Live scoreboard
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 East Carolina | - | - | - | - | 0 |
 NC State | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Scoring by quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Carolina | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
| NC State | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| East Carolina | Qtr | NC State |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Q1 | 3 |
| 7 | Q2 | 14 |
| 0 | Q3 | 7 |
| 10 | Q4 | 0 |
| 17 | Final | 24 |
Live play by play
Scoring plays: this game · Updating as the game goes.
Touchdown Interception Fumble Sack Penalty
Play by play
Scoring plays: this game · Saved from the official gamebook.
Q2 11:03 Touchdown NC State Wesley Grimes Wesley Grimes 48 Yd pass from CJ Bailey (Nick Konieczynski Kick) 0-17
Q2 2:21 Touchdown East Carolina Katin Houser pass complete to Jayvontay Conner for 79 yds for a TD NC State Penalty, Illegal Substitution (Yards) declined (Nick Mazzie KICK) 7-17
Q3 3:43 Touchdown NC State Hollywood Smothers Hollywood Smothers 2 Yd Run (Nick Konieczynski Kick) 7-24
Rivalry highlights
Series record
14-20
East Carolina first, 34 meetings since 1970
Series leader
NC State
NC State lead 14-20 in 34 meetings since 1970
Widest recent margin
55 points
East Carolina 3-58 NC State, 2018
Tightest recent margin
1 point
NC State 21-20 East Carolina, 2022
Highest recent total
63 points
NC State 30-33 East Carolina, 2016
Head to head
Full rivalry page East Carolina 14 34 meetings since 1970 20 NC State
NC State lead 14-20 in 34 meetings since 1970 Series leader: NC State.
Team stats, this game
East CarolinaNC State413Total yards423
383Passing yards318
30Rushing yards105
0Turnovers1
1Sacks1
18First downs21
86Penalty yards63
Key players by position
| East Carolina | Pos | NC State |
|---|
Each side's leader at the position this season, by real production. Full rosters live on each team hub.
Win probability
--10050100
1st2nd3rd4th
Current drive Game leaders
ECU NCSU East Carolina vs NC State player stats
Passing
| East Carolina | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katin Houser | 30/44 | 366 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Leavy | 1/1 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
| NC State | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ Bailey | 24/34 | 318 | 1 | 1 |
Rushing
| East Carolina | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Montgomery | 8 | 32 | 0 | 10 |
| Katin Houser | 6 | 16 | 0 | 9 |
| Parker Jenkins | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Marlon Gunn | 6 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| Jaquaize Pettaway | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Wright | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
| NC State | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylan Smothers | 22 | 76 | 1 | 19 |
| CJ Bailey | 7 | 21 | 1 | 13 |
| Jayden Scott | 4 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
Receiving
| East Carolina | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayvontay Conner | 2 | 98 | 1 | 79 |
| Brock Spalding | 6 | 97 | 0 | 39 |
| Anthony Smith | 6 | 66 | 0 | 18 |
| Desirrio Riles | 6 | 49 | 0 | 18 |
| Yannick Smith | 5 | 44 | 0 | 22 |
| Kieran Davis | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| London Montgomery | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Tyler Johnson | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| Payton Mangrum | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Jaquaize Pettaway | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
| NC State | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Grimes | 4 | 121 | 1 | 48 |
| Teddy Hoffmann | 5 | 93 | 0 | 50 |
| Daylan Smothers | 4 | 30 | 0 | 11 |
| Justin Joly | 5 | 27 | 0 | 9 |
| Noah Rogers | 2 | 19 | 0 | 10 |
| Terrell Anderson | 3 | 17 | 0 | 15 |
| Keenan Jackson | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
Defense
| East Carolina | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dameon Wilson | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Ja'Marley Riddle | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier McIver | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Teagan Wilk | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ryheem Craig | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Jonathan Jean | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordy Lowery | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Samuel Dankah | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Rasheed Reason | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rion Roseborough | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Zion Wilson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DJ Johnson Jr. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NC State | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caden Fordham | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Sean Brown | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Sabastian Harsh | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 |
| Cian Slone | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devon Marshall | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamel Johnson | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jackson Vick | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Brian Nelson II | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travali Price | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenny Soares Jr. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AJ Richardson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Shirley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| East Carolina | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Mazzie | 1/2 | 34 | 2/2 | 5 |
| NC State | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Koniecznski | 1/3 | 29 | 3/3 | 6 |
Box score from CollegeFootballData via our data hub. Players link to their profiles.
East Carolina: last 13 games before this one
8-5 in the last 13 · 32.0 scored · 27.3 allowed
WON 42-3 scored 42 · allowed 3 See game WON 20-14 scored 20 · allowed 14 See game LOST 19-21 scored 19 · allowed 21 See game LOST 24-35 scored 24 · allowed 35 See game WON 30-20 scored 30 · allowed 20 See game LOST 24-55 scored 24 · allowed 55 See game LOST 28-45 scored 28 · allowed 45 See game WON 56-34 scored 56 · allowed 34 See game WON 49-14 scored 49 · allowed 14 See game WON 38-31 scored 38 · allowed 31 See game WON 40-28 scored 40 · allowed 28 See game LOST 20-34 scored 20 · allowed 34 See game WON 26-21 scored 26 · allowed 21 See game
NC State: last 13 games before this one
6-7 in the last 13 · 28.5 scored · 30.2 allowed
WON 38-21 scored 38 · allowed 21 See game LOST 10-51 scored 10 · allowed 51 See game WON 30-20 scored 30 · allowed 20 See game LOST 35-59 scored 35 · allowed 59 See game WON 24-17 scored 24 · allowed 17 See game LOST 30-34 scored 30 · allowed 34 See game LOST 17-24 scored 17 · allowed 24 See game WON 24-23 scored 24 · allowed 23 See game WON 59-28 scored 59 · allowed 28 See game LOST 19-29 scored 19 · allowed 29 See game LOST 29-30 scored 29 · allowed 30 See game WON 35-30 scored 35 · allowed 30 See game LOST 21-26 scored 21 · allowed 26 See game
The matchup
| East Carolina | Split | NC State |
|---|---|---|
| 0-0 | 2025 record entering | 0-0 |
Recent meetings
2025
East Carolina 17 : 24 NC State
17 : 24 NC State 2024
NC State 21 : 26 East Carolina
21 : 26 East Carolina 2022
NC State 21 : 20 East Carolina
21 : 20 East Carolina 2019
East Carolina 6 : 34 NC State
6 : 34 NC State 2018
East Carolina 3 : 58 NC State
3 : 58 NC State 2016
NC State 30 : 33 East Carolina
30 : 33 East Carolina East Carolina · QB Mitch Griffis Pass yards
425
Pass TD
3
Comp-Att
36-67
INT
2
Engleman rush
250 yds
Joseph rec
199 yds
NC State · QB CJ Bailey Pass yards
1266
Pass TD
8
Comp-Att
98-150
INT
4
Scott rush
358 yds
Jackson rec
339 yds
2 
Lex Thomas QB 10 
Will Wilson QB 11 
CJ Bailey QB 13 
Ethan Rhodes QB 15 
Hudson Wilharm QB 1 
Jayden Scott RB 2 Hollywood Smothers RB 14 
Jonathan Paylor RB 20 
Deandre Desinor RB 25 
Darius Johnson RB 26 
Isiah Jones RB 31 
Coleson Fields RB 4 
Tank Boston WR 5 
Noah Rogers WR 6 
Wesley Grimes WR 6 
Ashton Locklear WR 8 
Keenan Jackson WR 9 
Terrell Anderson WR 12 
Teddy Hoffmann WR 17 Christian Zachary WR 21 
Je'rel Bolder WR 28 
Sam Dodd WR 36 Cameron Cornthwaite WR 37 
Addison Carlson WR 80 
Ethan Dowdy WR 88 Jayden Hollar WR 7 
Justin Joly TE 19 
Preston Douglas TE 44 
Cody Hardy TE 44 
Gus Ritchey TE 44 
Griffin Reimer TE 87 
Ian Flynt TE 87 
Dante Daniels TE 52 
Kage Payne OL 54 
Teague Andersen OL 54 Brock Stukes OL 55 
Rylan Vann OL 56 Omarian Abraham OL 60 
Joseph Castaneda OL 64 
Rico Jackson OL 65 
Jacarrius Peak OL 66 
Matt McCabe OL 70 
TK Whitset OL 71 
Yousef Mugharbil OL 72 Val Erickson OL 72 
Spike Sowells Jr. OL 74 Jalen Grant OL 76 
Michael Gibbs OL 77 Darion Rivers OL 78 
Trent Mitchell OL 90 
Josiah Victor OL 61 Tyler West OT 68 Luke Peters OT 79 
Kamen Smith OT 75 Anthony Carter Jr. G 47 
Adrian Farrow DL 49 Aiden Hollingsworth DL 52 
Chazz Wallace DL 99 
AJ Prim DL 13 
Travali Price DE 13 
Joseph Adedire DE 15 
Josh Alexander-Felton DE 25 Odera Orizu DE 54 
Sabastian Harsh DE 91 Bruce White DE 92 
Chase Bond DE 34 
Colby Cronk DT 44 
Brandon Cleveland DT 55 Blair Alexander DT 57 
Steven Stokes III DT 88 
Isaiah Shirley DT 98 
Justin Terrell DT 7 
Kelvon McBride EDGE 23 
Kenny Soares Jr. EDGE 0 
Sean Brown LB 4 
Tra Thomas LB 8 
Cian Slone LB 10 
Caden Fordham LB 12 Elijah Groves LB 15 
AJ Richardson LB 19 
Cole Wilson LB 24 Joshua Ofor LB 25 
Sterling Dixon LB 27 Terris Dudley LB 30 
Zane Williams LB 31 
Bailey Benson LB 33 
Nathan Huffman LB 35 
LaCorian Hodge LB 38 
Logan Foust LB 42 
Ke'Von Carter LB 45 Robert Sember LB 46 
Ryan Klimp LB 47 
Jackson Mastor LB 48 
Hunter Jackson LB 6 
Asaad Brown Jr. CB 6 
Devon Marshall CB 7 
Brian Nelson II CB 8 
Isaiah Crowell CB 12 
Caden Gordon CB 14 
Jaren Sensabaugh CB 20 
Jivan Baly CB 21 
Jamel Johnson CB 22 
Jackson Vick CB 24 
Michael Tate CB 27 
Cam Strong CB 34 Gerritt Kemp CB 38 
DJ Dillard CB 39 
Foster Burt CB 2 
Ronnie Royal III S 3 Terrente Hinton S 3 
Tristan Teasdell S 16 
Jeremiah Johnson S 20 
Daemon Fagan S 24 
Zack Myers S 29 
Brody Barnhardt S 39 
Tristan Clapp S 49 
Hampton Roderick S 91 
Nick Konieczynski PK 94 
Kanoah Vinesett PK 99 Charlie Birtwistle PK 96 Owen Fehr P 97 
Cristian Harthan P 98 
Caden Noonkester P 92 
Aiden Arias LS 95 
Jake Mann LS -1 Jj Johnson ?
Lex Thomas QB 10 Will Wilson QB 11 CJ Bailey QB 13 Ethan Rhodes QB 15 Hudson Wilharm QB 1 Jayden Scott RB 2 Hollywood Smothers RB 14 Jonathan Paylor RB 20 Deandre Desinor RB 25 Darius Johnson RB 26 Isiah Jones RB 31 Coleson Fields RB 4 Tank Boston WR 5 Noah Rogers WR 6 Wesley Grimes WR 6 Ashton Locklear WR 8 Keenan Jackson WR 9 Terrell Anderson WR 12 Teddy Hoffmann WR 17 Christian Zachary WR 21 Je'rel Bolder WR 28 Sam Dodd WR 36 Cameron Cornthwaite WR 37 Addison Carlson WR 80 Ethan Dowdy WR 88 Jayden Hollar WR 7 Justin Joly TE 19 Preston Douglas TE 44 Cody Hardy TE 44 Gus Ritchey TE 44 Griffin Reimer TE 87 Ian Flynt TE 87 Dante Daniels TE 52 Kage Payne OL 54 Teague Andersen OL 54 Brock Stukes OL 55 Rylan Vann OL 56 Omarian Abraham OL 60 Joseph Castaneda OL 64 Rico Jackson OL 65 Jacarrius Peak OL 66 Matt McCabe OL 70 TK Whitset OL 71 Yousef Mugharbil OL 72 Val Erickson OL 72 Spike Sowells Jr. OL 74 Jalen Grant OL 76 Michael Gibbs OL 77 Darion Rivers OL 78 Trent Mitchell OL 90 Josiah Victor OL 61 Tyler West OT 68 Luke Peters OT 79 Kamen Smith OT 75 Anthony Carter Jr. G 47 Adrian Farrow DL 49 Aiden Hollingsworth DL 52 Chazz Wallace DL 99 AJ Prim DL 13 Travali Price DE 13 Joseph Adedire DE 15 Josh Alexander-Felton DE 25 Odera Orizu DE 54 Sabastian Harsh DE 91 Bruce White DE 92 Chase Bond DE 34 Colby Cronk DT 44 Brandon Cleveland DT 55 Blair Alexander DT 57 Steven Stokes III DT 88 Isaiah Shirley DT 98 Justin Terrell DT 7 Kelvon McBride EDGE 23 Kenny Soares Jr. EDGE 0 Sean Brown LB 4 Tra Thomas LB 8 Cian Slone LB 10 Caden Fordham LB 12 Elijah Groves LB 15 AJ Richardson LB 19 Cole Wilson LB 24 Joshua Ofor LB 25 Sterling Dixon LB 27 Terris Dudley LB 30 Zane Williams LB 31 Bailey Benson LB 33 Nathan Huffman LB 35 LaCorian Hodge LB 38 Logan Foust LB 42 Ke'Von Carter LB 45 Robert Sember LB 46 Ryan Klimp LB 47 Jackson Mastor LB 48 Hunter Jackson LB 6 Asaad Brown Jr. CB 6 Devon Marshall CB 7 Brian Nelson II CB 8 Isaiah Crowell CB 12 Caden Gordon CB 14 Jaren Sensabaugh CB 20 Jivan Baly CB 21 Jamel Johnson CB 22 Jackson Vick CB 24 Michael Tate CB 27 Cam Strong CB 34 Gerritt Kemp CB 38 DJ Dillard CB 39 Foster Burt CB 2 Ronnie Royal III S 3 Terrente Hinton S 3 Tristan Teasdell S 16 Jeremiah Johnson S 20 Daemon Fagan S 24 Zack Myers S 29 Brody Barnhardt S 39 Tristan Clapp S 49 Hampton Roderick S 91 Nick Konieczynski PK 94 Kanoah Vinesett PK 99 Charlie Birtwistle PK 96 Owen Fehr P 97 Cristian Harthan P 98 Caden Noonkester P 92 Aiden Arias LS 95 Jake Mann LS -1 Jj Johnson ? 
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East Carolina vs NC State: result and recap
East Carolina Pirates vs NC State Wolfpack finished 17 - 24 on August 28, 2025. This ACC game page carries the final score, team box score, scoring by quarter and scoring plays, alongside the East Carolina and NC State team hubs, the match center, the schedule and the live standings. For the wider grudge history between these teams, see the ACC rivalry pages.
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Frequently asked questions
What was the final score of East Carolina vs NC State?
East Carolina Pirates vs NC State Wolfpack finished 17 - 24. The full box score, player stats and play-by-play are on this page.
Who led East Carolina vs NC State in passing, rushing and receiving?
Katin Houser (East Carolina) led passers with 366 yards. Daylan Smothers (NC State) led rushers with 76 yards. Wesley Grimes (NC State) led receivers with 121 yards on 4 catches. Every player's line is in the player stats above.
When did East Carolina play NC State?
This East Carolina vs NC State game was played on August 28, 2025 at Carter-Finley Stadium.