Hank Bachmeier threw three touchdown passes, Matthew Dennis hit a tiebreaking 23-yard field goal with 1:48 remaining and Wake Forest beat Stanford 27-24 on Saturday in the first cross-country conference trip for the Demon Deacons.
Nick Anderson sealed the win for Wake Forest (4-4, 2-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) when he intercepted a pass from Ashton Daniels with 22 seconds left and Stanford (2-6, 1-4) in range for a potential long field goal that could have tied the game.
The Demon Deacons have won three of four with the wins coming by a combined 10 points.
“Sometimes it just comes down to making a play,” coach Dave Clawson said. “I just think the more you’re in those situations, the better your football team handles it. We’ve had eight games this year and five of them are one-score, last-play games. I don’t feel there’s as much panic in those situations as there was earlier in the year.”
The Cardinal lost their fifth straight game and are winless at home against FBS opponents in two seasons under coach Troy Taylor. Stanford has lost 12 straight home games overall against FBS opponents.