College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Wake Forest 42, Western Carolina 10
When: 2:00 PM   ET ,  Saturday, September 6, 2025
Where: Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Attendance: 28239
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Western Carolina 0 3 0 7 10
Wake Forest 21 0 21 0 42
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 5:57
Wake Forest   TD  Wake Forest 7 - Western Carolina 0
Robby Ashford 41 yd. run (Connor Calvert kick)
1st Quarter - 2:59
Wake Forest   TD  Wake Forest 13 - Western Carolina 0
Demond Claiborne 33 yd. run (pass failed)
1st Quarter - 2:47
Wake Forest   TD  Wake Forest 19 - Western Carolina 0
Demond Claiborne 27 yd. run (pass failed)
1st Quarter - 0:27
Wake Forest   S  Wake Forest 21 - Western Carolina 0
Bennett Judy tackled in end zone for a safety
2nd Quarter - 5:46
Western Carolina   FG  Wake Forest 21 - Western Carolina 3
Christian Lowery 23 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 12:29
Wake Forest   TD  Wake Forest 28 - Western Carolina 3
Demond Claiborne 85 yd. run (Connor Calvert kick)
3rd Quarter - 7:16
Wake Forest   TD  Wake Forest 35 - Western Carolina 3
Sterling Berkhalter 51 yd. pass from Robby Ashford (Connor Calvert kick)
3rd Quarter - 1:52
Wake Forest   TD  Wake Forest 42 - Western Carolina 3
Jeremiah Melvin 27 yd. pass from DeShawn Purdie (Connor Calvert kick)
4th Quarter - 6:49
Western Carolina   TD  Wake Forest 42 - Western Carolina 10
Markel Townsend 1 yd. run (Marcus Trout kick)
TEAMS
Team Records
  Western Carolina Wake Forest
W‑L 0 - 2 - 0 2 - 0 - 0
Conference 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0
Team Stats
  Western Carolina Wake Forest
Score 10 42
1st Downs 17 21
3rd Down Efficiency 4-for-17
24%		 4-for-10
40%
4th Down Efficiency 2-for-3
67%		 0-for-1
0%
Total Yards 238 542
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 33-34 31-273
Average/Rush 1.0 8.8
Passing
Comp-Att 26-43 16-26
Passing Yards 204 269
Average/Pass Play 4.2 10.3
Penalties-Yards 5-48 3-22
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-2
Interceptions Thrown 1 1
Time of Possession 35:58 24:02
PLAYER STATS
Western Carolina (0 - 2)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
B. Judy 18/32 155 0 1
I. Lee 8/10 49 0 0
J. Tyre 0/1 0 0 0
Wake Forest (2 - 0)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
R. Ashford 13/22 227 1 1
D. Purdie 3/4 42 1 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
I. Lee 5 40 8.0 0
C. Reid 9 10 1.1 0
B. Adams 3 5 1.7 0
M. Townsend 3 5 1.7 1
P. Boyd Jr. 4 3 0.8 0
D. Dutton 1 1 1.0 0
B. Judy 6 -27 -4.5 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
D. Claiborne 10 193 19.3 3
R. Ashford 7 66 9.4 1
T. Clark 7 19 2.7 0
T. Carney 1 9 9.0 0
J. Clements 1 4 4.0 0
C. Barnes 1 3 3.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
M. Knight 5 56 11.2 0
J. Tyre 3 29 9.7 0
D. Dutton 3 25 8.3 0
M. Striggles 4 21 5.2 0
P. Richards-Baker 1 17 17.0 0
J. Thomas 2 15 7.5 0
C. Reid 1 15 15.0 0
M. Townsend 3 13 4.3 0
B. Adams 1 6 6.0 0
D. Hulbert 1 5 5.0 0
P. Boyd Jr. 2 2 1.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
C. Barnes 6 149 24.8 0
S. Berkhalter 2 72 36.0 1
J. Melvin 2 30 15.0 1
K. Johnson 2 10 5.0 0
T. Clark 1 9 9.0 0
C. Hernandez 1 1 1.0 0
D. Claiborne 2 -2 -1.0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
Z. Stevenson 1 5 0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
L. Hardy 2.5 18.0
J. Loving 1.0 14.0
D. Afalava 0.5 4.0
F. Cusano 0.5 3.0
M. Ibirogba 0.5 2.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
L. Webb Jr. 4 3
A. Hall 4 3
D. Patterson 3 4
Z. Lohavichan 2 1
N. Andersen 2 1
L. Hardy 2 2
D. Hazen 2 3
F. Cusano 2 4
A. Williams 1 0
M. Turpin 1 0
W. Tackie Jr. 1 0
D. Afalava 1 1
A. Marenco 1 1
T. Walton 1 1
Z. Stevenson 1 2
Q. Bryant 1 2
M. Ibirogba 1 2
D. Jones 1 2
J. Loving 1 4
K. Prunty 0 1
G. Kirschke 0 1
R. Tongue 0 1
K. Bartley 0 1
B. Smiley 0 1
T. West 0 2
N. Gatkuoth 0 3
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
L. Hardy 2.5 18.0
A. Hall 2.0 3.0
Z. Lohavichan 2.0 3.0
J. Loving 1.5 14.0
D. Afalava 1.5 8.0
N. Andersen 1.0 2.0
M. Ibirogba 1.0 2.0
F. Cusano 0.5 3.0
D. Patterson 0.5 1.0
D. Hazen 0.5 1.0
N. Gatkuoth 0.5 1.0
G. Kirschke 0.5 0.0
Fumbles
  NO.
R. Ashford 1