Virginia Cavaliers at Wake Forest Demon Deacons preview: October 31, 2026
The Virginia Cavaliers (4-3) visit the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (6-1) at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium on October 31, 2026. Recent form, both teams’ figures with College football ranks, earlier meetings and the players to research, from StatsNext’s stored box scores.
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Records
| Team | Record (2026) | Last 5 | Away (2026) | Home (2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Cavaliers | 4-3 | 2-3 (23.4-25.4) | 0-2 (10-30.5) | 4-0 (40.8-9.8) |
| Wake Forest Demon Deacons | 6-1 | 4-1 (37.2-16.8) | 4-0 (36.8-21) | 2-1 (38.3-17.3) |
Record, Away and Home cover the complete 2026 regular season. Last 5 is the 5 most recent 2026 regular-season games. In parentheses: points for and against per game. Virginia Cavaliers: 1 neutral-site game counts in the record but in neither Away nor Home.
Team comparison
2026 regular-season figures; the rank in parentheses is among 136 College football teams (1st = the most).
| UVA | WAKE | |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | 30 (65th) | 37.4 (21st) |
| Points allowed per game | 19.7 (99th) | 19.4 (102nd) |
| Passing yards per game | 206 (95th) | 284 (16th) |
| Passing yards allowed per game | 173.3 (112th) | 223.4 (46th) |
| Rushing yards per game | 157.1 (66th) | 154.9 (68th) |
| Rushing yards allowed per game | 152.7 (51st) | 92 (122nd) |
| Rushing attempts per game | 40.6 (22nd) | 33.9 (89th) |
| Rushing attempts allowed per game | 37.9 (34th) | 32 (111th) |
| Completions per game | 17 (94th) | 20.4 (51st) |
| Completions allowed per game | 14.6 (127th) | 27.7 (2nd) |
Recent form
Virginia Cavaliers
- Oct 17, 2026: L 13-23 at SMU
- Oct 10, 2026: W 28-25 vs SYR
- Oct 3, 2026: L 7-38 at FSU
- Sep 26, 2026: W 42-3 vs DEL
- Sep 19, 2026: L 27-38 vs WVU
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Head-to-head
1 earlier meeting stored: Wake Forest Demon Deacons 1, Virginia Cavaliers 0. Full Wake Forest Demon Deacons vs Virginia Cavaliers head-to-head.
| Date | Season | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 2025 | 2025 | WAKE 16, UVA 9 (at UVA) |
Players to research
| Player | Pos | Games | 2026 per game | Last 5 | Prop research |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beau Pribula | QB | 7 | 173.9 Pass yds/g, 1.9 Pass TD/g, 17.4 Rush yds/g | 180 Pass yds/g | Passing touchdowns |
| Jekail Middlebrook | RB | 7 | 56.6 Rush yds/g, 11.6 Car/g, 10 Rec yds/g | 63.4 Rush yds/g | Rushing yards |
| Xay Davis | RB | 7 | 33.3 Rush yds/g, 6.4 Car/g, 12.9 Rec yds/g | 22.6 Rush yds/g | |
| Kameron Courtney | WR | 5 | 40.8 Rec yds/g, 3.6 Rec/g, 0.4 Rec TD/g | 40.8 Rec yds/g | |
| Rico Flores Jr. | WR | 4 | 39.5 Rec yds/g, 3 Rec/g, 0.3 Rec TD/g | 32.2 Rec yds/g | |
| Da'Shawn Martin | WR | 7 | 33 Rec yds/g, 2.1 Rec/g, 0.7 Rec TD/g | 31.4 Rec yds/g |
| Player | Pos | Games | 2026 per game | Last 5 | Prop research |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gio Lopez | QB | 7 | 271.9 Pass yds/g, 2.3 Pass TD/g, 36.7 Rush yds/g | 274.4 Pass yds/g | Passing yards, passing touchdowns |
| Ty Clark III | RB | 7 | 45.6 Rush yds/g, 9.7 Car/g, 1.9 Rec yds/g | 37.4 Rush yds/g | |
| Deuce Lawrence | RB | 7 | 43.9 Rush yds/g, 9 Car/g, 7 Rec yds/g | 42 Rush yds/g | |
| Carlos Hernandez | WR | 6 | 116.7 Rec yds/g, 7.8 Rec/g, 0.7 Rec TD/g | 107 Rec yds/g | Receiving yards |
| Jack Foley | WR | 4 | 93.3 Rec yds/g, 5 Rec/g, 1 Rec TD/g | 87.4 Rec yds/g | Receiving yards |
| Kam Shanks | WR | 5 | 48.2 Rec yds/g, 3.4 Rec/g, 0.2 Rec TD/g | 48.2 Rec yds/g |
Players with a StatsNext page, the leaders in each position group's main statistic. Games and per-game figures are the 2026 regular season; last 5 is the player's last five regular-season games. Prop research links open the player's StatsNext prop pages: how often statistical thresholds were reached, never sportsbook lines or prices. No prop page means too few regular-season games with the statistic at a typical market level so far; the player page still has every stored statistic.
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