Wake Forest Buries Stanford 57-3 Behind Gio Lopez
Stanford's entire scoring output was one 43-yard field goal. Wake Forest scored eight touchdowns, and the final was 57-3.
Wake Forest was in front from the first score to the last. Deuce Lawrence ran in from 12 yards for the opening touchdown, and Gio Lopez added a five-yard score with a two-point conversion to make it 15-0 before the first quarter ended. The Stanford field goal came in the second quarter and cut it to 15-3. Lopez then ran for another touchdown and threw a four-yarder to Jack Foley with eight seconds left in the half, so it was 29-3 at the break.
The second half was more of the same. Lopez ran in from four yards, hit Will Loerzel from a yard out to make it 43-3, and Steele Pizzella and Jamar Searcy finished it with rushing touchdowns. Wake Forest had 519 yards (322 passing, 197 rushing), recorded four sacks, and lost one fumble. Stanford gained 197 yards, 49 of them on the ground on 34 carries, and threw an interception.
The depth chart showed up too. Deuce Lawrence had 47 yards on six carries and a touchdown, Stanford's Micah Ford ran 16 times for 45 yards, and Steele Pizzella went 2 of 3 for 57 yards through the air and ran in a score. Carlos Hernandez caught seven passes for 87 yards without needing the end zone.
Wake Forest is 4-1. Stanford is 2-3. Lopez had the best game of his season with 49.4 Promethium points on five touchdowns, three running and two passing. If you were hoping for a quiet week from him, you did not get one.