Merrimack 0, Wake Forest 77 · Box Score

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Final · Week 10 · Sat, Nov 7, 2026

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Merrimack

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Merrimack	0	0	0	0	0
WAKE	20	29	14	14	77

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Team stats

MerrimackFCS		WAKE
11	First downs	31
202	Total yards	730
100	Passing yards	546
16-35	Comp-Att	27-33
2.9	Yards per pass	16.5
102	Rushing yards	184
38	Rushes	28
2.7	Yards per rush	6.6
3-19	3rd down	4-7
1-3	4th down	0-1
8-74	Penalties-yards	11-115
2	Turnovers	0
0	Fumbles lost	0
2	Interceptions thrown	0
36:40	Time of possession	23:20
1	Sacks	1
2	Tackles for loss	6
1	QB hurries	3
0	Passes defended	3
0	Defensive TDs	2
—	Punt return yards	118
0	Passing TDs	4
0	Rushing TDs	5
—	Kicking points	9

Advanced stats

MerrimackFCS		WAKE
-0.49	EPA per play	+0.69
13%	Success rate	78%
1.42	Explosiveness	1.12
-0.08	Rushing EPA per play	+0.53
14%	Rushing success rate	81%
-0.64	Passing EPA per play	+0.80
13%	Passing success rate	75%
21%	Standard downs success	81%
0%	Passing downs success	50%
1.74	Line yards per rush	4.25
0.86	Second-level yards	1.06
1.29	Open-field yards	1.12
43%	Stuff rate	0%
0%	Power success	100%
5%	Havoc caused	46%
2	Scoring chances	10
0.00	Points per chance	6.30
Own 29	Avg. starting field position	Own 27
2	Explosive plays	11
3%	Postgame win expectancy	97%

Offense unless noted. EPA, success rate, explosiveness and the rushing numbers leave out garbage time. The better number in each row is bold. Hover or tap-and-hold a stat for what it means.

Scoring summary

Q18:26
Wake ForestTD
(08:27) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 T.Clark rush middle for 1 yard gain to the MC 00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:26 PENALTY MC Personal Foul (#94 D.Hamilton) 15 yards from MC 00 to MC 03, 1ST DOWN #87 C.Wingfield pass attempt failed
Drive: 7 plays, 73 yds
0-6
Q15:59
Wake ForestTD
(06:06) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 S.Pizzella pass complete short right to #8 C.Hernandez caught at MC 25, for 38 yards to the MC 00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:59, 1ST DOWN #90 C.Calvert kick attempt good (H: #96 J.Ploszay, LS: #49 E.Gilmour)
Drive: 2 plays, 53 yds
0-13
Q10:58
Wake ForestTD
(01:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 S.Pizzella pass complete short left to #8 C.Hernandez caught at MC 00, for 9 yards to the MC 00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:58, 1ST DOWN #90 C.Calvert kick attempt good (H: #96 J.Ploszay, LS: #49 E.Gilmour)
Drive: 7 plays, 96 yds
0-20
Q211:06
Wake ForestTD
(11:07) No Huddle-Shotgun #29 J.Searcy rush middle for 3 yards gain to the MC 00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:06 #87 C.Wingfield rush attempt Successful
Drive: 7 plays, 94 yds
0-28
Q27:57
Wake ForestTD
(08:01) #18 D.Dickmann rush right for 6 yards gain to the MC 00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:57 #90 C.Calvert kick attempt good (H: #96 J.Ploszay, LS: #49 E.Gilmour)
Drive: 5 plays, 56 yds
0-35
Q25:03
Wake ForestTD
S. Pizzella pass to K. Shanks for 30 yds, for a TD (C. Calvert KICK)
Drive: 4 plays, 78 yds
0-42
Q21:23
Wake ForestTD
(01:27) Shotgun #6 S.Pizzella rush right for 13 yards gain to the MC 00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:23 #90 C.Calvert kick attempt good (H: #96 J.Ploszay, LS: #49 E.Gilmour)
Drive: 2 plays, 76 yds
0-49
Q34:21
Wake ForestTD
(04:33) No Huddle-Shotgun #15 G.Jones pass complete short middle to #18 D.Dickmann caught at WAKE26, for 87 yards to the MC 00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:21, 1ST DOWN #90 C.Calvert kick attempt good (H: #96 J.Ploszay, LS: #49 E.Gilmour)
Drive: 4 plays, 99 yds
0-56
Q31:23
Wake ForestTD
(01:41) #83 M.Ryan punt 41 yards to the WAKE21 #5 K.Shanks return 79 yards to the MC 00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:23 #90 C.Calvert kick attempt good (H: #96 J.Ploszay, LS: #49 E.Gilmour)
0-63
Q46:08
Wake ForestINT TD
C. Meehan pass intercepted, J. Patterson return for 98 yds, for a TD
0-70
Q41:29
Wake ForestTD
(01:31) Shotgun #27 R.Henley rush middle for 1 yard gain to the MC 00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:29 PENALTY WAKE False Start 5 yards from MC 03 to MC 08. NO PLAY #90 C.Calvert kick attempt good (H: #96 J.Ploszay, LS: #49 E.Gilmour)
Drive: 6 plays, 64 yds
0-77

Score shown Merrimack-WAKE.

Player stats

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Int
AJ Hairston	11/27	80	3.0	0	1
Cole Meehan	5/8	20	2.5	0	1

Rushing

Player	Car	Yds	Avg	Long
DeMarcus McElroy	9	26	2.9	10
Michael Robinson	8	21	2.6	8
Stephon Patrick	1	19	19.0	19
Tafari Corsen-James	6	17	2.8	7
Cole Meehan	3	9	3.0	4
Michael O'Connor	2	6	3.0	3
Cooper Lehman	2	5	2.5	3
AJ Hairston	5	3	0.6	6
Kenyon Massey	1	0	0.0	0
Galamama Mulbah	1	-4	-4.0	6

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	Long
Austin Palmer	5	48	9.6	17
Stephon Patrick	3	16	5.3	7
Ethan Crite	1	10	10.0	10
Michael Robinson	1	8	8.0	8
DeMarcus McElroy	1	6	6.0	6
Galamama Mulbah	1	6	6.0	6
Kenyon Massey	1	3	3.0	3
Cooper Lehman	3	3	1.0	2

Defense

Player	Tot	Solo	Sacks	TFL	QB Hur
Micah Green	8	5	0	0	0
Rajahn Cooper	5	4	0	0	0
Justin Wallace	4	4	0	0	0
Logan Graham	4	2	0	0	1
Danny Simms	3	3	0	0	0
Jerrium Berry	3	1	0	0	0
Juice Ricks	2	2	0	0	0
Dwayne Green Jr.	2	2	0	0	0
Kamden Wyatt	2	2	0	0	0
Will Claude	2	1	0	0	0
Markeith Hogan	1	1	1	1	0
Darrell Hamilton	1	1	0	1	0
Kendall Carter	1	1	0	0	0
Bertin Placide	1	1	0	0	0
John Paul Methodius	1	1	0	0	0
Xavier Maple	1	1	0	0	0
Jordan Byron	1	1	0	0	0
Makai Young	1	1	0	0	0
Adrian Rufo	1	0	0	0	0
Garret Jackson	1	0	0	0	0
Corday Bethel	1	0	0	0	0
Tylor Hunter	1	0	0	0	0
Logan Monteyne	1	0	0	0	0

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TB	In 20	Long
Mike Ryan	10	430	43.0	0	2	52