WINSTON-SALEM (Interstat) — Gio Lopez accounted for six touchdowns and Wake Forest rolled past Stanford 57-3 on Saturday at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium in a NCAA Football Bowl Division game. The Demon Deacons improved to 4-1, while the Cardinal dropped to 2-3.

Lopez, a 6-1, 223-pound quarterback from Huntsville, Alabama, completed 20 of 27 passes for 265 yards and two touchdowns and rushed 12 times for 88 yards and three scores. Davis Warren, a 6-2, 195-pound quarterback, started for Stanford and completed 19 of 30 passes for 136 yards. Steele Pizzella, a 5-11, 180-pound quarterback, also played for Wake Forest, completing 2 of 3 passes for 57 yards and rushing four times for 21 yards and a touchdown.

Wake Forest scored 14 points in the first quarter, 14 in the second, 14 in the third and 15 in the fourth. Stanford scored 3 points in the first quarter and was held scoreless the rest of the way. The Cardinal’s only points came on a 43-yard field goal by Emmet Kenney. Kenney also missed a 46-yard field goal attempt with 12:05 remaining in the first quarter.

In the first quarter, D. Lawrence rushed 12 yards for a Wake Forest touchdown with 9:02 remaining, and Connor Calvert kicked the extra point. Lopez later rushed 5 yards for a score with 2:28 remaining, and Will Loerzel ran for a successful 2-point conversion. In the second quarter, Lopez rushed 12 yards for a touchdown with 3:15 remaining and threw a 4-yard touchdown pass to Jack Foley with 8 seconds remaining before halftime. Calvert made both extra points.

In the third quarter, Lopez rushed 4 yards for a touchdown with 10:01 remaining and threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to Loerzel with 1:14 remaining. Calvert kicked both extra points. In the fourth quarter, Pizzella rushed 10 yards for a touchdown with 10:43 remaining, and J. Searcy added a 6-yard touchdown run with 2:19 remaining. Calvert made both extra points.

Wake Forest’s defense was led by Davaughn Patterson, a 6-1, 214-pound defensive back, who recorded 10 tackles and one quarterback hurry. Vincent Firenze, a 6-4, 200-pound defensive back, added eight tackles and one sack. Frank Cusano, a 6-1, 220-pound linebacker, had six tackles. Langston Hardy, a 6-3, 250-pound linebacker, and Ashaad Williams, a 6-2, 178-pound linebacker, each recorded five tackles, with Hardy adding one quarterback hurry. Dallas Afalava, a 6-2, 255-pound defensive lineman, contributed two tackles, half a sack and one interception. D.J. Johnson, a 6-4, 233-pound defensive end, had two tackles, one sack and one quarterback hurry. Zach Lohavichan, a 6-3, 280-pound defensive lineman, recorded two tackles, half a sack and one quarterback hurry. Gabe Kirschke, a 6-5, 250-pound defensive lineman, added two tackles and one quarterback hurry. Kerrington Lee, a 6-4, 241-pound defensive lineman, had two tackles and one quarterback hurry. Aiden Hall, a 6-2, 217-pound linebacker, recorded two tackles and one quarterback hurry.

Other defensive contributors for Wake Forest included Kadear Dembele, a 6-3, 285-pound defensive lineman, who had three tackles and half a sack. Camden Hardy, a 6-3, 235-pound defensive lineman, recorded three tackles. Matt Herron added three tackles and half a sack. Myles Turpin, a 5-11, 195-pound defensive back, had three tackles. Braylon Johnson, a 6-1, 171-pound cornerback, recorded three tackles. Micah Bright, a 6-0, 190-pound defensive back, had three tackles. Rushaun Tongue, a 6-1, 181-pound defensive back, recorded four tackles. Sydir Mitchell, a 6-6, 335-pound defensive lineman, had one tackle. Deuce Dyce recorded one tackle. Lucas Smalls-Allen, a 6-3, 280-pound defensive lineman, had one tackle. Cade Holles, a 6-6, 240-pound defensive lineman, recorded one tackle. Monroe Partin, a 6-3, 230-pound linebacker, had one tackle. Josiah Pratt, a 6-0, 315-pound defensive lineman, recorded one tackle. Sascha Garcia, a 6-2, 185-pound defensive back, had one tackle. Travon West, a 5-11, 171-pound defensive back, recorded one tackle. Somad Eaddy had one tackle. Joel Lowenberg, a 6-0, 220-pound linebacker, recorded one tackle. Koredell Bartley, a 5-11, 173-pound defensive back, had one tackle. Buom Jock, a 6-4, 230-pound linebacker, recorded two tackles. Freddie Gillens, a 6-0, 171-pound defensive back, had two tackles. Whittman Whaley, a 222-pound linebacker, recorded two tackles. Isaac Nelson, a 6-2, 220-pound linebacker, returned one punt for 1 yard, and Ryan Henley, a 5-9, 199-pound running back, returned one kickoff for 20 yards.

For Stanford, Xavier Harmon, a 6-0, 185-pound cornerback, made three tackles. Caden High, a 5-10, 160-pound wide receiver, caught two passes for 10 yards. The Cardinal managed 136 passing yards and no touchdowns.

Wake Forest’s receiving corps was led by Kam Shanks, a 5-8, 170-pound wide receiver, who caught two passes for 51 yards, and Devin Goldston, a 6-2, 205-pound wide receiver, who added a 51-yard reception. Antonio Meeks, a 6-2, 190-pound wide receiver, had a 21-yard catch. Loerzel finished with two receptions for 9 yards and a touchdown. Dominick Barry, a 6-3, 245-pound tight end, caught one pass for 8 yards. Walker Bryson, a 5-11, 185-pound wide receiver, had a 6-yard reception. Drayden Dickmann, a 5-11, 178-pound wide receiver, had a 5-yard catch. Kamrean Johnson, a 6-5, 221-pound tight end, had a 3-yard reception. Ethan Hyams punted three times for 143 yards.

Wake Forest’s previous results this season include a 30-27 win at Louisville on Sept. 26, a 33-20 loss to Miami (FL) on Sept. 18, a 38-36 overtime win at Purdue on Sept. 12 and a 38-16 win over Akron on Sept. 3. Stanford beat Hawaii 37-27 on Aug. 29, lost to Miami (FL) 45-6 on Sept. 4, lost at Duke 35-7 on Sept. 19 and beat Georgia Tech 34-27 on Sept. 26.

Stanford’s next 10 games are at Notre Dame on Oct. 10, Elon at Stanford on Oct. 17, North Carolina State at Stanford on Oct. 23, Stanford at Louisville on Oct. 31, Stanford at Virginia Tech on Nov. 14, Stanford at California on Nov. 21 and SMU at Stanford on Nov. 28. Wake Forest’s next 10 games are at North Carolina State on Oct. 10, at California on Oct. 17, Virginia at Wake Forest on Oct. 31, Merrimack at Wake Forest on Nov. 7, Wake Forest at SMU on Nov. 14, Wake Forest at Georgia Tech on Nov. 21 and Duke at Wake Forest on Nov. 28.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Wake Forest 50, Stanford 22. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Wake Forest with an 87.7 percent probability to win. Stanford had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of +14.5. The total score of 60 went under the over-under line of 53.5.