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#21 Wake Forest Beat California 41-7 as Gio Lopez Throws 4 Touchdowns

By PSD.XYZ · Sunday, October 18, 2026

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The #21 Wake Forest Demon Deacons routed the California Golden Bears 41-7 at California Memorial Stadium in Berkeley, CA on Saturday, October 17, 2026 in FBS college football Week 7 action.

Wake Forest led 34-0 at halftime. The second quarter swung it: Wake Forest outscored its opponent 20-0.

Wake Forest moves to 6-1, while California falls to 3-4.

Top performers

• Gio Lopez (WAKE, QB): 16/23, 267 YDS, 4 TD
• Jamar Searcy (WAKE, RB): 5 CAR, 61 YDS, 1 TD
• Dominick Barry (WAKE, TE): 4 REC, 102 YDS, 3 TD
• Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele (CAL, QB): 15/18, 110 YDS, 1 TD
• Ashten Emory (CAL, RB): 12 CAR, 56 YDS
• Chase Hendricks (CAL, WR): 8 REC, 54 YDS

Scoring summary

1. Q1 8:20WAKEDominick Barry 39 Yd pass from Gio Lopez7-0
2. Q1 6:15WAKEJack Foley 29 Yd pass from Gio Lopez14-0
3. Q2 11:55WAKEJamar Searcy 1 Yd Run21-0
4. Q2 8:53WAKETy Clark III 31 Yd Run27-0
5. Q2 0:09WAKEDominick Barry 30 Yd pass from Gio Lopez34-0
6. Q3 2:57WAKEDominick Barry 2 Yd pass from Gio Lopez41-0
7. Q4 8:29CALMason Mini 28 Yd pass from Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele41-7

Team stats

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