Lopez accounts for five TDs as Wake Forest beats Stanford 57-3

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- , Gio Lopez ran for three touchdowns and passed for two more as Wake Forest beat Stanford 57-3 in record-setting fashion on Saturday. Lopez ran for 88 yards and threw for 265 yards in three quarters as the Demon Deacons (4-1, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) followed an upset victory at then-No. 16 Louisville from a week earlier. It marked their largest margin of victory in an ACC game. “Every time I challenge this group, it’s incredible how they respond,” said Wake Forest head coach Jake Dickert. Two of Wake Forest’s September victories came by a combined margin of five points, so there was a different tone in the fourth quarter versus Stanford. “(Dickert) really challenged us this week, saying he wanted to see us play a full four quarters,” defensive end Langston Hardy said. “He had a clear mission.” The Cardinal (2-3, 1-3) were held to 197 yards of total offense.