No. 13 Wake Forest Rout SMU 49-7: 42-0 at Halftime as Lopez Accounts for Three Touchdowns in Ninth Win
On November 14 at Gerald J. Ford Stadium in Dallas, Texas, No. 13 Wake Forest beat SMU 49-7 to improve to 9-1 (6-1 ACC). SMU fell to 7-3 (5-3 ACC).
Wake Forest led 42-0 at halftime and matched its season high with six rushing touchdowns. Quarterback Gio Lopez ran for two touchdowns, completed 14 passes for 201 yards and a touchdown, and finished with 235 total yards and three total touchdowns.
Running back Ty Clark III rushed for 77 yards and his team-leading ninth rushing touchdown of the season. Wide receiver Carlos Hernandez caught six passes for 94 yards and a touchdown, passing 1,000 receiving yards this season as the 11th player in school history to reach that mark. SMU scored its only touchdown with 3:55 left in the third quarter, and backup quarterback Steele Pizzella closed the scoring with a 25-yard rushing touchdown in the fourth quarter for the 49-7 final.
Wake Forest's defense forced a season-high three turnovers and held SMU to 275 total yards. It is the fifth nine-win season in 119 years of Wake Forest football and the second straight; head coach Jake Dickert is the first Wake Forest coach with back-to-back nine-win seasons since Jim Grobe in 2006 and 2007.
Wake Forest concludes its road schedule next Saturday, November 21, at Georgia Tech.
Source: Wake Forest Athletics
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