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Wk 3 · 2026

Miami Hurricanes at Wake Forest Demon Deacons — Fri, Sep 18

Fri, Sep 18 · Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium, Winston-Salem · ESPN
#7 Miami Hurricanes
ACC · no games yet
at
7:30pET
no line posted yet
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
ACC · no games yet

What is at stake

A ACC game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race. Miami is ranked #7 (AP Top 25 ยท 2026-08-17).

Efficiency · 2025 ratings

+15.2#7
Efficiency margin
+1.7#56
31.9
Offense (pts/100)
25.0
16.7
Defense (pts/100)
23.3
68.5
Pace (plays/g)
66.1
6.15
Yards / play
5.61
4.57
Yards / play allowed
4.65
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

34.1
Points / game
26.8
13.8
Points allowed
21.5
426
Yards / game
389
278
Yards allowed
322
191
Pass yds allowed
200
87
Rush yds allowed
122
0.92
Turnovers / game
1.67
From completed 2025 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Miami form

W 38-7at PITTW 34-17at VTW 41-7vs NCSUW 38-10vs SYRL 20-26at SMU
2025 season

Wake Forest form

L 32-49at DUKEW 52-14vs DELW 28-12vs UNCW 16-9at UVAL 7-42at FSU
2025 season

Miami 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 · 2

OpponentMiamiWake Forest
Stanford
ACC
at Wk 1 · scheduled previewvs Wk 5 · scheduled preview
Duke
ACC
vs Wk 11 · scheduled previewvs Wk 13 · scheduled preview
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Series history · 2006–2026

Miami leads the series 4–0 · Miami has won the last 4
4 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 9.5 points toward Miami
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20242024-11-23Wake Forest 14 — 42 Miamiat MIAMiami
20132013-10-26Wake Forest 21 — 24 Miamiat MIAMiami
20092009-10-31Miami 28 — 27 Wake Forestat WAKEMiami
20082008-10-25Wake Forest 10 — 16 Miamiat MIAMiami

Miami leaders 2025 season

PassingCarson Beck QB #11263/352, 3072 YDS, 25 TD, 10 INT
Emory Williams QB #913/19, 156 YDS
RushingMark Fletcher Jr. RB #4141 CAR, 685 YDS, 10 TD
CharMar Brown RB #6100 CAR, 389 YDS, 5 TD
Girard Pringle Jr. RB #058 CAR, 362 YDS, 4 TD
ReceivingMalachi Toney WR #184 REC, 970 YDS, 7 TD
Keelan Marion WR #041 REC, 557 YDS, 1 TD
CJ Daniels WR #735 REC, 391 YDS, 7 TD
Elija Lofton TE #921 REC, 195 YDS, 3 TD
Defense
TacklesMohamed Toure LB #154
Jakobe Thomas S #848
Zechariah Poyser DB #747
SacksAkheem Mesidor EDGE #37
Rueben Bain Jr. EDGE #44.5
Ahmad Moten Sr. DL #994.5
InterceptionsJakobe Thomas S #84
Bryce Fitzgerald DB #34
Wesley Bissainthe LB #311
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Wake Forest leaders 2025 season

PassingRobby Ashford QB #2171/289, 2169 YDS, 9 TD, 7 INT
Deshawn Purdie QB #541/82, 618 YDS, 6 TD, 3 INT
RushingDemond Claiborne RB #1179 CAR, 907 YDS, 10 TD
Robby Ashford QB #2116 CAR, 504 YDS, 7 TD
Ty Clark III RB #458 CAR, 232 YDS, 3 TD
ReceivingChris Barnes WR #239 REC, 547 YDS, 3 TD
Carlos Hernandez WR #834 REC, 538 YDS, 3 TD
Sterling Berkhalter WR #1825 REC, 382 YDS, 2 TD
Micah Mays Jr. WR #518 REC, 302 YDS, 2 TD
Defense
TacklesNick Andersen S #4595
Davaughn Patterson DB #578
Dylan Hazen LB #2468
SacksLangston Hardy DL #117
Nuer Gatkuoth DL #76
Gabe Kirschke DL #104
InterceptionsKaron Prunty CB #31
Zamari Stevenson DB #171
Nuer Gatkuoth DL #71
full roster and per-player history
Player production is per game from the 2025 season, for players on the current roster.