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Wake Forest vs Louisville
Final · Week 5 · Sat Sep 26 · 12:00 PM ET · L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
Wake Forest Demon DeaconsWake Forest3-1
30FinalSep 26, 2026
Louisville CardinalsLouisville2-2
27TVESPNStreamDisney+
Closing line
US sportsbook at kickoffMoneyline
WAKE+370
LOU−485
Spread
WAKE +11.5−110
LOU −11.5−110
Total O/U
Over 57.5−112
Under 57.5−108
- Spread: Wake Forest +11.5 covered.
- Total O/U: under 57.5 (57 points).
Recap
Wake Forest edged Louisville 30-27 at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium in Louisville on Sep 26, 2026 to move to 3-1.
The lead changed hands 4 times.
Score by quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAKE | 3 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 30 |
| LOU | 7 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 27 |
Scoring plays
First Quarter
- WAKEField Goal · 6:18Connor Calvert 39 Yd Field Goal3-0
- LOUTouchdown · 0:21Lincoln Kienholz 5 Yd Run (Carson Hilbert Kick)3-7
Second Quarter
- WAKETouchdown · 13:34Ty Clark III 6 Yd Run (Connor Calvert Kick)10-7
- LOUTouchdown · 7:32Lincoln Kienholz 6 Yd Run (Carson Hilbert Kick)10-14
- WAKETouchdown · 5:49Carlos Hernandez 77 Yd pass from Gio Lopez (Connor Calvert Kick)17-14
- WAKETouchdown · 1:19Ty Clark III 6 Yd Run (Connor Calvert Kick)24-14
- LOUTouchdown · 0:57Jaleel Skinner 61 Yd pass from Lincoln Kienholz (Carson Hilbert Kick)24-21
Third Quarter
- LOUField Goal · 9:37Carson Hilbert 41 Yd Field Goal24-24
- WAKEField Goal · 4:58Connor Calvert 35 Yd Field Goal27-24
- LOUField Goal · 0:42Carson Hilbert 54 Yd Field Goal27-27
Fourth Quarter
- WAKEField Goal · 6:20Connor Calvert 32 Yd Field Goal30-27
Team stats
WAKELOU
- 1st Downs
- 20
- 24
- Total Yards
- 402
- 399
- Passing
- 225
- 324
- Rushing
- 177
- 75
- 3rd down efficiency
- 2-10
- 7-14
- Turnovers
- 1
- 1
- Possession
- 26:26
- 33:34
Top performers
Wake Forest Demon DeaconsLouisville Cardinals
Passing
Gio Lopez12/19, 225 YDS, 1 TD
Lincoln Kienholz27/36, 324 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Ty Clark III21 CAR, 91 YDS, 2 TD
Keyjuan Brown12 CAR, 48 YDS
Receiving
Carlos Hernandez9 REC, 194 YDS, 1 TD
Tre Richardson5 REC, 85 YDS
Sacks
Gabe Kirschke2
Benjamin Perry1
Tackles
Aiden Hall11
Stanquan Clark12
Player stats
Wake Forest · Passing
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gio Lopez | 12/19 | 225 | 11.8 | 1 | 0 | 88.6 |
Wake Forest · Rushing
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Clark III | 21 | 91 | 4.3 | 2 | 20 |
| Deuce Lawrence | 10 | 64 | 6.4 | 0 | 21 |
| Gio Lopez | 8 | 15 | 1.9 | 0 | 12 |
| Jamar Searcy | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
Wake Forest · Receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Hernandez | 9 | 194 | 21.6 | 1 | 77 |
| Kamrean Johnson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Drayden Dickmann | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 8 |
Wake Forest · Fumbles
| Player | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Hernandez | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Wake Forest · Defense
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aiden Hall | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Somad Eaddy | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Cusano | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deuce Blades II | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Braylon Johnson | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davaughn Patterson | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushaun Tongue | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vincent Firenze | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wake Forest · Interceptions
| Player | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somad Eaddy | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Wake Forest · Kick returns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Koredell Bartley | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 25 | 0 |
Wake Forest · Kicking
| Player | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Calvert | 3/3 | 100.0 | 39 | 3/3 | 12 |
Wake Forest · Punting
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Hyams | 3 | 151 | 50.3 | 0 | 1 | 70 |
Louisville · Passing
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Kienholz | 27/36 | 324 | 9.0 | 1 | 1 | 69.4 |
Louisville · Rushing
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyjuan Brown | 12 | 48 | 4.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Isaac Brown | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 0 | 7 |
| Tre Richardson | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Braxton Jennings | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Marquise Davis | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lincoln Kienholz | 13 | -19 | -1.5 | 2 | 6 |
Louisville · Receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tre Richardson | 5 | 85 | 17.0 | 0 | 26 |
| Jaleel Skinner | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 1 | 61 |
| Lawayne McCoy | 6 | 75 | 12.5 | 0 | 23 |
| TreyShun Hurry | 8 | 71 | 8.9 | 0 | 18 |
| Isaac Brown | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 7 |
Louisville · Fumbles
| Player | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jerod Smith II | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Louisville · Defense
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanquan Clark | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T.J. Capers | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tayon Holloway | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Benjamin Perry | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TJ Banks | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaleb Beasley | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Blake Ruffin | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clev Lubin | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Louisville · Kick returns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalib Perry | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Louisville · Punt returns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Voth | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
Louisville · Kicking
| Player | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carson Hilbert | 2/3 | 67.0 | 54 | 3/3 | 9 |
| Nick Keller | 0/1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0 |
Louisville · Punting
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niall Hayes | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | 0 | 0 | 39 |
Game info
VenueL&N Federal Credit Union Stadium, Louisville, KY
Attendance46,042
TVESPN · national
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