Akron Zips @ Wake Forest Demon Deacons — Sep 3, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 September 3, 2026
Zips Akron AKR 0-1, 0-1 Away
16
Final
38
Demon Deacons Wake Forest WAKE 1-0, 1-0 Home
1 2 3 4 T
AKR 0 3 0 13 16
WAKE 10 18 3 7 38
Top Performers
Passing Yards
C.
C. Broughton QB AKR
111 PASS
G.
G. Lopez QB WAKE
350 PASS
Rushing Yards
C.
C. Broughton QB AKR
82 RUSH
T.
T. Clark RB WAKE
105 RUSH
Receiving Yards
M.
M. Williams WR AKR
38 REC
C.
C. Hernandez WR WAKE
165 REC
Passing
Akron
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
C. Broughton 21/26 111 0 0 2 84.5
B. Roggow 7/7 45 2 0 0 133.0
Wake Forest
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
G. Lopez 21/32 350 3 0 0 133.6
S. Pizzella 1/3 6 0 0 0 42.4
Rushing
Akron
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
R. Poffenbarger 1 -1 -1.0 0 0
C. Broughton 14 82 5.9 0 24
J. Gant 8 15 1.9 0 8
S. Patrick 8 33 4.1 0 8
T. Curry 2 5 2.5 0 3
M. Williams 3 16 5.3 0 8
Wake Forest
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
G. Lopez 7 39 5.6 0 15
T. Clark 7 105 15.0 0 57
D. Lawrence 13 52 4.0 1 11
S. Pizzella 1 -7 -7.0 0 0
J. Searcy 2 9 4.5 0 6
K. Daniels 2 7 3.5 0 7
Receiving
Akron
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
M. Burris 1 2 7 7.0 0 7 0
J. Gant 1 2 5 5.0 0 5 0
L. Sivon 5 5 30 6.0 0 9 0
S. Patrick 2 2 11 5.5 0 7 0
M. Williams 4 4 38 9.5 0 14 0
E. Alexander 2 3 6 3.0 1 4 0
C. Cravaack 1 1 5 5.0 0 5 0
G. Hilburn 5 5 21 4.2 0 7 0
K. Mason 3 3 10 3.3 0 7 0
J. Louis 1 1 -3 -3.0 0 0 0
W. Hook 1 1 7 7.0 0 7 0
B. Hills 1 2 15 15.0 0 15 0
T. Myers 1 1 4 4.0 1 4 0
Wake Forest
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
K. Shanks 5 6 55 11.0 1 27 0
A. Meeks 3 4 93 31.0 1 72 0
C. Hernandez 5 9 165 33.0 1 78 0
B. Kania 2 2 15 7.5 0 9 0
K. Johnson 2 2 8 4.0 0 7 0
D. Dickmann 1 3 4 4.0 0 4 0
J. Foley 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
D. Lawrence 2 3 -3 -1.5 0 2 0
D. Barry 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
L. Morris 1 2 13 13.0 0 13 0
H. O'Brien 1 1 6 6.0 0 6 0
Defense
Akron
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
O. Abor 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
T. Davis 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wake Forest
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
M. Herron 1 0 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
D. Afalava 1 0 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
B. Johnson 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
T. West 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Kicking
Akron
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
A. Stire 0/0 1/2 1 0
M. Schramm 1/1 0/0 3 0
Wake Forest
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
C. Calvert 3/4 3/3 12 0
Returns
Akron
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Wake Forest
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
K. Bartley 1 17 17.0 0 17 1
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Akron
Wake Forest
305 Total Yards 559
20 First Downs 20
5 Passing 10
12 Rushing 8
2 Penalty 3
6/14 3rd Down Eff. 7/15
156 Passing Yards 356
149 Rushing Yards 203
1 Turnovers 0
5-35 Penalties 10-100
30:36 Possession 29:09
3/3 Red Zone 4/5
Play-by-Play
Q4 13 - 7 16 - 38
TD T. Myers
16 - 38 0:29
XP A. Stire
10 - 38 7:06
TD E. Alexander
9 - 38 7:06
3 - 38 11:49
C. Calvert XP
3 - 37 11:49
D. Lawrence TD
Q3 0 - 3 3 - 31
3 - 31 10:16
C. Calvert FG
Q2 3 - 18 3 - 28
FG M. Schramm
3 - 28 1:35
0 - 28 4:57
W. Loerzel 2PC
0 - 26 4:57
C. Hernandez TD
0 - 20 6:53
C. Calvert FG
0 - 17 11:39
C. Calvert XP
0 - 16 11:49
A. Meeks TD
Q1 0 - 10 0 - 10
0 - 10 2:44
C. Calvert FG
0 - 7 11:32
C. Calvert XP
0 - 6 11:32
K. Shanks TD
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: WAKE +35 Times Tied: 0
Highlights
Akron 16 - 38 Wake Forest
September 3, 2026
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
September 3, 2026
Time
11:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m