Wake Forest football faces California; No. 23 men's soccer hosts Syracuse
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The gist
Wake Forest football faces California on Oct. 17; its No. 23 men's soccer team hosts Syracuse that day.
Both teams play the same weekend, with soccer unbeaten in six home games.
Background
Wake Forest is a university whose Demon Deacons field both a football team, coached by Jake Dickert, and a men's soccer team currently ranked No. 23 nationally. The football team's Oct. 17 game against California drew preview coverage listing time, TV, odds and weather, while the soccer team entered the week having won seven of its last nine matches and six games at Spry Stadium this season. The soccer program also ranks first in home wins since 2015 with 123, ahead of Indiana (112) and Clemson (106).
How it unfolded
- Oct 10, 2026Wake Forest head coach Jake Dickert celebrates a touchdown with players during the second half against NC State in Raleigh, North Carolina.
- Oct 13, 2026No. 23 Wake Forest men's soccer beats UNC Asheville 3-1 at Spry Stadium, improving to 9-3-1 overall and 6-1-1 at home.
- Oct 13, 2026NCFootballNews publishes a preview of Wake Forest football at Cal with time, TV, odds and what to watch.
- Oct 16, 2026Wake Forest men's soccer (9-3-1 overall, 4-2-0 ACC) prepares to host Syracuse (7-5-1 overall, 1-3-1 conference) on Saturday at 7 p.m. ET at Spry Stadium for Senior and Graduates Day.
- Oct 17, 2026Wake Forest football faces California, with Yahoo Sports publishing a how-to-watch guide with time, weather and stats.
- Oct 17, 2026Wake Forest men's soccer hosts Syracuse in ACC play at 7 p.m. ET, airing on ACCNX.
- Oct 20, 2026Wake Forest men's soccer is scheduled to host Queens in a nonconference match at 7 p.m. ET on ACCNX.