College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
NC State 34, Wake Forest 24
When: 7:30 PM   ET ,  Thursday, September 11, 2025
Where: Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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
Wake Forest (2 - 1)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
R. Ashford 21/35 252 0 2
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
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
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
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
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
I. Shirley 1 41 1
R. Royal III 1 5 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Sacks
  NO. YDS
T. Price 1.0 6.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
B. Johnson 0.5 4.0
M. Ibirogba 0.5 3.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
S. Brown 6 6
B. Barnhardt 5 2
D. Marshall 3 1
C. Slone 2 1
R. Royal III 2 2
C. Fordham 2 4
B. Nelson II 1 0
T. Price 1 0
F. Burt 1 0
K. Soares Jr. 1 0
A. Brown Jr. 1 0
J. Vick 1 1
S. Harsh 1 1
I. Shirley 1 2
J. Johnson 1 3
C. Wallace 0 1
Tackles
  Tk Ast
D. Hazen 6 3
N. Andersen 5 6
Z. Stevenson 4 1
J. Loving 2 1
D. Patterson 2 3
B. Johnson 2 5
A. Hall 2 5
L. Hardy 2 5
G. Kirschke 1 0
B. Williams 1 0
K. Prunty 1 0
A. Williams 1 1
D. Cook 1 1
M. Ibirogba 1 2
L. Webb Jr. 1 2
N. Gatkuoth 1 5
T. West 1 6
F. Cusano 0 1
Z. Lohavichan 0 1
D. Afalava 0 2
Q. Bryant 0 4
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
T. Price 1.0 6.0
S. Brown 1.0 2.0
C. Slone 1.0 1.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
D. Hazen 3.5 10.0
L. Hardy 2.0 6.0
L. Webb Jr. 1.0 4.0
J. Loving 1.0 1.0
B. Johnson 0.5 4.0
M. Ibirogba 0.5 3.0
N. Andersen 0.5 1.0
Z. Lohavichan 0.5 1.0
D. Afalava 0.5 0.0
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles