77 15.4 0 23 0
A. Towns 2 3 10 5.0 0 7 0
D. Morrissette 2 5 26 13.0 1 17 0
A. Waseem 6 6 65 10.8 0 17 0
L. Puccinelli 1 1 18 18.0 0 18 0
Defense
Wake Forest
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
J. Patterson 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
B. Johnson 8 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Dembele 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
D. Patterson 10 3 7 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Hall 11 3 8 0 1 0 0 0 0
C. Hardy 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Blades 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
F. Cusano 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Afalava 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Z. Jackson 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Hardy 6 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Z. Lohavichan 4 1 3 0 1 0 0 0 0
V. Firenze 9 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
Z. Stevenson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Tongue 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Williams 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. West 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
G. Kirschke 6 4 2 1 1 0 0 0 0
M. Turpin 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Herron 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
K. Townes 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Purdue
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
J. Mangham 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Burgos 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
A. Hayden 8 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Denson 7 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Lewis 5 1 4 1.5 1 0 0 0 0
T. Hampton 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Bradford 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Slaughter 9 5 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Saunders 7 4 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Correa 11 2 9 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Neal 4 2 2 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
H. Hines 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Lindsey 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Speca 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Lora 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
W. Berglund 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Newsome 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Ishmail 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Moore 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
I. Jeffries 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Wake Forest
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
C. Calvert 3/3 3/3 12 0
Purdue
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
J. E. Lozano 3/4 3/3 12 0
Returns
Wake Forest
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
K. Bartley 2 52 26.0 0 27 0
M. Lusardi 1 12 12.0 0 12 0
Purdue
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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
Wake Forest
Purdue
411 Total Yards 455
25 First Downs 29
14 Passing 15
9 Rushing 11
3 Penalty 2
5/11 3rd Down Eff. 7/14
225 Passing Yards 329
186 Rushing Yards 126
0 Turnovers 0
4-50 Penalties 8-50
27:48 Possession 32:12
5/5 Red Zone 7/7
Play-by-Play
Q5 15 - 13 38 - 36
2PC G. Lopez
38 - 36
TD G. Lopez
36 - 36
30 - 36
O. Ijeboi TD
30 - 30
J. E. Lozano XP
30 - 29
D. Morrissette TD
XP C. Calvert
30 - 23
TD B. Kania
29 - 23
Q4 3 - 10 23 - 23
23 - 23
J. E. Lozano FG
23 - 20 3:53
J. E. Lozano XP
23 - 19 3:53
O. Ijeboi TD
FG C. Calvert
23 - 13 9:13
Q3 3 - 3 20 - 13
20 - 13 4:49
J. E. Lozano FG
FG C. Calvert
20 - 10 9:31
Q2 10 - 3 17 - 10
17 - 10 0:02
J. E. Lozano FG
XP C. Calvert
17 - 7 3:55
TD G. Lopez
16 - 7 3:55
FG C. Calvert
10 - 7 11:49
Q1 7 - 7 7 - 7
XP C. Calvert
7 - 7 4:58
TD T. Clark
6 - 7 4:58
0 - 7 10:43
J. E. Lozano XP
0 - 6 10:43
O. Ijeboi TD
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: WAKE +10 Times Tied: 4
Highlights
Wake Forest 38 - 36 Purdue
September 12, 2026
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
September 12, 2026
Time
4:00 pm
Duration
1h 25m