80°F, mostly cloudy, wind 7 mph from the northeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Raleigh-Durham International Airport (KRDU), 12 km from the stadium, nine minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Pat Garvey; umpire Mike Morton; head linesman John Busch; line judge Allen Andrick; side judge Angie Bartis; field judge Jim Biddle; back judge Scot Maslin; center judge Joe PennucciGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse
From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.
Team stats
Troy
NC State
305
Total yards
450
184
Passing yards
199
121
Rushing yards
251
8.8
Yards per pass
7.7
4.8
Yards per rush
4.3
13
First downs
30
1–9
Third downs
5–13
0–0
Fourth downs
3–4
2
Turnovers
0
5–54
Penalties
1–15
18:26
Possession
41:34
Efficiency
Troy
NC State
41%
Success rate
50%
0.19
EPA per play
0.28
1.33
Explosiveness
1.17
0.23
Rushing EPA
0.19
0.13
Passing EPA
0.46
0%
Passing-down success
24%
0.34
First-down EPA
0.06
0.06
Second-down EPA
0.48
−0.01
Third-down EPA
0.51
From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.
Before kickoff
Our ratings and the line, going in
Our ratings (scores only)
NC State 77% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The line
NC State −23, over/under 62.
The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.
Before kickoff, the win chances were NC State 94%, Troy 6%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.
Every drive
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. NC State drives left to right, Troy right to left.
Q1 TroyPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
Q1 NC StateTouchdown, 8 plays, 62 yards
Q1 TroyTouchdown, 7 plays, 75 yards
Q1 NC StateTouchdown, 8 plays, 75 yards
Q1 TroyPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
Q1 NC StateTouchdown, 12 plays, 70 yards
Q2 TroyPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
Q2 NC StatePunt, 6 plays, 19 yards
Q2 TroyPunt, 7 plays, 26 yards
Q2 NC StateTouchdown, 10 plays, 90 yards
Q2 TroyTouchdown, 2 plays, 82 yards
Q3 NC StatePunt, 4 plays, 25 yards
Q3 TroyPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
Q3 NC StateTouchdown, 2 plays, 33 yards
Q3 TroyTouchdown, 3 plays, 75 yards
Q3 NC StatePunt, 7 plays, 14 yards
Q3 TroyFumble, 1 play, −8 yards
Q3 NC StateTouchdown, 4 plays, 14 yards
Q3 TroyPunt, 4 plays, 15 yards
Q3 NC StateTouchdown, 8 plays, 53 yards
Q4 TroyPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
Q4 NC StateTurnover on downs, 10 plays, 40 yards
Q4 TroyPunt, 3 plays, −15 yards
Q4 NC StatePunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
Q4 TroyInterception, 4 plays, 48 yards
Q4 NC StateEnd of game, 2 plays, 5 yards
Play by play
1st quarter6 drives, then NC State 14, Troy 7
Troy Punt, 3 plays
15:00
1st & 10 at own 35
Kyle Bambard kickoff for 60 yds , Teddy Ruben return for 15 yds to the Troy 20
15:00
1st & 10 at own 20
Brandon Silvers run for no gain to the Troy 20
15:00
2nd & 10 at own 20
Brandon Burks run for 2 yds to the Troy 22
15:00
3rd & 8 at own 22
Brandon Silvers run for 3 yds to the Troy 25
15:00
4th & 5 at own 25
Ryan Kay punt for 37 yds
NC State Touchdown, 8 plays
13:15
1st & 10 at own 38
Jacoby Brissett pass complete to Jumichael Ramos for 21 yds to the Troy 41 for a 1ST down
13:15
1st & 10 at opp 41
Matthew Dayes run for 2 yds to the Troy 39
13:15
2nd & 8 at opp 39
Jacoby Brissett pass complete to Johnathan Alston for 5 yds to the Troy 34
13:15
3rd & 3 at opp 34
Jacoby Brissett run for 2 yds to the Troy 32
13:15
4th & 1 at opp 32
Matthew Dayes run for 3 yds to the Troy 29 for a 1ST down
13:15
1st & 10 at opp 29
TROY Penalty, Defensive offside (5 Yards) to the Troy 24
13:15
1st & 5 at opp 24
Jacoby Brissett pass complete to Nyheim Hines for 5 yds to the Troy 19 for a 1ST down
13:15
1st & 10 at opp 19
Matthew Dayes run for 5 yds to the Troy 14
8:58
2nd & 5 at opp 14
Jaylen Samuels run for 14 yds for a TD, (Kyle Bambard KICK)NC State 7, Troy 0
Troy Touchdown, 7 plays
8:58
1st & 0 at own 35
Jackson Maples kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:58
1st & 10 at own 25
Brandon Silvers pass complete to Clark Quisenberry for 11 yds to the Troy 36 for a 1ST down
8:58
1st & 10 at own 36
Brandon Burks run for 8 yds to the Troy 44
8:58
2nd & 2 at own 44
Brandon Silvers pass complete to Deondre Douglas for 16 yds to the NCSt 40 for a 1ST down
8:58
1st & 10 at opp 40
Brandon Burks run for 4 yds to the NCSt 36
8:58
2nd & 6 at opp 36
Brandon Silvers pass complete to Bryan Holmes for 33 yds to the NCSt 3 for a 1ST down
8:58
1st & goal at opp 3
Brandon Burks run for 2 yds to the NCSt 1
6:50
2nd & goal at opp 1
Jordan Chunn run for 1 yd for a TD, (Jed Solomon KICK)Tied at 7
NC State Touchdown, 8 plays
6:50
1st & 0 at own 35
Jed Solomon kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:50
1st & 10 at own 25
Matthew Dayes run for 3 yds to the NCSt 28
6:50
2nd & 7 at own 28
Jacoby Brissett pass complete to Jaylen Samuels for 10 yds to the NCSt 38 for a 1ST down
6:50
1st & 10 at own 38
Matthew Dayes run for 12 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
6:50
1st & 10 at the 50
Matthew Dayes run for 3 yds to the NCSTATE 47 for a 1ST down TROY Penalty, face mask (15 yards) (Cedarius Rookard) to the Troy 32 for a 1ST down
6:50
1st & 10 at opp 32
Matthew Dayes run for 10 yds to the Troy 22 for a 1ST down
6:50
1st & 10 at opp 22
Matthew Dayes run for 6 yds to the Troy 16
6:50
2nd & 4 at opp 16
Jacoby Brissett pass complete to David J. Grinnage for 15 yds to the Troy 1 for a 1ST down
3:31
1st & 0 at opp 1
Timeout NC STATE, clock 03:31
3:29
1st & goal at opp 1
Matthew Dayes run for 1 yd for a TD, (Kyle Bambard KICK)NC State 14, Troy 7
Troy Punt, 3 plays
3:29
1st & 0 at own 35
Jackson Maples kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:29
1st & 10 at own 25
Brandon Silvers pass complete to John Johnson for 6 yds to the Troy 31
3:29
2nd & 4 at own 31
Brandon Burks run for a loss of 2 yards to the Troy 30 Brandon Burks fumbled, recovered by Troy Brandon Burks
3:29
3rd & 5 at own 30
Brandon Silvers pass incomplete to John Johnson
3:29
4th & 5 at own 30
TROY Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the Troy 25
3:29
4th & 10 at own 25
Ryan Kay punt for 45 yds
NC State Touchdown, 12 plays
1:52
1st & 10 at own 30
Jacoby Brissett pass complete to Jaylen Samuels for 1 yd to the NCSt 31
1:52
2nd & 9 at own 31
Matthew Dayes run for 5 yds to the NCSt 36
1:52
3rd & 4 at own 36
Jacoby Brissett pass complete to Bra’Lon Cherry for 19 yds to the Troy 45 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:00
1st & 10 at opp 45
Jacoby Brissett run for 8 yds to the Troy 37
Q2 15:00
2nd & 2 at opp 37
Matthew Dayes run for a loss of 1 yard to the Troy 38
Q2 15:00
3rd & 3 at opp 38
Nyheim Hines run for no gain to the Troy 38
Q2 15:00
4th & 3 at opp 38
Jacoby Brissett pass complete to Matthew Dayes for 5 yds to the Troy 33 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:00
1st & 10 at opp 33
Dakwa Nichols run for 14 yds to the Troy 19 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:00
1st & 10 at opp 19
Dakwa Nichols run for 3 yds to the Troy 16
Q2 15:00
2nd & 7 at opp 16
Dakwa Nichols run for 3 yds to the Troy 13
Q2 15:00
3rd & 4 at opp 13
Jacoby Brissett pass complete to Jumichael Ramos for 10 yds to the Troy 3 for a 1ST down
Q2 11:04
1st & goal at opp 3
Jaylen Samuels run for 3 yds for a TD, (Kyle Bambard KICK)NC State 21, Troy 7
2nd quarter5 drives, then NC State 28, Troy 14
Troy Punt, 3 plays
11:04
1st & 0 at own 35
Jackson Maples kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:04
1st & 10 at own 25
Brandon Silvers pass complete to Bryan Holmes for 5 yds to the Troy 30
11:04
2nd & 5 at own 30
Jordan Chunn run for a loss of 3 yards to the Troy 27
11:04
3rd & 8 at own 27
Brandon Silvers pass incomplete
11:04
4th & 8 at own 27
Ryan Kay punt for 38 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NCSt 35
NC State Punt, 6 plays
9:37
1st & 10 at own 36
Jacoby Brissett pass complete to Johnathan Alston for no gain to the NCSt 36
9:37
2nd & 10 at own 36
Matthew Dayes run for 1 yd to the NCSt 37
9:37
3rd & 9 at own 37
Jacoby Brissett pass complete to Matthew Dayes for 15 yds to the Troy 48 for a 1ST down
9:37
1st & 10 at opp 48
Matthew Dayes run for 4 yds to the Troy 44
9:37
2nd & 6 at opp 44
Jacoby Brissett pass complete to Jaylen Samuels for no gain Jaylen Samuels fumbled, forced by Terris Lewis,
9:37
3rd & 10 at opp 48
Jacoby Brissett run for 3 yds to the Troy 45
9:37
4th & 7 at opp 45
A.J. Cole III punt for 30 yds, fair catch by Bryan Holmes at the Troy 15
Troy Punt, 7 plays
6:27
1st & 10 at own 15
Brandon Silvers pass complete to Emanuel Thompson for 10 yds to the Troy 25 for a 1ST down
6:27
1st & 10 at own 25
Brandon Burks run for 2 yds to the Troy 27
6:27
2nd & 8 at own 27
Brandon Burks run for 4 yds to the Troy 31
6:27
3rd & 4 at own 31
Brandon Burks run for 4 yds to the Troy 35 for a 1ST down
6:27
1st & 10 at own 35
Brandon Burks run for a loss of 3 yards to the Troy 32
6:27
2nd & 13 at own 32
Brandon Silvers pass incomplete to Teddy Ruben
6:27
3rd & 13 at own 32
Brandon Silvers pass complete to Bryan Holmes for 9 yds to the Troy 41
6:27
4th & 4 at own 41
Ryan Kay punt for 49 yds, fair catch by Bra’Lon Cherry at the NCSt 10
NC State Touchdown, 10 plays
3:34
1st & 10 at own 10
Jacoby Brissett pass incomplete to Johnathan Alston
3:34
2nd & 10 at own 10
Matthew Dayes run for 10 yds to the NCSt 20 for a 1ST down
3:34
1st & 10 at own 20
Matthew Dayes run for 1 yd to the NCSt 21
3:34
2nd & 9 at own 21
Jacoby Brissett pass complete to Matthew Dayes for 14 yds to the NCSt 35 for a 1ST down
3:34
1st & 10 at own 35
Dakwa Nichols run for 8 yds to the NCSt 43
3:34
2nd & 2 at own 43
Jacoby Brissett pass complete to Gavin Locklear for 15 yds to the NCSTATE 42 for a 1ST down TROY Penalty, personal foul (Mitchell Roland) to the Troy 27 for a 1ST down
3:34
1st & 10 at opp 27
Jacoby Brissett pass complete to Bra’Lon Cherry for 9 yds to the Troy 18
3:34
2nd & 1 at opp 18
Matthew Dayes run for 4 yds to the Troy 14 for a 1ST down
3:34
1st & 10 at opp 14
TEAM pass incomplete
0:28
2nd & 10 at opp 14
Jacoby Brissett pass complete to Jumichael Ramos for 14 yds for a TD, (Kyle Bambard KICK)NC State 28, Troy 7
Troy Touchdown, 2 plays
0:28
1st & 0 at own 35
Jackson Maples kickoff for 65 yds , Teddy Ruben return for 18 yds to the Troy 18
0:21
1st & 10 at own 18
Brandon Burks run for 30 yds to the NCSt 48 for a 1ST down NC STATE Penalty, face mask (15 yards) (15 Yards) to the NCSt 37 for a 1ST down
0:01
1st & 10 at opp 37
Brandon Silvers pass complete to Bryan Holmes for 37 yds for a TD, (Jed Solomon KICK)NC State 28, Troy 14
3rd quarter9 drives, then NC State 42, Troy 21
NC State Punt, 4 plays
15:00
1st & 10 at own 35
Jed Solomon kickoff for 65 yds , Nyheim Hines return for 22 yds to the NCSt 22
15:00
1st & 10 at own 22
Jaylen Samuels run for 17 yds to the NCSt 39 for a 1ST down
15:00
1st & 10 at own 39
Jacoby Brissett sacked by Tyler Roberts for a loss of 1 yard to the NCSt 38
15:00
2nd & 11 at own 38
Jacoby Brissett pass complete to Matthew Dayes for 5 yds to the NCSt 43
15:00
3rd & 6 at own 43
Jacoby Brissett run for 4 yds to the NCSt 47
15:00
4th & 2 at own 47
A.J. Cole III punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Teddy Ruben at the Troy 8
Troy Punt, 3 plays
12:18
1st & 10 at own 8
Brandon Silvers pass complete to Andre Flakes for 2 yds to the Troy 10
12:18
2nd & 8 at own 10
Jordan Chunn run for 2 yds to the Troy 12
12:18
3rd & 6 at own 12
Brandon Silvers pass complete to Brandon Burks for 2 yds to the Troy 14
12:18
4th & 4 at own 14
Ryan Kay punt for 19 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Troy 33
NC State Touchdown, 2 plays
10:27
1st & 10 at opp 33
Jacoby Brissett pass complete to Jaylen Samuels for 3 yds to the Troy 30
9:49
2nd & 7 at opp 30
Matthew Dayes run for 30 yds for a TD, (Kyle Bambard KICK)NC State 35, Troy 14
Troy Touchdown, 3 plays
9:49
1st & 0 at own 35
Jackson Maples kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:49
1st & 10 at own 25
Brandon Silvers pass complete to Teddy Ruben for 9 yds to the Troy 34
9:49
2nd & 1 at own 34
Brandon Silvers pass complete to Ismail Saleem for 9 yds to the Troy 43 for a 1ST down
9:18
1st & 10 at own 43
Brandon Burks run for 57 yds for a TD, (Jed Solomon KICK)NC State 35, Troy 21
NC State Punt, 7 plays
9:18
1st & 0 at own 35
Jed Solomon kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:18
1st & 10 at own 25
Jacoby Brissett pass incomplete to Jumichael Ramos
9:18
2nd & 10 at own 25
Matthew Dayes run for 6 yds to the NCSt 31
9:18
3rd & 4 at own 31
Jacoby Brissett run for 3 yds to the NCSt 34
9:18
4th & 1 at own 34
Matthew Dayes run for 4 yds to the NCSt 38 for a 1ST down
9:18
1st & 10 at own 38
Matthew Dayes run for 3 yds to the NCSt 41
9:18
2nd & 7 at own 41
Matthew Dayes run for 5 yds to the NCSt 46
9:18
3rd & 2 at own 46
Jacoby Brissett sacked by Jamal Stadom for a loss of 7 yards to the NCSt 39
9:18
4th & 9 at own 39
A.J. Cole III punt for 39 yds, downed at the Troy 22
Troy Fumble, 1 play
5:19
1st & 10 at own 22
Brandon Silvers sacked by Dravious Wright for a loss of 6 yards to the Troy 14 Brandon Silvers fumbled, recovered by NCSt Dravious Wright , return for 0 yards
NC State Touchdown, 4 plays
5:12
1st & 10 at opp 14
Matthew Dayes run for 1 yd to the Troy 13
5:12
2nd & 9 at opp 13
Nyheim Hines run for a loss of 3 yards to the Troy 16
5:12
3rd & 12 at opp 16
TROY Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Montres Kitchens) to the Troy 2 for a 1ST down
5:12
1st & goal at opp 2
Matthew Dayes run for a loss of 1 yard to the Troy 3
3:14
2nd & goal at opp 3
Jaylen Samuels run for 3 yds for a TD, (Kyle Bambard KICK)NC State 42, Troy 21
Troy Punt, 4 plays
3:14
1st & 0 at own 35
Jackson Maples kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:14
1st & 10 at own 25
Brandon Burks run for 10 yds to the Troy 35 for a 1ST down
3:14
1st & 10 at own 35
Brandon Burks run for 4 yds to the Troy 39
3:14
2nd & 6 at own 39
Brandon Burks run for 1 yd to the Troy 40
3:14
3rd & 5 at own 40
Brandon Silvers pass incomplete to Deondre Douglas
3:14
4th & 5 at own 40
Ryan Kay punt for 46 yds , Bra’Lon Cherry returns for 33 yds to the NCSt 47
NC State Touchdown, 8 plays
1:33
1st & 10 at own 47
Jacoby Brissett pass complete to Matthew Dayes for 26 yds to the Troy 27 for a 1ST down
1:33
1st & 10 at opp 27
Reggie Gallaspy II run for 7 yds to the Troy 20
1:33
2nd & 3 at opp 20
Matthew Dayes run for 9 yds to the Troy 11 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:00
1st & 10 at opp 11
Jacoby Brissett pass complete to Benson Browne for 7 yds to the Troy 4
Q4 15:00
2nd & 3 at opp 4
Reggie Gallaspy II run for 3 yds to the Troy 1 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:00
1st & goal at opp 1
Reggie Gallaspy II run for no gain to the Troy 1
Q4 15:00
2nd & goal at opp 1
Reggie Gallaspy II run for no gain to the Troy 1
Q4 12:36
3rd & goal at opp 1
Jacoby Brissett pass complete to Benson Browne for 1 yd for a TD, (Kyle Bambard KICK)NC State 49, Troy 21
4th quarter6 drives, then NC State 49, Troy 21
Troy Punt, 3 plays
12:36
1st & 0 at own 35
Jackson Maples kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:36
1st & 10 at own 25
Dallas Tidwell pass complete to Jordan Chunn for 2 yds to the Troy 27
12:36
2nd & 8 at own 27
Jordan Chunn run for 2 yds to the Troy 29
12:36
3rd & 6 at own 29
Dallas Tidwell pass incomplete to John Johnson, broken up by Mike Stevens
12:36
4th & 6 at own 29
Ryan Kay punt for 45 yds, downed at the NCSt 26
NC State Turnover on downs, 10 plays
10:55
1st & 10 at own 26
Reggie Gallaspy II run for 10 yds to the NCSt 36 for a 1ST down
10:55
1st & 10 at own 36
Reggie Gallaspy II run for 7 yds to the NCSt 43
10:55
2nd & 3 at own 43
Reggie Gallaspy II run for 4 yds to the NCSt 47 for a 1ST down
10:55
1st & 10 at own 47
Reggie Gallaspy II run for 7 yds to the Troy 46
10:55
2nd & 3 at opp 46
Reggie Gallaspy II run for 2 yds to the Troy 44
10:55
3rd & 1 at opp 44
Reggie Gallaspy II run for 4 yds to the Troy 40 for a 1ST down
10:55
1st & 10 at opp 40
Jalan McClendon pass incomplete
10:55
2nd & 10 at opp 40
Dakwa Nichols run for 2 yds to the Troy 38
10:55
3rd & 8 at opp 38
Jalan McClendon run for 5 yds to the Troy 33
10:55
4th & 3 at opp 33
Jalan McClendon sacked by Darrin Reddick for a loss of 1 yard to the Troy 34 NC STATE Penalty, Defensive holding ( Yards) declined
Troy Punt, 3 plays
5:47
1st & 10 at own 34
TEAM run for a loss of 8 yards to the Troy 26 TEAM fumbled, recovered by Troy Dallas Tidwell
5:47
2nd & 18 at own 26
Dallas Tidwell pass incomplete to Deondre Douglas
5:47
4th & 25 at own 19
Ryan Kay punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Bra’Lon Cherry at the NCSt 40
5:47
3rd & 18 at own 26
Andre Flakes run for a loss of 5 yards to the Troy 19 Andre Flakes fumbled, forced by Justin Jones, recovered by Troy Dallas Tidwell
NC State Punt, 3 plays
4:34
1st & 10 at own 40
Ben Grazen run for a loss of 5 yards to the NCSt 35
4:34
2nd & 15 at own 35
Reggie Gallaspy II run for 1 yd to the NCSt 36
4:34
3rd & 14 at own 36
Jalan McClendon pass complete to Riley Nicholson for 3 yds to the NCSt 39
4:34
4th & 11 at own 39
A.J. Cole III punt for 37 yds, fair catch by Justin Lucas at the Troy 24
Troy Interception, 4 plays
2:23
1st & 10 at own 24
Dontreal Pruitt run for 9 yds to the Troy 33
2:23
2nd & 1 at own 33
Jordan Chunn run for 6 yds to the Troy 39 for a 1ST down
2:23
1st & 10 at own 39
Dallas Tidwell pass complete to Teddy Ruben for 33 yds to the NCSt 28 for a 1ST down
2:23
1st & 10 at opp 28
Dallas Tidwell pass intercepted Mike Stevens return for no gain to the NCSt 23
NC State End of game, 2 plays
1:18
1st & 10 at own 23
Reggie Gallaspy II run for no gain to the NCSt 23
1:18
2nd & 10 at own 23
Reggie Gallaspy II run for 5 yds to the NCSt 28
Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.