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Wake Forest Beat Stanford 57-3 Behind Gio Lopez's 265 Passing Yards

By PSD.XYZ · Saturday, October 3, 2026

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The Wake Forest Demon Deacons routed the Stanford Cardinal 57-3 at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium in Winston-Salem, NC on Saturday, October 3, 2026 in FBS college football Week 5 action.

Wake Forest led 29-3 at halftime. The first quarter swung it: Wake Forest outscored its opponent 15-0.

Wake Forest moves to 4-1, while Stanford falls to 2-3.

Top performers

• Davis Warren (STAN, QB): 19/30, 136 YDS, 1 INT
• Micah Ford (STAN, RB): 16 CAR, 45 YDS
• Nico Brown (STAN, WR): 4 REC, 42 YDS
• Gio Lopez (WAKE, QB): 20/27, 265 YDS, 2 TD
• Gio Lopez (WAKE, QB): 12 CAR, 88 YDS, 3 TD
• Carlos Hernandez (WAKE, WR): 7 REC, 87 YDS

Scoring summary

1. Q1 9:02WAKEDeuce Lawrence 12 Yd Run0-7
2. Q1 2:28WAKEGio Lopez 5 Yd Run0-15
3. Q2 11:26STANEmmet Kenney 43 Yd Field Goal3-15
4. Q2 3:15WAKEGio Lopez 12 Yd Run3-22
5. Q2 0:08WAKEJack Foley 4 Yd pass from Gio Lopez3-29
6. Q3 10:01WAKEGio Lopez 4 Yd Run3-36
7. Q3 1:14WAKEWill Loerzel 1 Yd pass from Gio Lopez3-43
8. Q4 10:43WAKESteele Pizzella 10 Yd Run3-50
9. Q4 2:19WAKEJamar Searcy 6 Yd Run3-57

Team stats

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