Wk 4 · 2026
Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Louisville Cardinals — Sat, Sep 26
Sat, Sep 26 ·
L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium, Louisville
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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. Louisville is ranked #24 (AP Top 25 ยท 2026-08-17).
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.
Wake Forest form
L 32-49at DUKEW 52-14vs DELW 28-12vs UNCW 16-9at UVAL 7-42at FSU
2025 season
Louisville form
W 41-0vs UKL 6-38at SMUL 19-20vs CLEML 26-29vs CALW 28-16at VT
2025 season
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.
Louisville 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 | Wake Forest | Louisville |
|---|---|---|
| Stanford ACC | vs Wk 5 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 9 · scheduled preview |
| NC State ACC | at Wk 6 · scheduled preview | at Wk 5 · scheduled preview |
| SMU ACC | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 3 · scheduled preview |
| Georgia Tech ACC | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview | at Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
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Series history · 2006–2026
Louisville leads the series 7–3 · Louisville won the last one
10 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
7.4 points toward Louisville
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2022-10-29 | Wake Forest 21 — 48 Louisville | at LOU | Louisville |
| 2021 | 2021-10-02 | Louisville 34 — 37 Wake Forest | at WAKE | Wake Forest |
| 2020 | 2020-12-12 | Wake Forest 21 — 45 Louisville | at LOU | Louisville |
| 2019 | 2019-10-12 | Louisville 62 — 59 Wake Forest | at WAKE | Louisville |
| 2018 | 2018-10-27 | Wake Forest 56 — 35 Louisville | at LOU | Wake Forest |
| 2017 | 2017-10-28 | Louisville 32 — 42 Wake Forest | at WAKE | Wake Forest |
| 2016 | 2016-11-12 | Wake Forest 12 — 44 Louisville | at LOU | Louisville |
| 2015 | 2015-10-30 | Louisville 20 — 19 Wake Forest | at WAKE | Louisville |
| 2014 | 2014-09-27 | Wake Forest 10 — 20 Louisville | at LOU | Louisville |
| 2006 | 2007-01-02 | Louisville 24 — 13 Wake Forest | at WAKE | Louisville bowl/CFP |
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 |
Louisville leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Miller Moss QB #7 | 228/356, 2526 YDS, 14 TD, 7 INT |
| Deuce Adams QB #8 | 15/21, 112 YDS | |
| Rushing | Isaac Brown RB #1 | 91 CAR, 782 YDS, 5 TD |
| Keyjuan Brown RB #5 | 81 CAR, 592 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Braxton Jennings RB #32 | 37 CAR, 200 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Chris Bell WR #0 | 72 REC, 917 YDS, 6 TD |
| Caullin Lacy WR #5 | 54 REC, 547 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Dacari Collins WR #3 | 13 REC, 219 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Jaleel Skinner TE #18 | 20 REC, 199 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | TJ Quinn LB #34 | 87 |
| D'Angelo Hutchinson DB #21 | 79 | |
| JoJo Evans Jr. DB #27 | 56 | |
| Sacks | Clev Lubin DL #50 | 7 |
| Wesley Bailey EDGE #23 | 6 | |
| AJ Green DL #17 | 4 | |
| Interceptions | Antonio Watts DB #9 | 3 |
| TJ Quinn LB #34 | 2 | |
| Tayon Holloway DB #13 | 2 |
Player production is per game from the
2025 season, for players on the current roster.