Wake Forest vs. SMU - Live Score - November 14, 2026

16 Wake Forest

8-1

NOV 14, 5:00PM

ESPN

7-2

SMU

7-2

MATCHUP

ODDS

43.3 PTS/G 37.0

311.9 PASS YARDS 321.6

175.8 RUSH YARDS 154.2

15.9 OPP PTS/G 22.9

225.0 OPP PASS YARDS 193.9

85.0 OPP RUSH YARDS 125.9

Gio Lopez

2,176

PASS YARDS

Kevin Jennings

2,764

Ty Clark III

416

RUSH YARDS

755

RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS

945

RECEIVING YARDS

626

RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS

TACKLES

SACKS

SCHEDULE

LEAGUE SCORES

RECENT GAMES

WAKE			RESULT	ATS	O/U
11/7	vs	MRMK	W77-0	-46.5	O 55.5
10/31	vs	UVA	W51-7	-13.5	O 48.5
10/17	@	CAL	W41-7	-10.5	U 54.5
10/10	@	NCST	W38-14	-3.5	U 56.5
10/3	vs	STAN	W57-3	-14.5	O 54.5

SMU			RESULT	ATS	O/U
11/6	vs	VT	W51-28	-6.5	O 56.5
10/31	@	SYR	L27-30	-9.5	U 58.5
10/24	vs	CAL	W59-20	-17.5	O 55.5
10/17	vs	UVA	W23-13	-9.5	U 51.5
10/3	vs	BC	W25-16	-21.5	U 55.5

HEAD-TO-HEAD

STARTING QUARTERBACKS

Gio Lopez #3 · WAKE

PASSING YDS 2,176

TDS 18

INT 1

Kevin Jennings #7 · SMU

PASSING YDS 2,764

TDS 25

INT 6

Wake Forest Demon Deacons

WAKE

SMU Mustangs

SMU

FOX FACTS

INSIGHT

For the 2026 regular season, the Mustangs have a 74.1% completion rate in NCAA Division 1, 3rd highest in the NCAAFB (min 200 passing attempts; pop 249 teams).

INSIGHT

The Mustangs' a 125.5 passer rating in NCAA Division 1 ranks 4th in the NCAAFB for the 2026 regular season (min 200 passing attempts; pop 249 teams).

INSIGHT

For the 2026 regular season, the Demon Deacons have the 3rd highest passer rating in NCAA Division 1 in the NCAAFB with 128.4 (min 200 passing attempts; pop 249 teams).

PLAYER NEWS

Gio Lopez WAKE #3 · QB

Head coach Jake Dickert indicated that he is optimistic Lopez (lower body) will be able to suit up against SMU on Saturday, per Les Johns of 247Sports.com.

Will Loerzel WAKE #85 · TE

Head coach Jake Dickert noted that he is hopeful that Loerzel (undisclosed) will be back for Wake Forest's upcoming matchup against SMU, per Les Johns of 247Sports.com.

Steele Pizzella WAKE #6 · QB

Pizzella will start in Saturday's game against Merrimack, Pete Thamel of ESPN reports.

STANDINGS

ATLANTIC COAST		W-L	CONF	STRK
1	¹ ¹ Miami (FL)	8-1	6-0	L1
2	¹⁶ ¹⁶ Wake Forest	8-1	5-1	W6
3	SMU	7-2	5-2	W1
4	Louisville	6-3	5-2	W4
5	Duke	7-2	4-2	W3
6	Clemson	6-3	4-2	W2
7	Pittsburgh	6-3	3-3	W1
8	Virginia Tech	6-3	3-3	L1
9	North Carolina	5-4	2-3	W1
10	Florida State	4-5	2-4	W1
11	Boston College	4-5	2-4	L2
12	NC State	4-5	2-4	L1
13	Virginia	4-5	2-4	L3
14	Stanford	4-5	2-4	L1
15	California	3-6	2-4	L3
16	Syracuse	4-5	2-5	L1
17	Georgia Tech	2-7	1-5	L4