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NC State at Wake Forest

Saturday, October 24, 2015

NC State beat Wake Forest 35–⁠17. It was their 109th meeting; after it, NC State led the series 65–⁠38–⁠5 in the games on file.

AwayNC State7–⁠6 in 2015
35
HomeWake Forest3–⁠9 in 2015
17

Final at Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium, Winston-SalemTV: ESPN3Attendance 30,464

At kickoff
61°F, a few clouds, wind 5 mph from the eastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Smith Reynolds Airport (KINT), 3 km from the stadium, six minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee J. Magallanes; umpire Terrence Ramsey; head linesman Kavin McGrath; line judge Tim Graham; side judge M. McCarthy; field judge Bill Dolbow; back judge Robert Luklan; center judge Donald MooreGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTFinal
NC State28007035
Wake Forest0737017

Standouts

Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

Player stats

NC State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Jacoby Brissett20/3422720
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Matthew Dayes16205285
Jacoby Brissett833011
Jaylen Samuels4707
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Maurice Trowell487159
Nyheim Hines368158
Jaylen Samuels726014
Bra’Lon Cherry31907
InterceptionsIntYdsTD
Hakim Jones100

Wake Forest

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Kendall Hinton12/2410700
John Wolford2/51500
Tabari Hines0/1001
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Kendall Hinton1375269
Tyler Bell1158033
Matt Colburn831020
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Chuck Wade443017
Tabari Hines542016
K.J. Brent324012
Cortez Lewis110010

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

NC StateWake Forest
469Total yards271
227Passing yards122
242Rushing yards149
6.7Yards per pass4.1
8.1Yards per rush3.9
19First downs17
4–⁠13Third downs4–⁠16
0–⁠1Fourth downs0–⁠1
0Turnovers1
6–⁠46Penalties3–⁠35
27:00Possession33:00

Efficiency

NC StateWake Forest
41%Success rate28%
0.24EPA per play−0.11
1.46Explosiveness1.43
0.34Rushing EPA0.14
0.15Passing EPA−0.32
14%Passing-down success21%
0.57First-down EPA−0.54
0.01Second-down EPA0.26
0.18Third-down EPA0.42

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 64% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

NC State −8.5, over/under 43.5.

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 72%, Wake Forest 28%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Wake Forest end zoneNC State end zoneQ1 NC StateTouchdown, 3 playsQ1 Wake ForestPunt, 3 playsQ1 NC StateTouchdown, 1 playQ1 Wake ForestInterception, 5 playsQ1 NC StatePunt, 8 playsQ1 Wake ForestPunt, 3 playsQ1 NC StateTouchdown, 1 playQ1 Wake ForestPunt, 3 playsQ1 NC StateTouchdown, 4 playsQ1 Wake ForestPunt, 3 playsQ2 NC StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 Wake ForestPunt, 3 playsQ2 NC StateTurnover on downs, 6 playsQ2 Wake ForestPunt, 4 playsQ2 NC StatePunt, 5 playsQ2 Wake ForestTouchdown, 3 playsQ2 NC StateMissed FG, 9 playsQ2 Wake ForestEnd of half, 6 playsQ3 Wake ForestPunt, 6 playsQ3 NC StatePunt, 6 playsQ3 Wake ForestField goal, 7 playsQ3 NC StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 Wake ForestPunt, 4 playsQ3 NC StateMissed FG, 13 playsQ4 Wake ForestTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ4 NC StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 Wake ForestPunt return TD, 3 plays (NC State scores)Q4 Wake ForestTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 NC StateEnd of game, 1 play
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Wake Forest drives left to right, NC State right to left.
  1. Q1 NC StateTouchdown, 3 plays, 75 yards
  2. Q1 Wake ForestPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  3. Q1 NC StateTouchdown, 1 play, 85 yards
  4. Q1 Wake ForestInterception, 5 plays, 26 yards
  5. Q1 NC StatePunt, 8 plays, 37 yards
  6. Q1 Wake ForestPunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  7. Q1 NC StateTouchdown, 1 play, 58 yards
  8. Q1 Wake ForestPunt, 3 plays, −6 yards
  9. Q1 NC StateTouchdown, 4 plays, 67 yards
  10. Q1 Wake ForestPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  11. Q2 NC StatePunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  12. Q2 Wake ForestPunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  13. Q2 NC StateTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 18 yards
  14. Q2 Wake ForestPunt, 4 plays, 1 yard
  15. Q2 NC StatePunt, 5 plays, 15 yards
  16. Q2 Wake ForestTouchdown, 3 plays, 77 yards
  17. Q2 NC StateMissed FG, 9 plays, 40 yards
  18. Q2 Wake ForestEnd of half, 6 plays, 15 yards
  19. Q3 Wake ForestPunt, 6 plays, 2 yards
  20. Q3 NC StatePunt, 6 plays, 3 yards
  21. Q3 Wake ForestField goal, 7 plays, 48 yards
  22. Q3 NC StatePunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  23. Q3 Wake ForestPunt, 4 plays, 19 yards
  24. Q3 NC StateMissed FG, 13 plays, 76 yards
  25. Q4 Wake ForestTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 45 yards
  26. Q4 NC StatePunt, 3 plays, 9 yards
  27. Q4 Wake ForestPunt return TD, 3 plays (NC State scores), −3 yards
  28. Q4 Wake ForestTouchdown, 8 plays, 75 yards
  29. Q4 NC StateEnd of game, 1 play, 3 yards

Play by play

1st quarter10 drives, then NC State 28, Wake Forest 0
NC State Touchdown, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Mike Weaver kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Jacoby Brissett pass complete to Maurice Trowell for 9 yds to the NCSt 34
15:002nd & 1 at own 34Jacoby Brissett pass complete to Bra’Lon Cherry for 7 yds to the NCSt 41 for a 1ST down
14:071st & 10 at own 41Jacoby Brissett pass complete to Maurice Trowell for 59 yds for a TD, (Kyle Bambard KICK)NC State 7, Wake Forest 0
Wake Forest Punt, 3 plays
14:071st & 0 at own 35Jackson Maples kickoff for 58 yds , Chuck Wade return for 39 yds to the WFrst 46
14:071st & 10 at own 46John Wolford pass incomplete
14:072nd & 10 at own 46John Wolford pass complete to Tabari Hines for 5 yds to the NCSt 49
14:073rd & 5 at opp 49John Wolford sacked by Mike Rose for a loss of 7 yards to the WFrst 44
14:074th & 12 at own 44Alexander Kinal punt for 41 yds , Bra’Lon Cherry returns for no gain to the NCSt 15
NC State Touchdown, 1 play
12:151st & 10 at own 15Matthew Dayes run for 85 yds for a TD, (Kyle Bambard KICK)NC State 14, Wake Forest 0
Wake Forest Interception, 5 plays
12:151st & 0 at own 35Jackson Maples kickoff for 52 yds
12:151st & 10 at own 35Tyler Bell run for 2 yds to the WFrst 37
12:152nd & 8 at own 37Tyler Bell run for 11 yds to the WFrst 48 for a 1ST down
12:151st & 10 at own 48Tyler Bell run for 3 yds to the NCSt 49
12:152nd & 7 at opp 49John Wolford pass complete to Cortez Lewis for 10 yds to the NCSt 39 for a 1ST down
12:151st & 10 at opp 39Tabari Hines pass intercepted Hakim Jones return for no gain to the NCSt 6
NC State Punt, 8 plays
10:021st & 10 at own 6Jacoby Brissett pass complete to Jaylen Samuels for 2 yds to the NCSt 8
10:022nd & 8 at own 8Jacoby Brissett pass complete to Nyheim Hines for 5 yds to the NCSt 13
10:023rd & 3 at own 13Jacoby Brissett pass complete to Cole Cook for 5 yds to the NCSt 18 for a 1ST down
10:021st & 10 at own 18Jacoby Brissett run for 8 yds to the NCSt 26
10:022nd & 2 at own 26Jacoby Brissett pass complete to Jaylen Samuels for 14 yds to the NCSt 40 for a 1ST down
10:021st & 10 at own 40Jacoby Brissett run for a loss of 3 yards to the NCSt 37
10:022nd & 13 at own 37Jacoby Brissett pass complete to Jumichael Ramos for 6 yds to the NCSt 43
10:023rd & 7 at own 43Jacoby Brissett pass incomplete to Matthew Dayes
10:024th & 7 at own 43A.J. Cole III punt for 49 yds, downed at the WFrst 8
Wake Forest Punt, 3 plays
5:431st & 10 at own 8Tyler Bell run for 3 yds to the WFrst 11
5:432nd & 7 at own 11Tyler Bell run for 2 yds to the WFrst 13
5:433rd & 5 at own 13John Wolford sacked by Mike Rose for a loss of 5 yards to the WFrst 8
5:434th & 10 at own 8Alexander Kinal punt for 50 yds, downed at the NCSt 42
NC State Touchdown, 1 play
3:171st & 10 at own 42Jacoby Brissett pass complete to Nyheim Hines for 58 yds for a TD, (Kyle Bambard KICK)NC State 21, Wake Forest 0
Wake Forest Punt, 3 plays
3:171st & 0 at own 35Jackson Maples kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:171st & 10 at own 25John Wolford sacked by Darian Roseboro for a loss of 6 yards to the WFrst 19
3:172nd & 16 at own 19John Wolford pass incomplete to Cortez Lewis, broken up by Darian Roseboro
3:173rd & 16 at own 19John Wolford pass incomplete to Cortez Lewis
3:174th & 16 at own 19Alexander Kinal punt for 47 yds , Bra’Lon Cherry returns for a loss of 1 yard to the NCSt 33
NC State Touchdown, 4 plays
2:131st & 10 at own 33Jacoby Brissett pass incomplete
2:132nd & 10 at own 33Matthew Dayes run for 2 yds to the NCSt 35
2:133rd & 8 at own 35Jacoby Brissett pass complete to Jaylen Samuels for 8 yds to the NCSt 43 for a 1ST down
0:451st & 10 at own 43Matthew Dayes run for 57 yds for a TD, (Kyle Bambard KICK)NC State 28, Wake Forest 0
Wake Forest Punt, 3 plays
0:451st & 0 at own 35Jackson Maples kickoff for 59 yds , Chuck Wade return for 12 yds to the WFrst 18
0:451st & 10 at own 18Tyler Bell run for 2 yds to the WFrst 20
Q2 15:002nd & 8 at own 20Tyler Bell run for 1 yd to the WFrst 21
Q2 15:003rd & 7 at own 21John Wolford run for 5 yds to the WFrst 26
Q2 15:004th & 2 at own 26Alexander Kinal punt for 29 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NCSt 45
2nd quarter8 drives, then NC State 28, Wake Forest 7
NC State Punt, 3 plays
13:311st & 10 at own 45Matthew Dayes run for 4 yds to the NCSt 49
13:312nd & 6 at own 49Matthew Dayes run for 5 yds to the WFrst 46
13:313rd & 1 at opp 46Reggie Gallaspy II run for no gain to the WFrst 46
13:314th & 1 at opp 46NC STATE Penalty, false start (-4 Yards) to the 50 yard line
13:314th & 5 at the 50A.J. Cole III punt for 38 yds , Tabari Hines returns for 3 yds to the WFrst 15
Wake Forest Punt, 3 plays
11:221st & 10 at own 15Kendall Hinton run for 3 yds to the WFrst 18
11:222nd & 7 at own 18John Wolford pass incomplete to Tyler Bell, broken up by Darian Roseboro
11:223rd & 7 at own 18John Wolford pass incomplete to Chuck Wade
11:224th & 7 at own 18Alexander Kinal punt for 44 yds, fair catch by Bra’Lon Cherry at the NCSt 38
NC State Turnover on downs, 6 plays
10:251st & 10 at own 38Jacoby Brissett pass complete to Maurice Trowell for 7 yds to the NCSt 45
10:252nd & 3 at own 45Matthew Dayes run for 5 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
10:251st & 10 at the 50Matthew Dayes run for 1 yd to the WFrst 49
10:252nd & 9 at opp 49Jacoby Brissett pass incomplete to Maurice Trowell, broken up by Chris Calhoun
10:253rd & 9 at opp 49Jacoby Brissett pass complete to Nyheim Hines for 5 yds to the WFrst 44
8:564th & 4 at opp 44Timeout NC STATE, clock 08:56
8:564th & 4 at opp 44Jacoby Brissett pass incomplete to Bra’Lon Cherry
Wake Forest Punt, 4 plays
8:511st & 10 at own 44TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the WFrst 42
8:512nd & 12 at own 42Hinton, K sideline pass incomplete to Serigne, C, PENALTY ST holding (Jones, H.) 10 yards to the ST48, 1ST DOWN WF, NO PLAY.
8:511st & 10 at opp 48Kendall Hinton run for no gain to the NCSt 48
8:512nd & 10 at opp 48Kendall Hinton sacked by Darian Roseboro for a loss of 7 yards to the WFrst 45
8:513rd & 17 at own 45Kendall Hinton pass incomplete to Cortez Lewis
8:514th & 17 at own 45Alexander Kinal punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Bra’Lon Cherry at the NCSt 15
NC State Punt, 5 plays
7:041st & 10 at own 15Jacoby Brissett run for 7 yds to the NCSt 22
7:042nd & 3 at own 22Jaylen Samuels run for 7 yds to the NCSt 29 for a 1ST down
7:041st & 10 at own 29Matthew Dayes run for 1 yd to the NCSt 30
7:042nd & 9 at own 30Jacoby Brissett pass incomplete to Bra’Lon Cherry
7:043rd & 9 at own 30Jacoby Brissett pass incomplete to Maurice Trowell
7:044th & 9 at own 30A.J. Cole III punt for 52 yds , Tabari Hines returns for 5 yds to the WFrst 23
Wake Forest Touchdown, 3 plays
4:571st & 10 at own 23Kendall Hinton pass complete to Tabari Hines for 8 yds to the WFrst 31
4:572nd & 2 at own 31Tabari Hines run for no gain to the WFrst 31
3:243rd & 2 at own 31Kendall Hinton run for 69 yds for a TD, (Mike Weaver KICK)NC State 28, Wake Forest 7
NC State Missed FG, 9 plays
3:241st & 0 at own 35Mike Weaver kickoff for 53 yds , Nyheim Hines return for 26 yds to the NCSt 38
3:241st & 10 at own 38Jacoby Brissett pass complete to Bra’Lon Cherry for 5 yds to the NCSt 43
3:242nd & 5 at own 43Matthew Dayes run for 7 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
3:241st & 10 at the 50Jacoby Brissett pass complete to Bra’Lon Cherry for 7 yds to the WFrst 43
3:242nd & 3 at opp 43Matthew Dayes run for 3 yds to the WFrst 40 for a 1ST down
3:241st & 10 at opp 40Matthew Dayes run for 2 yds to the WFrst 38
3:242nd & 8 at opp 38Brissett, J. deep pass intercepted by Okonye, J at the WF0, Okonye, J return to the WF0, PENALTY WF pass interference (Okonye, J) 15 yards to the WF23, 1ST DOWN ST, NO PLAY.
3:241st & 10 at opp 23Jacoby Brissett pass complete to Jaylen Samuels for 1 yd to the WFrst 22
3:242nd & 9 at opp 22Jacoby Brissett pass incomplete to Jumichael Ramos
3:243rd & 9 at opp 22Jacoby Brissett pass incomplete
1:064th & 9 at opp 22Kyle Bambard 39 yd FG MISSED
Wake Forest End of half, 6 plays
1:061st & 10 at own 22Tyler Bell run for 2 yds to the WFrst 24
1:062nd & 8 at own 24Kendall Hinton pass complete to Cam Serigne for 3 yds to the WFrst 27
1:063rd & 5 at own 27Kendall Hinton run for 9 yds to the WFrst 36 for a 1ST down
1:061st & 10 at own 36Kendall Hinton pass incomplete to Tabari Hines
1:062nd & 10 at own 36Kendall Hinton pass incomplete to Tabari Hines
1:063rd & 10 at own 36Tyler Bell run for 1 yd to the WFrst 37
3rd quarter6 drives, then NC State 28, Wake Forest 10
Wake Forest Punt, 6 plays
15:004th & 9 at own 35Jackson Maples kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Matt Colburn run for no gain to the WFrst 25
15:002nd & 10 at own 25Kendall Hinton pass complete to Chuck Wade for 5 yds to the WFrst 30
15:003rd & 5 at own 30Kendall Hinton pass complete to K.J. Brent for 6 yds to the WFrst 36 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 36Kendall Hinton pass incomplete to Cam Serigne
15:002nd & 10 at own 36Matt Colburn run for a loss of 1 yard to the WFrst 35
15:003rd & 11 at own 35Kendall Hinton sacked by Mike Rose for a loss of 8 yards to the WFrst 27
15:004th & 19 at own 27Alexander Kinal punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Bra’Lon Cherry at the NCSt 28
NC State Punt, 6 plays
11:331st & 10 at own 28Jacoby Brissett run for 2 yds to the NCSt 30
11:332nd & 8 at own 30Jacoby Brissett pass complete to Jaylen Samuels for a loss of 1 yard to the NCSt 29
11:333rd & 9 at own 29Jacoby Brissett pass complete to Maurice Trowell for 12 yds to the NCSt 41 for a 1ST down
11:331st & 10 at own 41Jaylen Samuels run for a loss of 1 yard to the NCSt 40
11:332nd & 11 at own 40Jacoby Brissett pass incomplete to David J. Grinnage
11:333rd & 11 at own 40Jacoby Brissett sacked by Duke Ejiofor for a loss of 9 yards to the NCSt 31
11:334th & 20 at own 31A.J. Cole III punt for 37 yds , Tabari Hines returns for 1 yd to the WFrst 33
Wake Forest Field goal, 7 plays
8:351st & 10 at own 33Kendall Hinton pass complete to Chuck Wade for 12 yds to the WFrst 45 for a 1ST down
8:351st & 10 at own 45Kendall Hinton pass complete to Chuck Wade for 17 yds to the NCSt 38 for a 1ST down
8:351st & 10 at opp 38Matt Colburn run for 2 yds to the NCSt 36
8:352nd & 8 at opp 36Hinton, K sacked for loss of 1 yard to the ST37 (Hill, BJ;Fernandez, J.), PENALTY ST holding (Fernandez, J.) 10 yards to the ST26, 1ST DOWN WF, NO PLAY.
8:351st & 10 at opp 26Matt Colburn run for a loss of 2 yards to the NCSt 28
8:352nd & 12 at opp 28Kendall Hinton pass complete to Chuck Wade for 9 yds to the NCSt 19
8:353rd & 3 at opp 19Kendall Hinton pass incomplete to Tyler Bell
4:384th & 3 at opp 19Mike Weaver 38 yd FG GOODNC State 28, Wake Forest 10
NC State Punt, 3 plays
4:381st & 0 at own 35Mike Weaver kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:381st & 10 at own 25Jacoby Brissett pass incomplete to Maurice Trowell, broken up by Dionte Austin
4:382nd & 10 at own 25NC STATE Penalty, false start (Alex Barr) to the NCSt 20
4:382nd & 15 at own 20Jacoby Brissett pass incomplete
4:383rd & 15 at own 20Jacoby Brissett run for 10 yds to the NCSt 30
4:384th & 5 at own 30A.J. Cole III punt for 51 yds, downed at the WFrst 19
Wake Forest Punt, 4 plays
3:311st & 10 at own 19Kendall Hinton pass complete to K.J. Brent for 12 yds to the WFrst 31 for a 1ST down
3:311st & 10 at own 31Kendall Hinton pass incomplete to Chuck Wade, broken up by Josh Jones
3:312nd & 10 at own 31Matt Colburn run for 6 yds to the WFrst 37
3:313rd & 4 at own 37Kendall Hinton run for 1 yd to the WFrst 38
3:314th & 3 at own 38Alexander Kinal punt for 53 yds, downed at the NCSt 9
NC State Missed FG, 13 plays
1:181st & 10 at own 9Matthew Dayes run for 6 yds to the NCSt 15 for a 1ST down WAKE FOREST Penalty, face mask (15 yards) (Ryan Janvion) to the NCSt 30 for a 1ST down
1:181st & 10 at own 30Matthew Dayes run for 10 yds to the NCSt 40 for a 1ST down
1:181st & 10 at own 40Jacoby Brissett run for 7 yds to the NCSt 47
Q4 15:002nd & 3 at own 47Matthew Dayes run for 7 yds to the WFrst 46 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 46Jacoby Brissett pass incomplete to Bra’Lon Cherry
Q4 15:002nd & 10 at opp 46Matthew Dayes run for 6 yds to the WFrst 40
Q4 15:003rd & 4 at opp 40Jacoby Brissett pass complete to Matthew Dayes for 16 yds to the WFrst 24 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 24Jaylen Samuels run for a loss of 1 yard to the WFrst 25
Q4 15:002nd & 11 at opp 25Jacoby Brissett run for 11 yds to the WFrst 14 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 14Jacoby Brissett pass complete to Jaylen Samuels for a loss of 1 yard to the WFrst 15
Q4 15:002nd & 11 at opp 15Jacoby Brissett pass incomplete to Bra’Lon Cherry, broken up by Dionte Austin
Q4 15:003rd & 11 at opp 15Jacoby Brissett pass incomplete to David J. Grinnage
Q4 11:184th & 11 at opp 15Kyle Bambard 33 yd FG MISSED
4th quarter5 drives, then NC State 35, Wake Forest 17
Wake Forest Turnover on downs, 8 plays
11:181st & 10 at own 20Kendall Hinton pass complete to Tabari Hines for 5 yds to the WFrst 25
11:182nd & 5 at own 25Kendall Hinton pass complete to K.J. Brent for 6 yds to the WFrst 31 for a 1ST down
11:181st & 10 at own 31Hinton, K deep pass incomplete to Hines, T, PENALTY ST pass interference (Jones, Jo.) 15 yards to the WF46, 1ST DOWN WF, NO PLAY.
11:181st & 10 at own 46Kendall Hinton pass incomplete to Cortez Lewis, broken up by Bradley Chubb
11:182nd & 10 at own 46Kendall Hinton pass complete to Tabari Hines for 16 yds to the NCSt 38 for a 1ST down
11:181st & 10 at opp 38Kendall Hinton run for a loss of 3 yards to the NCSt 41
11:182nd & 13 at opp 41Kendall Hinton pass complete to Tabari Hines for 8 yds to the NCSt 33
11:183rd & 5 at opp 33Kendall Hinton sacked by Shawn Boone for a loss of 2 yards to the NCSt 35
7:474th & 7 at opp 35Timeout NC STATE, clock 07:47
7:474th & 7 at opp 35Kendall Hinton pass incomplete to Cortez Lewis
NC State Punt, 3 plays
7:421st & 10 at own 36Matthew Dayes run for 4 yds to the NCSt 40
7:422nd & 6 at own 40Jacoby Brissett pass complete to Jaylen Samuels for 3 yds to the NCSt 43
7:423rd & 3 at own 43Jaylen Samuels run for 2 yds to the NCSt 45
7:424th & 1 at own 45A.J. Cole III punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Tabari Hines at the WFrst 15
Wake Forest Punt return TD, 3 plays (NC State scores)
5:431st & 10 at own 15Kendall Hinton pass incomplete to K.J. Brent, broken up by B.J. Hill
5:432nd & 10 at own 15Kendall Hinton sacked by Bradley Chubb for a loss of 3 yards to the WFrst 12 Kendall Hinton fumbled, recovered by WFrst Dylan Intemann , return for 0 yards
5:433rd & 13 at own 12Kendall Hinton pass incomplete to K.J. Brent
4:304th & 13 at own 12Alexander Kinal punt for 40 yds , Bra’Lon Cherry returns for 52 yds for a TD, (Kyle Bambard KICK)NC State 35, Wake Forest 10
Wake Forest Touchdown, 8 plays
4:301st & 0 at own 35Jackson Maples kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:301st & 10 at own 25Tyler Bell run for a loss of 2 yards to the WFrst 23
4:302nd & 12 at own 23Matt Colburn run for 20 yds to the WFrst 43 for a 1ST down
4:301st & 10 at own 43Matt Colburn run for 3 yds to the WFrst 46
4:302nd & 7 at own 46Matt Colburn run for 3 yds to the WFrst 49
4:303rd & 4 at own 49Tyler Bell run for 33 yds to the NCSt 18 for a 1ST down
4:301st & 10 at opp 18Kendall Hinton run for 14 yds to the NCSt 4 for a 1ST down
4:301st & goal at opp 4Hinton, K sideline pass incomplete to Lewis, C, PENALTY ST pass interference (Burris, J.) 2 yards to the ST2, 1ST DOWN WF, NO PLAY.
4:301st & goal at opp 2Kendall Hinton run for 1 yd to the NCSt 1
0:532nd & 0 at opp 1Timeout WAKE FOREST, clock 00:53
0:442nd & goal at opp 1Kendall Hinton run for 1 yd for a TD, (Mike Weaver KICK)NC State 35, Wake Forest 17
NC State End of game, 1 play
0:441st & 0 at own 30Mike Weaver on-side kick recovered by NC STATE at the NCSt 38 , Jaylen Samuels return for no gain to the NCSt 38
0:441st & 10 at own 38Reggie Gallaspy II run for 3 yds to the NCSt 41

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.

The series

Every NC State–Wake Forest game

Officially, NC State leads 70–⁠44–⁠6; as played, 70–⁠44–⁠5 in the 119 games on file; the official count covers all 120 meetings, counting the 11 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Wake Forest 38, NC State 14
2025NC State 34, Wake Forest 24
2024Wake Forest 34, NC State 30
2023NC State 26, Wake Forest 6
2022NC State 30, Wake Forest 21
2021Wake Forest 45, NC State 42

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