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2026 · TraditionalWake Forest · 8 of 9
360.9
Yards / game
445.9
2.29
Points / drive
3.69
3.5
TDs / game
4.7
32.4
3rd-down %
48.9
64.5
RZ TD %
69.7
0.5
Turnover margin
0.1
1.9
Sacks / game
2.6
5.3
TFL / game
7.0
12.8
Havoc / game
13.4
38.7 / 61.3
Pass / Rush split
47.3 / 52.7
2026 · Situational matchup
When Virginia has the ball
Virginia's early-down offense ranks 73rd of 138. Wake Forest's early-down defense ranks 53rd of 138.
Virginia's passing-down offense ranks 116th of 138. Wake Forest's passing-down defense ranks 45th of 138.
Virginia's third-down offense ranks 103rd of 138. Wake Forest's third-down defense ranks 91st of 138.
Virginia's red-zone offense ranks 61st of 138. Wake Forest's red-zone defense ranks 46th of 138.
When Wake Forest has the ball
Wake Forest's early-down offense ranks 4th of 138. Virginia's early-down defense ranks 68th of 138.
Wake Forest's passing-down offense ranks 8th of 138. Virginia's passing-down defense ranks 59th of 138.
Wake Forest's third-down offense ranks 23rd of 138. Virginia's third-down defense ranks 63rd of 138.
Wake Forest's red-zone offense ranks 48th of 138. Virginia's red-zone defense ranks 88th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
▼Offense form-0.056 last 3 vs 0.025 season (-0.081)
▼Defense form0.018 last 3 vs -0.035 season (+0.052)
▲Offense form0.443 last 3 vs 0.276 season (+0.167)
▲Defense form-0.267 last 3 vs -0.091 season (-0.175)
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2026 · Stat leaders
PassingBeau Pribula — 1369 yd, 13 TD
RushingJekail Middlebrook — 513 yd, 4 TD
ReceivingDa’Shawn Martin — 247 yd, 5 TD
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2026 · Stat leaders
PassingGio Lopez — 1947 yd, 17 TD
RushingTy Clark III — 328 yd, 4 TD
ReceivingCarlos Hernandez — 720 yd, 4 TD
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
Virginia offense
73rdof 1380.014334 plays
vs
Wake Forest defense · allowed
53rdof 138-0.042279 plays
Virginia defense · allowed
68thof 138-0.010vs
Wake Forest offense
4thof 1380.225279 plays
Passing downs
Virginia offense
116thof 138-0.133184 plays
vs
Wake Forest defense · allowed
45thof 138-0.075161 plays
Virginia defense · allowed
59thof 138-0.042186 plays
vs
Wake Forest offense
8thof 1380.346143 plays
Third down
Virginia offense
103rdof 138-0.093108 plays
vs
Wake Forest defense · allowed
91stof 1380.082103 plays
Virginia defense · allowed
63rdof 138-0.007111 plays
vs
Wake Forest offense
23rdof 1380.30987 plays
Red zone
Virginia offense
61stof 1380.03290 plays
vs
Wake Forest defense · allowed
46thof 138-0.15964 plays
Virginia defense · allowed
88thof 1380.03152 plays · small sample
vs
Wake Forest offense
48thof 1380.06994 plays
Field advancement
Virginia offense
78thof 13846.4%vs
Wake Forest defense · allowed
56thof 13841.8%Virginia defense · allowed
41stof 13838.2%vs
Wake Forest offense
17thof 13859.5%Away
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Virginia Offense vs Wake Forest DefenseWake Forest · 7 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
-0.11#94
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#310.19
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.006#78
438 plays
EPA/Play
#57-0.041
allowed · 361 plays
0.100#44
171 plays
EPA/Pass
#71-0.023
allowed · 190 plays
-0.054#107
267 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#47-0.060
allowed · 171 plays
44.5%#99
438 plays
Success Rate
#9446.8%
allowed · 361 plays
43.9%#81
Pass Success Rate
#9745.2%
allowed
44.9%#110
Rush Success Rate
#11049.5%
allowed
46.4%#78
Available Yards %
#5641.8%
allowed
69.4#50
Net Field Position
#2773.8
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
0.014#73
334 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#53-0.042
allowed · 279 plays
7.1#77
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#1176.5
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Virginia Defense vs Wake Forest OffenseWake Forest · 9 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.07#53
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#30.52
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.018#83
allowed · 425 plays
EPA/Play
#40.244
352 plays
0.000#79
allowed · 195 plays
EPA/Pass
#20.376
181 plays
0.032#87
allowed · 230 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#360.104
171 plays
45.4%#73
allowed · 425 plays
Success Rate
#2550.6%
352 plays
38.5%#21
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#2451.9%
48.0%#91
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#6349.1%
38.2%#41
allowed
Available Yards %
#1759.5%
73.6#31
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#3668.8
-0.010#68
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#40.225
279 plays
7.6#37
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#346.5
2026 · Situational EPAWake Forest · 5 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
0.014
456 plays
Non-garbage · Off
0.236
370 plays
0.013
431 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
-0.045
368 plays
0.032
90 plays
Red Zone · Off
0.069
94 plays
0.031
52 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
-0.159
64 plays
-0.093
108 plays
3rd Down · Off
0.309
87 plays
-0.007
111 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
0.082
103 plays