NC State 31, Vanderbilt 35 · Box Score

← Week 3 games

Final · Week 3 · Sat, Sep 19, 2026

NC State

Away

–

Vanderbilt

Home

	1	2	3	4	T
NCSU	14	3	7	7	31
VAN	0	7	7	21	35

FirstBank Stadium

Export graphic

The final, key stats and each team's top performer.

DownloadPreview ↗

Team stats

NCSU		VAN
25	First downs	20
446	Total yards	409
280	Passing yards	277
26-38	Comp-Att	20-34
7.4	Yards per pass	8.1
166	Rushing yards	132
41	Rushes	24
4.0	Yards per rush	5.5
7-16	3rd down	5-12
3-5	4th down	2-2
7-64	Penalties-yards	13-116
3	Turnovers	3
2	Fumbles lost	1
1	Interceptions thrown	2
35:49	Time of possession	24:11
0	Sacks	1
1	Tackles for loss	4
4	QB hurries	1
4	Passes defended	4
0	Defensive TDs	1
18	Kick return yards	52
33	Punt return yards	—
3	Passing TDs	3
1	Rushing TDs	1
7	Kicking points	5

Advanced stats

NCSU		VAN
+0.03	EPA per play	+0.40
39%	Success rate	47%
1.35	Explosiveness	1.50
-0.17	Rushing EPA per play	+0.60
33%	Rushing success rate	56%
+0.28	Passing EPA per play	+0.46
47%	Passing success rate	44%
44%	Standard downs success	48%
29%	Passing downs success	44%
2.62	Line yards per rush	3.82
0.70	Second-level yards	1.57
1.20	Open-field yards	0.83
18%	Stuff rate	9%
71%	Power success	83%
14%	Havoc caused	14%
7	Scoring chances	6
4.43	Points per chance	4.67
Own 25	Avg. starting field position	Own 30
5	Explosive plays	5
2%	Postgame win expectancy	98%

Offense unless noted. EPA, success rate, explosiveness and the rushing numbers leave out garbage time. The better number in each row is bold. Hover or tap-and-hold a stat for what it means.

Scoring summary

Q111:05
NC StateTD
(11:06) Shotgun #10 W.Wilson rush middle for 38 yards gain to the VAN00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 11:05, 1ST DOWN #94 K.Vinesett kick attempt good (H: #96 J.Waller, LS: #92 A.Arias)
Drive: 7 plays, 82 yds
7-0
Q12:58
NC StateTD
(03:00) Shotgun #11 C.Bailey pass complete deep left to #8 K.Jackson caught at VAN03, for 30 yards to the VAN00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:58, 1ST DOWN #94 K.Vinesett kick attempt good (H: #96 J.Waller, LS: #92 A.Arias)
Drive: 7 plays, 54 yds
14-0
Q28:09
NC StateFG
(08:09) #94 K.Vinesett field goal attempt from 24 yards GOOD (H: #96 J.Waller, LS: #92 A.Arias), clock 08:09
Drive: 12 plays, 61 yds
17-0
Q20:12
VanderbiltTD
(00:12) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.Curtis pass complete short right to #0 J.Sherrill caught at NCS00, for 12 yards to the NCS00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:12, 1ST DOWN #88 B.Taylor kick attempt good (H: #37 T.Ebel, LS: #54 K.Schickel)
Drive: 4 plays, 45 yds
17-7
Q38:52
NC StateTD
(08:52) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 C.Bailey pass complete short middle to #8 K.Jackson caught at VAN00, for 6 yards to the VAN00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:52 #94 K.Vinesett kick attempt good (H: #96 J.Waller, LS: #92 A.Arias)
Drive: 5 plays, 51 yds
24-7
Q37:03
VanderbiltTD
Makhilyn Young 7 Yd Run (Brock Taylor Kick)
Drive: 4 plays, 75 yds
24-14
Q414:11
VanderbiltTD
(14:14) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 J.Curtis pass complete short left to #28 S.Alexander caught at NCS08, for 10 yards to the NCS00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:11, 1ST DOWN #88 B.Taylor kick attempt good (H: #37 T.Ebel, LS: #54 K.Schickel)
Drive: 6 plays, 80 yds
24-21
Q49:35
NC StateTD
(09:39) Shotgun #11 C.Bailey pass complete deep left to #8 K.Jackson caught at VAN00, for 23 yards to the VAN00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:35, 1ST DOWN #94 K.Vinesett kick attempt good (H: #96 J.Waller, LS: #92 A.Arias)
Drive: 9 plays, 75 yds
31-21
Q46:18
VanderbiltTD
Junior Sherrill 43 Yd pass from Jared Curtis (Brock Taylor Kick)
Drive: 8 plays, 75 yds
31-28
Q40:00
VanderbiltFUMBLE RETURN TD
Cayden Daniels 0 Yd Fumble Return (Brock Taylor Kick)
31-35

Score shown NCSU-VAN.

Player stats

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	QBR
CJ Bailey	25/37	275	7.4	3	1	74.3
Joshisa Trader	1/1	5	5.0	0	0	--

Rushing

Player	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Jayden Scott	16	50	3.1	0	9
Will Wilson	8	49	6.1	1	38
CJ Bailey	9	35	3.9	0	28
Davion Gause	7	33	4.7	0	12
Team	1	-1	-1.0	0	-1

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Keenan Jackson	9	102	11.3	3	30
Preston Douglas	4	50	12.5	0	22
Davion Gause	5	44	8.8	0	17
Joshisa Trader	2	29	14.5	0	15
Hunter Provience	1	18	18.0	0	18
Davion Dozier	1	13	13.0	0	13
Jayden Scott	1	13	13.0	0	11
Chance Robinson	1	7	7.0	0	7
Tyran Warren	1	5	5.0	0	5
Victor Snow	1	-1	-1.0	0	0

Defense

Player	Tot	Solo	TFL	PD	QB Hur
Raul Aguirre Jr.	6	4	0	0	0
Bailey Benson	5	3	0	0	0
Jaren Sensabaugh	4	3	0	1	0
Ronnie Royal III	3	3	1	0	0
Tristan Teasdell	3	2	0	0	0
King Mack	3	1	0	1	0
Jackson Vick	2	2	0	0	0
Brian Nelson II	2	2	0	0	0
Elijah Satchell	2	2	0	0	0
Adrian Farrow	2	1	0	0	0
Kevon Carter	2	1	0	0	0
Logan Foust	2	1	0	0	0
Chase Bond	2	0	0	0	0
Colby Cronk	2	0	0	0	0
Sterling Dixon	1	1	0	0	0
Hunter Provience	1	1	0	0	0
Ty White	1	1	0	0	0
AJ Prim	1	1	0	0	0
Katron Evans	1	0	0	0	1
Isaiah Shirley	1	0	0	0	0
Harvey Dyson III	1	0	0	0	2
Jordan Moreta	1	0	0	0	0
Jordyn Best	1	0	0	0	0
Noah Moss	1	0	0	0	0
Josh Warren Jr.	1	0	0	0	0
Brody Barnhardt	0	0	0	1	0
LaCorian Hodge	0	0	0	1	1

Interceptions

Player	Int	Yds	TD
Brody Barnhardt	1	0	0
Jaren Sensabaugh	1	0	0

Fumbles

Player	Fum	Lost	Rec
CJ Bailey	1	1	0
Jayden Scott	1	1	0
Adrian Farrow	0	0	1

Kicking

Player	FG	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
Kanoah Vinesett	1/1	100.0	24	4/4	7

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TB	In 20	Long
Jackson Waller	3	107	35.7	1	0	49

Kick returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Jonathan Paylor	1	18	18.0	18	0

Punt returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Victor Snow	1	33	33.0	33	0