Wk 9 · 2026
Virginia Cavaliers at Wake Forest Demon Deacons — Sat, Oct 31
Sat, Oct 31 ·
Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium, Winston-Salem
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What is at stake
A ACC game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the 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.
Virginia form
L 20-27vs DUKEW 27-7vs VTW 34-17at DUKEL 9-16vs WAKEW 31-21at CAL
2025 season
Wake Forest form
L 32-49at DUKEW 52-14vs DELW 28-12vs UNCW 16-9at UVAL 7-42at FSU
2025 season
Virginia 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 · 4
| Opponent | Virginia | Wake Forest |
|---|---|---|
| NC State ACC | vs Wk 1 · scheduled preview | at Wk 6 · scheduled preview |
| SMU ACC | at Wk 7 · scheduled preview | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| Duke ACC | vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
| California ACC | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview | at Wk 7 · scheduled preview |
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Series history · 2006–2026
Wake Forest leads the series 6–2 · Wake Forest won the last one
8 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
8.2 points toward Wake Forest
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-11-08 | Wake Forest 16 — 9 Virginia | at UVA | Wake Forest |
| 2024 | 2024-09-07 | Virginia 31 — 30 Wake Forest | at WAKE | Virginia |
| 2021 | 2021-09-24 | Wake Forest 37 — 17 Virginia | at UVA | Wake Forest |
| 2020 | 2020-10-17 | Virginia 23 — 40 Wake Forest | at WAKE | Wake Forest |
| 2016 | 2016-11-05 | Virginia 20 — 27 Wake Forest | at WAKE | Wake Forest |
| 2012 | 2012-10-20 | Wake Forest 16 — 10 Virginia | at UVA | Wake Forest |
| 2008 | 2008-11-08 | Virginia 17 — 28 Wake Forest | at WAKE | Wake Forest |
| 2007 | 2007-11-03 | Wake Forest 16 — 17 Virginia | at UVA | Virginia |
Virginia leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Chandler Morris QB #4 | 257/398, 2802 YDS, 16 TD, 9 INT |
| Daniel Kaelin QB #12 | 30/52, 339 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | J'Mari Taylor RB #3 | 222 CAR, 1062 YDS, 14 TD |
| Harrison Waylee RB #21 | 98 CAR, 488 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Chandler Morris QB #4 | 58 CAR, 245 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Receiving | Trell Harris WR #11 | 59 REC, 847 YDS, 5 TD |
| Jahmal Edrine WR #7 | 42 REC, 526 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Cameron Ross WR #6 | 48 REC, 518 YDS, 2 TD | |
| J'Mari Taylor RB #3 | 43 REC, 253 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Devin Neal Jr. S #27 | 77 |
| Kam Robinson LB #5 | 64 | |
| James Jackson LB #1 | 62 | |
| Sacks | Daniel Rickert EDGE #52 | 6.5 |
| Mitchell Melton LB #17 | 5 | |
| Fisher Camac DE #14 | 4.5 | |
| Interceptions | Ja'son Prevard S #3 | 3 |
| Antonio Clary S #0 | 2 | |
| Kam Robinson LB #5 | 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.