Sat, Oct 17, 10:30 PM ET· California Memorial Stadium
Rest 7d / 7dTravel 2,301 mi / 0 miForecast: 65°F · wind 4 mph · Clear
Away
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2026 · TraditionalWake Forest · 8 of 9
435.3
Yards / game
397.2
3.44
Points / drive
1.96
4.5
TDs / game
3.0
47.3
3rd-down %
37.5
67.7
RZ TD %
61.9
0.2
Turnover margin
0.2
2.8
Sacks / game
2.2
7.2
TFL / game
4.8
13.0
Havoc / game
11.7
48.1 / 51.9
Pass / Rush split
60.0 / 40.0
2026 · Situational matchup
When Wake Forest has the ball
Wake Forest's early-down offense ranks 11th of 138. California's early-down defense ranks 57th of 138.
Wake Forest's passing-down offense ranks 9th of 138. California's passing-down defense ranks 46th of 138.
Wake Forest's third-down offense ranks 33rd of 138. California's third-down defense ranks 119th of 138.
Wake Forest's red-zone offense ranks 58th of 138. California's red-zone defense ranks 19th of 138.
When California has the ball
California's early-down offense ranks 74th of 138. Wake Forest's early-down defense ranks 63rd of 138.
California's passing-down offense ranks 109th of 138. Wake Forest's passing-down defense ranks 45th of 138.
California's third-down offense ranks 77th of 138. Wake Forest's third-down defense ranks 103rd of 138.
California's red-zone offense ranks 43rd of 138. Wake Forest's red-zone defense ranks 68th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
▲Offense form0.272 last 3 vs 0.209 season (+0.064)
▲Defense form-0.165 last 3 vs -0.057 season (-0.108)
▼Offense form-0.073 last 3 vs 0.001 season (-0.074)
▼Defense form0.062 last 3 vs -0.082 season (+0.144)
Away
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingGio Lopez — 1680 yd, 13 TD
RushingDeuce Lawrence — 281 yd, 3 TD
ReceivingCarlos Hernandez — 720 yd, 4 TD
Home
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingJaron-Keawe Sagapolutele — 1180 yd, 8 TD
RushingAdam Mohammed — 336 yd, 3 TD
ReceivingIan Strong — 396 yd, 1 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
Wake Forest offense
11thof 1380.191254 plays
vs
California defense · allowed
57thof 138-0.038Wake Forest defense · allowed
63rdof 138-0.029252 plays
vs
California offense
74thof 1380.013299 plays
Passing downs
Wake Forest offense
9thof 1380.360123 plays
vs
California defense · allowed
46thof 138-0.097149 plays
Wake Forest defense · allowed
45thof 138-0.099136 plays
vs
California offense
109thof 138-0.137155 plays
Third down
Wake Forest offense
33rdof 1380.25473 plays
vs
California defense · allowed
119thof 1380.22986 plays
Wake Forest defense · allowed
103rdof 1380.13987 plays
vs
California offense
77thof 1380.03290 plays
Red zone
Wake Forest offense
58thof 1380.06188 plays
vs
California defense · allowed
19thof 138-0.30055 plays · small sample
Wake Forest defense · allowed
68thof 138-0.04855 plays · small sample
vs
California offense
43rdof 1380.12443 plays · small sample
Field advancement
Wake Forest offense
19thof 13859.2%vs
California defense · allowed
76thof 13844.0%Wake Forest defense · allowed
68thof 13842.4%vs
California offense
89thof 13845.9%Away
Home
Wake Forest Offense vs California DefenseWake 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)
0.39#10
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#690.00
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.200#14
320 plays
EPA/Play
#910.023
allowed · 347 plays
0.325#9
164 plays
EPA/Pass
#28-0.174
allowed · 160 plays
0.069#53
156 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#1330.192
allowed · 187 plays
49.7%#38
320 plays
Success Rate
#3041.2%
allowed · 347 plays
51.8%#25
Pass Success Rate
#2838.7%
allowed
47.4%#85
Rush Success Rate
#2541.3%
allowed
59.2%#19
Available Yards %
#7644.0%
allowed
67.8#25
Net Field Position
#12068.7
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
0.191#11
254 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#57-0.038
allowed
6.6#46
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#837.0
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Wake Forest Defense vs California OffenseWake 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)
0.12#38
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#90-0.09
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
-0.010#74
allowed · 322 plays
EPA/Play
#86-0.024
396 plays
0.081#98
allowed · 165 plays
EPA/Pass
#71-0.000
239 plays
-0.105#36
allowed · 157 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#104-0.061
157 plays
48.4%#109
allowed · 322 plays
Success Rate
#12542.2%
396 plays
47.6%#119
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#11340.2%
49.2%#106
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#10445.2%
42.4%#68
allowed
Available Yards %
#8945.9%
73.4#34
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#9071.7
-0.029#63
allowed · 252 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#740.013
299 plays
6.6#110
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#1007.4
2026 · Situational EPAWake Forest · 4 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
0.194
338 plays
Non-garbage · Off
-0.034
393 plays
-0.015
327 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
0.041
368 plays
0.061
88 plays
Red Zone · Off
0.124
43 plays · small sample
-0.048
55 plays · small sample
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
-0.300
55 plays · small sample
0.254
73 plays
3rd Down · Off
0.032
90 plays
0.139
87 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
0.229
86 plays