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FBS college football / FINAL / Sat Sep 12, 2026 11:00 AM CT

Wake Forest Demon Deacons beat Purdue Boilermakers 38-36

Wake Forest Demon Deacons led Purdue Boilermakers 17-10 at halftime.

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Final
Wake Forest Demon Deacons38
Purdue Boilermakers36
WHERE IT TURNED

Wake Forest Demon Deacons defeated Purdue Boilermakers 38-36. Wake Forest Demon Deacons led Purdue Boilermakers 17-10 at halftime.

Gio Lopez completed 16 of 27 passes for 225 yards and 1 touchdown. Ryan Browne completed 32 of 42 passes for 329 yards and 1 touchdown.

Gio Lopez ran 13 times for 59 yards and 2 touchdowns. Fame Ijeboi ran 27 times for 114 yards and 3 touchdowns.

Carlos Hernandez caught 6 passes for 88 yards. Chauncey Magwood caught 5 passes for 77 yards.

Wake Forest Demon Deacons: 411 total yards; Purdue Boilermakers: 455 total yards.

GAME LEADERS

Names of the game.

Passing yards

Gio Lopez

Wake Forest Demon Deacons · 16/27, 225 YDS, 1 TD

Rushing yards

Gio Lopez

Wake Forest Demon Deacons · 13 CAR, 59 YDS, 2 TD

Receiving yards

Carlos Hernandez

Wake Forest Demon Deacons · 6 REC, 88 YDS

Sacks

Langston Hardy

Wake Forest Demon Deacons · 1

Passing yards

Ryan Browne

Purdue Boilermakers · 32/42, 329 YDS, 1 TD

Rushing yards

Fame Ijeboi

Purdue Boilermakers · 27 CAR, 114 YDS, 3 TD

Receiving yards

Chauncey Magwood

Purdue Boilermakers · 5 REC, 77 YDS

Sacks

Jeremy Lewis

Purdue Boilermakers · 1.5

GAMEBOOK

The final ledger.

Open period scoring and team statistics
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OT totalFinal
Wake Forest Demon Deacons710331538
Purdue Boilermakers733101336

Team statistics

StatisticWake Forest Demon DeaconsPurdue Boilermakers
First downs2529
Net passing yards225329
Time of possession27:4832:12
Rushing yards186126
Third-down efficiency5-117-14
Total yards411455
Turnovers00