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Wk 10 · 2026

Merrimack Warriors at Wake Forest Demon Deacons — Sat, Nov 7

Sat, Nov 7 · Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC

Weather

No forecast yet. This one is 26 days away and has no kickoff time yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
Merrimack Warriors
FCS / Other · 0-1
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No ratings differential: Merrimack is not in the ratings file.

What is at stake

A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus 2.4 points of home field. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have changed.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

Merrimack: no data
Efficiency margin
Wake Forest: +11.2#27
Merrimack: no data
Offense (pts/100)
Wake Forest: 36.5
Merrimack: no data
Defense (pts/100)
Wake Forest: 16.3
Merrimack: no data
Pace (plays/g)
Wake Forest: 65.8
Merrimack: no data
Yards / play
Wake Forest: 6.61
Merrimack: no data
Yards / play allowed
Wake Forest: 4.70
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats · 2026 per game

Merrimack: 7.0
Points / game
Wake Forest: 36.8
Merrimack: 42.0
Points allowed
Wake Forest: 21.5
Merrimack: 244
Yards / game
Wake Forest: 435
Merrimack: no data
Yards allowed
Wake Forest: 332
Merrimack: no data
Pass yds allowed
Wake Forest: 237
Merrimack: no data
Rush yds allowed
Wake Forest: 95
Merrimack: 2.00
Turnovers / game
Wake Forest: 0.50
From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Merrimack form

L 7-42at DEL
2026 season

Wake Forest form

W 38-14at NCSUW 57-3vs STANW 30-27at LOUL 20-33vs MIAW 38-36at PUR
2026 season

Merrimack this season

Straight up0-1 · 0% (1 games)
Against the spread0-1 · 0% (1 games)
Over / under0-1 · 0% (1 games)

Wake Forest this season

Straight up5-1 · 83% (6 games)
Against the spread4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Over / under3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.

Common opponents · 0

These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

These teams have not met in the 2006–2026 window.

Merrimack leaders

No tracked players for this team.
From this site’s tracked-player feed; ESPN published no season leaders for this team.
No roster page: this site tracks the 138 FBS teams.

Wake Forest leaders 2026 regular season

PassingGio Lopez QB #398/151, 1377 YDS, 10 TD, 1 INT
Steele Pizzella QB #63/6, 63 YDS
RushingTy Clark III RB #450 CAR, 258 YDS, 3 TD
Deuce Lawrence RB #2247 CAR, 235 YDS, 2 TD
Gio Lopez QB #348 CAR, 192 YDS, 5 TD
ReceivingCarlos Hernandez WR #837 REC, 603 YDS, 3 TD
Jack Foley WR #109 REC, 172 YDS, 2 TD
Kam Shanks WR #512 REC, 162 YDS, 1 TD
Antonio Meeks WR #148 REC, 155 YDS, 1 TD
Defense
TacklesVincent Firenze LB #2337
Davaughn Patterson DB #536
Aiden Hall LB #2135
SacksLangston Hardy DL #113
Gabe Kirschke DL #103
Zach Lohavichan DL #941.5
InterceptionsDallas Afalava DL #521
Somad Eaddy DB #381
These are regular-season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.