Wk 5 · 2026
Stanford Cardinal at Wake Forest Demon Deacons — Sat, Oct 3
Sat, Oct 3 ·
Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 33 days away and has no kickoff time yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
ACC · 1-0
at
TBDET
no line posted yet
Ratings differential WAKE by 8.2
ACC · no games yet
What is at stake
A ACC game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Stanford form
W 37-27vs HAW
2026 season
Wake Forest form
No completed games on record.
Stanford this season
Straight up1-0 · 100% (1 games)
Against the spread1-0 · 100% (1 games)
Over / under1-0 · 100% (1 games)
Wake Forest this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 7
| Opponent | Stanford | Wake Forest |
|---|---|---|
| Miami ACC | vs Wk 1 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 3 · scheduled preview |
| Duke ACC | at Wk 3 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
| Georgia Tech ACC | vs Wk 4 · scheduled preview | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
| NC State ACC | vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview | at Wk 6 · scheduled preview |
| Louisville ACC | at Wk 9 · scheduled preview | at Wk 4 · scheduled preview |
| California ACC | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview | at Wk 7 · scheduled preview |
| SMU ACC | vs Wk 13 · scheduled preview | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Wake Forest leads 2–1 · Wake Forest won the last one
3 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
11.3 points toward Stanford
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2024-10-26 | Wake Forest 27 — 24 Stanford | at STAN | Wake Forest |
| 2010 | 2010-09-18 | Wake Forest 24 — 68 Stanford | at STAN | Stanford |
| 2009 | 2009-09-12 | Stanford 17 — 24 Wake Forest | at WAKE | Wake Forest |
Stanford leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Ben Gulbranson QB #15 | 148/260, 1813 YDS, 9 TD, 10 INT |
| Elijah Brown QB #7 | 74/127, 829 YDS, 4 TD, 2 INT | |
| Rushing | Micah Ford RB #20 | 145 CAR, 643 YDS, 4 TD |
| Cole Tabb RB #3 | 114 CAR, 445 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Sedrick Irvin RB #26 | 41 CAR, 118 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | CJ Williams WR #3 | 59 REC, 749 YDS, 6 TD |
| Sam Roush TE #86 | 49 REC, 545 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Bryce Farrell WR #11 | 29 REC, 455 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Caden High WR #0 | 37 REC, 414 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Matt Rose LB #35 | 106 |
| Scotty Edwards S #21 | 54 | |
| Jahsiah Galvan LB #0 | 50 | |
| Sacks | Clay Patterson DL #91 | 4 |
| Ernest Cooper LB #44 | 3 | |
| Matt Rose LB #35 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Brandon Nicholson CB #9 | 2 |
| Collin Wright CB #6 | 1 |
Wake Forest leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Robby Ashford QB #2 | 171/289, 2169 YDS, 9 TD, 7 INT |
| Deshawn Purdie QB #5 | 41/82, 618 YDS, 6 TD, 3 INT | |
| Rushing | Demond Claiborne RB #1 | 179 CAR, 907 YDS, 10 TD |
| Robby Ashford QB #2 | 116 CAR, 504 YDS, 7 TD | |
| Ty Clark III RB #4 | 58 CAR, 232 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Chris Barnes WR #2 | 39 REC, 547 YDS, 3 TD |
| Carlos Hernandez WR #8 | 34 REC, 538 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Sterling Berkhalter WR #18 | 25 REC, 382 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Micah Mays Jr. WR #5 | 18 REC, 302 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Nick Andersen S #45 | 95 |
| Davaughn Patterson DB #5 | 78 | |
| Dylan Hazen LB #24 | 68 | |
| Sacks | Langston Hardy DL #11 | 7 |
| Nuer Gatkuoth DL #7 | 6 | |
| Gabe Kirschke DL #10 | 4 | |
| Interceptions | Karon Prunty CB #3 | 1 |
| Zamari Stevenson DB #17 | 1 | |
| Nuer Gatkuoth DL #7 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.