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Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Louisville Cardinals Box Score & Player Stats: Wake Forest win 30-27, Sep 26, 2026

FBS · Final · Sat, Sep 26, 2026
L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
Summary
1
2
3
4
T
Wake Forest Demon Deacons6-1 · 2-0 away
30
Louisville Cardinals4-3 · 2-1 home
27
WAKE
3
21
3
3
30
LOU
7
14
6
0
27

Wake Forest beats Louisville, 30-27

Carlos Hernandez had nine catches for 194 yards and a touchdown. Wake Forest scored 21 points in the second.

Every play in the reel, in the order it happened. The biggest swing: Connor Calvert kicks 39-yard field goal.
Wake Forest
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
QBR
Gio Lopez
12/19
225
11.8
1
0
89.0
Rushing
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Ty Clark III
21
91
4.3
2
20
Deuce Lawrence
10
64
6.4
0
21
Gio Lopez
8
15
1.9
0
12
Jamar Searcy
2
8
4.0
0
5
Team
1
-1
-1.0
0
0
Receiving
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Carlos Hernandez
9
194
21.6
1
77
Kamrean Johnson
1
17
17.0
0
17
Drayden Dickmann
2
14
7.0
0
8
Louisville
C/ATT
YDS
AVG
TD
INT
QBR
Lincoln Kienholz
27/36
324
9.0
1
1
69.4
Rushing
CAR
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Keyjuan Brown
12
48
4.0
0
12
Isaac Brown
9
33
3.7
0
7
Tre Richardson
2
8
4.0
0
4
Braxton Jennings
1
3
3.0
0
3
Marquise Davis
1
2
2.0
0
2
Lincoln Kienholz
13
-19
-1.5
2
6
Receiving
REC
YDS
AVG
TD
LONG
Tre Richardson
5
85
17.0
0
26
Jaleel Skinner
4
82
20.5
1
61
Lawayne McCoy
6
75
12.5
0
23
TreyShun Hurry
8
71
8.9
0
18
Isaac Brown
4
11
2.8
0
7

Questions

Who won the Wake Forest vs Louisville game?

Wake Forest beat Louisville 30-27 on Saturday, Sep 26, at L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium.

What was the final score of Wake Forest vs Louisville?

Wake Forest 30, Louisville 27.

Played Saturday, September 26, 2026. Score and box score from ESPN. How we get our numbers

Win probability
WAKE 100%
The marked point is (02:29) #35 C.Hilbert field goal attempt from 42 yards NO GOOD (H: #17 R.Zimmerman, LS: #51 H.Travelstead), clock 02:29: 61% to 89% for Demon Deacons on one play, the biggest of the game.
Atlantic Coast Conference
W
L
PCT
Hurricanes
7
0
1.000
Mustangs
6
1
.857
Demon Deacons
6
1
.857
Hokies
6
2
.750
Blue Devils
5
2
.714
Panthers
5
3
.625
Cardinals
4
3
.571
Tigers
4
3
.571
Tar Heels
4
3
.571
Eagles
4
3
.571
Cardinal
4
4
.500
Cavaliers
4
4
.500
Seminoles
3
4
.429
Wolfpack
3
4
.429
Orange
3
4
.429
Golden Bears
3
5
.375
Yellow Jackets
2
5
.286
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