Live scoreboard
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Memphis | - | - | - | - | 0 |
 NC State | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Scoring by quarter
| Memphis | Qtr | NC State |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Q1 | 14 |
| 7 | Q2 | 17 |
| 0 | Q3 | 0 |
| 0 | Q4 | 0 |
| 7 | Final | 31 |
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.
Q1 11:32 Touchdown NC State CJ Bailey No Huddle-Shotgun #11 C.Bailey rush left for 14 yards gain to the Mep00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #94 K.Vinesett kick attempt good (H: #98 C.Noonkester, LS: #95 J.Mann) 0-7
Q1 3:21 Touchdown NC State Wesley Grimes Wesley Grimes 31 Yd pass from CJ Bailey (Kanoah Vinesett Kick) 0-14
Q2 14:56 Touchdown NC State Will Wilson No Huddle-Shotgun #10 W.Wilson rush middle for 1 yard gain to the Mep00 TOUCHDOWN. #94 K.Vinesett kick attempt good (H: #98 C.Noonkester, LS: #95 J.Mann) 0-21
Q2 8:03 Field goal NC State Kanoah Vinesett #94 K.Vinesett field goal attempt from 51 yards GOOD (H: #98 C.Noonkester, LS: #95 J.Mann) 0-24
Q2 4:59 Touchdown Memphis Shotgun #2 B.Lewis pass complete short middle to #9 J.Hawkins caught at NC St.24, for 28 yards to the NC St.00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #44 G.Spetic kick attempt good (H: #46 T.Gillis, LS: #40 J.Zarut) 7-24
Q2 1:28 Touchdown NC State Teddy Hoffmann No Huddle-Shotgun #11 C.Bailey pass complete deep left to #12 T.Hoffmann caught at Mep09, for 40 yards to the Mep00 TOUCHDOWN. 1ST DOWN #94 K.Vinesett kick attempt good (H: #98 C.Noonkester, LS: #95 J.Mann) 7-31
Rivalry highlights
Series record
0-1
Memphis first, 1 meeting since 2025
Series leader
NC State
NC State lead 0-1 in 1 meeting since 2025
Widest recent margin
24 points
NC State 31-7 Memphis, 2025
Tightest recent margin
24 points
NC State 31-7 Memphis, 2025
Highest recent total
38 points
NC State 31-7 Memphis, 2025
Head to head
Full rivalry page Memphis 0 1 meeting since 2025 1 NC State
NC State lead 0-1 in 1 meeting since 2025 Series leader: NC State.
Team stats, this game
MemphisNC State303Total yards337
154Passing yards221
149Rushing yards116
2Turnovers0
3Sacks2
17First downs17
65Penalty yards56
Key players by position
| Memphis | 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
MEM NCSU Memphis vs NC State player stats
Passing
| Memphis | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brendon Lewis | 14/25 | 106 | 1 | 1 |
| AJ Hill | 6/7 | 48 | 0 | 0 |
| Arrington Maiden | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NC State | C/ATT | YDS | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ Bailey | 14/25 | 221 | 2 | 0 |
| Lex Thomas | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rushing
| Memphis | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Khyair Spain | 9 | 65 | 0 | 13 |
| Brendon Lewis | 10 | 47 | 0 | 13 |
| Frank Peasant | 12 | 25 | 0 | 10 |
| Arrington Maiden | 3 | 11 | 0 | 7 |
| Jamari Hawkins | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| AJ Hill | 1 | -6 | 0 | 0 |
| NC State | CAR | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayden Scott | 19 | 108 | 0 | 35 |
| Coleson Fields | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Will Wilson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| CJ Bailey | 7 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
Receiving
| Memphis | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcello Bussey | 3 | 34 | 0 | 24 |
| Jamari Hawkins | 4 | 32 | 1 | 28 |
| TJ Holmes | 3 | 28 | 0 | 20 |
| Khyair Spain | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Bryce Anderson | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Brady Kluse | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Jerry Cross | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Frank Peasant | 4 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| Bryce Dorsey | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Christian Ross | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NC State | REC | YDS | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wesley Grimes | 3 | 48 | 1 | 31 |
| Teddy Hoffmann | 1 | 40 | 1 | 40 |
| Noah Rogers | 2 | 37 | 0 | 21 |
| Keenan Jackson | 1 | 23 | 0 | 23 |
| Dante Daniels | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| Justin Joly | 2 | 21 | 0 | 17 |
| Preston Douglas | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Coleson Fields | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Cody Hardy | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Terrell Anderson | 1 | -8 | 0 | 0 |
Defense
| Memphis | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drue Watts | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 |
| Chris Bracy | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Brumfield | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kamari Wilson | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donovan Mathena | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crews Law | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Omarion Cooper | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Everett Roussaw Jr. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Burton | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Jordan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| William Whitlow Jr. | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Burden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NC State | TOT | SOLO | SACK | TFL | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caden Fordham | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1.5 | 1 |
| Kenny Soares Jr. | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Devon Marshall | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asaad Brown Jr. | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cian Slone | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Brian Nelson II | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tristan Teasdell | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sabastian Harsh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Jackson Vick | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Caden Gordon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Adedire | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Ronnie Royal III | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking
| Memphis | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gianni Spetic | 0/1 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
| NC State | FG | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanoah Vinesett | 1/1 | 51 | 4/4 | 7 |
Box score from CollegeFootballData via our data hub. Players link to their profiles.
Memphis: last 15 games before this one
11-4 in the last 15 · 36.3 scored · 23.3 allowed
WON 53-18 scored 53 · allowed 18 See game WON 34-24 scored 34 · allowed 24 See game WON 42-37 scored 42 · allowed 37 See game WON 45-10 scored 45 · allowed 10 See game WON 38-16 scored 38 · allowed 16 See game WON 28-7 scored 28 · allowed 7 See game WON 32-31 scored 32 · allowed 31 See game WON 55-26 scored 55 · allowed 26 See game WON 45-7 scored 45 · allowed 7 See game LOST 24-31 scored 24 · allowed 31 See game WON 34-31 scored 34 · allowed 31 See game WON 38-14 scored 38 · allowed 14 See game LOST 32-38 scored 32 · allowed 38 See game LOST 27-31 scored 27 · allowed 31 See game LOST 17-28 scored 17 · allowed 28 See game
NC State: last 15 games before this one
8-7 in the last 15 · 29.8 scored · 28.8 allowed
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 WON 24-17 scored 24 · allowed 17 See game WON 35-31 scored 35 · allowed 31 See game WON 34-24 scored 34 · allowed 24 See game LOST 33-45 scored 33 · allowed 45 See game LOST 21-23 scored 21 · allowed 23 See game WON 56-10 scored 56 · allowed 10 See game LOST 7-36 scored 7 · allowed 36 See game LOST 34-53 scored 34 · allowed 53 See game WON 48-36 scored 48 · allowed 36 See game LOST 7-41 scored 7 · allowed 41 See game WON 21-11 scored 21 · allowed 11 See game WON 42-19 scored 42 · allowed 19 See game
The matchup
| Memphis | Split | NC State |
|---|---|---|
| 8-4 | 2025 record entering | 7-5 |
| 415 | Points for | 362 |
| 270 | Points against | 346 |
| L3 | Form | W2 |
Recent meetings
2025
NC State 31 : 7 Memphis
31 : 7 Memphis Memphis · QB Marcus Stokes Pass yards
1371
Pass TD
14
Comp-Att
90-123
INT
3
Carter rush
513 yds
Tipton rec
367 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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Memphis vs NC State: result and recap
Memphis Tigers vs NC State Wolfpack finished 7 - 31 on December 19, 2025. This ACC game page carries the final score, team box score, scoring by quarter and scoring plays, alongside the Memphis 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 Memphis vs NC State?
Memphis Tigers vs NC State Wolfpack finished 7 - 31. The full box score, player stats and play-by-play are on this page.
Who led Memphis vs NC State in passing, rushing and receiving?
CJ Bailey (NC State) led passers with 221 yards. Jayden Scott (NC State) led rushers with 108 yards. Wesley Grimes (NC State) led receivers with 48 yards on 3 catches. Every player's line is in the player stats above.
When did Memphis play NC State?
This Memphis vs NC State game was played on December 19, 2025 at Raymond James Stadium.