Wake Forest at NC State

Saturday, September 19, 2020

NC State beat Wake Forest 45–⁠42. It was their 114th meeting; after it, NC State led the series 67–⁠41–⁠5 in the games on file.

AwayWake Forest4–⁠5 in 2020
42
HomeNC State8–⁠4 in 2020
45

Final at Carter-Finley Stadium, RaleighTV: ACCNAttendance 350

At kickoff
57°F, mostly cloudy, wind 6 mph from the northeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Raleigh-Durham International Airport (KRDU), 12 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee Stuart Mullins; umpire James Hyson; head linesman Steve Clein; line judge Collin Formulk; side judge Jeff Shears; field judge Harry Tyson; back judge Pat Ryan; center judge Tee JonesGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Wake Forest71414742
NC State147141045

Standouts

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

Player stats

Wake Forest

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Sam Hartman23/3623610
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Kenneth Walker III27131314
Christian Beal-Smith1339131
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Jaquarii Roberson775123
Taylor Morin352027
Donald Stewart541014
A.T. Perry436011
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Traveon Redd101.500
Ja’Cquez Williams91.500
Luke Masterson7100
Ryan Smenda Jr.70.500
Carlos Basham Jr.5110
Ja’Sir Taylor4001

NC State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Bailey Hockman16/2319111
Ricky Person Jr.1/1210
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Ricky Person Jr.1499233
Zonovan Knight1197130
Jordan Houston1254021
Bailey Hockman830114
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Cary Angeline245130
Dylan Parham233032
Devin Carter330121
Zonovan Knight224027
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Drake Thomas12110
Payton Wilson10410
Rakeim Ashford10000
Isaiah Moore8000
Daniel Joseph5220
Savion Jackson4110
Levi Jones3110

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

Team stats

Wake ForestNC State
385Total yards463
236Passing yards193
149Rushing yards270
6.6Yards per pass8.0
3.0Yards per rush5.5
32First downs24
7–⁠15Third downs6–⁠13
2–⁠4Fourth downs0–⁠0
1Turnovers1
3–⁠15Penalties6–⁠65
29:01Possession30:59
1Sacks (by defense)6

Efficiency

Wake ForestNC State
45%Success rate45%
0.09EPA per play0.15
1.31Explosiveness1.47
−0.11Rushing EPA0.22
0.30Passing EPA0.02
37%Passing-down success35%
−0.02First-down EPA−0.08
0.07Second-down EPA0.31
0.61Third-down EPA0.47
19%Havoc by its defense25%

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)

Wake Forest 52% to win. NC State won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Wake Forest −2, over/under 53.5.

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 Wake Forest 55%, NC State 45%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

NC State end zoneWake Forest end zoneQ1 NC StateTouchdown, 5 playsQ1 Wake ForestPunt, 4 playsQ1 NC StateTouchdown, 9 playsQ1 Wake ForestTouchdown, 14 playsQ1 NC StateTouchdown, 11 playsQ2 Wake ForestTouchdown, 9 playsQ2 NC StatePunt, 9 playsQ2 Wake ForestTouchdown, 12 playsQ2 NC StateEnd of half, 4 playsQ3 Wake ForestPunt, 5 playsQ3 NC StateTouchdown, 5 playsQ3 Wake ForestPunt, 3 playsQ3 NC StateTouchdown, 4 playsQ3 Wake ForestPunt, 5 playsQ3 NC StatePick-six, 2 plays (Wake Forest scores)Q3 NC StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 Wake ForestTouchdown, 9 playsQ3 NC StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 Wake ForestFumble, 1 playQ3 NC StateField goal, 5 playsQ4 Wake ForestTouchdown, 9 playsQ4 NC StateTouchdown, 8 playsQ4 Wake ForestTurnover on downs, 6 playsQ4 NC StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 Wake ForestTurnover on downs, 8 playsQ4 NC StateEnd of game, 3 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. NC State drives left to right, Wake Forest right to left.
  1. Q1 NC StateTouchdown, 5 plays, 75 yards
  2. Q1 Wake ForestPunt, 4 plays, 11 yards
  3. Q1 NC StateTouchdown, 9 plays, 82 yards
  4. Q1 Wake ForestTouchdown, 14 plays, 75 yards
  5. Q1 NC StateTouchdown, 11 plays, 75 yards
  6. Q2 Wake ForestTouchdown, 9 plays, 75 yards
  7. Q2 NC StatePunt, 9 plays, 32 yards
  8. Q2 Wake ForestTouchdown, 12 plays, 75 yards
  9. Q2 NC StateEnd of half, 4 plays, 11 yards
  10. Q3 Wake ForestPunt, 5 plays, 25 yards
  11. Q3 NC StateTouchdown, 5 plays, 55 yards
  12. Q3 Wake ForestPunt, 3 plays, −8 yards
  13. Q3 NC StateTouchdown, 4 plays, 50 yards
  14. Q3 Wake ForestPunt, 5 plays, 9 yards
  15. Q3 NC StatePick-six, 2 plays (Wake Forest scores), 1 yard
  16. Q3 NC StatePunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  17. Q3 Wake ForestTouchdown, 9 plays, 70 yards
  18. Q3 NC StatePunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  19. Q3 Wake ForestFumble, 1 play, −4 yards
  20. Q3 NC StateField goal, 5 plays, 22 yards
  21. Q4 Wake ForestTouchdown, 9 plays, 65 yards
  22. Q4 NC StateTouchdown, 8 plays, 75 yards
  23. Q4 Wake ForestTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 15 yards
  24. Q4 NC StatePunt, 3 plays, −4 yards
  25. Q4 Wake ForestTurnover on downs, 8 plays, 12 yards
  26. Q4 NC StateEnd of game, 3 plays, −15 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then NC State 14, Wake Forest 7
NC State Touchdown, 5 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Jack Crane kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Ricky Person Jr. run for a loss of 8 yards to the NCSt 17 Ricky Person Jr. fumbled, recovered by NCSt Ricky Person Jr.
15:002nd & 18 at own 17Ricky Person Jr. run for 33 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at the 50Bailey Hockman pass complete to Thayer Thomas for 17 yds to the WFrst 33 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at opp 33Ricky Person Jr. run for 3 yds to the WFrst 30
13:042nd & 7 at opp 30Zonovan Knight run for 30 yds for a TD (Christopher Dunn KICK)NC State 7, Wake Forest 0
Wake Forest Punt, 4 plays
13:041st & 0 at own 35Trenton Gill kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:041st & 10 at own 25Sam Hartman pass complete to Taylor Morin for 15 yds to the WFrst 40 for a 1ST down
13:041st & 10 at own 40Christian Beal-Smith run for a loss of 3 yards to the WFrst 37
13:042nd & 13 at own 37Christian Beal-Smith run for a loss of 1 yard to the WFrst 36
13:043rd & 14 at own 36Sam Hartman pass incomplete, broken up by Shyheim Battle
13:044th & 14 at own 36Ivan Mora punt for 46 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NCSt 18
NC State Touchdown, 9 plays
11:471st & 10 at own 18Ricky Person Jr. run for no gain to the NCSt 18
11:472nd & 10 at own 18Ricky Person Jr. run for 2 yds to the NCSt 20
11:473rd & 8 at own 20Bailey Hockman pass complete to Ricky Person Jr. for 8 yds to the NCSt 28 for a 1ST down
11:471st & 10 at own 28Bailey Hockman run for 2 yds to the NCSt 30
11:472nd & 8 at own 30Zonovan Knight run for 7 yds to the NCSt 37
11:473rd & 1 at own 37Zonovan Knight run for 3 yds to the NCSt 40 for a 1ST down
11:471st & 10 at own 40Bailey Hockman pass complete to Dylan Parham for 32 yds to the WFrst 28 for a 1ST down
11:471st & 10 at opp 28Bailey Hockman pass complete to Devin Carter for 21 yds to the WFrst 7 for a 1ST down
7:431st & goal at opp 7Bailey Hockman run for 7 yds for a TD (Christopher Dunn KICK)NC State 14, Wake Forest 0
Wake Forest Touchdown, 14 plays
7:431st & 0 at own 35Trenton Gill kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:431st & 10 at own 25Kenneth Walker III run for 1 yd to the WFrst 26
7:432nd & 9 at own 26Sam Hartman pass complete to Jaquarii Roberson for 10 yds to the WFrst 36 for a 1ST down
7:431st & 10 at own 36Sam Hartman pass complete to A.T. Perry for 9 yds to the WFrst 45
7:432nd & 1 at own 45Kenneth Walker III run for no gain to the WFrst 45
7:433rd & 1 at own 45Christian Beal-Smith run for 1 yd to the WFrst 46 for a 1ST down
7:431st & 10 at own 46Sam Hartman pass complete to Donavon Greene for 9 yds to the NCSt 45
7:432nd & 1 at opp 45Kenneth Walker III run for 7 yds to the NCSt 38 for a 1ST down
7:431st & 10 at opp 38Sam Hartman pass incomplete to Donavon Greene, broken up by Shyheim Battle
7:432nd & 10 at opp 38Kenneth Walker III run for 5 yds to the NCSt 33
7:433rd & 5 at opp 33Kenneth Walker III run for 13 yds to the NCSt 20 for a 1ST down
7:431st & 10 at opp 20Sam Hartman pass complete to Jaquarii Roberson for 4 yds to the NCSt 16
7:432nd & 6 at opp 16Kenneth Walker III run for 7 yds to the NCSt 9 for a 1ST down
7:431st & goal at opp 9Kenneth Walker III run for 4 yds to the NCSt 5
3:172nd & goal at opp 5Sam Hartman pass complete to Jaquarii Roberson for 5 yds for a TD (Nick Sciba KICK)NC State 14, Wake Forest 7
NC State Touchdown, 11 plays
3:171st & 0 at own 35Jack Crane kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:171st & 10 at own 25Jordan Houston run for 2 yds to the NCSt 27
3:172nd & 8 at own 27Bailey Hockman pass complete to Jordan Houston for 15 yds to the NCSt 42 for a 1ST down
3:171st & 10 at own 42Bailey Hockman pass complete to Jordan Houston for a loss of 1 yard to the NCSt 41
3:172nd & 11 at own 41Bailey Hockman pass complete to Zonovan Knight for a loss of 3 yards to the NCSt 38
3:173rd & 14 at own 38Bailey Hockman run for 14 yds to the WFrst 48 for a 1ST down
3:171st & 10 at opp 48Ricky Person Jr. run for 2 yds to the WFrst 46
3:172nd & 8 at opp 46Jordan Houston run for a loss of 1 yard to the WFrst 47
Q2 15:003rd & 9 at opp 47Bailey Hockman pass complete to Emeka Emezie for 15 yds to the WFrst 32 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 32Bailey Hockman pass complete to Cary Angeline for 30 yds to the WFrst 2 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & goal at opp 2Bailey Hockman run for 1 yd to the WFrst 1
Q2 13:362nd & goal at opp 1Ricky Person Jr. run for 1 yd for a TD (Christopher Dunn KICK)NC State 21, Wake Forest 7
2nd quarter4 drives, then Tied at 21
Wake Forest Touchdown, 9 plays
13:361st & 0 at own 20Trenton Gill kickoff for 66 yds
13:361st & 10 at own 25Sam Hartman pass complete to Taylor Morin for 10 yds to the WFrst 35 for a 1ST down
13:361st & 10 at own 35Christian Beal-Smith run for 1 yd to the WFrst 36
13:362nd & 9 at own 36Sam Hartman pass complete to Donald Stewart for 5 yds to the WFrst 41
13:363rd & 4 at own 41Sam Hartman pass complete to Donald Stewart for 6 yds to the NCSt 47 for a 1ST down NC STATE Penalty, roughing passer (Payton Wilson) to the NCSt 38 for a 1ST down
13:361st & 10 at opp 38Christian Beal-Smith run for 5 yds to the NCSt 33
13:362nd & 5 at opp 33Christian Beal-Smith run for a loss of 3 yards to the NCSt 36
13:363rd & 8 at opp 36WAKE FOREST Penalty, false start (-5 Yards) to the NCSt 41
13:363rd & 13 at opp 41Sam Hartman pass complete to Donald Stewart for 3 yds to the NCSt 38
13:364th & 10 at opp 38Sam Hartman pass complete to Taylor Morin for 27 yds to the NCSt 11 for a 1ST down
10:381st & 10 at opp 11Christian Beal-Smith run for 11 yds for a TD (Nick Sciba KICK) NC STATE Penalty, Defensive offside ( Yards) declinedNC State 21, Wake Forest 14
NC State Punt, 9 plays
10:381st & 0 at own 35Jack Crane kickoff for 64 yds
10:381st & 10 at own 25Bailey Hockman pass complete to Porter Rooks for a loss of 1 yard to the NCSt 24
10:382nd & 11 at own 24Zonovan Knight run for 7 yds to the NCSt 31
10:383rd & 4 at own 31Zonovan Knight run for 6 yds to the NCSt 37 for a 1ST down
10:381st & 10 at own 37Zonovan Knight run for 1 yd to the NCSt 38
10:382nd & 9 at own 38WAKE FOREST Penalty, Defensive offside (Tyler Williams) to the NCSt 43
10:382nd & 4 at own 43Bailey Hockman pass complete to Dylan Parham for 1 yd to the NCSt 44
10:383rd & 3 at own 44Bailey Hockman pass complete to Devin Carter for 7 yds to the WFrst 49 for a 1ST down
10:381st & 10 at opp 49Bailey Hockman pass incomplete
10:382nd & 10 at opp 49Bailey Hockman pass complete to Jordan Houston for 6 yds to the WFrst 43
10:383rd & 4 at opp 43Bailey Hockman pass incomplete
10:384th & 4 at opp 43Trenton Gill punt for 24 yds, fair catch by Taylor Morin at the WFrst 19 NC STATE Penalty, ball on WF20, PENALTY illegal formation (-5 Yards) to the WFrst 25
Wake Forest Touchdown, 12 plays
6:341st & 10 at own 25Sam Hartman pass complete to Jaquarii Roberson for 14 yds to the WFrst 39 for a 1ST down
6:341st & 10 at own 39Sam Hartman pass incomplete to A.T. Perry
6:342nd & 10 at own 39Sam Hartman pass complete to A.T. Perry for 11 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
6:341st & 10 at the 50Kenneth Walker III run for 1 yd to the NCSt 49
6:342nd & 9 at opp 49Sam Hartman sacked by Drake Thomas for a loss of 5 yards to the WFrst 46
6:343rd & goal at opp 0WAKE FOREST Penalty, offside off-setting ( Yards) to the WFrst 46
6:343rd & 14 at own 46WAKE FOREST Penalty, illegal formation (-5 Yards) to the WFrst 41
6:343rd & 19 at own 41Sam Hartman pass complete to Jaquarii Roberson for 23 yds to the NCSt 36 for a 1ST down
6:341st & 10 at opp 36Kenneth Walker III run for 10 yds to the NCSt 26 for a 1ST down
6:341st & 10 at opp 26Kenneth Walker III run for 12 yds to the NCSt 14 for a 1ST down
6:341st & 10 at opp 14Kenneth Walker III run for 2 yds to the NCSt 12
6:342nd & 8 at opp 12Kenneth Walker III run for 4 yds to the NCSt 8
6:343rd & 4 at opp 8Sam Hartman run for 6 yds to the NCSt 2 for a 1ST down
0:361st & goal at opp 2Kenneth Walker III run for 2 yds for a TD (Nick Sciba KICK)Tied at 21
NC State End of half, 4 plays
0:361st & 0 at own 35Jack Crane kickoff for 64 yds
0:361st & 10 at own 25Jordan Houston run for 21 yds to the NCSt 46 for a 1ST down
0:271st & 10 at own 46Timeout NC STATE, clock 00:27
0:271st & 10 at own 46Bailey Hockman pass incomplete to Emeka Emezie
0:202nd & 10 at own 46Timeout WAKE FOREST, clock 00:20
0:202nd & 10 at own 46Bailey Hockman pass incomplete
0:203rd & 10 at own 46Bailey Hockman sacked by Carlos Basham Jr. for a loss of 10 yards to the NCSt 36
3rd quarter10 drives, then Tied at 35
Wake Forest Punt, 5 plays
15:004th & 20 at own 35Trenton Gill kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:002nd & 13 at own 22NC STATE Penalty, personal foul (Payton Wilson) to the WFrst 40 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 40Kenneth Walker III run for 10 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at the 50Sam Hartman pass incomplete to Taylor Morin, broken up by Tyler Baker-Williams
15:002nd & 10 at the 50Sam Hartman pass incomplete to Donavon Greene
15:001st & 10 at own 25Christian Beal-Smith run for a loss of 3 yards to the WFrst 22
15:003rd & 10 at the 50Sam Hartman pass incomplete to A.T. Perry, broken up by Malik Dunlap
15:004th & 10 at the 50Ivan Mora punt for 5 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NCSt 45
NC State Touchdown, 5 plays
13:571st & 10 at own 45Ricky Person Jr. run for 30 yds to the WFrst 25 for a 1ST down
13:571st & 10 at opp 25Ricky Person Jr. run for 3 yds to the WFrst 22
13:572nd & 7 at opp 22Ricky Person Jr. run for 21 yds to the WFrst 1 Ricky Person Jr. fumbled, forced by Nasir Greer, recovered by NCSt for a 1ST down
13:571st & goal at opp 1Ricky Person Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the WFrst 2
11:422nd & goal at opp 2Ricky Person Jr. pass complete to Devin Carter for 2 yds for a TD WAKE FOREST Penalty, Defensive pass interference ( Yards) declined (Christopher Dunn KICK)NC State 28, Wake Forest 21
Wake Forest Punt, 3 plays
11:421st & 0 at own 35Trenton Gill kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
11:421st & 10 at own 25Christian Beal-Smith run for no gain to the WFrst 25
11:422nd & 10 at own 25Sam Hartman sacked by Savion Jackson for a loss of 8 yards to the WFrst 17
11:423rd & 18 at own 17Sam Hartman pass incomplete to Donavon Greene, broken up by Malik Dunlap
11:424th & 18 at own 17Ivan Mora punt for 33 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the 50 yard line
NC State Touchdown, 4 plays
10:301st & 10 at the 50Bailey Hockman run for 13 yds to the WFrst 37 for a 1ST down
10:301st & 10 at opp 37Zonovan Knight run for 20 yds to the WFrst 17 for a 1ST down
10:301st & 10 at opp 17Zonovan Knight run for 2 yds to the WFrst 15
8:562nd & 8 at opp 15Bailey Hockman pass complete to Cary Angeline for 15 yds for a TD (Christopher Dunn KICK)NC State 35, Wake Forest 21
Wake Forest Punt, 5 plays
8:561st & 0 at own 35Trenton Gill kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:561st & 10 at own 25Sam Hartman sacked by Daniel Joseph for a loss of 3 yards to the WFrst 22
8:562nd & 13 at own 22Sam Hartman pass complete to Donald Stewart for 14 yds to the WFrst 36 for a 1ST down
8:561st & 10 at own 36Sam Hartman pass incomplete to A.T. Perry
8:562nd & 10 at own 36Sam Hartman sacked by Payton Wilson for a loss of 2 yards to the WFrst 34
8:563rd & 12 at own 34Sam Hartman pass incomplete to Donald Stewart
8:564th & 12 at own 34Ivan Mora punt for 32 yds, downed at the NCSt 34
NC State Pick-six, 2 plays (Wake Forest scores)
7:251st & 10 at own 34Jordan Houston run for 1 yd to the NCSt 35
6:532nd & 9 at own 35Bailey Hockman pass intercepted for a TD Ja’Sir Taylor return for 45 yds for a TD (Nick Sciba KICK)NC State 35, Wake Forest 28
NC State Punt, 3 plays
6:531st & 0 at own 35Jack Crane kickoff for 58 yds , Ricky Person Jr. return for 24 yds to the NCSt 31
6:471st & 10 at own 31Jordan Houston run for 3 yds to the NCSt 34
6:472nd & 7 at own 34Jordan Houston run for 3 yds to the NCSt 37
6:473rd & 4 at own 37Jordan Houston run for 1 yd to the NCSt 38
6:474th & 3 at own 38Trenton Gill punt for 44 yds , Taylor Morin returns for 12 yds to the WFrst 30
Wake Forest Touchdown, 9 plays
4:561st & 10 at own 30Christian Beal-Smith run for 31 yds to the NCSt 39 for a 1ST down
4:561st & 10 at opp 39Christian Beal-Smith run for 5 yds to the NCSt 34
4:562nd & 5 at opp 34Christian Beal-Smith run for a loss of 1 yard to the NCSt 35
4:563rd & 6 at opp 35Kenneth Walker III run for 1 yd to the NCSt 34
4:564th & 5 at opp 34Sam Hartman pass complete to Jaquarii Roberson for 9 yds to the NCSt 25 for a 1ST down
4:561st & 10 at opp 25Kenneth Walker III run for 2 yds to the NCSt 23
4:562nd & 8 at opp 23Kenneth Walker III run for no gain to the NCSt 23
4:563rd & 8 at opp 23Sam Hartman pass complete to Jaquarii Roberson for 10 yds to the NCSt 13 for a 1ST down
1:241st & 10 at opp 13Kenneth Walker III run for 13 yds for a TD (Nick Sciba KICK)Tied at 35
NC State Punt, 3 plays
1:241st & 0 at own 35Jack Crane kickoff for 62 yds
1:241st & 10 at own 35Bailey Hockman pass incomplete to Emeka Emezie
1:242nd & 10 at own 35Bailey Hockman pass incomplete to Thayer Thomas
1:243rd & 10 at own 35Bailey Hockman pass complete to Ricky Person Jr. for 2 yds to the NCSt 37
1:244th & 8 at own 37Trenton Gill punt for 50 yds , Taylor Morin returns for 26 yds to the WFrst 39
0:211st & 10 at own 39Christian Beal-Smith run for a loss of 4 yards to the WFrst 35 Christian Beal-Smith fumbled, forced by Alim McNeill, recovered by NCSt Alim McNeill
NC State Field goal, 5 plays
0:121st & 10 at opp 35Zonovan Knight run for 17 yds to the WFrst 18 for a 1ST down
Q4 15:001st & 10 at opp 18Zonovan Knight run for 6 yds to the WFrst 12
Q4 15:002nd & 4 at opp 12Zonovan Knight run for a loss of 2 yards to the WFrst 14
Q4 15:003rd & 6 at opp 14Ricky Person Jr. run for 1 yd to the WFrst 13
Q4 13:194th & 5 at opp 13Christopher Dunn 30 yd FG GOODNC State 38, Wake Forest 35
4th quarter6 drives, then NC State 45, Wake Forest 42
Wake Forest Touchdown, 9 plays
13:191st & 0 at own 35Trenton Gill kickoff for 64 yds
13:191st & 10 at own 35Sam Hartman pass complete to Kenneth Walker III for 7 yds to the WFrst 42
13:192nd & 3 at own 42Kenneth Walker III run for 14 yds to the NCSt 44 for a 1ST down
13:191st & 10 at opp 44Kenneth Walker III run for 1 yd to the NCSt 43
13:192nd & 9 at opp 43Sam Hartman pass complete to Donald Stewart for 13 yds to the NCSt 30 for a 1ST down
13:191st & 10 at opp 30Kenneth Walker III run for 4 yds to the NCSt 26
13:192nd & 6 at opp 26NC STATE Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Cecil Powell) to the NCSt 19 for a 1ST down
13:191st & 10 at opp 19Kenneth Walker III run for 4 yds to the NCSt 15
13:192nd & 6 at opp 15Sam Hartman pass complete to Blake Whiteheart for 5 yds to the NCSt 10
13:193rd & 1 at opp 10Kenneth Walker III run for 3 yds to the NCSt 7 for a 1ST down
13:191st & goal at opp 7NC STATE Penalty, Defensive pass interference (Jakeen Harris) to the NCSt 2 for a 1ST down
9:121st & goal at opp 2Kenneth Walker III run for 2 yds for a TD (Nick Sciba KICK)Wake Forest 42, NC State 38
NC State Touchdown, 8 plays
9:121st & 0 at own 35Jack Crane kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:121st & 10 at own 25Bailey Hockman run for 5 yds to the NCSt 30
9:122nd & 5 at own 30Jordan Houston run for 21 yds to the WFrst 49 for a 1ST down
9:121st & 10 at opp 49Emeka Emezie run for 5 yds to the WFrst 44
9:122nd & 5 at opp 44Jordan Houston run for 6 yds to the WFrst 38 for a 1ST down
9:121st & 10 at opp 38Jordan Houston run for a loss of 1 yard to the WFrst 39
9:122nd & 11 at opp 39Bailey Hockman pass complete to Zonovan Knight for 27 yds to the WFrst 12 for a 1ST down
6:271st & 10 at opp 12Timeout NC STATE, clock 06:27
6:271st & 10 at opp 12Ricky Person Jr. run for 9 yds to the WFrst 3
5:512nd & 1 at opp 3Ricky Person Jr. run for 3 yds for a TD (Christopher Dunn KICK)NC State 45, Wake Forest 42
Wake Forest Turnover on downs, 6 plays
5:511st & 0 at own 35Trenton Gill kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:511st & 10 at own 25Kenneth Walker III run for 2 yds to the WFrst 27
5:512nd & 8 at own 27Sam Hartman pass complete to A.T. Perry for 8 yds to the WFrst 35 for a 1ST down
5:511st & 10 at own 35Kenneth Walker III run for 3 yds to the WFrst 38
5:512nd & 7 at own 38Sam Hartman pass incomplete to Jaquarii Roberson
5:513rd & 7 at own 38Sam Hartman run for 2 yds to the WFrst 40
4:224th & 5 at own 40Timeout NC STATE, clock 04:22
4:224th & 5 at own 40Sam Hartman pass incomplete to A.T. Perry, broken up by Jakeen Harris
NC State Punt, 3 plays
4:181st & 10 at opp 39Jordan Houston run for a loss of 1 yard to the WFrst 40
4:182nd & 11 at opp 40Jordan Houston run for a loss of 1 yard to the WFrst 41
4:183rd & 12 at opp 41Bailey Hockman run for a loss of 2 yards to the WFrst 43
2:324th & 14 at opp 43Timeout WAKE FOREST, clock 02:32
2:324th & 14 at opp 43Trenton Gill punt for 32 yds, fair catch by Taylor Morin at the WFrst 11
Wake Forest Turnover on downs, 8 plays
2:251st & 10 at own 11Sam Hartman pass complete to A.T. Perry for 8 yds to the WFrst 19
2:252nd & 2 at own 19Kenneth Walker III run for 4 yds to the WFrst 23 for a 1ST down
2:251st & 10 at own 23Sam Hartman pass incomplete to Brandon Chapman
2:252nd & 10 at own 23Sam Hartman pass complete to Nolan Groulx for 11 yds to the WFrst 34 for a 1ST down
2:251st & 10 at own 34Sam Hartman run for 4 yds to the WFrst 38
2:252nd & 6 at own 38Sam Hartman sacked by Vi Jones for a loss of 6 yards to the WFrst 29 Sam Hartman fumbled, recovered by WFrst , return for 0 yards
2:253rd & 15 at own 29Sam Hartman sacked by Daniel Joseph for a loss of 6 yards to the WFrst 23
1:144th & 21 at own 23Timeout WAKE FOREST, clock 01:14
1:144th & 21 at own 23Sam Hartman pass incomplete to Taylor Morin, broken up by Rakeim Ashford
NC State End of game, 3 plays
1:101st & 10 at opp 23TEAM run for a loss of 7 yards to the WFrst 30
0:562nd & 17 at opp 30Timeout WAKE FOREST, clock 00:56
0:562nd & 17 at opp 30TEAM run for a loss of 3 yards to the WFrst 33
0:563rd & 20 at opp 33TEAM run for a loss of 5 yards to the WFrst 38

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.

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 six since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Wake Forest 38, NC State 14
2025NC State 34, Wake Forest 24
2024Wake Forest 34, NC State 30
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