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Wake Forest vs. California 2026 Recap

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Data updatedOct 31, 2026
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How we picked it

How we picked it

Three ratings look at a team in three different ways. The numbers' pick is the team at least two of them favor.

Where the game is won

Where the game is won

Each row puts one team's unit against the unit it faces, by national rank out of all FBS teams. An edge is a gap of 25 spots or more.

Ratings: SP+ via CFB Update; PRIME via primecfb.com. Box and play stats computed from CollegeFootballData.com play data (via the public cfbfastR files), FBS games only for scoring. Rushing yards here exclude sacks, so they run higher than official totals. Ranks are out of 138 FBS teams.

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Wake Forest at California, Week 7

Final: Wake Forest 41, California 7. Elo pick: Wake Forest (correct).

Wake Forest and California: team pages with every stat and national rank. Every Week 7 game, graded.

Wake Forest at California, Week 7: questions people ask

Who won Wake Forest vs. California, and what was the score?

Wake Forest beat California 41–7 on Sat, Oct 17 at California Memorial Stadium.

Did Elo get Wake Forest at California right?

Yes. Elo picked Wake Forest, 94% chance to win going in.

What decided Wake Forest at California?

Wake Forest had a 54% success rate to California's 32%. Wake Forest hit more big plays: 23% of its plays were explosive (runs of 12+ yards, passes of 16+), to 5%.

Wake Forest vs. California player stats: who had the big game?

Giovanni Lopez (Wake Forest) threw for 269 yards, Jamar Searcy (Wake Forest) ran for 61 yards, and Kameran Shanks (Wake Forest) had 79 receiving yards.

Who didn't play in Wake Forest at California?

Wake Forest played without Carlos Hernandez (top receiver). California played without Ian Strong (top receiver) and Adam Mohammed (feature back).

What's the California–Wake Forest series record now?

It's tied 1–1.