Akron Zips vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Sep 3, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
AKR	0	3	0	13	16
WAKE	10	18	3	7	38

Game Recap

Lopez, Wake Forest get off to a fast offensive start in 38-16 win against Akron to open the season. Gio Lopez threw for 350 yards and three touchdowns in his Wake Forest debut, helping the Demon Deacons beat Akron 38-16 in Thursday night's opener.

Scoring Summary

AKRWAKE

Q111:32Kam Shanks 27 Yd pass from Gio Lopez (Connor Calvert Kick).07
Q12:44Connor Calvert 25 Yd Field Goal.010
Q211:39Antonio Meeks 72 Yd pass from Gio Lopez (Connor Calvert Kick).017
Q26:53Connor Calvert 29 Yd Field Goal.020
Q24:57Carlos Hernandez 78 Yd pass from Gio Lopez (Steele Pizzella Pass to Will Loerzel for Two-Point Conversion).028
Q21:35Matthew Schramm 28 Yd Field Goal.328
Q310:16Connor Calvert 26 Yd Field Goal.331
Q411:49Deuce Lawrence 4 Yd Run (Connor Calvert Kick).338
Q47:06Elijah Alexander 2 Yd pass from Brayden Roggow (Aidan Stire Kick).1038
Q40:29Titus Myers 4 Yd pass from Brayden Roggow (Aidan Stire PAT failed).1638

Game Drives

1st Quarter

Touchdown — 8 plays, 82 yards, 3:23
07
Punt — 6 plays, 18 yards, 2:35
07
Field Goal — 14 plays, 57 yards, 6:13
010

2nd Quarter

Punt — 8 plays, 24 yards, 4:27
010
Touchdown — 4 plays, 88 yards, 1:38
017
Fumble — 3 plays, 22 yards, 0:59
017
Field Goal — 8 plays, 32 yards, 3:47
020
Punt — 3 plays, 7 yards, 1:43
020
Touchdown — 1 play, 78 yards, 0:13
028
Field Goal — 10 plays, 65 yards, 3:22
328
Missed FG — 9 plays, 55 yards, 1:30
328
End of Half — 1 play, -2 yards, 0:05
328

3rd Quarter

Punt — 5 plays, 18 yards, 2:27
328
Field Goal — 6 plays, 61 yards, 2:17
331
Punt — 3 plays, 7 yards, 1:54
331
Punt — 5 plays, 21 yards, 2:22
331
Downs — 10 plays, 37 yards, 4:04
331

4th Quarter

Touchdown — 11 plays, 46 yards, 5:07
338
Touchdown — 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:43
1038
Punt — 5 plays, 6 yards, 2:20
1038
Touchdown — 11 plays, 79 yards, 4:17
1638
End of Game — 1 play, -2 yards, 0:29
1638

Team Stats

AKR

WAKE

16Points38

305Total Yards559

156Pass Yards356

149Rush Yards203

30:36Time of Possession29:24

20First Downs20

2Touchdowns4

1(1)Field Goals(Attempts)3(4)

1Turnovers0

35Penalty Yards115

Game Details

Thursday, September 3, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium · Winston-Salem, NC

attendance: 30,735 (97.6%)

spread: WAKE -27.5

over/under: 50.5