| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wake Forest | 14 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 41 |
California | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Scoring Plays
8:20

6:15

11:55

8:53

0:09

2:57

8:29

Game Leaders
Wake Forest
G. Lopez QB
J. Sagapolutele QB
J. Searcy RB
A. Emory RB
D. Barry TE
C. Hendricks WR
L. Hardy DL
M. Turpin DB
I. Crosby DBPlayer Box Score
Wake Forest| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gio Lopez#3 | 16/23 | 267 | 11.6 | 4 | 0 | 96.9 |
Steele Pizzella#6 | 3/3 | 22 | 7.3 | 0 | 0 | 52.5 |
California| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele#3 | 15/18 | 110 | 6.1 | 1 | 0 | 86.6 |
Jackson Brousseau#11 | 17/29 | 81 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 | 19.5 |
Wake Forest| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jamar Searcy#29 | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 1 | 29 |
Ty Clark III#4 | 8 | 53 | 6.6 | 1 | 31 |
Gio Lopez#3 | 8 | 51 | 6.4 | 0 | 15 |
Deuce Lawrence#22 | 8 | 26 | 3.3 | 0 | 12 |
Steele Pizzella#6 | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 6 |
Ryan Henley#27 | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 |
KD Daniels#1 | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
California| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ashten Emory#20 | 12 | 56 | 4.7 | 0 | 14 |
Jackson Brousseau#11 | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 15 |
Anthony League#25 | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | 5 |
Tyree Sams#81 | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
Wake Forest| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dominick Barry#84 | 4 | 102 | 25.5 | 3 | 39 |
Kam Shanks#5 | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 0 | 34 |
Jack Foley#10 | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 1 | 29 |
Antonio Meeks#14 | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 0 | 15 |
Deuce Lawrence#22 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 0 | 12 |
Walker Bryson#38 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
Drayden Dickmann#18 | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 |
Kamrean Johnson#12 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
California| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Chase Hendricks#7 | 8 | 54 | 6.8 | 0 | 11 |
Mason Mini#85 | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 1 | 28 |
Taimane Purcell#22 | 4 | 32 | 8.0 | 0 | 15 |
Anthony League#25 | 6 | 30 | 5.0 | 0 | 13 |
Tyree Sams#81 | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 0 | 7 |
Jordan King#4 | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
Trevor Rogers#19 | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
Ashten Emory#20 | 3 | 1 | 0.3 | 0 | 5 |
Wake Forest| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Myles Turpin#22 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Freddie Gillens#26 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Frank Cusano#43 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gabe Kirschke#10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aiden Hall#21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vincent Firenze#23 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Langston Hardy#11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Deuce Blades II#2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Somad Eaddy#38 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Micah Bright#24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Deuce Dyce#46 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Zach Lohavichan#94 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Braylon Johnson#8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ashaad Williams#13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Buom Jock#7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Koredell Bartley#35 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Zamari Stevenson#17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kerrington Lee#20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Rushaun Tongue#6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Matt Herron#97 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Whittman Whaley#40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dallas Afalava#52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jerron Blackwell#30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cade Holles#93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
California| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Isaiah Crosby#23 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Derek Wilkins#96 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kamar Mothudi#3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
AJ Tuitele#9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kingston Lopa#2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Daniel Harris#7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Legend Journey#56 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Aiden Manutai#14 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Quimari Shemwell#24 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Michael-Anthony Okwura#97 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Khamani Hudson#25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Odera Okaka#19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Michael Hurst Jr.#16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cam Sidney#20 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Ricky Fletcher#1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tristan Jernigan#32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jae'on Young#13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jayden Williams#51 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ashun Shepphard#99 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joshua Pierce#15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JD McKinley#33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
LeBron Williams#92 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tobey Weydemuller#34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Aaron Hampton#21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Solomon Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
California| Player | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
Team | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Wake Forest| Player | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Connor Calvert#90 | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 5/5 | 5 |
California| Player | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Towns McGough#33 | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
Wake Forest| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ethan Hyams#45 | 4 | 170 | 42.5 | 0 | 1 | 47 |
California| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Angus Davies#29 | 6 | 246 | 41.0 | 0 | 3 | 47 |
California| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Niles Davis#26 | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 15 | 0 |
Wake Forest| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kam Shanks#5 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
California| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tyree Sams#81 | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
Drive Summary
Injury Report
No current injury report is available for this matchup.
Head-to-Head
Historical meetings are not available for this matchup.
Game Information
Division Standings
FBS — Atlantic Coast Conference
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Home | Away | Strk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Miami | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 381 | 142 | 4-0 | 4-0 | W8 |
Wake Forest | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.875 | 313 | 143 | 3-1 | 4-0 | W5 |
SMU | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.750 | 282 | 178 | 5-0 | 1-2 | L1 |
Clemson | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.625 | 186 | 173 | 3-2 | 2-1 | W1 |
North Carolina | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.500 | 206 | 184 | 1-3 | 3-1 | L2 |
Louisville | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0.625 | 323 | 216 | 4-1 | 1-2 | W3 |
Pittsburgh | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.667 | 287 | 178 | 5-1 | 1-2 | W1 |
California | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.333 | 197 | 284 | 2-3 | 1-3 | L3 |
Virginia Tech | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.750 | 280 | 164 | 3-1 | 3-1 | W2 |
Virginia | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.444 | 233 | 208 | 4-2 | 0-3 | L3 |
Georgia Tech | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0.250 | 198 | 246 | 2-3 | 0-3 | L3 |
Duke | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0.750 | 256 | 114 | 4-1 | 2-1 | W2 |
Boston College | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.500 | 173 | 212 | 3-1 | 1-3 | L1 |
NC State | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.500 | 257 | 207 | 4-1 | 0-3 | W1 |
Florida State | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0.375 | 245 | 231 | 3-2 | 0-3 | L3 |
Stanford | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.444 | 183 | 336 | 4-1 | 0-4 | L1 |
Syracuse | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0.500 | 251 | 211 | 2-2 | 2-2 | W2 |


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FAQs: Wake Forest vs California
What channel is Wake Forest vs. California on?
ESPN will broadcast Wake Forest vs. California. The Demon Deacons face the Golden Bears on Saturday, October 17, 2026, with California playing at home.
Where is the game being played?
The game is at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, California. This is a home game for the Golden Bears, with Wake Forest traveling to face them.
What are the teams' records heading into the matchup?
Wake Forest is 4-1 overall and 2-1 in ACC play. California is 2-3 overall and 1-1 in the conference. The Demon Deacons have won two straight, while the Golden Bears have lost two straight.
Who are the starting quarterbacks?
Gio Lopez is Wake Forest's starting quarterback, and Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele starts for California. Lopez has 1,377 passing yards, 10 touchdown passes and one interception. Sagapolutele has 1,180 passing yards, eight touchdowns and five interceptions.
How do the teams compare on offense?
Wake Forest averages 36.6 points per game, compared with California's 27.0. The Demon Deacons average 157.0 rushing yards per game to the Golden Bears' 95.0, but California averages more passing yards: 301.0 to Wake Forest's 288.0.
How did each team do in its most recent game?
Wake Forest beat Stanford 57-3 at home on October 3. California lost 39-31 at UNLV that same day. Wake Forest's previous win came against Louisville, while California's previous loss came against Clemson.














