Lopez accounts for five TDs as Wake Forest beats Stanford 57-3

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Sutton, B. (2026, October 3). Lopez accounts for five TDs as Wake Forest beats Stanford 57-3. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/lopez-accounts-for-five-tds-as-wake-forest-beats-stanford-57-3/article_5e87e0f6-792c-5574-b41b-3bf0863df1d2.html

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Gio Lopez led Wake Forest to a 57-3 victory over Stanford on Saturday in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, scoring five touchdowns through running and passing. Lopez ran for 88 yards and threw for 265 yards, contributing significantly to Wake Forest’s record-setting margin of victory in an Atlantic Coast Conference game. The win extended Stanford's road losing streak to 13 games as they managed only 197 total offensive yards against the Demon Deacons.

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Gio Lopez led Wake Forest to a 57-3 victory over Stanford on Saturday in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, setting new records with five touchdowns — three rushing and two passing. In just three quarters of play, Lopez ran for 88 yards and threw for 265 yards, surpassing his entire 2025 season touchdown total from playing at North Carolina. Wake Forest improved their record to 4-1, including a strong 2-1 standing in the Atlantic Coast Conference after an earlier upset win over then-ranked No. 16 Louisville.

Stanford, meanwhile, struggled mightily with only 197 yards of total offense and dropped to 2-3, extending their school-record road losing streak to 13 games. The Cardinal's inability to score effectively beyond single digits in all three losses this season highlights the magnitude of Wake Forest’s dominant performance.

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🔮 But just like a week earlier at Georgia Tech, they couldn’t hold on after gaining a late lead and gave up the winning touchdown inside the 2-minute timeout.

2026-10-18 · assertive framing · McGill's late TD lifts North Carolina past Duke 24-20

🔮 The Demon Deacons could be primed to move closer to the Top 25.

2026-10-03 · assertive framing · Lopez accounts for five TDs as Wake Forest beats Stanford 57-3

🔮 Walker Eget and Dan Mahan combined to throw five touchdown passes as Duke rolled past William & Mary 62-7 on Saturday.

2026-09-27 · assertive framing · Duke QBs throw 5 TD passes in 62-7 romp past William & Mary

🔮 Duke: host William & Mary on Saturday.

2026-09-19 · assertive framing · Sheppard scores 3 TDs as Duke handles Stanford, 35-7

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Stanford ORG · 5× Lopez PERSON · 3× Wake Forest ORG · 3× Cardinal PERSON · 2× the Demon Deacons ORG · 2× Atlantic Coast Conference ORG · 1× Gio Lopez PERSON · 1× Louisville ORG · 1× N.C. GPE · 1× WINSTON-SALEM GPE · 1×

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Lopez ran for 88 yards and threw for 265 yards in three quarters as the Demon Deacons (4-1, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) followed an upset victory at then-No. 16 Louisville from a week earlier.

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🔮 The Demon Deacons could be primed to move closer to the Top 25.

2026-10-03 · Toronto Star

Lopez accounts for five TDs as Wake Forest beats Stanford 57-3 · assertive framing

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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Gio Lopez ran for three touchdowns and passed for two more as Wake Forest beat Stanford 57-3 in record-setting fashion on Saturday. asserted

Forest → run → Saturday

Lopez ran for 88 yards and threw for 265 yards in three quarters as the Demon Deacons (4-1, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) followed an upset victory at then-No. 16 Louisville from a week earlier. asserted

Deacons → run → Louisville

It marked their largest margin of victory in an ACC game. asserted

It → mark → game

Lopez’s three rushing scores matched his 2025 season total, when he played 11 games for North Carolina. asserted

he → match → Carolina

The Cardinal (2-3, 1-3) were held to 197 yards of total offense. asserted

Cardinal → hold → offense

The result extended Stanford’s school-record road losing streak to 13 games. asserted

result → extend → games

Deuce Lawrence bounced off several defenders on a 12-yard touchdown run on Wake Forest’s first possession. asserted

Lawrence → bounce → possession

Lopez ran for touchdowns of 5 and 12 yards in the first half. asserted

Lopez → run → half

He added a 4-yard strike to Jack Foley with eight seconds to play in the half for a 29-3 edge. asserted

He → add → edge

Stanford scored on Emmet Kenney’s 43-yard field goal to narrow the gap to 15-3 in the second quarter. asserted

Stanford → score → quarter

The Cardinal have scored in single digits in all three of their losses, but the inability to sustain offense wasn’t their only problem. asserted

inability → score → offense

Without leading tackler Matt Rose, a linebacker who wasn’t in uniform due to an undisclosed injury, they allowed two touchdowns in each quarter. asserted

they → allow → quarter

The Demon Deacons could be primed to move closer to the Top 25. uncertain

Deacons → prim → Top

They produced more than 500 yards of total offense, with 12 players catching at least one pass. asserted

players → produce → pass

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