Week 7: Wake Forest vs California
Game Information
StageWeek 7
Season2026
KickoffSat, Oct 17, 12:00 am
VenueCalifornia Memorial Stadium
LocationBerkeley, CA
SurfaceArtificial Turf
Last 5 Games
| Date | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1/2/26 | vs  Mississippi State | W29-43 | College Football Wk 1 |
| 11/29/25 | @  Duke | L32-49 | College Football Wk 14 |
| 11/22/25 | vs  Delaware | W52-14 | College Football Wk 13 |
| 11/15/25 | vs  North Carolina | W28-12 | College Football Wk 12 |
| 11/8/25 | @  Virginia | W16-9 | College Football Wk 11 |
| Date | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/24/25 | @  Hawai'i | L31-35 | College Football Wk 1 |
| 11/29/25 | vs  SMU | W38-35 | College Football Wk 14 |
| 11/22/25 | @  Stanford | L10-31 | College Football Wk 13 |
| 11/8/25 | @  Louisville | W29-26 | College Football Wk 11 |
| 11/1/25 | vs Virginia | L21-31 | College Football Wk 10 |
Division Standings
FBS — Atlantic Coast Conference
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Home | Away | Strk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.667 | 120 | 49 | 2-1 | 0-0 | L1 |
 Florida State | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.333 | 94 | 94 | 1-1 | 0-1 | L2 |
| North Carolina | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.667 | 70 | 41 | 1-0 | 1-1 | L1 |
| Stanford | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.333 | 50 | 107 | 1-1 | 0-1 | L2 |
 Boston College | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.667 | 65 | 71 | 2-0 | 0-1 | W2 |
 California | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.667 | 94 | 70 | 1-1 | 1-0 | W2 |
 Clemson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.667 | 60 | 78 | 2-0 | 0-1 | W2 |
| Duke | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 83 | 37 | 2-0 | 1-0 | W3 |
 Georgia Tech | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.333 | 81 | 70 | 1-2 | 0-0 | W1 |
| Louisville | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.667 | 138 | 85 | 2-0 | 0-1 | W2 |
 Miami | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 155 | 33 | 1-0 | 2-0 | W3 |
 Pittsburgh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 98 | 34 | 3-0 | 0-0 | W3 |
| SMU | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.667 | 114 | 75 | 1-0 | 1-1 | L1 |
 Syracuse | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.333 | 97 | 51 | 1-1 | 0-1 | L2 |
 Virginia Tech | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 152 | 50 | 2-0 | 1-0 | W3 |
 Wake Forest | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.667 | 96 | 85 | 1-1 | 1-0 | L1 |
 NC State | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.333 | 112 | 69 | 1-0 | 0-2 | L1 |
About the Game
Wake Forest faces California on October 17, 2026 at 12:00 AM EDT at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, CA. The matchup is part of the 2026 college football regular season.
Wake Forest enters with a 0-0 record, while California is 0-0. Score, scoring plays, team statistics and matchup details are tracked on this page.
Follow Wake Forest vs California here for kickoff information, live updates and the final result. College Football scores and schedule page lists additional games, schedules and results.
Wake Forest
6th in ACC
VS
California
1st in ACC
Quarterbacks & Specialists
#39
Wyatt Freeman
#49
Eli Gilmour
#45
Ethan Hyams
#13
Billy Johnson
#15
Gannon Jones
#17
Grant Lawless
#3
Gio Lopez
#6
Steele Pizzella
#96
Jack Ploszay
Offensive Line
#52
Uber Ajongo
#68
Luke Beemer
#64
Ryan Berger
#56
Ethan Calloway
#69
Dalton DeBoer
#67
Elliot Demaine
#77
Dylan Durbin
#78
Jack Hines
#79
Langston Hogg
#75
Derrell Johnson II
#50
Ja'Marion Kennedy
#72
Aidan Martin
#51
Devin McRae
#62
Jaishaun Offutt
#74
John Ohnegian
#55
Tolu Olajide
#65
Clinton Richard
#60
Will Saba
#73
George Steih
#76
Fletcher Turk
#70
Will Way
Receivers & Backs
#83
Kobe Adeleke-Hokes
#84
Dominick Barry
#38
Walker Bryson
#11
Ny Carr
#4
Ty Clark III
#1
KD Daniels
#7
Wondame Davis Jr.
#18
Drayden Dickmann
#10
Jack Foley
#82
Devin Goldston
#27
Ryan Henley
#8
Carlos Hernandez
#23
Zeek Jackson
#12
Kamrean Johnson
#88
Bryce Kania
#22
Deuce Lawrence
#85
Will Loerzel
#48
Matthew Lusardi
#21
Kyndall McCaleb
#14
Antonio Meeks
#81
Landon Morris
#28
Hugh O'Brien
#20
Elijah Otieno
#25
Eli Potts
#29
Jamar Searcy
#24
Sawyer Seidl
#5
Kam Shanks
#89
Brady Shust
#86
Max Tillfeldt Retsler
#9
Chase Tyler
#87
Charlie Wingfield
#80
Braxton Winston III
Defensive Line & Linebackers
#52
Dallas Afalava
#30
Jerron Blackwell
#43
Frank Cusano
#55
Kadear Dembele
#46
Deuce Dyce
#23
Vincent Firenze
#21
Aiden Hall
#9
Camden Hardy
#11
Langston Hardy
#48
Ryan Harrington
#98
Christian Harris
#97
Matt Herron
#93
Cade Holles
#7
Buom Jock
#18
D.J. Johnson
#10
Gabe Kirschke
#20
Kerrington Lee
#94
Zach Lohavichan
#96
Cooper Long
#32
Joel Lowenberg
#12
Tylan McNichols
#90
Sydir Mitchell
#42
Isaac Nelson
#44
Monroe Partin
#99
Josiah Pratt
#92
Sefa Sackey
#91
Lucas Smalls-Allen
#95
Brandon Smiley
#14
Tyler Walton
#40
Whittman Whaley
Defensive Backs
#34
Micheal Ahoua
#35
Koredell Bartley
#2
Deuce Blades II
#24
Micah Bright
#36
Seth Carethers
#3
Bernard Causey
#15
Devin Cook
#38
Somad Eaddy
#4
Sascha Garcia
#26
Freddie Gillens
#8
Braylon Johnson
#28
AJ Marks
#5
Davaughn Patterson
#25
Joshua Patterson
#29
Jake Ryan
#39
Mahamadou Siby
#17
Zamari Stevenson
#6
Rushaun Tongue
#41
Kalil Townes
#22
Myles Turpin
#37
Trey Warren III
#27
Travon West
#13
Ashaad Williams
#49
Eric Williams
Other
#90
Connor Calvert
#97
Caleb Carlson
Quarterbacks & Specialists
#59
Ewan Arechaederra
#50
David Bird
#11
Jackson Brousseau
#2
EJ Caminong
#29
Angus Davies
#17
Alonzo Esparza
#53
Jordan Franke
#14
Dominic Ingrassia
#27
Jacob Johnson
#18
Nainoa Lopes
#3
Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele
Offensive Line
#75
Jacob Arop
#66
Sam Bjerke
#52
Elisha Faamatuainu
#68
Jojo Genova
#65
Justin Hasenhuetl
#72
Ben Howard
#73
Kamo'I Huihui-White
#74
Michael Klisiewicz
#77
Jimothy Lewis Jr.
#55
Daniel McMorris
#70
Mykeal Rabess
#58
Ashton Rivera
#78
Lamar Robinson
#56
Tyson Ruffins
#76
Bastian Swinney
#51
Kahlee Tafai
#60
Roger Vanderhoef
#71
Sioape Vatikani
#54
Frederick Williams III
#79
Esaiah Wong
Receivers & Backs
#5
QuaRon Adams
#82
Cole Boscia
#33
Dean-Taylor Chapman
#39
Michael Cooley
#20
Ashten Emory
#6
Kyion Grayes
#15
Mark Hamper
#7
Chase Hendricks
#4
Jordan King
#25
Anthony League
#16
Kai Meza
#85
Mason Mini
#24
Adam Mohammed
#80
EJ Morgan
#88
Sosaia Noa
#90
Jack Olyphant
#10
Cooper Perry
#21
Carson Perry-Smith
#22
Taimane Purcell
#19
Trevor Rogers
#81
Tyree Sams
#13
Victor Santino
#9
Ian Strong
#87
Meyer Swinney
Dorian Thomas
#44
John Tofi Jr.
#1
Carter Vargas
#8
Rico Walker
Defensive Line & Linebackers
#45
Beckham Barney
#4
Justin Beadles
#98
Nate Burrell
#55
BJ Canady
#61
Frank Fanua Jr.
#21
Aaron Hampton
#32
Tristan Jernigan
#44
Jericho Johnson
#57
BJ Jones
#56
Legend Journey
#33
JD McKinley
#36
Jude McLellan
#3
Kamar Mothudi
#91
Dabe Nwude
#19
Odera Okaka
#6
Emmanuel Okoye
#97
Michael-Anthony Okwura
#15
Joshua Pierce
#41
Jaxon Pyatt
#94
Stanley Saole-McKenzie
#43
Lucky Schirmer
#99
Ashun Shepphard
#93
R.J. Stephens
#59
Nemyah Telona
#18
Serigne Tounkara
#9
AJ Tuitele
#10
Jayden Wayne
#96
Derek Wilkins
#51
Jayden Williams
#92
LeBron Williams
Solomon Williams
Defensive Backs
#11
Dayday Aupiu
#23
Isaiah Crosby
#26
Niles Davis
#22
Tristan Dunn
#38
Nate Escalada
#1
Ricky Fletcher
#5
Marquis Groves-Killebrew
#7
Daniel Harris
#28
Tre' Harrison
#25
Khamani Hudson
#16
Michael Hurst Jr.
#2
Kingston Lopa
#14
Aiden Manutai
#17
Jordan Sanford
#24
Quimari Shemwell
#20
Cam Sidney
#8
Jasiah Wagoner
#34
Tobey Weydemuller
#13
Jae'on Young
Other
#33
Towns McGough
#91
Chase Meyer
#37
Erik Peters
Wake Forest
6th in ACC
VS
California
1st in ACC
Passing
61.3
Completion Percentage
58.0
38
Completions
47
0.00
Interception Percentage
2.50
0
Interceptions
2
78
Longest Pass
49
581
Net Passing Yards
473
290.5
Net Passing Yards Per Game
236.5
62
Passing Attempts
81
6.50
Passing Touchdown %
4.90
4
Passing Touchdowns
4
161.6
Passer Rating
118.0
2
Total Sacks
4
12
Sack Yards Lost
27
9.4
Yards Per Pass Attempt
5.8
581
Passing Yards
473
0
Passing Fumbles Lost
0
2
Team Games Played
2
485.0
Yards Per Game
329.5
38.0
Total Points Per Game
22.5
76
Total Points
45
8
Total Touchdowns
6
290.5
Passing Yards Per Game
236.5
38-62
Comp-Att
47-81
2-12
Sacks-Yards Lost
4-27
Rushing
74
Rushing Attempts
66
389
Rushing Yards
186
5.3
Yards Per Rush Attempt
2.8
57
Long Rushing
20
0
20+ Yard Rushing Plays
0
4
Rushing Touchdowns
1
194.5
Rushing Yards Per Game
93.0
0
Rushing Fumbles
0
0
Rushing Fumbles Lost
0
17
Rushing 1st downs
12
2
Team Games Played
2
970
Total Yards
659
138
Total Offensive Plays
151
38.0
Total Points Per Game
22.5
76
Total Points
45
8
Total Touchdowns
6
Receiving
38
Receptions
47
0
Receiving Targets
0
581
Receiving Yards
473
581
Receiving Yards
473
4
Receiving Touchdowns
4
78
Long Reception
49
0
20+ Yard Receiving Plays
0
290.5
Receiving Yards Per Game
236.5
0
Receiving Fumbles
0
0
Receiving Fumbles Lost
0
323
Receiving Yards After Catch
241
24
Receiving First Downs
20
2
Team Games Played
2
15.3
Yards Per Reception
10.1
38.0
Total Points Per Game
22.5
76
Total Points
45
8
Total Touchdowns
6
Miscellaneous
45
Total 1st downs
40
17
Rushing 1st downs
12
24
Passing 1st downs
20
4
1st downs by penalty
7
12
Third Down Conversions
14
26
Third Down Attempts
34
46.15
3rd down %
41.18
3
Fourth Down Conversions
0
3
First Downs Attempts
4
100.00
4th down %
0.00
15
Total Penalties
15
165
Total Penalty Yards
146
3386
Possession Time Seconds
3619
0.00
Red Zone Field Goal Percentage
0.00
0.00
Red Zone Scoring Percentage
0.00
0.00
Red Zone Efficiency Percentage
0.00
0.00
Red Zone Touchdown Percentage
0.00
2
Total Takeaways
2
0
Total Giveaways
3
2
Turnover Ratio
-1
0
Fumbles Lost
0
12-26
3rd down efficiency
14-34
3-3
4th down efficiency
0-4
15-165
Total-Yards
15-146
Defense
69
Solo Tackles
68
112
Assist Tackles
48
181
Total Tackles
116
5
Sacks
5
36
Sack Yards
30
20
Stuffs
11
0
Passes Defended
0
0.0
Average Interception Yards
19.3
0
Long Interception
53
0
Miscellaneous Touchdowns
0
0
Kicks Blocked
0
9
Tackles For Loss
7
2
Team Games Played
2
Defensive Interceptions
0
Interceptions
4
0
Interception Yards
77
0
Interception Touchdowns
1
0-0
INT: Total
4-77
General
3
Fumbles
2
1
Forced Fumbles
2
2
Fumbles Recovered
0
0
Fumbles Touchdowns
0
2
Games Played
2
3-0
Fumbles-Lost
2-0
Returning
4
Kick Returns
2
81
Kick Return Yards
38
20.3
Yards Per Kick Return
19.0
27
Long Kick Return
20
0
Kick Return Touchdowns
0
2
Punt Returns
2
44
Punt Return Yards
5
22.0
Yards Per Punt Return
2.5
26
Long Punt Return
3
0
Punt Return Touchdowns
0
0
Punt Return Fair Catches
0
0
Kick Return Fumbles Lost
0
0
Punt Return Fumbles Lost
0
2
Team Games Played
2
2-44
Punt: Total
2-5
Kicking
6
Field Goal Made
1
7
Field Goal Attempts
2
85.7
Field Goal Percentage
50.0
44
Long Field Goal Made
28
0
Field Goal Attempts 1-19
0
4
Field Goal Attempts 20-29
1
2
Field Goal Attempts 30-39
0
1
Field Goal Attempts 40-49
1
0
Field Goal Attempts 50+
0
6
Extra Points Made
6
6
Extra Point Attempts
6
100.0
Extra Point Percentage
100.0
0
Field Goals Made 1-19
0
4
Field Goals Made 20-29
1
1
Field Goals Made 30-39
0
1
Field Goals Made 40-49
0
0
Field Goals Made 50+
0
24
Total Kicking Points
9
2
Team Games Played
2
93
Touchback Percentage
44
0.0
Average Kickoff Return Yards
0.0
0
Kickoff Return Yards
0
0
Kickoff Returns
0
0-0
Kickoffs: Total
0-0
6-7
FG: Good-Attempts
1-2
Punting
4
Punts
10
183
Punt Yards
426
50
Long Punt
52
45.8
Gross Average Punt Yards
42.6
45.8
Net Average Punt Yards
42.6
0
Punts Blocked
0
1
Punts Inside 20
3
1
Touchbacks
0
1
Fair Catches
3
1
Punt Returns
5
0
Punt Return Yards
0
0.0
Average Punt Return Yards
0.0
2
Team Games Played
2
4-183
Punt: Total Yards
10-426
Scoring
4
Rushing Touchdowns
1
4
Receiving Touchdowns
4
0
Return Touchdowns
0
8
Total Touchdowns
5
6
Field Goals
1
6
Kick Extra Points
6
2
Total Two Point Conversions
0
76
Total Points
45
38.0
Total Points Per Game
22.5