Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs NC State Wolfpack

College Football

Wake Forest

5-1

38-14

Final

NC State

3-3

Carter-Finley Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End of Game
Downs
Punt
Punt
Touchdown
Punt

Team	1	2	3	4	T
WAKE	7	3	21	7	38
NCSU	7	7	0	0	14

Who won: Wake Forest 38-14

The Wake Forest Demon Deacons beat the NC State Wolfpack 38-14 on Saturday, October 10, 2026 at Carter-Finley Stadium. The Wake Forest outscored the NC State 21-0 in the 3rd quarter. Gio Lopez led the Wake Forest in passing yards (26/33, 303 YDS, 3 TD). CJ Bailey led the NC State in passing yards (28/39, 241 YDS, 1 TD).

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Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

WAKENCSU

221st Downs16

7-133rd down efficiency6-14

2-24th down efficiency1-3

387Total Yards258

303Passing243

26/33Comp/Att29/40

9.2Yards per pass6.1

84Rushing15

36Rushing Attempts24

2.3Yards per rush0.6

6-55Penalties5-29

0Turnovers1

0Fumbles lost1

0Interceptions thrown0

31:57Possession28:03

Player of the game

Gio Lopez

WAKE · 26/33, 303 YDS, 3 TD, 1 RUSH TD

8.8

Win probability

100%WAKE final

WAKENCSU

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Play by play

Q4 0:00WAK
End of game
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 0:24WAK
Rush
Kneel down by #3 G.Lopez at WF13 for loss of 2 yards
3rd & 13 at WAKE 15
Q4 1:03
Stuffed for a loss of 2
Kneel down by #3 G.Lopez at WF15 for loss of 2 yards
G. Lopez · 8 CAR, 10 YDS · 2nd & 11 · 2nd & 11 at WAKE 17
Q4 1:44
Stuffed for a loss of 1
Kneel down by #3 G.Lopez at WF17 for loss of 1 yard
G. Lopez · 8 CAR, 10 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at WAKE 18
Q4 1:51
Incomplete to A. Locklear
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 C.Bailey pass incomplete short middle to #6 A.Locklear thrown to WF00, TURNOVER ON DOWNS
C. Bailey · 28/39, 241 YDS · 4th & 12 · 4th & 12 at WAKE 18
Q4 1:55
Incomplete to P. Douglas
Shotgun #11 C.Bailey pass incomplete short middle to #19 P.Douglas thrown to WF00
C. Bailey · 28/39, 241 YDS · 3rd & 12 · 3rd & 12 at WAKE 18
Q4 2:01
Sacked for a loss of 8
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 C.Bailey sacked for loss of 8 yards to the WF18 (#94 Z.Lohavichan)
C. Bailey · 28/39, 241 YDS · 2nd & 4 · 2nd & 4 at WAKE 10
Q4 2:30
6 yd completion to D. Gause
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 C.Bailey pass complete short middle to #7 D.Gause caught at WF10, for 6 yards to the WF10 (#21 A.Hall)
C. Bailey · 28/39, 241 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at WAKE 16
Q4 2:54
10 yd run
Shotgun #11 C.Bailey rush middle for 10 yards gain to the WF16 (#11 L.Hardy), 1ST DOWN
C. Bailey · 13 CAR, 0 YDS · 4th & 1 · 4th & 1 at WAKE 26
Q4 3:04NCS
Timeout
Timeout NC State, clock 03:04
Q4 3:09
4 yd completion to A. Locklear
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 C.Bailey pass complete short left to #6 A.Locklear caught at WF27, for 4 yards to the WF26 (#13 A.Williams)
C. Bailey · 28/39, 241 YDS · 3rd & 5 · 3rd & 5 at WAKE 30
Q4 3:55
1 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 C.Bailey rush right for 1 yard gain to the WF30 (#43 F.Cusano), out of bounds
C. Bailey · 13 CAR, 0 YDS · 2nd & 6 · 2nd & 6 at WAKE 31
Q4 4:19
4 yd completion to D. Johnson
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 C.Bailey pass complete short right to #25 D.Johnson caught at WF36, for 4 yards to the WF31 (#8 B.Johnson; #21 A.Hall)
C. Bailey · 28/39, 241 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at WAKE 35
Q4 4:51
5 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 C.Bailey rush left for 5 yards gain to the WF35 (#23 Z.Jackson), 1ST DOWN
C. Bailey · 13 CAR, 0 YDS · 3rd & 3 · 3rd & 3 at WAKE 40
Q4 5:02
Incomplete to H. Provience
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 C.Bailey pass incomplete short middle to #86 H.Provience thrown to WF34
C. Bailey · 28/39, 241 YDS · 2nd & 3 · 2nd & 3 at WAKE 40
Q4 5:25
7 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 C.Bailey rush middle for 7 yards gain to the WF40 (#8 B.Johnson)
C. Bailey · 13 CAR, 0 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at WAKE 47
Q4 5:36
14 yd completion to A. Acker
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 C.Bailey pass complete short left to #83 A.Acker caught at WF47, for 14 yards to the WF47, End Of Play, 1ST DOWN
C. Bailey · 28/39, 241 YDS · 3rd & 6 · 3rd & 6 at NCSU 39
Q4 6:23
1 yd completion to H. Provience
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 C.Bailey pass complete short middle to #86 H.Provience caught at NCSU32, for 1 yard to the NCSU39 (#8 B.Johnson)
C. Bailey · 28/39, 241 YDS · 2nd & 7 · 2nd & 7 at NCSU 38
Q4 6:49
3 yd completion to D. Desinor
Shotgun #11 C.Bailey pass complete short right to #20 D.Desinor caught at NCSU37, for 3 yards to the NCSU38 (#38 S.Eaddy)
C. Bailey · 28/39, 241 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at NCSU 35
Q4 6:57
Punt, 0 yds
#45 E.Hyams punt 38 yards to the NCSU35 fair catch by #0 V.Snow at NCSU35
E. Hyams · 4th & 1 · 4th & 1 at WAKE 27
Q4 7:43
2 yd run
Shotgun #29 J.Searcy rush middle for 2 yards gain to the WF27 (#0 P.Aguirre)
J. Searcy · 4 CAR, 28 YDS · 3rd & 3 · 3rd & 3 at WAKE 25
Q4 8:26
7 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #29 J.Searcy rush middle for 7 yards gain to the WF25 (#7 B.Nelson II)
J. Searcy · 4 CAR, 28 YDS · 2nd & 10 · 2nd & 10 at WAKE 18
Q4 8:32WAK
Timeout
Timeout Wake Forest, clock 08:32
Q4 9:14
No gain on the run
No Huddle-Shotgun #4 T.Clark rush middle for 0 yards to the WF18 (#44 J.Moreta)
T. Clark III · 12 CAR, 17 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at WAKE 18
Q4 9:19
Punt, 0 yds
#96 J.Waller punt 54 yards to the WF18 fair catch by #8 C.Hernandez at WF18
J. Waller · 4th & 24 · 4th & 24 at NCSU 28