College Football
BOXSCORE
NC State 34, Wake Forest 24
Thursday, September 11, 2025 7:30 PM
Location - Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium
Attendance - 29043
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
NC State 14 3 7 10 34
Wake Forest 14 10 0 0 24
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 14:48
Wake Forest   TD  Wake Forest 7 - NC State 0
Chris Barnes 98 yd. kickoff return (Connor Calvert kick)
1st Quarter - 7:19
Wake Forest   TD  Wake Forest 14 - NC State 0
Demond Claiborne 1 yd. run (Connor Calvert kick)
1st Quarter - 2:35
NC State   TD  Wake Forest 14 - NC State 7
Justin Joly 5 yd. pass from CJ Bailey (Kanoah Vinesett kick)
1st Quarter - 1:19
NC State   TD  Wake Forest 14 - NC State 14
Isaiah Shirley 41 yd. interception return (Kanoah Vinesett kick)
2nd Quarter - 12:12
Wake Forest   TD  Wake Forest 21 - NC State 14
Robby Ashford 1 yd. run (Connor Calvert kick)
2nd Quarter - 4:07
Wake Forest   FG  Wake Forest 24 - NC State 14
Connor Calvert 28 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 1:00
NC State   FG  Wake Forest 24 - NC State 17
Kanoah Vinesett 24 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 6:22
NC State   TD  Wake Forest 24 - NC State 24
Justin Joly 4 yd. pass from CJ Bailey (Kanoah Vinesett kick)
4th Quarter - 12:37
NC State   TD  Wake Forest 24 - NC State 31
Keenan Jackson 12 yd. pass from CJ Bailey (Kanoah Vinesett kick)
4th Quarter - 6:19
NC State   FG  Wake Forest 24 - NC State 34
Kanoah Vinesett 38 yd. field goal
TEAMS
Team Records
  NC State Wake Forest
W‑L 3 - 0 - 0 2 - 1 - 0
Conference 2 - 0 - 0 0 - 1 - 0
Team Stats
  NC State Wake Forest
Score 34 24
1st Downs 24 11
3rd Down Efficiency 7-for-18
39% 		6-for-15
40%
4th Down Efficiency 2-for-2
100% 		1-for-2
50%
Total Yards 406 311
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 44-205 22-59
Average/Rush 4.7 2.7
Passing
Comp-Att 23-32 21-35
Passing Yards 201 252
Average/Pass Play 6.1 7.0
Penalties-Yards 10-94 8-82
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Interceptions Thrown 0 2
Time of Possession 38:05 21:55
PLAYER STATS
NC State (3 - 0)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
C. Bailey 23/32 201 3 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
H. Smothers 24 164 6.8 0
J. Scott 7 23 3.3 0
C. Bailey 8 19 2.4 0
W. Wilson 2 3 1.5 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
N. Rogers 4 52 13.0 0
T. Anderson 3 46 15.3 0
K. Jackson 3 46 15.3 1
J. Joly 4 22 5.5 2
W. Grimes 3 19 6.3 0
J. Scott 2 17 8.5 0
H. Smothers 4 -1 -0.2 0
Wake Forest (2 - 1)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
R. Ashford 21/35 252 0 2
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
D. Claiborne 12 35 2.9 1
R. Ashford 9 21 2.3 1
C. Barnes 1 3 3.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
C. Barnes 3 76 25.3 0
S. Berkhalter 3 43 14.3 0
E. Falayi 1 42 42.0 0
D. Claiborne 8 33 4.1 0
M. Mays Jr. 1 26 26.0 0
C. Hernandez 3 23 7.7 0
J. Melvin 1 9 9.0 0
J. Clements 1 0 0.0 0