2026 Week 11 Preview: Wake Forest Demon Deacons @ SMU Mustangs

Game notes

Time and date: Saturday, November 14 at 12:00 p.m. ET

Network: ESPN

Location: Gerald J. Ford Stadium — Dallas, TX

Spread: SMU (-1.5)

Over/under: 61.5

All-time series: SMU leads, 3-1

Last meeting: Wake Forest 13, SMU 12 — October 25, 2025

Current streak: Wake Forest, 1 (2025)

Setting the scene

This might be the ACC regular season game of the year.

For the first time in College Football Playoff history, the ACC champion is guaranteed an automatic bid. Thus, just getting access to Charlotte keeps the door ajar for Wake Forest and SMU in this high-stakes conference showdown. The Demon Deacons are one of the hottest teams in college football, winning six consecutive games, primarily in blowout…