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Wake Forest Beat Akron 38-16 as Gio Lopez Throws 3 Touchdowns

By PSD.XYZ · Thursday, September 3, 2026

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The Wake Forest Demon Deacons routed the Akron Zips 38-16 at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium in Winston-Salem, NC on Thursday, September 3, 2026 in FBS college football Week 1 action.

Wake Forest led 28-3 at halftime. The second quarter swung it: Wake Forest outscored its opponent 18-3.

Wake Forest moves to 1-0, while Akron falls to 0-1.

Top performers

• Cibastian Broughton (AKR, QB): 21/26, 111 YDS
• Cibastian Broughton (AKR, QB): 14 CAR, 82 YDS
• Marcel Williams (AKR, WR): 4 REC, 38 YDS
• Gio Lopez (WAKE, QB): 21/32, 350 YDS, 3 TD
• Ty Clark III (WAKE, RB): 7 CAR, 105 YDS
• Carlos Hernandez (WAKE, WR): 5 REC, 165 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring summary

1. Q1 11:32WAKEKam Shanks 27 Yd pass from Gio Lopez0-7
2. Q1 2:44WAKEConnor Calvert 25 Yd Field Goal0-10
3. Q2 11:39WAKEAntonio Meeks 72 Yd pass from Gio Lopez0-17
4. Q2 6:53WAKEConnor Calvert 29 Yd Field Goal0-20
5. Q2 4:57WAKECarlos Hernandez 78 Yd pass from Gio Lopez0-28
6. Q2 1:35AKRMatthew Schramm 28 Yd Field Goal3-28
7. Q3 10:16WAKEConnor Calvert 26 Yd Field Goal3-31
8. Q4 11:49WAKEDeuce Lawrence 4 Yd Run3-38
9. Q4 7:06AKRElijah Alexander 2 Yd pass from Brayden Roggow10-38
10. Q4 0:29AKRTitus Myers 4 Yd pass from Brayden Roggow16-38

Team stats

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