American college football season
The 2023 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Wolfpack played their home games at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina , and competed as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference . They were led by head coach Dave Doeren , in his 11th season.
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Schedule [ edit ] NC State announced its 2023 football schedule on January 30, 2023. The 2023 season is the first that the Atlantic Coast Conference eliminated divisions, and thus the Wolfpack will face conference opponents on a rotational pod basis.[2] [3] The 2023 schedule consists of seven home games and five away games in the regular season. The Wolfpack will host ACC foes Clemson , Louisville , Miami and North Carolina and will travel to Duke , Virginia , Virginia Tech , and Wake Forest .[4]
The Wolfpack will host three of the four non-conference opponents, Marshall from the Sun Belt Conference , Notre Dame from FBS Independents , and VMI from Division I FCS , and will travel to UConn from FBS Independents .
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 7:30 p.m. at UConn * CBSSN W 24–1436,526 September 9 4:15 p.m. No. 10 Notre Dame * ABC L 24–4556,919 September 16 2:00 p.m. VMI * Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC CW W 45–756,919 7:30 p.m. at Virginia ESPN W 24–2142,979 7:00 p.m. Louisville Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC ESPN L 10–1356,919 October 7 2:00 p.m. Marshall * Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC CW W 48–4156,919 October 14 8:00 p.m. at No. 17 Duke ACCN L 3–2431,833 October 28 2:00 p.m Clemson CW W 24–1756,919 November 4 8:00 p.m. Miami Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC ACCN W 20–656,919 November 11 2:00 p.m at Wake Forest CW W 26–629,591 November 18 3:30 p.m. at Virginia Tech ACCN W 35–2865,632 November 25 8:00 p.m. North Carolina No. 22 Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC (rivalry ) ACCN W 39–2056,919 5:45 p.m. vs. No. 25 Kansas State * No. 18 ESPN L 19–2831,111
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Game summaries [ edit ] At UConn [ edit ] NC State at UConn 1 2 3 4 Total • Wolfpack 7 3 14 0 24 Huskies 7 0 7 0 14
Scoring summary 1 08:21 CONN Victor Rosa 18 yard run (Joe McFadden kick)(12 plays, 75 yards, 6:39) CONN 7–0 02:40 NCSU Brennan Armstrong 4 yard run (Brayden Narveson kick)(9 plays, 66 yards, 4:27) Tied 7–7 2 00:00 NCSU Brayden Narveson 44 yard field goal(12 plays, 59 yards, 2:56) NCSU 10–7 3 02:22 NCSU Delbert Mims 1 yard run (Brayden Narveson kick)(11 plays, 91 yards, 6:27) NCSU 17–7 02:04 CONN Victor Rosa 71 yard run (Joe McFadden kick)(1 play, 71 yards, 0:11) NCSU 17–14 00:34 NCSU Brennan Armstrong 8 yard run (Brayden Narveson kick)(4 plays, 27 yards, 1:20) NCSU 24–14
Pregame line Over/under NCSU –14.5 47.5
Statistics NCSU CONN First downs 23 15 Total yards 364 273 Rushing yards 209 160 Passing yards 155 113 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 34:00 26:00
Team Category Player Statistics NC State Passing Brennan Armstrong 17–26, 155 yards Rushing Brennan Armstrong 19 carries, 96 yards, 2 TD Receiving Kevin Concepcion 4 receptions, 36 yards UConn Passing Joe Fagnano 14–26, 113 yards, 1 INT Rushing Victor Rosa 9 carries, 99 yards, 2 TD Receiving Justin Joly 4 receptions, 38 yards
No. 10 Notre Dame [ edit ] No. 10 Notre Dame at NC State 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 10 Fighting Irish 3 14 7 21 45 Wolfpack 0 7 10 7 24
Scoring summary 1 03:18 ND Spencer Shrader 54 yard field goal(12 plays, 50 yards, 5:51) ND 3–0 2 14:32 ND Audric Estimé 80 yard run (Spencer Shrader kick)(1 play, 80 yards, 0:13) ND 10–0 01:16 NCSU Bradley Rozner 9 yard pass from Brennan Armstrong (Brayden Narveson kick)(7 plays, 62 yards, 1:03) ND 10–7 00:40 ND Jaden Greathouse 13 yard pass from Sam Hartman (Spencer Shrader kick)(3 plays, 78 yards, 0:30) ND 17–7 3 07:27 NCSU Brayden Narveson 49 yard field goal(5 plays, 33 yards, 1:15) ND 17–10 05:50 ND Holden Staes 40 yard pass from Sam Hartman (Spencer Shrader kick)(3 plays, 76 yards, 1:30) ND 24–10 02:55 NCSU Brennan Armstrong 1 yard run (Brayden Narveson kick)(7 plays, 75 yards, 2:55) ND 24–17 4 11:38 ND Davis Sherwood 10 yard pass from Sam Hartman (Spencer Shrader kick)(5 plays, 33 yards, 2:43) ND 31–17 10:42 ND Audric Estimé 7 yard run (Spencer Shrader kick)(3 plays, 16 yards, 0:36) ND 38–17 04:35 ND Holden Staes 35 yard pass from Sam Hartman (Spencer Shrader kick)(5 plays, 54 yards, 3:03) ND 45–17 02:03 NCSU Dacari Collins 23 yard pass from Brennan Armstrong (Brayden Narveson kick)(9 plays, 65 yards, 2:32) ND 45–24
Pregame line Over/under ND –7 49.5
Statistics ND NCSU First downs 16 20 Total yards 456 344 Rushing yards 170 84 Passing yards 286 260 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 32:53 27:07
Team Category Player Statistics Notre Dame Passing Sam Hartman 15–24, 286 yards, 4 TD Rushing Audric Estimé 14 rushes, 134 yards, 2 TD Receiving Holden Staes 4 receptions, 115 yards, 2 TD NC State Passing Brennan Armstrong 22–47, 260 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Rushing Brennan Armstrong 12 rushes, 26 yards, 1 TD Receiving Juice Vereen 4 receptions, 65 yards
VMI at NC State 1 2 3 4 Total Keydets 0 0 7 0 7 • Wolfpack 21 10 7 7 45
Date: September 16, 2023Location: Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC Game start: 2:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 2 hours, 53 minutesGame attendance: 56,919Game weather: Temperature 80 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NE 5 MPH Referee: Gary PattersonTV announcers (CW ): Tom Werme (play-by-play), James Bates (analyst), and Treavor Scales (sideline) Scoring summary 1 08:27 NCSU Delbert Mimms III 1 yard run (Brayden Narveson kick)(12 plays, 58 yards, 5:35) NCSU 7–0 07:07 NCSU Robert Kennedy 30 yard interception return (Brayden Narveson kick) NCSU 14–0 02:51 NCSU Bradley Rozner 16 yard pass from Brennan Armstrong (Brayden Narveson kick)(4 plays, 82 yards, 1:35) NCSU 21–0 2 07:37 NCSU Brayden Narveson 31 yard field goal(17 plays, 83 yards, 7:46) NCSU 24–0 00:25 NCSU Delbert Mimms III 1 yard run(12 plays, 80 yards, 4:54) NCSU 31–0 3 02:36 VMI Egypt Nelson 22 yard pass from Collin Shannon (Caden Beck kick)(7 plays, 68 yards, 3:21) NCSU 31–7 02:25 NCSU Julian Gray 82 yard kickoff return (Brayden Narveson kick) NCSU 38–7 4 07:45 NCSU Demarcus Jones II 2 yard run (Brayden Narveson kick)(12 plays, 96 yards, 5:57) NCSU 45–7
Pregame line Over/under NCSU –42.5 51
Statistics VMI NCSU First downs 10 26 Total yards 176 498 Rushing yards 15 234 Passing yards 176 264 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 20:57 39:03
Team Category Player Statistics VMI Passing Collin Shannon 14–24, 176 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Rashad Raymond 6 rushes, 29 yards Receiving Egypt Nelson 3 receptions, 107 yards, 1 TD NC State Passing Brennan Armstrong 27–32, 264 yards, 1 TD Rushing Kendrick Raphael 16 rushes, 85 yards Receiving Julian Gray 2 receptions, 80 yards
At Virginia [ edit ] NC State at Virginia 1 2 3 4 Total • Wolfpack 0 14 7 3 24 Cavaliers 0 7 6 8 21
Scoring summary 2 04:55 NCSU KC Concepcion 12 yard pass from Brennan Armstrong (Brayden Narveson kick)(7 plays, 49 yards, 2:43) NCSU 7–0 11:46 UVA Malik Washington 8 yard pass from Anthony Colandrea (Will Bettridge kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 3:09) Tied 7–7 00:28 NCSU Delbert Mimms III 1 yard run (Brayden Narveson kick)(8 plays, 67 yards, 2:36) NCSU 14–7 3 06:48 UVA Will Bettridge 21 yard field goal(5 plays, 60 yards, 1:59) NCSU 14–10 02:24 UVA Will Bettridge 36 yard field goal(5 plays, 38 yards, 2:58) NCSU 14–13 00:11 NCSU KC Concepcion 48 yard pass from Brennan Armstrong (Brayden Narveson kick)(5 plays, 74 yards, 2:13) NCSU 21–13 4 00:36 UVA Malik Washington 3 yard pass from Anthony Colandrea (Malachi Fields pass from Anthony Colandrea for 2-point conversion)(11 plays, 66 yards, 2:53) Tied 21–21 00:00 NCSU Brayden Narveson 33 yard field goal(5 plays, 33 yards, 0:36) NCSU 24–21
Pregame line Over/under NCSU –8.5 47.5
Statistics NCSU UVA First downs 21 20 Total yards 319 384 Rushing yards 139 113 Passing yards 180 271 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 27:26 32:34
Team Category Player Statistics NC State Passing Brennan Armstrong 15–30, 180 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Brennan Armstrong 15 rushes, 64 yards Receiving KC Concepcion 6 receptions, 116 yards, 2 TD Virginia Passing Anthony Colandrea 18–30, 271 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Anthony Colandrea 13 rushes, 43 yards Receiving Malik Washington 10 receptions, 170 yards, 2 TD
Louisville [ edit ] Louisville at NC State 1 2 3 4 Total • Cardinals 0 0 10 3 13 Wolfpack 0 10 0 0 10
Date: September 29, 2023Location: Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC Game start: 7:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours, 22 minutesGame attendance: 56,919Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NE 4 MPH Referee: Jerry MagallanesTV announcers (ESPN): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), Paul Carcaterra (sideline) Scoring summary 2 6:27 NCSU Delbert Mimms III 4-yard run (Brayden Narveson kick)(13 plays, 65 yards, 6:54) NCSU 7–0 0:00 NCSU Brayden Narveson 48-yard field goal NCSU 10–0 3 6:38 LOU Chris Bell 39-yard pass from Jack Plummer (Brock Travelstead kick)(3 plays, 46 yards, 0:56) NCSU 10–7 1:32 LOU Brock Travelstead 33-yard field goal(7 plays, 40 yards, 3:13) TIED 10–10 4 5:32 LOU Brock Travelstead 53-yard field goal(10 plays, 41 yards, 5:13) LOU 13–10
Pregame line Over/under LOU –3.5 56.5
Statistics LOU NCSU First downs 18 9 Total yards 306 201 Rushing yards 20 89 Passing yards 286 112 Turnovers 3 3 Time of possession 31:03 28:57
Team Category Player Statistics Louisville Passing Jack Plummer 21–35, 286 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT Rushing Jawhar Jordan 16 rushes, 32 yards Receiving Chris Bell 3 receptions, 85 yards, 1 TD NC State Passing Brennan Armstrong 13–25, 112 yards, 2 INT Rushing Brennan Armstrong 17 rushes, 65 yards Receiving Terrell Timmons Jr. 3 receptions, 71 yards
Marshall [ edit ] Marshall at NC State 1 2 3 4 Total Thundering Herd 14 10 10 7 41 • Wolfpack 7 14 14 13 48
Date: October 7, 2023Location: Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC Game start: 2:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours, 58 minutesGame attendance: 56,919Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 11 MPH Referee: Jeff FlanaganTV announcers (CW ): Evan Lepler (play-by-play), James Bates (analyst), and Treavor Scales (sideline) Scoring summary 1 11:14 MRSH Cam Fancher 7-yard run (Rece Verhoff kick)(4 plays, 29 yards, 1:27) MRSH 7–0 8:20 NCSU Kevin Concepcion 17-yard pass from MJ Morris (Brayden Narveson kick)(7 plays, 43 yards, 2:47) TIED 7–7 2:57 MRSH Josh Moten 27-yard interception return (Rece Verhoff kick)(2 plays, 0 yards, 0:13) MRSH 14–7 2 11:43 NCSU Delbert Mimms III 18-yard run (Brayden Narveson kick)(6 plays, 55 yards, 2:23) TIED 14–14 9:45 NCSU Trent Pennix 39-yard pass from MJ Morris (Brayden Narveson kick)(1 play, 39 yards, 0:07) NCSU 21–14 2:34 MRSH Rece Verhoff 43-yard field goal(9 plays, 34 yards, 3:56) NCSU 21–17 0:31 MRSH Cam Fancher 4-yard run (Rece Verhoff kick)(5 plays, 66 yards, 1:18) MRSH 24–21 3 9:03 NCSU Michael Allen 37-yard run (Brayden Narveson kick)(6 plays, 58 yards, 3:23) NCSU 28–24 7:31 MRSH Jayden Harrison 28-yard pass from Cam Fancher (Rece Verhoff kick)(5 plays, 75 yards, 1:32) MRSH 31–28 6:43 NCSU Trent Pennix 62-yard pass from MJ Morris (Brayden Narveson kick)(2 plays, 68 yards, 0:43) NCSU 35–31 1:24 MRSH Rece Verhoff 26-yard field goal(10 plays, 66 yards, 5:19) NCSU 35–34 4 14:44 NCSU Brayden Narveson 40-yard field goal(5 plays, 45 yards, 1:33) NCSU 38–34 7:03 NCSU Brayden Narveson 27-yard field goal(7 plays, 45 yards, 3:16) NCSU 41–34 6:04 NCSU Kevin Concepcion 8-yard pass from MJ Morris (Brayden Narveson kick)(2 plays, 9 yards, 0:47) NCSU 48–34 1:29 MRSH Caleb Coombs 16-yard pass from Cam Fancher (Rece Verhoff kick)(16 plays, 76 yards, 4:30) NCSU 48–41
Pregame line Over/under NCSU –6.5 44
Statistics HERD NCSU First downs 22 16 Total yards 419 401 Rushing yards 104 136 Passing yards 315 365 Turnovers 3 3 Time of possession 32:44 27:16
Team Category Player Statistics Marshall Passing Cam Fancher 29–51, 315 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Rasheen Ali 14 rushes, 63 yards Receiving Darryle Simmons 8 receptions, 87 yards NC State Passing MJ Morris 17–32, 265 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT Rushing Michael Allen 9 rushes, 70 yards, 1 TD Receiving KC Concepcion 8 receptions, 102 yards, 2 TD
At No. 17 Duke [ edit ] NC State at No. 17 Duke 1 2 3 4 Total Wolfpack 3 0 0 0 3 • No. 17 Blue Devils 7 10 7 0 24
Pregame line Over/under DUKE –4 42.5
Statistics NCSU DUKE First downs 18 12 Total yards 305 301 Rushing yards 112 194 Passing yards 193 107 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 36:56 23:04
Team Category Player Statistics NC State Passing MJ Morris 24–40, 193 yards, 1 INT Rushing MJ Morris 14 rushes, 38 yards Receiving KC Concepcion 6 receptions, 63 yards Duke Passing Henry Belin IV 4–12, 107 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT Rushing Jordan Waters 13 rushes, 123 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jalon Calhoun 1 reception, 69 yards, 1 TD
Clemson [ edit ] Clemson at NC State 1 2 3 4 Total Tigers 0 7 0 10 17 • Wolfpack 7 3 14 0 24
Date: October 28, 2023Location: Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC Game start: 2:00 p.m EDT Game attendance: 56,919Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 4 MPH Referee: Jeff HeaserTV announcers (CW ): Tom Werme (play-by-play), James Bates (analyst), and Treavor Scales (sideline) Scoring summary 1 7:18 NCSU Kevin Concepcion 9-yard pass from MJ Morris (Brayden Narveson kick)(4 plays, 60 yards, 2:23) NCSU 7–0 2 12:11 NCSU Brayden Narveson 41-yard field goal(8 plays, 55 yards, 4:52) NCSU 10–0 8:24 CLEM Phil Mafah 1-yard rush (Jonathan Weitz kick)(9 plays, 75 yards, 3:47) NCSU 10–7 3 10:01 NCSU Payton Wilson 15-yard interception return (Brayden Narveson kick)(1 play, 15 yards, 0:08) NCSU 17–7 4:35 NCSU Kevin Concepcion 72-yard pass from MJ Morris (Brayden Narveson kick)(3 plays, 80 yards, 1:40) NCSU 24–7 4 14:57 CLEM Phil Mafah 1-yard rush (Jonathan Weitz kick)(10 plays, 75 yards, 4:38) NCSU 24–14 6:57 CLEM Jonathan Weitz 19-yard field goal(5 plays, 49 yards, 1:47) NCSU 24–17
Pregame line Over/under CLEM –9.5 44.5
Statistics CLEM NCSU First downs 20 9 Total yards 364 202 Rushing yards 101 64 Passing yards 263 138 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 33:41 26:19
Team Category Player Statistics Clemson Passing Cade Klubnik 33–50, 263 yards, 2 INT Rushing Phil Mafah 16 rushes, 84 yards Receiving Jake Briningstool 8 receptions, 93 yards NC State Passing MJ Morris 11–20, 138 yards, 2 TD Rushing KC Concepcion 2 rushes, 51 yards Receiving KC Concepcion 5 receptions, 83 yards, 2 TD
Miami at NC State 1 2 3 4 Total Hurricanes 3 3 0 0 6 • Wolfpack 7 3 0 10 20
Date: November 4, 2023Location: Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC Game start: 8:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours, 13 minutesGame attendance: 56,919Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: NE 4 MPH Referee: Jerry MagallanesTV announcers (ACCN ): Wes Durham (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst), and Taylor Tannebaum (sideline) Scoring summary 1 6:57 MIA Andres Borregales 48-yard field goal(12 plays, 43 yards, 5:06) MIA 3–0 2:17 NCSU Jordan Poole 12-yard pass from MJ Morris (Brayden Narveson kick)(5 plays, 72 yards, 2:06) NCSU 7–3 2 13:09 MIA Andres Borregales 27-yard field goal(9 plays, 66 yards, 4:08) NCSU 7–6 2:55 NCSU Brayden Narveson 39-yard field goal(4 plays, –12 yards, 2:06) NCSU 10–6 4 5:03 NCSU Kendrick Raphael 31-yard run (Brayden Narveson kick)(8 plays, 97 yards, 4:44) NCSU 17–6 1:37 NCSU Brayden Narveson 19-yard field goal(6 plays, 14 yards, 2:15) NCSU 20–6
Pregame line Over/under MIA –6.0 44.5
Statistics MIA NCSU First downs 19 12 Total yards 292 231 Rushing yards 119 108 Passing yards 173 123 Turnovers 4 2 Time of possession 35:16 24:44
Team Category Player Statistics Miami Passing Tyler Van Dyke 21–38, 173 yards, 3 INT Rushing Mark Fletcher Jr. 23 rushes, 115 yards Receiving Jacolby George 5 receptions, 59 yards NC State Passing MJ Morris 11–23, 123 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Brennan Armstrong 8 rushes, 51 yards Receiving KC Concepcion 5 receptions, 61 yards
At Wake Forest [ edit ] NC State at Wake Forest 1 2 3 4 Total • Wolfpack 7 14 0 5 26 Demon Deacons 0 0 0 6 6
Pregame line Over/under WAKE –0.5 42.5
Statistics NCSU WAKE First downs 19 8 Total yards 379 163 Rushing yards 268 7 Passing yards 111 156 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 40:16 19:44
Team Category Player Statistics NC State Passing Brennan Armstrong 12–17, 113 yards, 1 TD Rushing Brennan Armstrong 15 rushes, 96 yards, 1 TD Receiving Dacari Collins 2 receptions, 40 yards Wake Forest Passing Michael Kern 14–26, 137 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Demond Claiborne 8 rushes, 12 yards Receiving Horatio Fields 3 receptions, 31 yards
At Virginia Tech [ edit ] NC State at Virginia Tech 1 2 3 4 Total • Wolfpack 0 21 14 0 35 Hokies 0 7 7 14 28
Date: November 18, 2023Location: Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA Game start: 3:30 p.m. EST Game attendance: 65,632Game weather: Sunny • Temperature : 53 °F (12 °C)Referee: Jeff FlanaganTV announcers (ACCN ): Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Mark Herzlich (analyst) and Sherree Burruss (sideline) Scoring summary 2 12:04 NCSU Kevin "KC" Concepcion 3-yard from Brennan Armstrong (Brayden Narveson kick)(7 plays, 64 yards, 4:05) NCSU 7–0 4:46 NCSU Brennan Armstrong 1-yard rush (Brayden Narveson kick)(8 plays, 60 yards, 4:49) NCSU 14–0 4:26 VT Xayvion Turner-Bradshaw 47-yard rush (Josh Love kick)(1 play, 47 yards, 0:11) NCSU 14–7 0:18 NCSU Kevin "KC" Concepcion 28-yard pass from Brennan Armstrong (Brayden Narveson kick)(11 plays, 75 yards, 4:08) NCSU 21–7 3 9:03 NCSU Brennan Armstrong 1-yard rush (Brayden Narveson kick)(12 plays, 75 yards, 5:57) NCSU 28–7 8:10 VT Da'Quan Felton 42-yard pass from Kyron Drones (John Love kick)(2 plays, 76 yards, 0:46) NCSU 28–14 5:53 NCSU Trent Pennix 17-yard pass from Kevin "KC" Concepcion (Brayden Narveson kick)(4 plays, 75 yards, 2:17) NCSU 35–14 4 7:03 VT Da'Quan Felton 12-yard passing from Kyron Drones (John Love kick)(10 plays, 92 yards, 3:49) NCSU 35–21 1:40 VT Stephen Gosnell 13-yard pass from Kyron Drones (John Love kick)(4 plays, 56 yards, 1:11) NCSU 35–28
Pregame line Over/under VT –2.5 40.5
Statistics NCSU VT First downs 24 17 Total yards 408 349 Rushing yards 188 124 Passing yards 220 225 Turnovers 0 1 Time of possession 40:37 19:23
Team Category Player Statistics NC State Passing Brennan Armstrong 18–26, 203 yards, 2 TD Rushing Brennan Armstrong 21 rushes, 89 yards, 2 TD Receiving KC Concepcion 7 receptions, 63 yards, 2 TD Virginia Tech Passing Kyron Drones 17–30, 225 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT Rushing Kyron Drones 9 rushes, 51 yards Receiving Da'Quan Felton 7 receptions, 87 yards, 2 TD
North Carolina [ edit ] North Carolina at NC State 1 2 3 4 Total Tar Heels 0 7 13 0 20 • Wolfpack 6 20 13 0 39
Date: November 25, 2023Location: Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC Game start: 8:00 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3 hours, 22 minutesGame attendance: 56,919Game weather: 39 °F (4 °C) • Weather: Clear • Wind: NE 3 MPH Referee: Adam SavoieTV announcers (ACCN ): Wes Durham (play-by-play), Tim Hasselbeck (analyst), and Taylor Tannebaum (sideline) Scoring summary 1 10:35 NSCU Brayden Narveson 32 yd. field goal(6 plays, 43 yards, 3:15) NCSU 3–0 5:32 NCSU Brayden Narveson 40 yd. field goal(8 plays, 24 yards, 3:54) NCSU 6–0 2 12:56 NCSU KC Concepcion 11 yd. pass from Brennan Armstrong (Brayden Narveson kick)(11 plays, 83 yards, 5:53) NCSU 13–0 10:15 NCSU KC Concepcion 6 yd. pass from Brennan Armstrong (Brayden Narveson kick)(4 plays, 55 yards, 1:39) NCSU 20–0 5:57 NCSU Brayden Narveson 28 yd. field goal(7 plays, 46 yards, 2:57) NCSU 23–0 4:34 UNC John Copenhaver 15 yd. pass from Drake Maye (Noah Burnette kick)(4 plays, 75 yards, 1:23) NCSU 23–7 0:00 NCSU Brayden Narveson 24 yd. field goal(13 plays, 70 yards, 4:28) NCSU 26–7 3 10:26 NCSU Dacari Collins 20 yd. pass from Brennan Armstrong (Brayden Narveson kick)(8 plays, 75 yards, 4:34) NCSU 33–7 8:50 UNC Drake Maye 1 yd. rush (Noah Burnette kick)(6 plays, 75 yards, 1:36) NCSU 33–14 7:54 NCSU Delbert Mimms, III 7 yd. rush (Juice Vereen pass from Brennan Armstrong failed)(3 plays, 75 yards, 0:56) NCSU 39–14 5:44 UNC Tez Walker 0 yd. pass from Drake Maye (John Copenhaver pass from Drake Maye failed)(10 plays, 75 yards, 2:10) NCSU 39–20
Pregame line Over/under UNC –2.5 55.5
Statistics UNC NCSU First downs 21 27 Total yards 384 504 Rushing yards 130 170 Passing yards 254 334 Turnovers 3 0 Time of possession 19:54 40:06
Team Category Player Statistics North Carolina Passing Drake Maye 22–38, 254 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Drake Maye 9 rushes, 106 yards, 1 TD Receiving John Copenhaver 5 receptions, 64 yards, 1 TD NC State Passing Brennan Armstrong 22–31, 334 yards, 3 TD Rushing KC Concepcion 11 rushes, 55 yards Receiving KC Concepcion 7 receptions, 131 yards, 2 TD
Vs. Kansas State–Pop-Tarts Bowl [ edit ] No. 18 NC State vs No. 25 Kansas State 1 2 3 4 Total No. 18 Wolfpack 0 10 9 0 19 • No. 25 Wildcats 7 14 0 7 28
Date: Location: Camping World Stadium Orlando, FL Game start: 5:45 p.m. EST Game attendance: 31,111Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature : 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind : 7 mph (11 km/h) WReferee: Larry SmithTV announcers (ESPN): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), Paul Carcaterra (sideline) Scoring summary 1 12:35 KSU DJ Giddens 37-yard pass from Avery Johnson (Chris Tennant kick)(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:25) KSU 7–0 2 7:29 KSU DJ Giddens 4-yard run (Chris Tennant kick)(9 plays, 90 yards, 4:49) KSU 14–0 3:22 NCSU Brennan Armstrong 31-yard run (Brayden Narveson kick)(9 plays, 76 yards, 4:07) KSU 14–7 0:55 KSU Avery Johnson 19-yard run (Chris Tennant kick)(10 plays, 75 yards, 2:27) KSU 21–7 0:00 NCSU Brayden Narveson 26-yard field goal(8 plays, 57 yards, 0:00) KSU 21–10 3 12:51 NCSU Brayden Narveson 49-yard field goal(6 plays, 44 yards, 2:09) KSU 21–13 1:50 NCSU Trent Pennix 60-yard run (two point pass conversion failed)(7 plays, 75 yards, 4:03) KSU 21–19 4 2:48 KSU Jayce Brown 11-yard pass from Avery Johnson (Chris Tennant kick)(15 plays, 72 yards, 7:24) KSU 28–19
Pregame line Over/under KSU –3.5 47.5
Statistics NCSU KSU First downs 17 22 Total yards 399 435 Rushing yards 235 257 Passing yards 164 178 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 29:06 30:54
Team Category Player Statistics NC State Passing Brennan Armstrong 14/28, 164 yards, INT Rushing Brennan Armstrong 17 carries, 121 yards, TD Receiving KC Concepcion 7 receptions, 72 yards Kansas State Passing Avery Johnson 14/31, 178 yards, 2 TD Rushing DJ Giddens 28 carries, 151 yards, TD Receiving Jayce Brown 5 receptions, 52 yards, TD
Rankings [ edit ] Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP RV RV — — — — — — — — RV RV RV 21т 19 21 Coaches RV RV — — — — — — — — RV RV 24 20 18 21 CFP Not released — — — 22 19 18 Not released
Players drafted into the NFL [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ "Coaching Staff" . gopack.com . NC State Athletics. Retrieved October 16, 2023 . ^ "ACC Announces Football Schedule Model for 2023–26" (Press release). Atlantic Coast Conference. June 28, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2023 . ^ Murphy, Brian (June 28, 2022). "ACC eliminates football divisions, adopts new schedule model in 2023" . WRAL. Retrieved February 3, 2023 . ^ "ACC Reveals 2023 Wolfpack Football Schedule" (Press release). January 30, 2023. Retrieved January 30, 2023 . ^ "2023 NC State Wolfpack Football Schedule" . FB Schedules. Retrieved January 30, 2023 .
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