Wk 11 · 2026
Wake Forest Demon Deacons at SMU Mustangs — Sat, Nov 14
Sat, Nov 14 ·
Gerald J. Ford Stadium, Dallas
ACC · no games yet
at
TBDET
no line posted yet
Ratings differential SMU by 8.4
#19 SMU Mustangs
ACC · no games yet
What is at stake
A ACC game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race. SMU is ranked #19 (AP Top 25 ยท 2026-08-17).
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The College King’s 2025 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2025 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the
brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number
— including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.
Team stats · 2025 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2025 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Wake Forest form
L 32-49at DUKEW 52-14vs DELW 28-12vs UNCW 16-9at UVAL 7-42at FSU
2025 season
SMU form
L 35-38at CALW 38-6vs LOUW 45-13at BCW 26-20vs MIAL 12-13at WAKE
2025 season
Wake Forest this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
SMU this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.
Common opponents · 4
| Opponent | Wake Forest | SMU |
|---|---|---|
| Louisville ACC | at Wk 4 · scheduled preview | at Wk 3 · scheduled preview |
| Stanford ACC | vs Wk 5 · scheduled preview | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
| California ACC | at Wk 7 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 8 · scheduled preview |
| Virginia ACC | vs Wk 9 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Wake Forest leads the series 1–0 · Wake Forest won the last one
1 meeting
in 2006–2026 · average margin
1.0 points toward Wake Forest
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-10-25 | SMU 12 — 13 Wake Forest | at WAKE | Wake Forest |
Wake Forest leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Robby Ashford QB #2 | 171/289, 2169 YDS, 9 TD, 7 INT |
| Deshawn Purdie QB #5 | 41/82, 618 YDS, 6 TD, 3 INT | |
| Rushing | Demond Claiborne RB #1 | 179 CAR, 907 YDS, 10 TD |
| Robby Ashford QB #2 | 116 CAR, 504 YDS, 7 TD | |
| Ty Clark III RB #4 | 58 CAR, 232 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Chris Barnes WR #2 | 39 REC, 547 YDS, 3 TD |
| Carlos Hernandez WR #8 | 34 REC, 538 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Sterling Berkhalter WR #18 | 25 REC, 382 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Micah Mays Jr. WR #5 | 18 REC, 302 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Nick Andersen S #45 | 95 |
| Davaughn Patterson DB #5 | 78 | |
| Dylan Hazen LB #24 | 68 | |
| Sacks | Langston Hardy DL #11 | 7 |
| Nuer Gatkuoth DL #7 | 6 | |
| Gabe Kirschke DL #10 | 4 | |
| Interceptions | Karon Prunty CB #3 | 1 |
| Zamari Stevenson DB #17 | 1 | |
| Nuer Gatkuoth DL #7 | 1 |
SMU leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Kevin Jennings QB #7 | 279/422, 3363 YDS, 26 TD, 10 INT |
| Charlie Fiser QB #14 | 4/4, 30 YDS | |
| Rushing | TJ Harden RB #27 | 161 CAR, 747 YDS, 7 TD |
| Chris Johnson Jr. RB #16 | 62 CAR, 463 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Derrick McFall WR #0 | 32 CAR, 183 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Receiving | Jordan Hudson WR #2 | 56 REC, 749 YDS, 6 TD |
| Romello Brinson WR #3 | 43 REC, 638 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Yamir Knight WR #8 | 47 REC, 533 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Matthew Hibner TE #88 | 29 REC, 351 YDS, 4 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Ahmaad Moses S #3 | 91 |
| Isaiah Nwokobia S #12 | 80 | |
| Brandon Booker LB #28 | 62 | |
| Sacks | Isaiah Smith LB #1 | 8.5 |
| Terry Webb DT #4 | 5.5 | |
| Cameron Robertson DE #9 | 5 | |
| Interceptions | Ahmaad Moses S #3 | 5 |
| Isaiah Nwokobia S #12 | 2 | |
| Jaelyn Davis-Robinson CB #13 | 2 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.