Fayetteville State at North Carolina Central

Saturday, September 13, 2025

North Carolina Central beat Fayetteville State 49–⁠19. It was their fourth meeting; North Carolina Central leads the series 3–⁠1.

AwayFayetteville State6–⁠4 in 2025
19
HomeNorth Carolina Central8–⁠4 in 2025
49

Final at O’Kelly-Riddick Stadium, DurhamTV: ESPN+Attendance 7,639

At kickoff
77°F, wind 9 mph from the northeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network hourly; Raleigh Airport, 14 km from the stadium, nine minutes before kickoff
Official
Jay EdwardsGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Fayetteville State307919
North Carolina Central318141449

Standouts

  • PassingWalker Harris23 of 36, 387 yards, 3 TD, 1 INTNorth Carolina Central
  • RushingBryce Council11 carries, 94 yards, 1 TDFayetteville State
  • ReceivingChance Peterson3 catches, 91 yardsNorth Carolina Central
  • DefenseAmari Best1 INTFayetteville State

Player stats

Fayetteville State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Wilson Kargbo Jr.7/104901
Joe Owens Jr.3/73510
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Bryce Council1194169
Braylon Vinson1185054
Tydarion Grier4301
Caden Davis2103
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Kahlil Ashley-Diarrah335120
Caden Davis322010
Unique Kelly222017
Kristian Golden1404
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Amari Best0001

North Carolina Central

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Walker Harris23/3638731
Joshua Jones1/11100
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Joshua Jones328016
Arthur Rodgers52409
Zion Dobson324112
Chris Mosley121509
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Chance Peterson391034
Mehki Wall378163
Quentin McCall262141
Refeno Vangates558016
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Tomondrey Braxton0001

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

Team stats

Fayetteville StateNorth Carolina Central
234Total yards499
84Passing yards398
150Rushing yards101
4.9Yards per pass10.8
4.2Yards per rush3.3
10First downs24
6–⁠14Third downs9–⁠14
0–⁠0Fourth downs1–⁠1
2Turnovers2
11–⁠86Penalties7–⁠68
29:07Possession30:53

Efficiency

Fayetteville StateNorth Carolina Central
27%Success rate48%
−0.11EPA per play0.38
1.68Explosiveness1.50
−0.04Rushing EPA0.01
−0.22Passing EPA0.66
19%Passing-down success50%
3%Havoc by its defense4%

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 going in

Our ratings (scores only)

North Carolina Central 81% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Every drive

North Carolina Central end zoneFayetteville State end zoneQ1 Fayetteville StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 North Carolina CentralField goal, 10 playsQ1 Fayetteville StatePunt, 6 playsQ1 Fayetteville StateField goal, 6 playsQ1 North Carolina CentralPunt, 4 playsQ2 Fayetteville StateFumble, 2 playsQ2 North Carolina CentralTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 Fayetteville StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 North Carolina CentralField goal, 8 playsQ2 Fayetteville StatePunt, 3 playsQ2 North Carolina CentralTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 Fayetteville StateEnd of half, 1 playQ3 North Carolina CentralMissed FG, 10 playsQ3 Fayetteville StateTouchdown, 2 playsQ3 North Carolina CentralInterception, 6 playsQ3 Fayetteville StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 North Carolina CentralTouchdown, 8 playsQ3 Fayetteville StatePick-six, 1 play (North Carolina Central scores)Q3 Fayetteville StatePunt, 3 playsQ4 North Carolina CentralTouchdown, 4 playsQ4 Fayetteville StateField goal, 13 playsQ4 North Carolina CentralTouchdown, 9 playsQ4 Fayetteville StateTouchdown, 9 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. North Carolina Central drives left to right, Fayetteville State right to left.
  1. Q1 Fayetteville StatePunt, 3 plays, −8 yards
  2. Q1 North Carolina CentralField goal, 10 plays, 31 yards
  3. Q1 Fayetteville StatePunt, 6 plays, 5 yards
  4. Q1 Fayetteville StateField goal, 6 plays, 13 yards
  5. Q1 North Carolina CentralPunt, 4 plays, 19 yards
  6. Q2 Fayetteville StateFumble, 2 plays, −3 yards
  7. Q2 North Carolina CentralTouchdown, 6 plays, 15 yards
  8. Q2 Fayetteville StatePunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  9. Q2 North Carolina CentralField goal, 8 plays, 48 yards
  10. Q2 Fayetteville StatePunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  11. Q2 North Carolina CentralTouchdown, 6 plays, 46 yards
  12. Q2 Fayetteville StateEnd of half, 1 play, −6 yards
  13. Q3 North Carolina CentralMissed FG, 10 plays, 51 yards
  14. Q3 Fayetteville StateTouchdown, 2 plays, 74 yards
  15. Q3 North Carolina CentralInterception, 6 plays, 39 yards
  16. Q3 Fayetteville StatePunt, 3 plays, 3 yards
  17. Q3 North Carolina CentralTouchdown, 8 plays, 89 yards
  18. Q3 Fayetteville StatePick-six, 1 play (North Carolina Central scores), 0 yards
  19. Q3 Fayetteville StatePunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  20. Q4 North Carolina CentralTouchdown, 4 plays, 76 yards
  21. Q4 Fayetteville StateField goal, 13 plays, 43 yards
  22. Q4 North Carolina CentralTouchdown, 9 plays, 70 yards
  23. Q4 Fayetteville StateTouchdown, 9 plays, 89 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then Tied at 3
Fayetteville State Punt, 3 plays
14:551st & 10 at own 35Kaleb Robison kickoff for 65 yds , Tydarion Grier return for 17 yds to the FAY 17
14:551st & 10 at own 17Bryce Council run for 2 yds to the FAY 19
14:552nd & 8 at own 19Caden Davis run for a loss of 2 yards to the FAY 17
14:553rd & 10 at own 17Wilson Kargbo Jr. sacked by Makai McCall for a loss of 8 yards to the FAY 9
12:594th & 18 at own 9Albert Fleming IV punt for 28 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the FAY 37
North Carolina Central Field goal, 10 plays
12:591st & 10 at opp 37Chris Mosley run for 1 yd to the FAY 36
12:592nd & 9 at opp 36Walker Harris pass incomplete to Nasim Cosby
12:593rd & 9 at opp 36Walker Harris pass complete to Chris Mosley for 6 yds to the FAY 30
12:594th & 3 at opp 30Walker Harris pass complete to Chauncey Spikes for 6 yds to the FAY 24 for a 1ST down
12:591st & 10 at opp 24PENALTY NCCU False Start (Sprinkle,Ja’Quan) 5 yards from FSU24 to FSU29. NO PLAY.
12:591st & 15 at opp 29Walker Harris run for a loss of 1 yard to the FAY 30
12:592nd & 16 at opp 30Walker Harris pass complete to Chance Peterson for 26 yds to the FAY 4 for a 1ST down
12:591st & goal at opp 4Walker Harris run for a loss of 1 yard to the FAY 5
12:592nd & goal at opp 5Chris Mosley run for a loss of 1 yard to the FAY 6
12:593rd & goal at opp 6Walker Harris pass incomplete to Chance Peterson
8:254th & goal at opp 6Kaleb Robison 23 yd FG GOODNorth Carolina Central 3, Fayetteville State 0
Fayetteville State Punt, 6 plays
8:251st & 10 at own 35Kaleb Robison kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:251st & 10 at own 25Caden Davis run for 3 yds to the FAY 28
8:252nd & 7 at own 28Wilson Kargbo Jr. pass complete to Kristian Golden for 4 yds to the FAY 32
8:253rd & 3 at own 32Wilson Kargbo Jr. run for 4 yds to the FAY 36 for a 1ST down
8:251st & 10 at own 36Bryce Council run for 2 yds to the FAY 38
8:252nd & 8 at own 38Fayetteville State Penalty, unsportsmanlike conduct (-3 Yards) to the FAY 35
8:253rd & 11 at own 35Wilson Kargbo Jr. sacked by Thomas Johnson for a loss of 5 yards to the FAY 30
4:384th & 16 at own 30Albert Fleming IV punt for 32 yds
Fayetteville State Field goal, 6 plays
4:381st & 10 at opp 36Tydarion Grier run for no gain to the NCCU 36
4:382nd & 10 at opp 36Wilson Kargbo Jr. pass complete to Unique Kelly for 17 yds to the NCCU 19 for a 1ST down
4:381st & 10 at opp 19Bryce Council run for no gain to the NCCU 19
4:382nd & 10 at opp 19Wilson Kargbo Jr. pass complete to Caden Davis for 5 yds to the NCCU 14
4:383rd & 5 at opp 14No Huddle-Shotgun Council,Bryce rush right for 5 yards loss to the NCCU19 (Lawson,Isaiah) PENALTY FSU Holding (Hicks,Benjamin) 10 yards from NCCU14 to NCCU24. NO PLAY.
4:383rd & 15 at opp 24(01:44) No Huddle-Shotgun Kargbo,Wilson rush right for 2 yards gain to the NCCU22 (Smith,Christian; Johnson,Thomas) PENALTY FSU Holding offsetting NCCU Face Mask offsetting. NO PLAY.
4:383rd & 15 at opp 24Wilson Kargbo Jr. pass complete to Bryce Council for 1 yd to the NCCU 23
0:154th & 14 at opp 23John Hernandez-Vargas 40 yd FG GOODTied at 3
North Carolina Central Punt, 4 plays
0:101st & 10 at own 35John Hernandez-Vargas kickoff for 56 yds , Darryl Taylor return for 18 yds to the NCCU 27
0:001st & 10 at own 27No Huddle-Shotgun Mosley,Chris rush left for 0 yards to the NCCU27 (Monk,Keyshawn) PENALTY FSU Offside 5 yards from NCCU27 to NCCU32. NO PLAY.
Q2 15:001st & 5 at own 32Walker Harris run for 6 yds to the NCCU 38 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at own 38Walker Harris pass complete to Nasim Cosby for 7 yds to the NCCU 45
Q2 15:002nd & 3 at own 45Chris Mosley run for 1 yd to the NCCU 46
Q2 15:003rd & 2 at own 46Walker Harris pass incomplete to Nasim Cosby
Q2 13:134th & 2 at own 46Brandon Bowman punt for 40 yds , William Johnson returns for 24 yds to the FAY 18
2nd quarter7 drives, then North Carolina Central 21, Fayetteville State 3
Fayetteville State Fumble, 2 plays
13:131st & 10 at own 18Braylon Vinson run for 5 yds to the FAY 23
12:202nd & 5 at own 23Wilson Kargbo Jr. run for a loss of 8 yards to the FAY 15 Wilson Kargbo Jr. fumbled, recovered by FAY Ryan Wynn
North Carolina Central Touchdown, 6 plays
12:201st & 10 at opp 15Chris Mosley run for a loss of 3 yards to the FAY 18
12:202nd & 13 at opp 18PENALTY NCCU False Start (Vangates,Refeno) 5 yards from FSU18 to FSU23. NO PLAY.
12:202nd & 18 at opp 23Walker Harris pass complete to Chauncey Spikes for 7 yds to the FAY 16
12:203rd & 11 at opp 16No Huddle-Shotgun Harris,Walker pass incomplete short middle to Peterson,Chance thrown to FSU10 broken up by Ford,Terrell PENALTY FSU Offside (Roach,Tajon) 5 yards from FSU16 to FSU11. NO PLAY.
10:373rd & 6 at opp 11Timeout North Carolina Central, clock 10:37
10:373rd & 6 at opp 11Walker Harris pass complete to Chauncey Spikes for 9 yds to the FAY 2 for a 1ST down
10:371st & goal at opp 2North Carolina Central Penalty, (-15 Yards) to the FAY 16
10:372nd & goal at opp 16Arthur Rodgers Jr. run for 9 yds to the FAY 7
9:023rd & goal at opp 7Walker Harris pass complete to Luke Bracey for 7 yds for a TD (Kaleb Robison KICK)North Carolina Central 10, Fayetteville State 3
Fayetteville State Punt, 3 plays
9:021st & 10 at own 35Kaleb Robison kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
9:021st & 10 at own 25Wilson Kargbo Jr. pass complete to Caden Davis for 7 yds to the FAY 32
9:022nd & 3 at own 32Tydarion Grier run for 1 yd to the FAY 33
9:023rd & 2 at own 33PENALTY FSU Delay Of Game (Kargbo,Wilson) 5 yards from FSU33 to FSU28. NO PLAY.
9:023rd & 7 at own 28Wilson Kargbo Jr. pass incomplete to Unique Kelly
6:574th & 7 at own 28Albert Fleming IV punt for 37 yds , Mehki Wall returns for 12 yds to the NCCU 47
North Carolina Central Field goal, 8 plays
6:571st & 10 at own 47Chris Mosley run for no gain to the NCCU 47
6:572nd & 10 at own 47Walker Harris pass complete to Mehki Wall for 7 yds to the FAY 46
6:573rd & 3 at opp 46Walker Harris pass complete to Nasim Cosby for 18 yds to the FAY 28 for a 1ST down
6:571st & 10 at opp 28Walker Harris pass complete to Refeno Vangates for 16 yds to the FAY 12 for a 1ST down
6:571st & 10 at opp 12Chris Mosley run for 1 yd to the FAY 11
6:572nd & 9 at opp 11Chris Mosley run for 1 yd to the FAY 10
3:233rd & 8 at opp 10Timeout Fayetteville State, clock 03:23
3:233rd & 8 at opp 10Walker Harris pass incomplete to Mehki Wall
3:234th & 8 at opp 10PENALTY FSU Offside 5 yards from FSU10 to FSU05. NO PLAY.
3:104th & 3 at opp 5Kaleb Robison 22 yd FG GOODNorth Carolina Central 13, Fayetteville State 3
Fayetteville State Punt, 3 plays
3:031st & 10 at own 35Kaleb Robison kickoff for 58 yds , Tydarion Grier return for 2 yds to the FAY 9
3:031st & 10 at own 9Braylon Vinson run for no gain to the FAY 9
3:032nd & 10 at own 9Braylon Vinson run for 2 yds to the FAY 11
2:123rd & 8 at own 11Timeout North Carolina Central, clock 02:12
2:123rd & 8 at own 11PENALTY FSU False Start (McMullen,Tyler) 5 yards from FSU11 to FSU06. NO PLAY.
2:123rd & 13 at own 6Braylon Vinson run for 2 yds to the FAY 8
2:004th & 11 at own 8Timeout North Carolina Central, clock 02:00
1:544th & 11 at own 8Albert Fleming IV punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Mehki Wall at the FAY 46
North Carolina Central Touchdown, 6 plays
1:541st & 10 at opp 46Walker Harris pass incomplete to Nasim Cosby
1:542nd & 10 at opp 46Walker Harris pass complete to Chance Peterson for 34 yds to the FAY 12 for a 1ST down
1:541st & 10 at opp 12Walker Harris run for 4 yds to the FAY 8
1:542nd & 6 at opp 8Walker Harris pass incomplete to Quentin McCall
1:543rd & 6 at opp 8Walker Harris pass complete to Chris Mosley for 6 yds to the FAY 2 for a 1ST down
0:301st & goal at opp 2Walker Harris 2 Yd Run (Walker Harris Pass to Kyle Morgan for Two-Point Conversion)North Carolina Central 21, Fayetteville State 3
0:301st & goal at opp 3PENALTY FSU UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct 2 yards from FSU03 to FSU01. NO PLAY.
Fayetteville State End of half, 1 play
0:291st & 10 at own 35Kaleb Robison kickoff for 47 yds , Tydarion Grier return for 1 yd to the FAY 19
0:291st & 10 at own 19No Huddle-Shotgun Council,Bryce rush left for 2 yards gain to the FSU21 (Braxton,Tomondrey; U’Ren,Max) PENALTY FSU Holding (Thompson,Jolen) 9 yards from FSU19 to FSU10. NO PLAY.
0:001st & 19 at own 10Wilson Kargbo Jr. run for 3 yds to the FAY 13
3rd quarter6 drives, then North Carolina Central 35, Fayetteville State 10
North Carolina Central Missed FG, 10 plays
14:551st & 10 at own 35John Hernandez-Vargas kickoff for 60 yds , Mehki Wall return for 18 yds to the NCCU 23
14:551st & 10 at own 23Chris Mosley run for no gain to the NCCU 23
14:552nd & 10 at own 23Arthur Rodgers Jr. run for 3 yds to the NCCU 26
14:553rd & 7 at own 26Walker Harris pass complete to Mehki Wall for 8 yds to the NCCU 34 for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at own 34Walker Harris pass complete to Refeno Vangates for 5 yds to the NCCU 39
14:552nd & 5 at own 39Walker Harris run for 6 yds to the NCCU 45 for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at own 45Walker Harris pass complete to Chance Peterson for 31 yds to the FAY 24 for a 1ST down
14:551st & 10 at opp 24Arthur Rodgers Jr. run for 3 yds to the FAY 21
14:552nd & 7 at opp 21PENALTY NCCU False Start 5 yards from FSU21 to FSU26. NO PLAY.
14:552nd & 12 at opp 26Walker Harris pass incomplete to Nasim Cosby
14:553rd & 12 at opp 26Walker Harris pass incomplete to Chance Peterson
10:334th & 12 at opp 26Kaleb Robison 43 yd FG MISSED
Fayetteville State Touchdown, 2 plays
10:331st & 10 at own 26Wilson Kargbo Jr. pass complete to Unique Kelly for 5 yds to the FAY 31
9:412nd & 5 at own 31Bryce Council run for 69 yds for a TD (John Hernandez-Vargas KICK)North Carolina Central 21, Fayetteville State 10
North Carolina Central Interception, 6 plays
9:411st & 10 at own 35John Hernandez-Vargas kickoff
9:411st & 10 at own 35Chris Mosley run for no gain to the NCCU 35
9:412nd & 10 at own 35Walker Harris pass complete to Luke Bracey for 25 yds to the FAY 40 for a 1ST down
9:411st & 10 at opp 40Chris Mosley run for 9 yds to the FAY 31
9:412nd & 1 at opp 31Walker Harris pass incomplete to Refeno Vangates
9:413rd & 1 at opp 31Arthur Rodgers Jr. run for 5 yds to the FAY 26 for a 1ST down
7:321st & 10 at opp 26Walker Harris pass intercepted, touchback. Amari Best return for no gain
Fayetteville State Punt, 3 plays
7:321st & 10 at own 20No Huddle-Shotgun Kargbo,Wilson pass incomplete deep left to Kelly,Unique thrown to FSU50 PENALTY NCCU Pass Interference (Braxton,Tomondrey) 15 yards from FSU20 to FSU35, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
7:321st & 10 at own 35Bryce Council run for 1 yd to the FAY 36
7:322nd & 9 at own 36Wilson Kargbo Jr. pass incomplete to Caden Davis
7:323rd & 9 at own 36Wilson Kargbo Jr. sacked by Thomas Johnson for a loss of 13 yards to the FAY 23
6:004th & 22 at own 23Albert Fleming IV punt for 66 yds
North Carolina Central Touchdown, 8 plays
6:001st & 10 at own 11Chris Mosley run for 5 yds to the NCCU 16
6:002nd & 5 at own 16Walker Harris pass complete to Refeno Vangates for 11 yds to the NCCU 27 for a 1ST down
6:001st & 10 at own 27Walker Harris pass complete to Refeno Vangates for 15 yds to the NCCU 42 for a 1ST down
6:001st & 10 at own 42Walker Harris sacked by Kaydin Thomas for a loss of 9 yards to the NCCU 33
6:002nd & 19 at own 33Walker Harris pass complete to Nasim Cosby for 5 yds to the NCCU 38
6:003rd & 14 at own 38Walker Harris pass complete to Quentin McCall for 41 yds to the FAY 21 for a 1ST down
6:001st & 10 at opp 21Walker Harris pass incomplete to Quentin McCall
2:152nd & 10 at opp 21Walker Harris pass complete to Quentin McCall for 21 yds for a TD (Kaleb Robison KICK)North Carolina Central 28, Fayetteville State 10
2:151st & 10 at own 35Kaleb Robison kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:071st & 10 at own 25Wilson Kargbo Jr. pass intercepted Tomondrey Braxton return for 28 yds for a TD (Kaleb Robison KICK)North Carolina Central 35, Fayetteville State 10
Fayetteville State Punt, 3 plays
2:061st & 10 at own 35Kaleb Robison kickoff for 28 yds
2:061st & 10 at own 37Bryce Council run for 5 yds to the FAY 42
2:062nd & 5 at own 42Bryce Council run for 2 yds to the FAY 44
0:393rd & 3 at own 44Timeout Fayetteville State, clock 00:39
0:393rd & 3 at own 44No Huddle-Shotgun Council,Bryce rush middle for 25 yards gain to the NCCU31 (Vassell,Jelani; Adams,Eric) PENALTY FSU Holding (Jones,Malachi) 10 yards from FSU44 to FSU34. NO PLAY.
0:003rd & 13 at own 34Wilson Kargbo Jr. pass complete to Caden Davis for 10 yds to the FAY 44
Q4 14:544th & 3 at own 44Albert Fleming IV punt for 32 yds, fair catch by Mehki Wall at the NCCU 24
4th quarter4 drives, then North Carolina Central 49, Fayetteville State 19
North Carolina Central Touchdown, 4 plays
14:541st & 10 at own 24Walker Harris pass incomplete to Nasim Cosby
14:542nd & 10 at own 24Walker Harris pass incomplete to Refeno Vangates
14:543rd & 10 at own 24Walker Harris pass complete to Nasim Cosby for 13 yds to the NCCU 37 for a 1ST down
13:551st & 10 at own 37Walker Harris pass complete to Mehki Wall for 63 yds for a TD (Kaleb Robison KICK)North Carolina Central 42, Fayetteville State 10
13:481st & 10 at own 35Kaleb Robison kickoff for 59 yds , William Johnson return for 14 yds to the FAY 49 North Carolina Central Penalty, (-14 Yards) to the FAY 34
Fayetteville State Field goal, 13 plays
13:481st & 10 at own 34Bryce Council run for 6 yds to the FAY 40
13:482nd & 4 at own 40Joe Owens pass incomplete to Kalvin Banks
13:483rd & 4 at own 40Bryce Council run for 4 yds to the FAY 44 for a 1ST down
13:481st & 10 at own 44Bryce Council run for 1 yd to the FAY 45
13:482nd & 9 at own 45Bryce Council run for 2 yds to the FAY 47
13:483rd & 7 at own 47Joe Owens pass complete to Kahlil Ashley-Diarrah for 9 yds to the NCCU 44 for a 1ST down
13:481st & 10 at opp 44Joe Owens pass incomplete to Unique Kelly
10:042nd & 10 at opp 44Braylon Vinson run for 3 yds to the NCCU 41
10:043rd & 7 at opp 41Joe Owens pass complete to Kahlil Ashley-Diarrah for 20 yds to the NCCU 21 for a 1ST down
10:041st & 10 at opp 21Tydarion Grier run for 1 yd to the NCCU 20
10:042nd & 9 at opp 20Joe Owens run for a loss of 3 yards to the NCCU 23
10:043rd & 12 at opp 23Joe Owens pass incomplete to Kristian Golden
7:354th & 12 at opp 23John Hernandez-Vargas 40 yd FG GOODNorth Carolina Central 42, Fayetteville State 13
North Carolina Central Touchdown, 9 plays
7:291st & 10 at own 35John Hernandez-Vargas kickoff for 57 yds , Darryl Taylor return for 22 yds to the NCCU 30
7:291st & 10 at own 30Joshua Jones run for 16 yds to the NCCU 46 for a 1ST down
7:291st & 10 at own 46Zion Dobson run for 12 yds to the FAY 42 for a 1ST down
7:291st & 10 at opp 42Zion Dobson run for 1 yd to the FAY 41
7:292nd & 9 at opp 41Joshua Jones pass complete to Refeno Vangates for 11 yds to the FAY 30 for a 1ST down
5:341st & 10 at opp 30Timeout North Carolina Central, clock 05:34
5:341st & 10 at opp 30Joshua Jones run for 4 yds to the FAY 26
5:342nd & 6 at opp 26Arthur Rodgers Jr. run for 4 yds to the FAY 22
5:343rd & 2 at opp 22Javion Martin run for 3 yds to the FAY 19 for a 1ST down
5:341st & 10 at opp 19Joshua Jones run for 8 yds to the FAY 11
3:092nd & 2 at opp 11Zion Dobson run for 11 yds for a TD (Kaleb Robison KICK)North Carolina Central 49, Fayetteville State 13
3:041st & 10 at own 35Kaleb Robison kickoff for 63 yds , Tydarion Grier return for 19 yds to the FAY 46 Fayetteville State Penalty, Offensive Holding (10 Yards) to the FAY 11
Fayetteville State Touchdown, 9 plays
3:041st & 10 at own 11Braylon Vinson run for 54 yds to the NCCU 35 for a 1ST down
3:041st & 10 at opp 35Braylon Vinson run for a loss of 2 yards to the NCCU 37
3:042nd & 12 at opp 37Braylon Vinson run for 5 yds to the NCCU 32
2:003rd & 7 at opp 32Timeout North Carolina Central, clock 02:00
2:003rd & 7 at opp 32No Huddle-Shotgun Owens, Jr.,Joe pass incomplete short right to Kelly,Unique thrown to NCCU20 PENALTY NCCU Pass Interference (Dukes,Jahzir) 9 yards from NCCU32 to NCCU23, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
2:001st & 10 at opp 23Joe Owens pass incomplete to Kahlil Ashley-Diarrah
2:002nd & 10 at opp 23Braylon Vinson run for 6 yds to the NCCU 17
2:003rd & 4 at opp 17Braylon Vinson run for 11 yds to the NCCU 6 for a 1ST down
2:001st & goal at opp 6Tydarion Grier run for 1 yd to the NCCU 5
2:002nd & goal at opp 5Braylon Vinson run for a loss of 1 yard to the NCCU 6
0:063rd & goal at opp 6Timeout Fayetteville State, clock 00:06
0:023rd & goal at opp 6Joe Owens pass complete to Kahlil Ashley-Diarrah for 6 yds for a TD (John Hernandez-Vargas PAT MISSED)North Carolina Central 49, Fayetteville State 19

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.

North Carolina Central leads 3–⁠1 in four meetings.

Recent meetings
2025North Carolina Central 49, Fayetteville State 19
2012North Carolina Central 54, Fayetteville State 31
2008Fayetteville State 33, North Carolina Central 22
2007North Carolina Central 17, Fayetteville State 0

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