College Football
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
8-1
Merrimack Warriors
4-6
No. 16 Wake Forest
Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC
No. 16 Wake Forest continued its strong season on Saturday, November 7, 2026, crushing Merrick Warriors 77-0 in a college football showdown. The Demon Deacons improved to 8-1, while the Warriors fell to 4-6 after the lopsided loss.
The decisive victory underscored Wake Forest’s dominance in the competition, leaving Merrick without a single point on the board.
| Wake Forest Demon Deacons | Merrimack Warriors | |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | 1st Downs | 11 |
| 4-7 | 3rd down efficiency | 3-18 |
| 0-1 | 4th down efficiency | 1-3 |
| 730 | Total Yards | 198 |
| 546 | Passing | 100 |
| 27/33 | Comp/Att | 16/35 |
| 16.5 | Yards per pass | 2.9 |
| 184 | Rushing | 98 |
| 28 | Rushing Attempts | 35 |
| 6.6 | Yards per rush | 2.8 |
| 11-115 | Penalties | 8-74 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 2 |
| 23:20 | Possession | 35:11 |
| Wake Forest Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steele Pizzella | 23/28 | 432 | 15.4 | 3 | 0 |
| Gannon Jones | 2/3 | 89 | 29.7 | 1 | 0 |
| Grant Lawless | 2/2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 27/33 | 546 | 16.5 | 4 | 0 |
| Wake Forest Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steele Pizzella | 7 | 63 | 9.0 | 1 | 19 |
| Kyndall McCaleb | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 0 | 39 |
| Ty Clark III | 8 | 40 | 5.0 | 1 | 19 |
| KD Daniels | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 7 |
| Jamar Searcy | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 1 | 6 |
| Gannon Jones | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 11 |
| Drayden Dickmann | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 1 | 6 |
| Grant Lawless | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Deuce Lawrence | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Ryan Henley | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 |
| Team | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 28 | 184 | 6.6 | 5 | 39 |
| Wake Forest Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Foley | 6 | 162 | 27.0 | 0 | 73 |
| Carlos Hernandez | 4 | 89 | 22.3 | 2 | 38 |
| Drayden Dickmann | 2 | 89 | 44.5 | 1 | 87 |
| Antonio Meeks | 5 | 80 | 16.0 | 0 | 28 |
| Kam Shanks | 3 | 49 | 16.3 | 1 | 30 |
| Jamar Searcy | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 0 | 36 |
| Devin Goldston | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Kyndall McCaleb | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
| Deuce Lawrence | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Dominick Barry | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Ty Clark III | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Total | 27 | 546 | 20.2 | 4 | 87 |
| Wake Forest Defense | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Partin | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Cusano | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashaad Williams | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deuce Dyce | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braylon Johnson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Buom Jock | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joshua Patterson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kerrington Lee | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gabe Kirschke | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Whittman Whaley | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Myles Turpin | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Langston Hardy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Rushaun Tongue | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Micheal Ahoua | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Micah Bright | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mahamadou Siby | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zamari Stevenson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travon West | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyler Walton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davaughn Patterson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dallas Afalava | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josiah Pratt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Lowenberg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Harrington | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lucas Smalls-Allen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Deuce Blades II | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Lohavichan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vincent Firenze | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Koredell Bartley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Somad Eaddy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cade Holles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kam Shanks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Freddie Gillens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 65 | 33 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Wake Forest Interceptions | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Patterson | 1 | 98 | 1 |
| Rushaun Tongue | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 102 | 1 |
| Wake Forest Punt Returns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kam Shanks | 4 | 118 | 29.5 | 79 | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 118 | 29.5 | 79 | 1 |
| Wake Forest Kicking | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Calvert | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 9/9 | 9 |
| Total | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 9/9 | 9 |
| Wake Forest Punting | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Hyams | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
| Total | 2 | 73 | 36.5 | 0 | 0 | 53 |
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