NC State at Virginia

Saturday, October 10, 2020

NC State beat Virginia 38–⁠21. It was their 58th meeting; after it, NC State led the series 36–⁠22.

AwayNC State8–⁠4 in 2020
38
HomeVirginia5–⁠5 in 2020
21

Final at Scott Stadium, CharlottesvilleTV: ACCNAttendance 1,000

At kickoff
62°F, wind 5 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Charlottesville 2 SSE, 6 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee J. Magallanes; umpire Troy Riley; head linesman Tracy Lynch; line judge Jim Slayton; side judge M. McCarthy; field judge A. Ramsey III; back judge Scott Prewitt; center judge Ryan WingersGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
NC State141001438
Virginia077721

Standouts

  • PassingLindell Stone30 of 53, 240 yards, 3 TD, 1 INTVirginia
  • RushingZonovan Knight18 carries, 101 yards, 2 TDNC State
  • ReceivingTerrell Jana9 catches, 111 yardsVirginia
  • DefenseShyheim Battle7 tackles, 1 sack, 1 for loss, 1 INTNC State

Player stats

NC State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Devin Leary11/2518421
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Zonovan Knight18101235
Ricky Person Jr.1448010
Devin Leary429020
Jordan Houston5506
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Emeka Emezie354033
Porter Rooks351025
Cary Angeline132132
Thayer Thomas230018
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Jakeen Harris8000
Shyheim Battle7111
Payton Wilson7000
Drake Thomas71.500
Malik Dunlap4110
Terrell Dawkins2110
Alim McNeill1001
C.J. Riley0001

Virginia

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Lindell Stone30/5324031
Brennan Armstrong6/95702
Nash Griffin1/12600
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Shane Simpson737012
Wayne Taulapapa1235011
Lindell Stone31306
Billy Kemp1303
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Terrell Jana9111026
Billy Kemp1082120
Lavel Davis351132
Tony Poljan73119
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
D’Angelo Amos10000
Zane Zandier7100
Nick Jackson7000
Brenton Nelson61.500
De’Vante Cross40.501

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

Team stats

NC StateVirginia
363Total yards405
184Passing yards323
179Rushing yards82
7.4Yards per pass5.0
4.3Yards per rush2.8
17First downs26
3–⁠13Third downs4–⁠18
0–⁠0Fourth downs3–⁠5
1Turnovers4
11–⁠100Penalties7–⁠81
43:06Possession31:54
3Sacks (by defense)0

Efficiency

NC StateVirginia
34%Success rate36%
0.13EPA per play−0.17
1.52Explosiveness1.09
−0.00Rushing EPA−0.40
0.34Passing EPA−0.09
35%Passing-down success27%
−0.23First-down EPA−0.48
0.72Second-down EPA0.01
−0.21Third-down EPA0.16
18%Havoc by its defense19%

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)

Virginia 74% to win. NC State won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

Virginia −7, over/under 58.5.

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 Virginia 69%, NC State 31%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Virginia end zoneNC State end zoneQ1 NC StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 VirginiaPunt, 3 playsQ1 NC StateMissed FG, 8 playsQ1 VirginiaInterception, 4 playsQ1 NC StateTouchdown, 6 playsQ1 VirginiaPunt, 3 playsQ1 NC StateTouchdown, 7 playsQ1 VirginiaTurnover on downs, 12 playsQ2 NC StatePunt, 6 playsQ2 VirginiaInterception, 2 playsQ2 NC StateField goal, 4 playsQ2 VirginiaPunt, 3 playsQ2 NC StateTouchdown, 5 playsQ2 VirginiaTouchdown, 9 playsQ2 NC StateEnd of half, 1 playQ3 VirginiaPunt, 3 playsQ3 NC StateInterception, 3 playsQ3 VirginiaPunt, 5 playsQ3 NC StatePunt, 4 playsQ3 VirginiaFumble, 8 playsQ3 NC StatePunt, 5 playsQ3 VirginiaTouchdown, 10 playsQ3 NC StatePunt, 5 playsQ3 VirginiaPunt, 3 playsQ4 NC StateMissed FG, 6 playsQ4 VirginiaPick-six, 1 play (NC State scores)Q4 NC StateResult not recordedQ4 VirginiaTouchdown, 17 playsQ4 NC StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 VirginiaTurnover on downs, 6 playsQ4 NC StateTouchdown, 4 playsQ4 VirginiaEnd of game, 4 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Virginia drives left to right, NC State right to left.
  1. Q1 NC StatePunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  2. Q1 VirginiaPunt, 3 plays, 4 yards
  3. Q1 NC StateMissed FG, 8 plays, 34 yards
  4. Q1 VirginiaInterception, 4 plays, −1 yard
  5. Q1 NC StateTouchdown, 6 plays, 50 yards
  6. Q1 VirginiaPunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  7. Q1 NC StateTouchdown, 7 plays, 58 yards
  8. Q1 VirginiaTurnover on downs, 12 plays, 74 yards
  9. Q2 NC StatePunt, 6 plays, 28 yards
  10. Q2 VirginiaInterception, 2 plays, −10 yards
  11. Q2 NC StateField goal, 4 plays, 2 yards
  12. Q2 VirginiaPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  13. Q2 NC StateTouchdown, 5 plays, 63 yards
  14. Q2 VirginiaTouchdown, 9 plays, 75 yards
  15. Q2 NC StateEnd of half, 1 play, −4 yards
  16. Q3 VirginiaPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  17. Q3 NC StateInterception, 3 plays, −3 yards
  18. Q3 VirginiaPunt, 5 plays, 10 yards
  19. Q3 NC StatePunt, 4 plays, 13 yards
  20. Q3 VirginiaFumble, 8 plays, 44 yards
  21. Q3 NC StatePunt, 5 plays, 28 yards
  22. Q3 VirginiaTouchdown, 10 plays, 97 yards
  23. Q3 NC StatePunt, 5 plays, 19 yards
  24. Q3 VirginiaPunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  25. Q4 NC StateMissed FG, 6 plays, 21 yards
  26. Q4 VirginiaPick-six, 1 play (NC State scores), 0 yards
  27. Q4 NC StateResult not recorded, 0 yards
  28. Q4 VirginiaTouchdown, 17 plays, 89 yards
  29. Q4 NC StatePunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  30. Q4 VirginiaTurnover on downs, 6 plays, 13 yards
  31. Q4 NC StateTouchdown, 4 plays, 23 yards
  32. Q4 VirginiaEnd of game, 4 plays, 25 yards

Play by play

1st quarter8 drives, then NC State 14, Virginia 0
NC State Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Brian Delaney kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Ricky Person Jr. run for no gain to the NCSt 25
15:002nd & 10 at own 25Devin Leary run for 4 yds to the NCSt 29
15:003rd & 6 at own 29Devin Leary pass incomplete, broken up by De’Vante Cross
15:004th & 6 at own 29Trenton Gill punt for 44 yds , Billy Kemp IV returns for 2 yds to the Virg 29
Virginia Punt, 3 plays
13:551st & 10 at own 29Wayne Taulapapa run for no gain to the Virg 29
13:552nd & 10 at own 29Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Wayne Taulapapa for 4 yds to the Virg 33
13:553rd & 6 at own 33Brennan Armstrong pass incomplete, broken up by Malik Dunlap
13:014th & 6 at own 33Timeout VIRGINIA, clock 13:01
13:014th & 6 at own 33Nash Griffin punt for 35 yds, downed at the NCSt 32
NC State Missed FG, 8 plays
12:521st & 10 at own 32Zonovan Knight run for 4 yds to the NCSt 36
12:522nd & 6 at own 36Zonovan Knight run for a loss of 1 yard to the NCSt 35
12:523rd & 7 at own 35Devin Leary pass complete to Thayer Thomas for 18 yds to the Virg 47 for a 1ST down
12:521st & 10 at opp 47Devin Leary pass complete to Zonovan Knight for 12 yds to the Virg 35 for a 1ST down
12:521st & 10 at opp 35Zonovan Knight run for 1 yd to the Virg 34
12:522nd & 9 at opp 34Devin Leary pass incomplete to Zonovan Knight
12:523rd & 9 at opp 34Devin Leary pass incomplete to Porter Rooks
10:024th & 9 at opp 34Christopher Dunn 51 yd FG MISSED
Virginia Interception, 4 plays
10:021st & 10 at own 34Brennan Armstrong run for 8 yds to the Virg 42 VIRGINIA Penalty, illegal block (-15 Yards) to the Virg 27
10:021st & 17 at own 27Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Tony Poljan for 3 yds to the Virg 30
10:022nd & 14 at own 30Shane Simpson run for 3 yds to the Virg 33
10:023rd & 11 at own 33Brennan Armstrong pass intercepted Shyheim Battle return for no gain to the 50 yard line
NC State Touchdown, 6 plays
8:391st & 10 at the 50Ricky Person Jr. run for 4 yds to the Virg 46
8:392nd & 6 at opp 46Devin Leary pass complete to Porter Rooks for 6 yds to the Virg 40 for a 1ST down
8:391st & 10 at opp 40Ricky Person Jr. run for 4 yds to the Virg 36
8:392nd & 6 at opp 36Devin Leary pass complete to Porter Rooks for 25 yds to the Virg 11 for a 1ST down VIRGINIA Penalty, roughing passer (6 Yards) to the Virg 5 for a 1ST down
8:391st & goal at opp 5Zonovan Knight run for no gain to the Virg 5
6:012nd & goal at opp 5Devin Leary pass complete to Trent Pennix for 5 yds for a TD (Christopher Dunn KICK) (Christopher Dunn KICK)NC State 8, Virginia 0
Virginia Punt, 3 plays
6:011st & 0 at the 50Trenton Gill kickoff for 50 yds for a touchback
6:011st & 10 at own 25Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Tony Poljan for 1 yd to the Virg 26
6:012nd & 9 at own 26Wayne Taulapapa run for a loss of 1 yard to the Virg 25 VIRGINIA Penalty, Offensive holding ( Yards) declined
6:013rd & 10 at own 25Brennan Armstrong sacked by Malik Dunlap for a loss of 2 yards to the Virg 23
4:204th & 12 at own 23Timeout VIRGINIA, clock 04:20
4:204th & 12 at own 23Nash Griffin punt for 35 yds, downed at the NCSt 42
NC State Touchdown, 7 plays
4:121st & 10 at own 42Devin Leary pass complete to Emeka Emezie for 4 yds to the NCSt 46
4:122nd & 6 at own 46Jordan Houston run for 6 yds to the Virg 48 for a 1ST down
4:121st & 10 at opp 48Jordan Houston run for a loss of 4 yards to the NCSt 48
4:122nd & 14 at own 48Devin Leary pass incomplete to Emeka Emezie, broken up by Richard Burney
4:123rd & 14 at own 48Devin Leary pass complete to Emeka Emezie for 17 yds to the Virg 35 for a 1ST down
4:121st & 10 at opp 35Ricky Person Jr. run for 3 yds to the Virg 32
1:322nd & 7 at opp 32Devin Leary pass complete to Cary Angeline for 32 yds for a TD (Christopher Dunn KICK)NC State 14, Virginia 0
Virginia Turnover on downs, 12 plays
1:321st & 0 at own 35Trenton Gill kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:321st & 10 at own 25Wayne Taulapapa run for no gain to the Virg 25
1:322nd & 10 at own 25Billy Kemp IV run for 3 yds to the Virg 28
1:323rd & 7 at own 28Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Terrell Jana for 26 yds to the NCSt 46 for a 1ST down
1:321st & 10 at opp 46Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Lavel Davis Jr. for 14 yds to the NCSt 32 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 32Wayne Taulapapa run for 2 yds to the NCSt 30
Q2 15:002nd & 8 at opp 30Brennan Armstrong sacked by Terrell Dawkins for a loss of 2 yards to the NCSt 32
Q2 15:003rd & 10 at opp 32Shane Simpson run for 8 yds to the NCSt 24
Q2 15:004th & 2 at opp 24NC STATE Penalty, Defensive offside (Payton Wilson) to the NCSt 19 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 19NC STATE Penalty, Defensive offside (5 Yards) to the NCSt 14
Q2 15:001st & 5 at opp 14Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Tony Poljan for 9 yds to the NCSt 5 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & goal at opp 5Wayne Taulapapa run for 1 yd to the NCSt 4
Q2 15:002nd & goal at opp 4Wayne Taulapapa run for 3 yds to the NCSt 1
Q2 15:003rd & goal at opp 1Brennan Armstrong run for no gain to the NCSt 1
Q2 15:004th & goal at opp 1Brennan Armstrong run for no gain to the NCSt 1
2nd quarter7 drives, then NC State 24, Virginia 7
NC State Punt, 6 plays
11:211st & 10 at own 1Devin Leary run for 1 yd to the NCSt 2
11:212nd & 9 at own 2Zonovan Knight run for 1 yd to the NCSt 3
11:213rd & 8 at own 3Devin Leary run for 20 yds to the NCSt 23 for a 1ST down
11:211st & 10 at own 23Zonovan Knight run for a loss of 1 yard to the NCSt 22
11:212nd & 11 at own 22Zonovan Knight run for 7 yds to the NCSt 29
11:213rd & 4 at own 29Devin Leary pass incomplete to Thayer Thomas, broken up by Noah Taylor
11:214th & 4 at own 29Trenton Gill punt for 31 yds, downed at the Virg 40
Virginia Interception, 2 plays
8:171st & 10 at own 40Brennan Armstrong sacked by Shyheim Battle for a loss of 10 yards to the Virg 30
8:172nd & 20 at own 30Brennan Armstrong pass intercepted C.J. Riley return for 21 yds to the Virg 20
NC State Field goal, 4 plays
7:191st & 10 at opp 20Jordan Houston run for a loss of 2 yards to the Virg 22
7:192nd & 12 at opp 22Devin Leary pass incomplete to Emeka Emezie, broken up by D’Angelo Amos
7:193rd & 12 at opp 22Devin Leary run for 4 yds to the Virg 18
5:494th & 8 at opp 18Christopher Dunn 36 yd FG GOODNC State 17, Virginia 0
Virginia Punt, 3 plays
5:491st & 0 at own 35Trenton Gill kickoff for 65 yds , Billy Kemp IV return for 17 yds to the Virg 17
5:491st & 10 at own 0Brennan Armstrong rush for 3 yards to the VA20 (Isaiah Moore), PENALTY VA holding off-setting, PENALTY ST personal foul off-setting, NO PLAY.
5:491st & 10 at own 17Shane Simpson run for 2 yds to the Virg 19
5:492nd & 8 at own 19Lindell Stone pass complete to Billy Kemp IV for 4 yds to the Virg 23
5:493rd & 4 at own 23VIRGINIA Penalty, ineligible downfield on pass (-5 Yards) to the Virg 18
5:493rd & 9 at own 18Lindell Stone pass complete to Billy Kemp IV for 4 yds to the Virg 22
5:494th & 5 at own 22Nash Griffin punt for 58 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NCSt 37 , Thayer Thomas returns for 17 yds to the NCSt 37
NC State Touchdown, 5 plays
3:161st & 10 at own 37Ricky Person rush for 2 yards to the ST39, out-of-bounds (D’Angelo Amos), PENALTY ST holding (Dylan McMahon) 10 yards to the ST27, NO PLAY.
3:161st & 20 at own 27Ricky Person Jr. run for 8 yds to the NCSt 35
3:162nd & 12 at own 35Devin Leary pass complete to Porter Rooks for 20 yds to the Virg 45 for a 1ST down
3:161st & 10 at opp 45Ricky Person Jr. run for 10 yds to the Virg 35 for a 1ST down
3:161st & 10 at opp 35Devin Leary pass incomplete to C.J. Riley, broken up by Noah Taylor
2:032nd & 10 at opp 35Zonovan Knight run for 35 yds for a TD (Christopher Dunn KICK)NC State 24, Virginia 0
Virginia Touchdown, 9 plays
2:031st & 0 at own 35Trenton Gill kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:031st & 10 at own 25Lindell Stone pass complete to Tony Poljan for 5 yds to the Virg 30
2:032nd & 5 at own 30Lindell Stone pass complete to Billy Kemp IV for 8 yds to the Virg 38 for a 1ST down
2:031st & 10 at own 38Lindell Stone pass complete to Terrell Jana for 12 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
2:031st & 10 at the 50Lindell Stone pass incomplete to Shane Simpson, broken up by Payton Wilson
2:032nd & 10 at the 50Lindell Stone pass incomplete to Billy Kemp IV
2:033rd & 10 at the 50Lindell Stone pass complete to Billy Kemp IV for 16 yds to the NCSt 34 for a 1ST down
2:031st & 10 at opp 34Lindell Stone pass incomplete to Tony Poljan, broken up by Cecil Powell
0:292nd & 10 at opp 34Timeout NC STATE, clock 00:29
0:292nd & 10 at opp 34Lindell Stone pass complete to Lavel Davis Jr. for 32 yds to the NCSt 2 for a 1ST down
0:191st & 0 at opp 2Timeout NC STATE, clock 00:19
0:151st & goal at opp 2Lindell Stone pass complete to Billy Kemp IV for 2 yds for a TD (Brian Delaney KICK)NC State 24, Virginia 7
NC State End of half, 1 play
0:151st & 0 at own 35Brian Delaney kickoff for 56 yds, downed at the NCSt 9
0:151st & 10 at own 9TEAM run for a loss of 4 yards to the NCSt 5
3rd quarter9 drives, then NC State 24, Virginia 14
Virginia Punt, 3 plays
15:002nd & 14 at own 35Trenton Gill kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
15:001st & 10 at own 25Lindell Stone pass complete to Shane Simpson for 4 yds to the Virg 29
15:002nd & 6 at own 29Shane Simpson run for a loss of 3 yards to the Virg 26
15:003rd & 9 at own 26Lindell Stone pass incomplete to Terrell Jana
15:004th & 9 at own 26TEAM punt blocked by Vi Jones blocked by Vi Jones
NC State Interception, 3 plays
13:471st & 10 at opp 15Ricky Person Jr. run for a loss of 5 yards to the Virg 20
13:472nd & 15 at opp 20Ricky Person Jr. run for 2 yds to the Virg 18
13:473rd & 13 at opp 18Devin Leary pass intercepted, touchback. De’Vante Cross return for no gain
Virginia Punt, 5 plays
12:321st & 10 at own 20Wayne Taulapapa run for 3 yds to the Virg 23
12:322nd & 7 at own 23Lindell Stone pass complete to Billy Kemp IV for 7 yds to the Virg 30 for a 1ST down
12:321st & 10 at own 30Lindell Stone pass incomplete to Terrell Jana, broken up by Malik Dunlap
12:322nd & 10 at own 30Lindell Stone pass incomplete to Tony Poljan
12:323rd & 10 at own 30Terrell Jana pass incomplete to Terrell Jana
12:324th & 10 at own 30Nash Griffin punt for 39 yds NC STATE Penalty, Offensive holding (10 Yards) to the NCSt 21
NC State Punt, 4 plays
11:041st & 10 at own 21NC STATE Penalty, false start (Thomas Ruocchio) to the NCSt 16
11:041st & 15 at own 16Zonovan Knight run for 15 yds to the NCSt 31 for a 1ST down
11:041st & 10 at own 31Zonovan Knight run for no gain to the NCSt 31
11:042nd & 10 at own 31Zonovan Knight run for 3 yds to the NCSt 34
11:043rd & 7 at own 34Devin Leary pass incomplete to Cary Angeline, broken up by Antonio Clary
11:044th & 7 at own 34Trenton Gill punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Billy Kemp IV at the Virg 24
Virginia Fumble, 8 plays
9:171st & 10 at own 24Lindell Stone pass complete to Wayne Taulapapa for no gain to the Virg 24
9:172nd & 10 at own 24Lindell Stone pass complete to Terrell Jana for 11 yds to the Virg 35 for a 1ST down
9:171st & 10 at own 35Lindell Stone pass incomplete to Terrell Jana
9:172nd & 10 at own 35Shane Simpson run for 5 yds to the Virg 40
9:173rd & 5 at own 40Lindell Stone pass complete to Billy Kemp IV for 6 yds to the Virg 46 for a 1ST down
9:171st & 10 at own 46Lindell Stone pass incomplete to Billy Kemp IV
9:172nd & 10 at own 46Shane Simpson run for 12 yds to the NCSt 42 for a 1ST down
9:171st & 10 at opp 42Shane Simpson run for 10 yds to the NCSt 32 Shane Simpson fumbled, forced by Terrell Dawkins, recovered by NCSt Isaiah Moore
NC State Punt, 5 plays
6:591st & 10 at own 32Devin Leary pass incomplete to Emeka Emezie, PENALTY ST holding (Ikem Ekwonu) 10 yards to the ST22, NO PLAY.
6:591st & 20 at own 22Jordan Houston run for no gain to the NCSt 22
6:592nd & 20 at own 22Devin Leary pass complete to Emeka Emezie for 33 yds to the Virg 45 for a 1ST down
6:591st & 10 at opp 45Jordan Houston run for 5 yds to the Virg 40
6:592nd & 5 at opp 40Devin Leary pass incomplete to Cary Angeline
6:593rd & 5 at opp 40Devin Leary pass incomplete to Emeka Emezie
6:594th & 5 at opp 40Trenton Gill punt for 37 yds, downed at the Virg 3
Virginia Touchdown, 10 plays
5:281st & 10 at own 3Lindell Stone pass incomplete to Lavel Davis Jr., PENALTY ST pass interference (Joshua Pierre-Louis) 15 yards to the VA18, 1ST DOWN VA, NO PLAY.
5:281st & 10 at own 18Lindell Stone pass complete to Billy Kemp IV for 11 yds to the Virg 29 for a 1ST down
5:281st & 10 at own 29Lindell Stone pass incomplete to Billy Kemp IV
5:282nd & 10 at own 29Lindell Stone pass complete to Terrell Jana for 11 yds to the Virg 40 for a 1ST down
5:281st & 10 at own 40Wayne Taulapapa run for 5 yds to the Virg 45
5:282nd & 5 at own 45Lindell Stone pass incomplete to Lavel Davis Jr.
5:283rd & 5 at own 45Lindell Stone pass incomplete to Billy Kemp IV
5:284th & 5 at own 45Nash Griffin pass complete to Nick Jackson for 26 yds to the NCSt 29 for a 1ST down
5:281st & 10 at opp 29Lindell Stone pass complete to Terrell Jana for 8 yds to the NCSt 21
5:282nd & 2 at opp 21Lindell Stone pass complete to Billy Kemp IV for 20 yds to the NCSt 1 for a 1ST down
2:081st & goal at opp 1Lindell Stone pass complete to Tony Poljan for 1 yd for a TD (Brian Delaney KICK)NC State 24, Virginia 14
NC State Punt, 5 plays
2:081st & 0 at own 35Brian Delaney kickoff for 55 yds VIRGINIA Penalty, illegal kicking (Brian Delaney) to the NCSt 35
2:081st & 10 at own 35Ricky Person Jr. run for 8 yds to the NCSt 43
2:082nd & 2 at own 43Ricky Person Jr. run for 6 yds to the NCSt 49 for a 1ST down
2:081st & 10 at own 49Devin Leary pass incomplete to C.J. Riley
2:082nd & 10 at own 49Ricky Person Jr. run for 5 yds to the Virg 46
2:083rd & 5 at opp 46Devin Leary pass incomplete to Porter Rooks
2:084th & 5 at opp 46Trenton Gill punt for 46 yds for a touchback
Virginia Punt, 3 plays
0:121st & 10 at own 20Lindell Stone pass complete to Billy Kemp IV for 4 yds to the Virg 24
Q4 15:002nd & 6 at own 24Lindell Stone pass complete to Wayne Taulapapa for a loss of 3 yards to the Virg 21
Q4 15:003rd & 9 at own 21Lindell Stone pass incomplete to Billy Kemp IV
Q4 15:004th & 9 at own 21Nash Griffin punt for 19 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the Virg 40
4th quarter6 drives, then NC State 38, Virginia 21
NC State Missed FG, 6 plays
14:191st & 10 at opp 40Zonovan Knight run for 2 yds to the Virg 38
14:192nd & 8 at opp 38Devin Leary pass complete to Thayer Thomas for 12 yds to the Virg 26 for a 1ST down
14:191st & 10 at opp 26Zonovan Knight run for 7 yds to the Virg 19
14:192nd & 3 at opp 19Devin Leary rush for 7 yards to the VA12 (Matt Gahm), PENALTY ST holding (Grant Gibson) 10 yards to the VA29, NO PLAY.
14:192nd & 13 at opp 29Zonovan Knight run for 10 yds to the Virg 19
14:193rd & 3 at opp 19Devin Leary pass incomplete to Trent Pennix
11:194th & 3 at opp 19Christopher Dunn 37 yd FG MISSED
11:101st & 10 at own 20Lindell Stone pass intercepted for a TD Alim McNeill return for 18 yds for a TD NC STATE Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Jakeen Harris) to the Virg 18 (Christopher Dunn KICK)NC State 31, Virginia 14
11:101st & goal at opp 3NC STATE Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (Jakeen Harris) to the Virg 18
Virginia Touchdown, 17 plays
11:101st & 0 at own 35Trenton Gill kickoff for 59 yds , Billy Kemp IV return for 15 yds to the 50 yard line VIRGINIA Penalty, illegal block (Chayce Chalmers) to the Virg 11
11:101st & 10 at own 11Lindell Stone pass complete to Terrell Jana for 14 yds to the Virg 25 for a 1ST down
11:101st & 10 at own 25Lindell Stone pass complete to Tony Poljan for 9 yds to the Virg 34
11:102nd & 1 at own 34Lindell Stone pass complete to Wayne Taulapapa for 12 yds to the Virg 46 for a 1ST down
11:101st & 10 at own 46Lindell Stone pass complete to Wayne Taulapapa for 4 yds to the 50 yard line
11:102nd & 6 at the 50Lindell Stone pass incomplete to Tony Poljan
11:103rd & 6 at the 50Lindell Stone run for 5 yds to the NCSt 45
11:104th & 1 at opp 45Wayne Taulapapa run for 3 yds to the NCSt 42 for a 1ST down
11:101st & 10 at opp 42Lindell Stone run for 6 yds to the NCSt 36
11:102nd & 4 at opp 36Lindell Stone pass incomplete to Terrell Jana
11:103rd & 4 at opp 36Lindell Stone pass incomplete to Terrell Jana
11:104th & 4 at opp 36Lindell Stone pass complete to Terrell Jana for 10 yds to the NCSt 26 for a 1ST down
11:101st & 10 at opp 26Lindell Stone pass incomplete to Terrell Jana
11:102nd & 10 at opp 26Lindell Stone run for 2 yds to the NCSt 24
11:103rd & 8 at opp 24Lindell Stone pass complete to Terrell Jana for 9 yds to the NCSt 15 for a 1ST down
11:101st & 10 at opp 15Lindell Stone pass complete to Terrell Jana for 10 yds to the NCSt 5 for a 1ST down
6:161st & 0 at opp 5Timeout NC STATE, clock 06:16
6:161st & goal at opp 5Lindell Stone pass incomplete to Billy Kemp IV
6:082nd & goal at opp 5Lindell Stone pass complete to Lavel Davis Jr. for 5 yds for a TD (Brian Delaney KICK)NC State 31, Virginia 21
NC State Punt, 3 plays
6:081st & 0 at own 35N/A on-side kick recovered by NC STATE at the Virg 46
6:081st & 10 at opp 46Ricky Person Jr. run for 4 yds to the Virg 42
6:082nd & 6 at opp 42Ricky Person Jr. run for 1 yd to the Virg 41
5:143rd & 5 at opp 41Timeout VIRGINIA, clock 05:14
5:143rd & 5 at opp 41Ricky Person Jr. run for a loss of 2 yards to the Virg 43
5:064th & 7 at opp 43Timeout VIRGINIA, clock 05:06
5:064th & 7 at opp 43Trenton Gill punt for 33 yds, fair catch by Billy Kemp IV at the Virg 10
Virginia Turnover on downs, 6 plays
4:591st & 10 at own 10Lindell Stone pass complete to Tony Poljan for 3 yds to the Virg 13
4:592nd & 7 at own 13Lindell Stone pass incomplete to Terrell Jana, broken up by Jakeen Harris
4:593rd & 7 at own 13Lindell Stone pass incomplete to Tony Poljan (Cecil Powell), PENALTY ST pass interference (Cecil Powell) 10 yards to the VA23, 1ST DOWN VA, NO PLAY.
4:591st & 10 at own 23Lindell Stone pass incomplete to Wayne Taulapapa
4:592nd & 10 at own 23Lindell Stone pass incomplete to Terrell Jana, broken up by Vi Jones
4:593rd & 10 at own 23Lindell Stone pass incomplete to Wayne Taulapapa
4:594th & 10 at own 23Lindell Stone pass incomplete to Terrell Jana, broken up by Devan Boykin
NC State Touchdown, 4 plays
4:021st & 10 at opp 23Zonovan Knight run for 2 yds to the Virg 21
3:572nd & 8 at opp 21Timeout VIRGINIA, clock 03:57
3:572nd & 8 at opp 21Zonovan Knight run for 11 yds to the Virg 10 for a 1ST down
3:571st & goal at opp 10VIRGINIA Penalty, delay of game (Noah Taylor) to the Virg 5
3:571st & goal at opp 5Zonovan Knight run for 3 yds to the Virg 2
1:492nd & goal at opp 2Zonovan Knight run for 2 yds for a TD (Christopher Dunn KICK)NC State 38, Virginia 21
Virginia End of game, 4 plays
1:491st & 0 at own 35Trenton Gill kickoff for 52 yds
1:491st & 10 at own 25Wayne Taulapapa run for 5 yds to the Virg 30
1:492nd & 5 at own 30Wayne Taulapapa run for 3 yds to the Virg 33
1:493rd & 2 at own 33Lindell Stone pass complete to Hayden Mitchell for 1 yd to the Virg 34
1:494th & 1 at own 34Lindell Stone pass incomplete to Ra’Shaun Henry (Malik Dunlap), PENALTY ST offside (Nick Booker-Brown) 5 yards to the VA39, 1ST DOWN VA, NO PLAY.
1:491st & 10 at own 39Wayne Taulapapa run for 11 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down

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.

NC State leads 38–⁠23 in 61 meetings, counting the three since this game.

Recent meetings
2026Virginia 34, NC State 8
2025NC State 35, Virginia 31
2023NC State 24, Virginia 21
2020NC State 38, Virginia 21
2018NC State 35, Virginia 21
2012Virginia 33, NC State 6

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