Wk 1 · 2026
Akron Zips at Wake Forest Demon Deacons — Thu, Sep 3
Thu, Sep 3 ·
Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium, Winston-Salem
· ACC Network
MAC · no games yet
at
7:00pET
WAKE -23.5 · total 48.5 DraftKings
ACC · no games yet
What is at stake
A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.
Efficiency · 2025 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the
brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number
— including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.
Team stats · 2025 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2025 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Akron form
W 19-16at BGSUL 35-42vs KENTW 44-10vs MASSW 24-16at BUFL 28-42at BALL
2025 season
Wake Forest form
L 32-49at DUKEW 52-14vs DELW 28-12vs UNCW 16-9at UVAL 7-42at FSU
2025 season
Akron this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Wake Forest this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.
Common opponents · 0
These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
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Series history · 2006–2026
These teams have not met in the 2006–2026 window.
Akron leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Ben Finley QB #10 | 186/362, 2475 YDS, 19 TD, 9 INT |
| Brayden Roggow QB #6 | 11/17, 91 YDS | |
| Rushing | Jordan Gant RB #1 | 213 CAR, 1032 YDS, 6 TD |
| Sean Patrick RB #13 | 69 CAR, 274 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Ben Finley QB #10 | 69 CAR, 130 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Marcel Williams WR #2 | 45 REC, 641 YDS, 2 TD |
| Israel Polk WR #5 | 33 REC, 525 YDS, 8 TD | |
| Kyan Mason WR #3 | 33 REC, 481 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Myles Walker WR #23 | 20 REC, 209 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Shammond Cooper LB #7 | 66 |
| Malcolm DeWalt IV DB #17 | 58 | |
| Gage Summers LB #32 | 54 | |
| Sacks | Bruno Dall EDGE #41 | 4 |
| Julien Laventure DL #1 | 4 | |
| Cyrus Durham DL #1 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Elijah Reed CB #13 | 2 |
| Gage Summers LB #32 | 2 | |
| Malcolm DeWalt IV DB #17 | 2 |
Wake Forest leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Robby Ashford QB #2 | 171/289, 2169 YDS, 9 TD, 7 INT |
| Deshawn Purdie QB #5 | 41/82, 618 YDS, 6 TD, 3 INT | |
| Rushing | Demond Claiborne RB #1 | 179 CAR, 907 YDS, 10 TD |
| Robby Ashford QB #2 | 116 CAR, 504 YDS, 7 TD | |
| Ty Clark III RB #4 | 58 CAR, 232 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Chris Barnes WR #2 | 39 REC, 547 YDS, 3 TD |
| Carlos Hernandez WR #8 | 34 REC, 538 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Sterling Berkhalter WR #18 | 25 REC, 382 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Micah Mays Jr. WR #5 | 18 REC, 302 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Nick Andersen S #45 | 95 |
| Davaughn Patterson DB #5 | 78 | |
| Dylan Hazen LB #24 | 68 | |
| Sacks | Langston Hardy DL #11 | 7 |
| Nuer Gatkuoth DL #7 | 6 | |
| Gabe Kirschke DL #10 | 4 | |
| Interceptions | Karon Prunty CB #3 | 1 |
| Zamari Stevenson DB #17 | 1 | |
| Nuer Gatkuoth DL #7 | 1 |
Player production is per game from the
2025 season, for players on the current roster.