NC State at West Virginia

Saturday, September 14, 2019

West Virginia beat NC State 44–⁠27. It was their 11th meeting; West Virginia leads the series 6–⁠5.

AwayNC State4–⁠8 in 2019
27
HomeWest Virginia5–⁠7 in 2019
44

Final at Milan Puskar Stadium, MorgantownTV: FS1Attendance 57,052

At kickoff
78°F, overcast, wind 5 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Mgtn Rgnl-W L B Hart Fd Airport (KMGW), 3 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Jeff Flanagan; umpire James Hyson; head linesman John Hofmann; line judge Colin Formulak; side judge Jeffrey Shears; field judge Tom Potts; back judge Gary Dancewicz; center judge Tyrone AndersonGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
NC State7146027
West Virginia147101344

Standouts

  • PassingAustin Kendall27 of 40, 272 yards, 3 TD, 1 INTWest Virginia
  • RushingKennedy McKoy10 carries, 66 yards, 2 TDWest Virginia
  • ReceivingSam James9 catches, 155 yards, 1 TDWest Virginia
  • DefenseDante Stills3 tackles, 2 sacks, 2 for lossWest Virginia

Player stats

NC State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Matt McKay23/4820710
Thayer Thomas1/11810
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Zonovan Knight1272026
Ricky Person Jr.1152011
Matt McKay109014
Payton Wilson1909
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Emeka Emezie12103017
Cary Angeline474139
Tabari Hines219011
Devin Carter216010
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Tanner Ingle7100
Teshaun Smith6000
Chris Ingram5000
Larrell Murchison5000
Drake Thomas3001
Deonte Holden1110

West Virginia

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Austin Kendall27/4027231
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Kennedy McKoy1066223
Leddie Brown735115
Austin Kendall433025
Sean Ryan124024
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Sam James9155151
Sean Ryan438022
Ali Jennings328114
T.J. Simmons316012
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Hakeem Bailey9000
Jovanni Stewart70.500
Sean Mahone5000
Kerry Martin Jr.5000
Reese Donahue4110
Dante Stills3220

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

Team stats

NC StateWest Virginia
369Total yards445
225Passing yards272
144Rushing yards173
4.6Yards per pass6.8
3.9Yards per rush6.2
24First downs25
5–⁠17Third downs3–⁠11
2–⁠5Fourth downs0–⁠0
0Turnovers1
9–⁠88Penalties12–⁠105
32:29Possession27:31
2Sacks (by defense)3

Efficiency

NC StateWest Virginia
43%Success rate46%
−0.02EPA per play0.24
0.93Explosiveness1.27
0.20Rushing EPA0.34
−0.18Passing EPA0.21
37%Passing-down success36%
0.04First-down EPA0.05
0.09Second-down EPA0.65
0.09Third-down EPA0.04
22%Havoc by its defense26%

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)

West Virginia 51% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

NC State −7, over/under 46.

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 68%, West Virginia 32%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

West Virginia end zoneNC State end zoneQ1 NC StateMissed FG, 11 playsQ1 West VirginiaTouchdown, 5 playsQ1 NC StateTouchdown, 10 playsQ1 West VirginiaTouchdown, 4 playsQ1 NC StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 West VirginiaPunt, 3 playsQ1 NC StateTouchdown, 12 playsQ2 West VirginiaPunt, 5 playsQ2 NC StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 West VirginiaPunt, 5 playsQ2 NC StateTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 West VirginiaTouchdown, 9 playsQ2 NC StateEnd of half, 2 playsQ3 West VirginiaField goal, 11 playsQ3 NC StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 West VirginiaPunt, 4 playsQ3 NC StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 West VirginiaTouchdown, 3 playsQ3 NC StateField goal, 11 playsQ3 West VirginiaInterception, 3 playsQ3 NC StateField goal, 4 playsQ3 West VirginiaTouchdown, 7 playsQ4 NC StateTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ4 West VirginiaPunt, 3 playsQ4 NC StateTurnover on downs, 7 playsQ4 West VirginiaTouchdown, 4 playsQ4 NC StateTurnover on downs, 5 playsQ4 West VirginiaEnd of game, 3 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. West Virginia drives left to right, NC State right to left.
  1. Q1 NC StateMissed FG, 11 plays, 47 yards
  2. Q1 West VirginiaTouchdown, 5 plays, 66 yards
  3. Q1 NC StateTouchdown, 10 plays, 75 yards
  4. Q1 West VirginiaTouchdown, 4 plays, 75 yards
  5. Q1 NC StatePunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  6. Q1 West VirginiaPunt, 3 plays, −4 yards
  7. Q1 NC StateTouchdown, 12 plays, 80 yards
  8. Q2 West VirginiaPunt, 5 plays, 16 yards
  9. Q2 NC StatePunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  10. Q2 West VirginiaPunt, 5 plays, 13 yards
  11. Q2 NC StateTouchdown, 7 plays, 92 yards
  12. Q2 West VirginiaTouchdown, 9 plays, 75 yards
  13. Q2 NC StateEnd of half, 2 plays, 7 yards
  14. Q3 West VirginiaField goal, 11 plays, 89 yards
  15. Q3 NC StatePunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  16. Q3 West VirginiaPunt, 4 plays, 29 yards
  17. Q3 NC StatePunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  18. Q3 West VirginiaTouchdown, 3 plays, 12 yards
  19. Q3 NC StateField goal, 11 plays, 36 yards
  20. Q3 West VirginiaInterception, 3 plays, 5 yards
  21. Q3 NC StateField goal, 4 plays, 1 yard
  22. Q3 West VirginiaTouchdown, 7 plays, 75 yards
  23. Q4 NC StateTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 21 yards
  24. Q4 West VirginiaPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  25. Q4 NC StateTurnover on downs, 7 plays, 16 yards
  26. Q4 West VirginiaTouchdown, 4 plays, 23 yards
  27. Q4 NC StateTurnover on downs, 5 plays, 18 yards
  28. Q4 West VirginiaEnd of game, 3 plays, 1 yard

Play by play

1st quarter7 drives, then West Virginia 14, NC State 7
NC State Missed FG, 11 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Evan Staley kickoff for 64 yds , Keyon Lesane return for 18 yds to the NCSt 19
15:001st & 10 at own 19NC STATE Penalty, delay of game (-5 Yards) to the NCSt 14
15:001st & 15 at own 14Zonovan Knight run for 1 yd to the NCSt 15
15:002nd & 14 at own 15Matthew McKay pass complete to Emeka Emezie for 4 yds to the NCSt 19
15:003rd & 10 at own 19McKay, M. pass incomplete to Lesane, K., PENALTY WVU roughing passer (Jones, Reuben) 15 yards to the ST34, 1ST DOWN ST, NO PLAY.
15:001st & 10 at own 34Matthew McKay pass complete to Emeka Emezie for 8 yds to the NCSt 42
15:002nd & 2 at own 42Zonovan Knight run for 17 yds to the WVirg 41 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 41Matthew McKay run for 4 yds to the WVirg 37
15:002nd & 6 at opp 37Matthew McKay pass incomplete
15:003rd & 6 at opp 37Matthew McKay pass complete to Emeka Emezie for 8 yds to the WVirg 29 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 29Matthew McKay pass incomplete
15:002nd & 10 at opp 29Matthew McKay pass incomplete to Zonovan Knight
15:003rd & 10 at opp 29Matthew McKay sacked by Dante Stills for a loss of 5 yards to the WVirg 34
11:144th & 15 at opp 34Christopher Dunn 51 yd FG MISSED
West Virginia Touchdown, 5 plays
11:141st & 10 at own 34Alec Sinkfield run for 3 yds to the WVirg 37
11:142nd & 7 at own 37Sean Ryan run for 24 yds to the NCSt 39 for a 1ST down
11:141st & 10 at opp 39Austin Kendall pass complete to Winston Wright for 7 yds to the NCSt 32
11:142nd & 3 at opp 32Austin Kendall pass complete to T.J. Simmons for 12 yds to the NCSt 20 for a 1ST down
9:061st & 10 at opp 20Austin Kendall pass complete to Sam James for 20 yds for a TD, (Evan Staley KICK)West Virginia 7, NC State 0
NC State Touchdown, 10 plays
9:061st & 0 at own 35Evan Staley kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:061st & 10 at own 25Zonovan Knight run for a loss of 3 yards to the NCSt 22
9:062nd & 13 at own 22McKay, M. pass incomplete to Thomas, T., PENALTY WVU targeting (Norwood, Josh) 15 yards to the ST37, 1ST DOWN ST, NO PLAY.
9:061st & 10 at own 37NC STATE Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the NCSt 32
9:061st & 15 at own 32Matthew McKay pass complete to Devin Carter for 10 yds to the NCSt 42
9:062nd & 5 at own 42Zonovan Knight run for 26 yds to the WVirg 32 for a 1ST down
9:061st & 10 at opp 32Ricky Person Jr. run for 2 yds to the WVirg 30
9:062nd & 8 at opp 30Matthew McKay pass complete to Cary Angeline for 9 yds to the WVirg 21 for a 1ST down
9:061st & 10 at opp 21Ricky Person Jr. run for 9 yds to the WVirg 12
9:062nd & 1 at opp 12Matthew McKay run for 2 yds to the WVirg 10 for a 1ST down WEST VIRGINIA Penalty, personal foul (Keith Washington Jr.) to the WVirg 5 for a 1ST down
9:061st & goal at opp 5Ricky Person Jr. run for a loss of 3 yards to the WVirg 8
9:062nd & goal at opp 8Matthew McKay pass incomplete to Emeka Emezie
4:493rd & goal at opp 8Matthew McKay pass complete to Thayer Thomas for 8 yds for a TD, (Christopher Dunn KICK)Tied at 7
West Virginia Touchdown, 4 plays
4:491st & 0 at own 35Trenton Gill kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:491st & 10 at own 25Austin Kendall pass complete to Kennedy McKoy for 1 yd to the WVirg 26
4:492nd & 9 at own 26Austin Kendall pass complete to Sam James for 51 yds to the NCSt 23 for a 1ST down
4:491st & 10 at opp 23Austin Kendall pass incomplete
3:542nd & 10 at opp 23Kennedy McKoy run for 23 yds for a TD, (Evan Staley KICK)West Virginia 14, NC State 7
NC State Punt, 3 plays
3:541st & 0 at own 35Evan Staley kickoff for 65 yds , Keyon Lesane return for 18 yds to the NCSt 18
3:491st & 10 at own 18Timeout NC STATE, clock 03:49
3:491st & 10 at own 18Matthew McKay pass incomplete to Emeka Emezie
3:492nd & 10 at own 18Matthew McKay pass incomplete to Devin Carter
3:493rd & 10 at own 18Matthew McKay pass incomplete to Thayer Thomas, broken up by Tykee Smith
3:494th & 10 at own 18Trenton Gill punt for 61 yds , Alec Sinkfield returns for 7 yds to the WVirg 25 NC STATE Penalty, personal foul (-15 Yards) to the WVirg 43
West Virginia Punt, 3 plays
3:251st & 10 at own 43Austin Kendall pass incomplete to Sam James
3:252nd & 10 at own 43Austin Kendall pass incomplete to Sam James
3:253rd & 10 at own 43Austin Kendall sacked by Deonte Holden for a loss of 4 yards to the WVirg 39
3:254th & 14 at own 39Josh Growden punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Thayer Thomas at the NCSt 20
NC State Touchdown, 12 plays
2:251st & 10 at own 20Ricky Person Jr. run for 4 yds to the NCSt 24
2:252nd & 6 at own 24Ricky Person Jr. run for 11 yds to the NCSt 35 for a 1ST down
2:251st & 10 at own 35WEST VIRGINIA Penalty, offside defense (Dante Stills) to the NCSt 40
2:251st & 5 at own 40Ricky Person Jr. run for 10 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
2:251st & 10 at the 50Ricky Person Jr. run for 6 yds to the WVirg 44
2:252nd & 4 at opp 44Ricky Person Jr. run for 6 yds to the WVirg 38 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 38Matthew McKay pass complete to Jordan Houston for 3 yds to the WVirg 35
Q2 15:002nd & 7 at opp 35Matthew McKay run for 3 yds to the WVirg 32
Q2 15:003rd & 4 at opp 32Matthew McKay pass complete to Emeka Emezie for 7 yds to the WVirg 25 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 25McKay, M. pass incomplete to Emezie, E., PENALTY WVU substitution infraction 5 yards to the WVU20, NO PLAY.
Q2 15:001st & 5 at opp 20Jordan Houston run for 3 yds to the WVirg 17
Q2 15:002nd & 2 at opp 17Matthew McKay run for 6 yds to the WVirg 11 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 11Matthew McKay pass complete to Emeka Emezie for 10 yds to the WVirg 1 for a 1ST down
Q2 12:111st & goal at opp 1Jordan Houston run for 1 yd for a TD, (Christopher Dunn KICK)Tied at 14
2nd quarter6 drives, then Tied at 21
West Virginia Punt, 5 plays
12:111st & 0 at own 35Trenton Gill kickoff for 65 yds , Sam James return for 27 yds to the WVirg 27
12:061st & 10 at own 27Kennedy McKoy run for 6 yds to the WVirg 33
12:062nd & 4 at own 33Austin Kendall pass complete to Sam James for 5 yds to the WVirg 38 for a 1ST down
12:061st & 10 at own 38McKoy, Kennedy rush for 1 yard to the WVU39 (Hart, C.J.), PENALTY WVU illegal formation 5 yards to the WVU33, NO PLAY.
12:061st & 15 at own 33Austin Kendall pass incomplete to Sam James
12:062nd & 15 at own 33Austin Kendall pass complete to Winston Wright for 7 yds to the WVirg 40
12:063rd & 8 at own 40Austin Kendall pass complete to Sean Ryan for 3 yds to the WVirg 43
12:064th & 5 at own 43Josh Growden punt for 50 yds, downed at the NCSt 7
NC State Punt, 3 plays
9:341st & 10 at own 7Matthew McKay pass complete to Emeka Emezie for 6 yds to the NCSt 13
9:342nd & 4 at own 13Matthew McKay pass incomplete to Emeka Emezie, broken up by Keith Washington Jr.
9:343rd & 4 at own 13Matthew McKay pass incomplete to Cary Angeline, broken up by Kerry Martin Jr.
9:344th & 4 at own 13Trenton Gill punt for 43 yds , Alec Sinkfield returns for 1 yd to the WVirg 45
West Virginia Punt, 5 plays
8:541st & 10 at own 45Austin Kendall pass complete to Winston Wright for a loss of 4 yards to the WVirg 41
8:542nd & 14 at own 41Austin Kendall pass complete to Sam James for 16 yds to the NCSt 43 for a 1ST down
8:541st & 10 at opp 43Austin Kendall pass complete to Winston Wright for 3 yds to the NCSt 40
8:542nd & 7 at opp 40Austin Kendall pass incomplete
8:543rd & 7 at opp 40Austin Kendall pass complete to Kennedy McKoy for 3 yds to the NCSt 37
6:264th & 4 at opp 37Timeout WEST VIRGINIA, clock 06:26
6:264th & 4 at opp 37WEST VIRGINIA Penalty, delay of game (Austin Kendall) to the NCSt 42
6:264th & 9 at opp 42Josh Growden punt for 34 yds, fair catch by Thayer Thomas at the NCSt 8
NC State Touchdown, 7 plays
6:191st & 10 at own 8Matthew McKay pass complete to Cary Angeline for 39 yds to the NCSt 47 for a 1ST down
6:191st & 10 at own 47Matthew McKay pass complete to Ricky Person Jr. for no gain to the NCSt 47
6:192nd & 10 at own 47Matthew McKay run for 14 yds to the WVirg 39 for a 1ST down
6:191st & 10 at opp 39Jordan Houston run for a loss of 2 yards to the WVirg 41
6:192nd & 12 at opp 41Matthew McKay pass complete to Emeka Emezie for 12 yds to the WVirg 29 for a 1ST down
6:191st & 10 at opp 29Matthew McKay pass complete to Tabari Hines for 11 yds to the WVirg 18 for a 1ST down
3:131st & 10 at opp 18Thayer Thomas pass complete to Cary Angeline for 18 yds for a TD, (Christopher Dunn KICK)NC State 21, West Virginia 14
West Virginia Touchdown, 9 plays
3:131st & 0 at own 35Trenton Gill kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:131st & 10 at own 25Austin Kendall pass complete to Sean Ryan for 9 yds to the WVirg 34
3:132nd & 1 at own 34Austin Kendall pass complete to T.J. Simmons for 5 yds to the WVirg 39 for a 1ST down
3:131st & 10 at own 39Austin Kendall pass complete to Sam James for 13 yds to the NCSt 48 for a 1ST down
3:131st & 10 at opp 48Austin Kendall run for 6 yds to the NCSt 42
3:132nd & 4 at opp 42Leddie Brown run for 5 yds to the NCSt 37 for a 1ST down
3:131st & 10 at opp 37Leddie Brown run for 2 yds to the NCSt 35
3:132nd & 8 at opp 35Austin Kendall pass complete to Sam James for 9 yds to the NCSt 26 for a 1ST down NC STATE Penalty, substitution infraction (13 Yards) declined for a 1ST down
3:131st & 10 at opp 13Alec Sinkfield run for no gain to the NCSt 13
0:342nd & 10 at opp 13Austin Kendall pass complete to George Campbell for 13 yds for a TD, (Evan Staley KICK)Tied at 21
NC State End of half, 2 plays
0:341st & 0 at own 35Evan Staley kickoff for 52 yds
0:341st & 10 at own 35Matthew McKay pass incomplete to Emeka Emezie
0:342nd & 10 at own 35Ricky Person Jr. run for 7 yds to the NCSt 42
3rd quarter9 drives, then West Virginia 31, NC State 27
West Virginia Field goal, 11 plays
15:003rd & 3 at own 35Trenton Gill kickoff for 65 yds , Sam James return for 5 yds to the WVirg 5
14:521st & 10 at own 5Sam James run for 7 yds to the WVirg 12
14:522nd & 3 at own 12Austin Kendall pass complete to Sean Ryan for 4 yds to the WVirg 16 for a 1ST down
14:521st & 10 at own 16Austin Kendall pass complete to Sam James for 5 yds to the WVirg 21 for a 1ST down NC STATE Penalty, personal foul (Jarius Morehead) to the WVirg 36 for a 1ST down
14:521st & 10 at own 36Austin Kendall pass incomplete
14:522nd & 10 at own 36Austin Kendall pass complete to Ali Jennings for 5 yds to the WVirg 41
14:523rd & 5 at own 41Austin Kendall pass complete to Sean Ryan for 22 yds to the NCSt 37 for a 1ST down
14:521st & 10 at opp 37Austin Kendall pass complete to Sam James for 25 yds to the NCSt 12 for a 1ST down
14:521st & 10 at opp 12Kennedy McKoy run for 1 yd to the NCSt 11
14:522nd & 9 at opp 11Austin Kendall pass incomplete to Sean Ryan, broken up by Stephen Griffin
14:523rd & 9 at opp 11Austin Kendall pass complete to Kennedy McKoy for 5 yds to the NCSt 6
10:424th & 4 at opp 6Evan Staley 23 yd FG GOODWest Virginia 24, NC State 21
NC State Punt, 3 plays
10:421st & 0 at own 35Evan Staley kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:421st & 10 at own 25Matthew McKay pass incomplete to Emeka Emezie
10:422nd & 10 at own 25Matthew McKay run for a loss of 7 yards to the NCSt 18 Matthew McKay fumbled, recovered by NCSt Matthew McKay
10:423rd & 17 at own 18McKay, M. pass incomplete to Hines, T., PENALTY WVU offside defense 5 yards to the ST23, NO PLAY.
10:423rd & 12 at own 23Matthew McKay pass incomplete to Thayer Thomas, broken up by Jovanni Stewart
10:424th & 12 at own 23Trenton Gill punt for 45 yds, fair catch by Alec Sinkfield at the WVirg 32
West Virginia Punt, 4 plays
9:421st & 10 at own 32Kendall, Austin pass incomplete to James, Sam, PENALTY ST pass interference (Person, R.) 15 yards to the WVU47, 1ST DOWN WVU, NO PLAY.
9:421st & 10 at own 47Austin Kendall pass complete to Ali Jennings for 14 yds to the NCSt 39 for a 1ST down
9:421st & 10 at opp 39Austin Kendall pass incomplete to Sam James, broken up by Kishawn Miller
9:422nd & 10 at opp 39Austin Kendall pass incomplete to Ali Jennings, broken up by Alim McNeill
9:423rd & 10 at opp 39Austin Kendall pass incomplete to T.J. Simmons, broken up by Tanner Ingle
9:424th & 10 at opp 39Josh Growden punt for 33 yds, fair catch by Thayer Thomas at the NCSt 6 WEST VIRGINIA Penalty, kick catching interference (Josh Chandler) to the NCSt 21
NC State Punt, 3 plays
8:331st & 10 at own 21Zonovan Knight run for 6 yds to the NCSt 27
8:332nd & 4 at own 27Zonovan Knight run for 3 yds to the NCSt 30
8:333rd & 1 at own 30Matthew McKay sacked by Reese Donahue for a loss of 2 yards to the NCSt 28
8:334th & 3 at own 28Trenton Gill punt blocked by Logan Thimons blocked by Logan Thimons
West Virginia Touchdown, 3 plays
6:511st & 10 at opp 12Austin Kendall pass incomplete to Sam James
6:512nd & 10 at opp 12Kennedy McKoy run for 7 yds to the NCSt 5
6:243rd & 3 at opp 5Kennedy McKoy run for 5 yds for a TD, (Evan Staley KICK)West Virginia 31, NC State 21
NC State Field goal, 11 plays
6:241st & 0 at own 35Evan Staley kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback WEST VIRGINIA Penalty, personal foul (Hakeem Bailey)
6:241st & 10 at own 40Zonovan Knight run for 1 yd to the NCSt 41
6:242nd & 9 at own 41Matthew McKay pass complete to Cary Angeline for 8 yds to the NCSt 49
6:243rd & 1 at own 49Zonovan Knight run for 5 yds to the WVirg 46 for a 1ST down
6:241st & 10 at opp 46Matthew McKay pass complete to Tabari Hines for 8 yds to the WVirg 38
6:242nd & 2 at opp 38Matthew McKay pass incomplete to Emeka Emezie
6:243rd & 2 at opp 38Zonovan Knight run for 1 yd to the WVirg 37
3:274th & 1 at opp 37Timeout NC STATE, clock 03:27
3:274th & 1 at opp 37Zonovan Knight run for 12 yds to the WVirg 25 for a 1ST down
3:271st & 10 at opp 25Matthew McKay pass incomplete to Emeka Emezie
3:272nd & 10 at opp 25Zonovan Knight run for 1 yd to the WVirg 24
3:273rd & 9 at opp 24Matthew McKay pass incomplete to Thayer Thomas
2:144th & 9 at opp 24Christopher Dunn 41 yd FG GOODWest Virginia 31, NC State 24
West Virginia Interception, 3 plays
2:141st & 0 at own 35Trenton Gill kickoff for 64 yds , Sam James return for 18 yds to the WVirg 19
2:071st & 10 at own 19Austin Kendall pass incomplete to Sam James
2:072nd & 10 at own 19Leddie Brown run for 5 yds to the WVirg 24
2:073rd & 5 at own 24Austin Kendall pass intercepted Drake Thomas return for 11 yds to the WVirg 21
NC State Field goal, 4 plays
1:311st & 10 at opp 21Ricky Person Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the WVirg 22
1:312nd & 11 at opp 22Matthew McKay pass incomplete to Emeka Emezie, broken up by Hakeem Bailey
1:313rd & 11 at opp 22Matthew McKay pass complete to Ricky Person Jr. for 2 yds to the WVirg 20
0:104th & 9 at opp 20Christopher Dunn 37 yd FG GOODWest Virginia 31, NC State 27
West Virginia Touchdown, 7 plays
0:101st & 0 at own 35Trenton Gill kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:101st & 10 at own 25Austin Kendall pass complete to T.J. Simmons for a loss of 1 yard to the WVirg 24
Q4 15:002nd & 11 at own 24Kennedy McKoy run for 8 yds to the WVirg 32
Q4 15:003rd & 3 at own 32Kendall, Austin pass incomplete to McKoy, Kennedy, PENALTY ST pass interference (Miller, B.) 10 yards to the WVU42, 1ST DOWN WVU, NO PLAY.
Q4 15:001st & 10 at own 42Kennedy McKoy run for 13 yds to the NCSt 45 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 45Kennedy McKoy run for no gain to the NCSt 45
Q4 15:002nd & 10 at opp 45Austin Kendall pass complete to Sam James for 11 yds to the NCSt 34 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 34Austin Kendall run for 25 yds to the NCSt 9 for a 1ST down
Q4 12:241st & goal at opp 9Austin Kendall pass complete to Ali Jennings for 9 yds for a TD, (Evan Staley KICK)West Virginia 38, NC State 27
4th quarter6 drives, then West Virginia 44, NC State 27
NC State Turnover on downs, 8 plays
12:241st & 0 at own 35Evan Staley kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:241st & 10 at own 25Matthew McKay pass complete to Devin Carter for 6 yds to the NCSt 31
12:242nd & 4 at own 31Matthew McKay pass incomplete to Devin Carter, broken up by Jordan Jefferson
12:243rd & 4 at own 31Matthew McKay pass incomplete to Emeka Emezie, broken up by Tykee Smith
12:244th & 4 at own 31Payton Wilson run for 9 yds to the NCSt 40 for a 1ST down
12:241st & 10 at own 40Matthew McKay pass incomplete to Thayer Thomas
12:242nd & 10 at own 40Zonovan Knight run for 2 yds to the NCSt 42
12:243rd & 8 at own 42Matthew McKay run for 4 yds to the NCSt 46
12:244th & 4 at own 46Matthew McKay pass incomplete to Thayer Thomas, broken up by Jeffery Pooler Jr.
West Virginia Punt, 3 plays
9:381st & 10 at opp 46James, Sam rush for loss of 1 yard to the ST47 (Hart, C.J.), PENALTY WVU holding (Simmons, T.J.) 10 yards to the WVU44, NO PLAY.
9:381st & 20 at own 44Alec Sinkfield run for 3 yds to the WVirg 47
9:382nd & 17 at own 47Alec Sinkfield run for 4 yds to the NCSt 49
9:383rd & 13 at opp 49Austin Kendall run for 6 yds to the NCSt 43
9:384th & 7 at opp 43WEST VIRGINIA Penalty, delay of game (-5 Yards) to the NCSt 48
9:384th & 12 at opp 48Josh Growden punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Thayer Thomas at the NCSt 7
NC State Turnover on downs, 7 plays
6:421st & 10 at own 7Matthew McKay pass incomplete to Tabari Hines
6:422nd & 10 at own 7Matthew McKay pass complete to Emeka Emezie for 9 yds to the NCSt 16
6:423rd & 1 at own 16Ricky Person Jr. run for 1 yd to the NCSt 17 for a 1ST down
6:421st & 10 at own 17NC STATE Penalty, false start (Grant Gibson) to the NCSt 12
6:421st & 15 at own 12Matthew McKay pass complete to Emeka Emezie for 5 yds to the NCSt 17
6:422nd & 10 at own 17Matthew McKay pass complete to Emeka Emezie for 6 yds to the NCSt 23
6:423rd & 4 at own 23Matthew McKay pass incomplete to Devin Carter
6:424th & 4 at own 23Matthew McKay pass incomplete to Emeka Emezie
West Virginia Touchdown, 4 plays
4:481st & 10 at opp 23Leddie Brown run for 15 yds to the NCSt 8 for a 1ST down
4:481st & goal at opp 8Leddie Brown run for 1 yd to the NCSt 7
4:482nd & goal at opp 7Leddie Brown run for 4 yds to the NCSt 3
3:093rd & 0 at opp 3Timeout NC STATE, clock 03:09
3:043rd & goal at opp 3Leddie Brown run for 3 yds for a TD, (Two-Point Conversion failed)West Virginia 44, NC State 27
NC State Turnover on downs, 5 plays
3:041st & 0 at own 35Evan Staley kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:041st & 10 at own 25Matthew McKay pass complete to Emeka Emezie for 11 yds to the NCSt 36 for a 1ST down
3:041st & 10 at own 36Matthew McKay pass incomplete to Zonovan Knight
3:042nd & 10 at own 36Matthew McKay sacked by Dante Stills for a loss of 10 yards to the NCSt 26
3:043rd & 20 at own 26Matthew McKay pass complete to Emeka Emezie for 17 yds to the NCSt 43
3:044th & 3 at own 43Matthew McKay pass incomplete to Emeka Emezie
West Virginia End of game, 3 plays
1:341st & 10 at opp 43Kennedy McKoy run for 2 yds to the NCSt 41
1:342nd & 8 at opp 41Kennedy McKoy run for 1 yd to the NCSt 40
1:343rd & 7 at opp 40TEAM run for a loss of 2 yards to the NCSt 42

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.

West Virginia leads 6–⁠5 in 11 meetings.

Recent meetings
2019West Virginia 44, NC State 27
2010NC State 23, West Virginia 7Champs Sports Bowl
1979NC State 38, West Virginia 14
1978NC State 29, West Virginia 15
1975West Virginia 13, NC State 10Peach Bowl
1972NC State 49, West Virginia 13Peach Bowl

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