Wake Forest vs SMU Live Score (14 Nov, 2026)
Game Information
StageWeek 11
Season2026
KickoffSat, Nov 14, 12:00 pm
VenueGerald J. Ford Stadium
LocationDallas, TX
SurfaceArtificial Turf
BroadcastESPN
ConditionsSunny
Temperature62°F
High / Low62°F / 62°F
Wind Gust13 mph
Precipitation0%
Game Leaders
Wake ForestSMU
G. Lopez QBPassing Yards
K. Jennings QB
T. Clark III RBRushing Yards
K. Raphael RB
C. Hernandez WRReceiving Yards
Y. Knight WR
L. Hardy DLSacks
M. White DE
V. Firenze LBTackles
A. Kilgore LBInjury Report
No current injury report is available for this matchup.
Head-to-Head
Wake ForestLast 1 Game
SMU
13◂
College Football Wk 9
FINAL
10/25/25
12
Last 5 Games
| Date | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/7/26 | vs  Merrimack | W77-0 | College Football Wk 10 |
| 10/31/26 | vs  Virginia | W51-7 | College Football Wk 9 |
| 10/17/26 | @  California | W41-7 | College Football Wk 7 |
| 10/10/26 | @  NC State | W38-14 | College Football Wk 6 |
| 10/3/26 | vs  Stanford | W57-3 | College Football Wk 5 |
| Date | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/6/26 | vs  Virginia Tech | W51-28 | College Football Wk 10 |
| 10/31/26 | @  Syracuse | L27-30 | College Football Wk 9 |
| 10/24/26 | vs California | W59-20 | College Football Wk 8 |
| 10/17/26 | vs Virginia | W23-13 | College Football Wk 7 |
| 10/3/26 | vs  Boston College | W25-16 | College Football Wk 5 |
Division Standings
FBS — Atlantic Coast Conference
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Home | Away | Strk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Miami | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.889 | 405 | 173 | 4-0 | 4-1 | L1 |
| Wake Forest | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0.889 | 390 | 143 | 4-1 | 4-0 | W6 |
 Louisville | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.667 | 367 | 233 | 4-1 | 2-2 | W4 |
| SMU | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.778 | 333 | 206 | 6-0 | 1-2 | W1 |
 Duke | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.778 | 297 | 117 | 4-1 | 3-1 | W3 |
 Clemson | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.667 | 204 | 186 | 3-2 | 3-1 | W2 |
 Pittsburgh | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.667 | 287 | 178 | 5-1 | 1-2 | W1 |
| Virginia Tech | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.667 | 308 | 215 | 3-1 | 3-2 | L1 |
 North Carolina | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.556 | 244 | 205 | 1-3 | 4-1 | W1 |
 Florida State | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.444 | 276 | 255 | 3-2 | 1-3 | W1 |
| Stanford | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.444 | 183 | 336 | 4-1 | 0-4 | L1 |
| Virginia | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.444 | 233 | 208 | 4-2 | 0-3 | L3 |
| NC State | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.444 | 260 | 248 | 4-2 | 0-3 | L1 |
| Boston College | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.444 | 197 | 243 | 3-2 | 1-3 | L2 |
| California | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0.333 | 197 | 284 | 2-3 | 1-3 | L3 |
| Syracuse | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0.444 | 264 | 229 | 2-3 | 2-2 | L1 |
 Georgia Tech | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0.222 | 215 | 290 | 2-4 | 0-3 | L4 |
Wake Forest
2nd in ACC
VS
SMU
4th 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
#14
Charlie Fiser
#1
Ty Hawkins
#7
Kevin Jennings
#12
Cole Leinart
#43
Wade McSparron
#28
Mabrey Mettauer
#48
Morgan Tribbett
#47
Cody Williford
Offensive Line
#64
Joshua Bates
#70
Paxton Briggle
#74
Andrew Chamblee
#57
Henry Douglass
#78
Drew Evers
#60
Evan Goodwin
#76
Drew Hill
#58
Abel Hoopii
#65
Bennett Johnson V
#52
Toa Katoa
#79
Sione Ma'u
#63
Addison Nichols
#75
Dramodd Odoms
#66
Hunter Ryan
#50
Graham Uter
#55
Sam Utu
#59
PJ Williams
#77
Alex Woods
#71
Max Wright
Receivers & Backs
#22
Jordyn Adams
#16
Jakai Anderson
#83
X'Zavier Barnett
#11
Carterrious Brown
#27
Siler Cooke
#10
Jalen Cooper
#81
Tyrone Crethers
#25
William Fierro
#4
Dramekco Green
#2
Jalen Hale
#88
Trey Jackson
#20
EJ Kelly
#26
David Kniffen Jr.
#8
Yamir Knight
#42
Will Locke
Derrick McFall
#18
Theo Melin Ohrstrom
#15
Aljour Miles II
#85
Andre Nickerson Jr.
#5
Randy Pittman Jr.
#6
Kendrick Raphael
#21
Christian Rhodes
#24
Link Rhodes
#84
Tripp Riordan
#13
Daylon Singleton
#3
Yannick Smith
#9
Zack Turner
#89
Miles Uter
Defensive Line & Linebackers
#5
Malcolm Alcorn-Crowder
#93
Kevin Allen
#32
Jamal Anderson
#6
Tavion Atkinson
#28
Brandon Booker
#50
Marcus Brouse
#97
Christian Davis
#96
Christian de Moor
#99
Dakota Dickson
#30
Kenneth Goodwin III
#33
Amontre Harris
#53
Zachary Hibner
#94
Jonathan Jefferson
#23
Alexander Kilgore
#52
Jahkai Lang
#12
Caden Marshall
#29
Brandon Miyazono
#90
Jalen Shivers
#9
Ira Singleton IV
#95
Wyatt Smith
#55
Woo Spencer
#58
Aakil Washington
#16
Marques White
#14
Trey Wilson
#56
Tyron Winslow
#92
Hudson Woods
#46
Xavier Wright
#25
I'Zayah Young
Defensive Backs
#38
Jake Ballard
#8
Marcellus Barnes Jr.
#36
Connor Carrera
#13
Jaelyn Davis-Robinson
#44
Michael De Hoyos
#2
Zadian Gentry
#20
Deuce Gilbert
#3
Javion Holiday
#1
Jarvis Lee
#11
Jaden Milliner-Jones
#7
Ahmaad Moses
#26
Jaylen Moses
#27
Abdul Muhammad
William Nettles
#10
Tyren Polley Jr.
#22
Sael Reyes
#15
La'Modrick Spencer
#4
Jayvon Thomas
#35
Dante Wesley II
#21
Jimmy Wyrick
Other
#97
Brendan Baird
#96
Wiley Olson
#99
Nick Reed
#95
Michael Slaba
Wake Forest
2nd in ACC
VS
SMU
3rd in ACC
Passing
67.1
Completion Percentage
74.1
159
Completions
223
0.40
Interception Percentage
2.00
1
Interceptions
6
78
Longest Pass
79
2,261
Net Passing Yards
2,894
282.6
Net Passing Yards Per Game
321.6
237
Passing Attempts
301
7.60
Passing Touchdown %
9.00
18
Passing Touchdowns
27
171.2
Passer Rating
180.3
12
Total Sacks
15
78
Sack Yards Lost
136
9.5
Yards Per Pass Attempt
9.6
2,261
Passing Yards
2,894
0
Passing Fumbles Lost
0
8
Team Games Played
9
457.4
Yards Per Game
475.8
39.1
Total Points Per Game
37.0
313
Total Points
333
39
Total Touchdowns
43
282.6
Passing Yards Per Game
321.6
159-237
Comp-Att
223-301
12-78
Sacks-Yards Lost
15-136
Rushing
292
Rushing Attempts
316
1,398
Rushing Yards
1,388
4.8
Yards Per Rush Attempt
4.4
57
Long Rushing
59
0
20+ Yard Rushing Plays
0
21
Rushing Touchdowns
16
174.8
Rushing Yards Per Game
154.2
0
Rushing Fumbles
0
0
Rushing Fumbles Lost
0
78
Rushing 1st downs
84
8
Team Games Played
9
3,659
Total Yards
4,282
541
Total Offensive Plays
632
39.1
Total Points Per Game
37.0
313
Total Points
333
39
Total Touchdowns
43
Receiving
159
Receptions
223
0
Receiving Targets
0
2,261
Receiving Yards
2,894
2,261
Receiving Yards
2,894
18
Receiving Touchdowns
27
78
Long Reception
79
0
20+ Yard Receiving Plays
0
282.6
Receiving Yards Per Game
321.6
0
Receiving Fumbles
0
0
Receiving Fumbles Lost
0
1030
Receiving Yards After Catch
1383
89
Receiving First Downs
115
8
Team Games Played
9
14.2
Yards Per Reception
13.0
39.1
Total Points Per Game
37.0
313
Total Points
333
39
Total Touchdowns
43
Miscellaneous
185
Total 1st downs
224
78
Rushing 1st downs
84
89
Passing 1st downs
115
18
1st downs by penalty
25
52
Third Down Conversions
53
102
Third Down Attempts
111
50.98
3rd down %
47.75
9
Fourth Down Conversions
11
12
First Downs Attempts
16
75.00
4th down %
68.75
66
Total Penalties
63
634
Total Penalty Yards
586
13833
Possession Time Seconds
15776
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
5
Total Takeaways
13
3
Total Giveaways
12
2
Turnover Ratio
1
0
Fumbles Lost
0
52-102
3rd down efficiency
53-111
9-12
4th down efficiency
11-16
66-634
Total-Yards
63-586
Defense
269
Solo Tackles
301
344
Assist Tackles
240
613
Total Tackles
541
20
Sacks
27
167
Sack Yards
183
70
Stuffs
76
29
Passes Defended
24
0.0
Average Interception Yards
18.3
2
Long Interception
28
0
Miscellaneous Touchdowns
0
2
Kicks Blocked
0
42
Tackles For Loss
54
8
Team Games Played
9
Defensive Interceptions
3
Interceptions
3
0
Interception Yards
55
0
Interception Touchdowns
0
3-0
INT: Total
3-55
General
9
Fumbles
13
3
Forced Fumbles
6
4
Fumbles Recovered
7
0
Fumbles Touchdowns
0
8
Games Played
9
9-0
Fumbles-Lost
13-0
Returning
9
Kick Returns
16
194
Kick Return Yards
277
21.6
Yards Per Kick Return
17.3
27
Long Kick Return
35
0
Kick Return Touchdowns
0
11
Punt Returns
19
160
Punt Return Yards
160
14.5
Yards Per Punt Return
8.4
64
Long Punt Return
26
0
Punt Return Touchdowns
0
0
Punt Return Fair Catches
0
0
Kick Return Fumbles Lost
0
0
Punt Return Fumbles Lost
0
8
Team Games Played
9
11-160
Punt: Total
19-160
Kicking
13
Field Goal Made
11
14
Field Goal Attempts
15
92.9
Field Goal Percentage
73.3
45
Long Field Goal Made
50
0
Field Goal Attempts 1-19
0
6
Field Goal Attempts 20-29
7
5
Field Goal Attempts 30-39
1
3
Field Goal Attempts 40-49
6
0
Field Goal Attempts 50+
1
34
Extra Points Made
38
34
Extra Point Attempts
39
100.0
Extra Point Percentage
97.4
0
Field Goals Made 1-19
0
6
Field Goals Made 20-29
6
4
Field Goals Made 30-39
0
3
Field Goals Made 40-49
4
0
Field Goals Made 50+
1
73
Total Kicking Points
71
8
Team Games Played
9
67
Touchback Percentage
92
0.0
Average Kickoff Return Yards
0.0
0
Kickoff Return Yards
0
0
Kickoff Returns
0
0-0
Kickoffs: Total
0-0
13-14
FG: Good-Attempts
11-15
Punting
22
Punts
23
1,005
Punt Yards
1,021
70
Long Punt
58
45.7
Gross Average Punt Yards
44.4
45.7
Net Average Punt Yards
44.4
0
Punts Blocked
0
7
Punts Inside 20
9
1
Touchbacks
1
9
Fair Catches
8
3
Punt Returns
8
0
Punt Return Yards
0
0.0
Average Punt Return Yards
0.0
8
Team Games Played
9
22-1,005
Punt: Total Yards
23-1,021
Scoring
21
Rushing Touchdowns
16
18
Receiving Touchdowns
27
0
Return Touchdowns
0
39
Total Touchdowns
43
13
Field Goals
11
34
Kick Extra Points
38
3
Total Two Point Conversions
1
313
Total Points
333
39.1
Total Points Per Game
37.0
FAQs: Wake Forest vs SMU
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When does Wake Forest vs. SMU start?
The game starts at 12:00 a.m. Eastern on Saturday, November 14, 2026. That is 11:00 p.m. Central on Friday, November 13; it’s the same start time in two time zones.
Where is the game, and which team is at home?
SMU hosts Wake Forest at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas, Texas. Wake Forest’s trip to Dallas also coincides with university community events scheduled around the game, including a tailgate and football event on November 14.
What does the ACC matchup mean for the teams?
Wake Forest and SMU are scheduled to meet in an Atlantic Coast Conference game. That makes this a conference matchup, rather than a nonconference date, though the schedule information does not provide further details about its standings implications.
What’s planned for SMU’s game day?
SMU is marking the Wake Forest game as both Homecoming and Senior Day, and its promotions information encourages fans to wear blue. SMU also lists radio coverage on KTCK 96.7 FM/1310 AM and SiriusXM, giving fans audio options in addition to the video stream.