College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Virginia Tech 23, NC State 21
When: 7:00 PM   ET ,  Saturday, September 27, 2025
Where: Carter-Finley Stadium, Raleigh, North Carolina
Attendance: 56919
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
Virginia Tech 3 10 7 3 23
NC State 7 0 7 7 21
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 8:51
Virginia Tech   FG  NC State 0 - Virginia Tech 3
John Love 39 yd. field goal
1st Quarter - 2:38
NC State   TD  NC State 7 - Virginia Tech 3
Dante Daniels 4 yd. pass from CJ Bailey (Kanoah Vinesett kick)
2nd Quarter - 9:26
Virginia Tech   TD  NC State 7 - Virginia Tech 10
Marcellous Hawkins 11 yd. pass from Kyron Drones (John Love kick)
2nd Quarter - 2:26
Virginia Tech   FG  NC State 7 - Virginia Tech 13
John Love 32 yd. field goal
3rd Quarter - 9:10
NC State   TD  NC State 14 - Virginia Tech 13
Keenan Jackson 13 yd. pass from CJ Bailey (Kanoah Vinesett kick)
3rd Quarter - 0:20
Virginia Tech   TD  NC State 14 - Virginia Tech 20
Cameron Seldon 4 yd. pass from Kyron Drones (John Love kick)
4th Quarter - 10:58
NC State   TD  NC State 21 - Virginia Tech 20
Jayden Scott 1 yd. run (Kanoah Vinesett kick)
4th Quarter - 6:31
Virginia Tech   FG  NC State 21 - Virginia Tech 23
John Love 49 yd. field goal
TEAMS
Team Records
  Virginia Tech NC State
W‑L 2 - 3 - 0 3 - 2 - 0
Conference 1 - 0 - 0 1 - 2 - 0
Team Stats
  Virginia Tech NC State
Score 23 21
1st Downs 18 18
3rd Down Efficiency 7-for-15
47%		 6-for-14
43%
4th Down Efficiency 1-for-1
100%		 1-for-3
33%
Total Yards 406 299
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 31-229 32-59
Average/Rush 7.4 1.8
Passing
Comp-Att 20-34 26-34
Passing Yards 177 240
Average/Pass Play 4.9 6.2
Penalties-Yards 7-55 2-5
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 1-0
Interceptions Thrown 0 0
Time of Possession 29:49 30:11
PLAYER STATS
Virginia Tech (2 - 3)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
K. Drones 20/34 177 2 0
NC State (3 - 2)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
C. Bailey 26/34 240 2 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
T. Stewart 15 174 11.6 0
M. Hawkins 4 47 11.8 0
K. Drones 11 14 1.3 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
H. Smothers 16 67 4.2 0
W. Wilson 3 8 2.7 0
J. Scott 3 6 2.0 1
C. Bailey 9 -19 -2.1 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
A. Greene 3 44 14.7 0
C. Seldon 5 42 8.4 1
I. Spencer 3 38 12.7 0
B. Gosnell 3 23 7.7 0
D. Greene 2 12 6.0 0
M. Hawkins 1 11 11.0 1
J. Hairston 1 5 5.0 0
T. Heath 2 2 1.0 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
T. Anderson 4 65 16.2 0
J. Joly 6 60 10.0 0
W. Grimes 3 36 12.0 0
K. Jackson 5 35 7.0 1
N. Rogers 1 16 16.0 0
H. Smothers 4 11 2.8 0
J. Scott 1 9 9.0 0
T. Hoffmann 1 4 4.0 0
D. Daniels 1 4 4.0 1
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Sacks
  NO. YDS
I. Cash 1.0 16.0
E. Fall 1.0 9.0
B. Bell 1.0 4.0
N. Chambers 1.0 3.0
J. Abbey 1.0 2.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
C. Slone 1.0 11.0
S. Harsh 1.0 7.0
Tackles
  Tk Ast
I. Cash 6 2
J. Keller 5 1
S. Robinson 4 2
K. Spencer 4 7
B. Bell 3 2
N. Chambers 3 3
C. Ellis 2 0
K. Huisman 2 0
T. Williams 2 1
T. Flowers 2 2
E. Laws 1 0
K. Gilliam Jr. 1 0
I. Brown-Murray 1 1
E. Fall 1 1
J. Abbey 1 2
I. Hickman 0 1
J. Crim 0 1
K. Copeland 0 2
Tackles
  Tk Ast
C. Fordham 8 7
C. Slone 3 4
A. Brown Jr. 3 6
K. Soares Jr. 2 0
D. Marshall 2 1
R. Royal III 2 2
S. Brown 2 3
J. Joly 1 0
B. Nelson II 1 0
J. Victor 1 1
T. Price 1 1
Z. Myers 1 1
J. Johnson 1 2
B. Cleveland 1 3
S. Harsh 1 4
T. Thomas 0 1
L. Foust 0 1
I. Shirley 0 2
B. Barnhardt 0 3
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
B. Bell 1.5 6.0
I. Cash 1.0 16.0
J. Keller 1.0 11.0
E. Fall 1.0 9.0
N. Chambers 1.0 3.0
J. Abbey 1.0 2.0
S. Robinson 1.0 1.0
K. Spencer 0.5 1.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
C. Slone 2.0 14.0
S. Harsh 1.0 7.0
C. Fordham 1.0 1.0
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles
Fumbles
  NO.
W. Grimes 1