STANFORD – Stanford lost its 12th straight home game against FBS competition, this time in heartbreaking fashion.
Ashton Daniels was intercepted at the 10-yard line with 22 seconds left as Wake Forest beat the Cardinal 27-24 at Stanford Stadium.
Freshman Elijah Brown got his first career start at QB, but Stanford (2-6, 1-4 ACC) went 3-and-out on its first possession and then Brown was intercepted on an overthrow.
Down 14-0 after three possessions, the Cardinal switched back to Daniels, the team’s two-year starter. Daniels immediately led a touchdown drive, completing all six of his passes for 61 yards.
Stanford tied the game at 14-14 when junior edge Tavarua Tafiti stripped Wake Forest quarterback Hank Bachmeier, recovered a fumble and ran 44 yards for the score.
Wake (4-4, 2-2) led 24-17 for the entire third quarter, but Bachmeier was stopped on fourth-and-goal from the 1 with 1:29 remaining in the period. Stanford proceeded to go on a game-tying 99-yard drive, capped off by a 16-yard touchdown catch from Sam Roush that saw the junior tight end break three tackles with 8:41 left in the game.
The Demon Deacons retook the lead 27-24 on a 23-yard field goal with 1:48 to play, giving the Cardinal one last chance. Stanford drove to the Wake 36, but Daniels overthrew Elic Ayomanor down the sideline, a pass that Nick Anderson intercepted to end the Cardinal’s hopes.
Daniels finished 24 of 31 for 214 yards and two interceptions. He also had a team-high 54 yards on 11 carries. Ayomanor was targeted 17 times and had 96 yards on 11 receptions.
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