Lopez's big day lifts Wake Forest past N.C. State 38-14

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-10 · by Bob Sutton The Associated Press

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Gio Lopez led Wake Forest to a 38-14 victory over N.C. State on Saturday with three touchdown passes and one rushing touchdown. Lopez completed 26 of his 33 attempts for 303 yards while Jack Foley and Carlos Hernandez each caught touchdowns, contributing 156 and 117 receiving yards respectively. Despite a rainy second half, Wake Forest extended their winning streak to three games, improving to 5-1 overall and 3-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
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On Saturday, Gio Lopez led Wake Forest to a decisive 38-14 victory over N.C. State in Raleigh, North Carolina. Lopez threw for three touchdowns and ran for another, completing 26 of his 33 passes for 303 yards. The Demon Deacons' Jack Foley recorded 156 receiving yards on eight catches, while Carlos Hernandez had 117 receiving yards with 12 receptions. Wake Forest capitalized early after recovering a fumble on N.C. State’s first possession, scoring their first touchdown within two plays. Despite a rainy second half, Wake Forest secured their third consecutive win and improved to 5-1 overall and 3-1 in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

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📰 Wake Forest Wins Against N.C. State
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Bob Sutton The Associated Press
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2026-09-19 · assertive framing · Sheppard scores 3 TDs as Duke handles Stanford, 35-7
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Topics

N.C. State Wake Forest Wake Forest’s Wolfpack the Demon Deacons

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N.C. State ORG · 4× Lopez PERSON · 3× Wake Forest ORG · 3× Stanford ORG · 2× Wake Forest’s ORG · 2× Wolfpack ORG · 2× the Demon Deacons ORG · 2× Gio Lopez PERSON · 1× N.C. GPE · 1× RALEIGH GPE · 1×

Narrative

Wake Forest reached the N.C. State 1 in the final seconds of the first half but, after a penalty, settled for Connor Calvert’s 23-yard field goal on the last snap of the half to finish a 16-play, 89-yard drive.
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2026-10-10 · Toronto Star
Lopez's big day lifts Wake Forest past N.C. State 38-14 · assertive framing

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Gio Lopez threw for three touchdowns and ran for another in Wake Forest’s 38-14 win over N.C. State on Saturday. asserted
Lopez → throw → Saturday
Lopez was 26-for-33 with 303 yards in the air as the Demon Deacons (5-1, 3-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) won their third game in a row, undeterred by a rainy second half. asserted
Deacons → win → half
Jack Foley racked up 156 receiving yards on eight catches and Carlos Hernandez had 117 receiving yards on 12 receptions. asserted
Hernandez → rack → receptions
They each made a touchdown reception. asserted
They → make → reception
He recovered from that by completing his first 16 passes until an attempt was deflected late in the second quarter for the Wolfpack (3-3, 1-2), who led 14-10 at halftime. asserted
who → recover → halftime
Lopez threw 6 yards to Hernandez and 10 yards to Foley for third-quarter scores. asserted
Lopez → throw → scores
He plowed in from 1 yard out later in the quarter as the margin grew to 31-14. asserted
margin → plow → 31
Wake Forest’s Braylon Johnson returned Bailey’s fumble on the opening possession to the 2-yard line. asserted
Johnson → return → line
Two plays later, Lopez connected with Matthew Lusardi on a 1-yard TD toss. asserted
Lopez → connect → toss
Wake Forest reached the N.C. State 1 in the final seconds of the first half but, after a penalty, settled for Connor Calvert’s 23-yard field goal on the last snap of the half to finish a 16-play, 89-yard drive. asserted
Forest → reach → drive
The Demon Deacons have won two road games and a home romp past Stanford since losing to nationally ranked Miami. asserted
Deacons → win → Miami
Their best defensive performances have come in the past two games. asserted
performances → come → games
The Wolfpack’s two-game winning streak ended, and there wasn’t much to build on after allowing the game’s final 31 points. asserted
streak → end → points
The offense generated only 15 yards on the ground. asserted
offense → generate → ground
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