The Wake Forest Demon Deacons (9-4, 4-4 ACC) took down the Mississippi State Bulldogs (5-8, 1-7 SEC) 43-29. In many ways, it was a true-to-form 2025 Demon Deacons game. Nonetheless, the Deacs passed their final test with honors.

Wake Forest football owned the defining moment of the Duke’s Mayo Bowl.