College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Duke 45, NC State 33
When: 4:00 PM   ET ,  Saturday, September 20, 2025
Where: Wallace Wade Stadium, Durham, North Carolina
Attendance: 30022
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
NC State 7 13 6 7 33
Duke 7 14 14 10 45
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 14:10
NC State   TD  Duke 0 - NC State 7
Terrell Anderson 75 yd. pass from CJ Bailey (Kanoah Vinesett kick)
1st Quarter - 10:49
Duke   TD  Duke 7 - NC State 7
Anderson Castle 2 yd. run (Todd Pelino kick)
2nd Quarter - 14:18
NC State   TD  Duke 7 - NC State 14
Terrell Anderson 6 yd. pass from CJ Bailey (Kanoah Vinesett kick)
2nd Quarter - 5:45
NC State   TD  Duke 7 - NC State 20
Will Wilson 1 yd. run (kick failed)
2nd Quarter - 2:20
Duke   TD  Duke 14 - NC State 20
Landen King 17 yd. pass from Darian Mensah (Todd Pelino kick)
2nd Quarter - 0:16
Duke   TD  Duke 21 - NC State 20
Anderson Castle 1 yd. run (Todd Pelino kick)
3rd Quarter - 13:30
Duke   TD  Duke 28 - NC State 20
Sahmir Hagans 33 yd. pass from Darian Mensah (Todd Pelino kick)
3rd Quarter - 11:53
NC State   TD  Duke 28 - NC State 26
Hollywood Smothers 51 yd. run (run failed)
3rd Quarter - 8:32
Duke   TD  Duke 35 - NC State 26
Cooper Barkate 37 yd. pass from Darian Mensah (Todd Pelino kick)
4th Quarter - 14:18
Duke   FG  Duke 38 - NC State 26
Todd Pelino 43 yd. field goal
4th Quarter - 4:01
NC State   TD  Duke 38 - NC State 33
Will Wilson 1 yd. run (Kanoah Vinesett kick)
4th Quarter - 2:19
Duke   TD  Duke 45 - NC State 33
Anderson Castle 66 yd. run (Todd Pelino kick)
TEAMS
Team Records
  NC State Duke
W‑L 3 - 1 - 0 2 - 2 - 0
Conference 2 - 1 - 0 1 - 0 - 0
Team Stats
  NC State Duke
Score 33 45
1st Downs 26 22
3rd Down Efficiency 7-for-12
58%		 5-for-12
42%
4th Down Efficiency 1-for-4
25%		 2-for-2
100%
Total Yards 535 418
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 35-171 35-149
Average/Rush 4.9 4.3
Passing
Comp-Att 29-39 19-28
Passing Yards 364 269
Average/Pass Play 8.9 8.7
Penalties-Yards 6-49 8-103
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-0
Interceptions Thrown 3 0
Time of Possession 32:29 27:31
PLAYER STATS
NC State (3 - 1)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
C. Bailey 29/39 364 2 3
Duke (2 - 2)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
D. Mensah 19/28 269 3 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
H. Smothers 17 123 7.2 1
J. Scott 7 35 5.0 0
C. Bailey 7 9 1.3 0
B. Cleveland 1 4 4.0 0
W. Wilson 2 2 1.0 2
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
A. Castle 12 92 7.7 3
N. Sheppard 14 61 4.4 0
J. Moore 3 -1 -0.3 0
D. Mensah 5 -2 -0.4 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
T. Anderson 6 166 27.7 2
J. Joly 5 63 12.6 0
N. Rogers 3 48 16.0 0
H. Smothers 5 41 8.2 0
K. Jackson 4 27 6.8 0
B. Cleveland 1 9 9.0 0
T. Hoffmann 4 5 1.2 0
J. Scott 1 5 5.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
C. Barkate 3 65 21.7 1
S. Hagans 3 63 21.0 1
J. Hasley 4 43 10.8 0
Q. Brown 3 41 13.7 0
N. Sheppard 3 20 6.7 0
L. King 1 17 17.0 1
A. Castle 1 13 13.0 0
C. Tyler 1 7 7.0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
T. Freeman 1 67 0
M. Kane 1 3 0
D. Stone 1 0 0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
T. Thomas 1.0 8.0
B. Cleveland 1.0 1.0
C. Fordham 0.5 2.0
T. Price 0.5 1.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
A. Hall 0.5 3.0
W. Williams 0.5 2.0
J. Francois 0.5 1.0
J. Green 0.5 0.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
C. Fordham 5 6
S. Brown 4 4
D. Marshall 3 1
T. Thomas 3 4
J. Johnson 2 2
J. Johnson 2 2
K. Soares Jr. 2 3
B. Barnhardt 2 3
B. Cleveland 2 3
N. Rogers 1 0
L. Hodge 1 0
H. Smothers 1 0
A. Brown Jr. 1 0
C. Slone 1 1
K. Carter 1 1
T. Price 1 2
S. Dixon 0 1
R. Royal III 0 1
I. Shirley 0 2
Tackles
  Tk Ast
D. Stone 7 4
C. Rivers 5 2
T. Freeman 3 6
M. Jones 2 0
K. Johnson 2 1
L. Callahan 1 0
N. Sheppard 1 0
C. Barkate 1 0
N. Morris Jr. 1 0
G. Wright 1 0
A. Pellicciotta 1 1
K. Robinson 1 2
J. Francois 1 9
C. Weaver 1 10
T. Reed 0 1
B. Davis 0 1
V. Anthony Jr. 0 1
M. Kane 0 1
W. Williams 0 3
S. Turner 0 3
A. Hall 0 4
L. Mergott 0 6
J. Green 0 7
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
B. Cleveland 2.5 4.0
T. Thomas 1.5 9.0
T. Price 1.5 2.0
C. Fordham 1.0 2.0
K. Soares Jr. 1.0 2.0
S. Dixon 0.5 2.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
W. Williams 1.5 4.0
A. Hall 1.0 4.0
J. Francois 1.0 2.0
K. Robinson 1.0 2.0
D. Stone 0.5 1.0
C. Weaver 0.5 1.0
T. Freeman 0.5 0.0
J. Green 0.5 0.0
L. Mergott 0.5 0.0
Fumbles
  NO.
C. Bailey 1
T. Hoffmann 1
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles