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College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
NC State 24, East Carolina 17
When: 7:00 PM   ET ,  Thursday, August 28, 2025
Where: Carter-Finley Stadium, Raleigh, North Carolina
Attendance: 56919
Final Scoring Summary
 
Final 1 2 3 4 T
East Carolina 0 7 0 10 17
NC State 3 14 7 0 24
SCORING
Scoring Summary
1st Quarter - 8:34
NC State   FG  NC State 3 - East Carolina 0
Nick Konieczynski 29 yd. field goal
2nd Quarter - 13:33
NC State   TD  NC State 10 - East Carolina 0
CJ Bailey 11 yd. run (Nick Konieczynski kick)
2nd Quarter - 11:03
NC State   TD  NC State 17 - East Carolina 0
Wesley Grimes 48 yd. pass from CJ Bailey (Nick Konieczynski kick)
2nd Quarter - 2:21
East Carolina   TD  NC State 17 - East Carolina 7
Jayvontay Conner 79 yd. pass from Katin Houser (Nick Mazzie kick)
3rd Quarter - 3:43
NC State   TD  NC State 24 - East Carolina 7
Hollywood Smothers 2 yd. run (Nick Konieczynski kick)
4th Quarter - 14:56
East Carolina   TD  NC State 24 - East Carolina 14
Marlon Gunn Jr. 4 yd. run (Nick Mazzie kick)
4th Quarter - 8:32
East Carolina   FG  NC State 24 - East Carolina 17
Nick Mazzie 34 yd. field goal
TEAMS
Team Records
  East Carolina NC State
W‑L 0 - 1 - 0 1 - 0 - 0
Conference 0 - 0 - 0 0 - 0 - 0
Team Stats
  East Carolina NC State
Score 17 24
1st Downs 18 21
3rd Down Efficiency 6-for-16
38%
7-for-15
47%
4th Down Efficiency 1-for-4
25%
0-for-0
0%
Total Yards 413 423
Rushing
Rushes-Net Yards 29-30 36-105
Average/Rush 1.0 2.9
Passing
Comp-Att 31-45 24-34
Passing Yards 383 318
Average/Pass Play 8.3 9.1
Penalties-Yards 10-86 7-63
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Interceptions Thrown 0 1
Time of Possession 27:53 32:07
PLAYER STATS
East Carolina (0 - 1)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
K. Houser 30/44 366 1 0
R. Leavy 1/1 17 0 0
NC State (1 - 0)
Passing
  COMP/ATT YDS TD INT
C. Bailey 24/34 318 1 1
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
L. Montgomery 8 32 4.0 0
K. Houser 6 16 2.7 0
P. Jenkins 5 7 1.4 0
M. Gunn Jr. 6 5 0.8 1
J. Pettaway 1 -2 -2.0 0
M. Wright Jr. 2 -5 -2.5 0
Rushing
  ATT YDS AVG TD
H. Smothers 22 76 3.5 1
C. Bailey 7 21 3.0 1
J. Scott 4 13 3.2 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
J. Conner 2 98 49.0 1
B. Spalding 6 97 16.2 0
A. Smith 6 66 11.0 0
D. Riles 6 49 8.2 0
Y. Smith 5 44 8.8 0
K. Davis 1 17 17.0 0
L. Montgomery 1 8 8.0 0
T. Johnson 1 6 6.0 0
P. Mangrum 1 3 3.0 0
J. Pettaway 2 -5 -2.5 0
Receiving
  REC YDS AVG TD
W. Grimes 4 121 30.2 1
T. Hoffmann 5 93 18.6 0
H. Smothers 4 30 7.5 0
J. Joly 5 27 5.4 0
N. Rogers 2 19 9.5 0
T. Anderson 3 17 5.7 0
K. Jackson 1 11 11.0 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
T. Wilk 1 20 0
Interceptions
  NO. YDS TD
No interceptions
Sacks
  NO. YDS
X. McIver 1.0 4.0
Sacks
  NO. YDS
C. Fordham 1.0 5.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
D. Wilson 2.5 4.0
X. McIver 1.5 5.0
S. Dankah 1.5 0.0
R. Roseborough 1.0 2.0
P. Carr 1.0 2.0
J. Lampley 1.0 2.0
R. Craig 0.5 2.0
K. DuJour 0.5 1.0
J. Benton 0.5 0.0
Tackles For Loss
  NO. YDS
S. Harsh 2.5 7.0
C. Fordham 2.0 7.0
S. Brown 1.5 2.0
C. Bond 1.0 4.0
J. Johnson 1.0 1.0
J. Vick 0.5 3.0
T. Thomas 0.5 0.0
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles
Fumbles
  NO.
No fumbles