THIRD AND DATA

Week 11 · 2026

#14 Wake Forest at SMU

Sat 11/14/2026 12:00 PMGerald J. Ford StadiumConference

#14 Wake Forest

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7–1

SMU

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6–2

Attendance

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not yet reported

Neither team has played this game, so these are the seasons each brings into it — where they have attacked, and what opponents have managed in the same places. ⚠ The dots are the durable half: where a team throws and runs holds up week to week, while how well it worked swings on the opponent. Read the counts first and the rates as context.

Passing

Wake Forest attacking · vs what SMU has allowed

Wake Forest5 unplaced1 interceptions, none of which the provider placed on the field
C. Hernandez28 of 39K. Shanks10 of 16J. Foley5 of 12Other32 of 51Unattributed80 of 115
DeepShort
WAKE14.4
SMU allowed16.7
WAKE28.9
SMU allowed12.8
WAKE17.9
SMU allowed9.6
WAKE7.0
SMU allowed4.0
WAKE9.6
SMU allowed6.8
WAKE6.6
SMU allowed5.4
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attempt this seasonboth numbers are yds/att · ⚠ boxed = biggest edge, not the biggest number

8 games of offense · 8 against SMU

SMU attacking · vs what Wake Forest has allowed

SMU40 unplaced5 interceptions, none of which the provider placed on the field
Y. Knight20 of 21R. Pittman8 of 12J. Cooper10 of 13Other34 of 43Unattributed99 of 138
DeepShort
SMU15.7
WAKE allowed24.8
SMU11.3
SMU23.0
WAKE allowed6.7
SMU7.3
WAKE allowed5.9
SMU10.2
WAKE allowed6.5
SMU7.5
WAKE allowed5.7
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attempt this seasonboth numbers are yds/att · ⚠ boxed = biggest edge, not the biggest number

8 games of offense · 8 against Wake Forest

Rushing

Wake Forest attacking · vs what SMU has allowed

Wake Forest6 unplaced
T. Clark75D. Lawrence68G. Lopez59Other60Unattributed6
WAKE6.2
SMU allowed3.9
WAKE5.1
SMU allowed4.7
WAKE4.9
SMU allowed6.0
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attempt this seasonboth numbers are yds/car · ⚠ boxed = biggest edge, not the biggest number

8 games of offense · 8 against SMU

SMU attacking · vs what Wake Forest has allowed

SMU31 unplaced
K. Raphael119K. Jennings36D. Green22Other43Unattributed11
SMU6.4
WAKE allowed4.8
SMU4.2
WAKE allowed3.3
SMU4.2
WAKE allowed3.7
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attempt this seasonboth numbers are yds/car · ⚠ boxed = biggest edge, not the biggest number

8 games of offense · 8 against Wake Forest

⚠ Both halves are 2026 to date. The defensive side is not a separate observation: it is what this team’s opponents have done to it, summed over the season.

Previous 4 meetings vs. Wake Forest

SMU 3–1 vs Wake Forest

  • 2025 · wk 9SMU 12 @ Wake Forest 13
  • 1975 · wk 1SMU 14 @ Wake Forest 7
  • 1972 · wk 2Wake Forest 10 @ SMU 56
  • 1949 · wk 3Wake Forest 7 @ SMU 13

Previous meeting vs. Rhett Lashlee

Wake Forest 1–0 vs Rhett Lashlee

  • 2025 · wk 9SMU 12 @ Wake Forest 13

Previous meeting vs. Jake Dickert

SMU 0–1 vs Jake Dickert

  • 2025 · wk 9SMU 12 @ Wake Forest 13

Research

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