Duke 41, NC State 3 · Box Score

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Final · Week 10 · Sat, Nov 7, 2026

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DUKE	7	24	7	3	41
NCSU	3	0	0	0	3

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Team stats

DUKE		NCSU
26	First downs	12
462	Total yards	217
223	Passing yards	185
24-35	Comp-Att	18-31
6.4	Yards per pass	6.0
239	Rushing yards	32
34	Rushes	25
7.0	Yards per rush	1.3
3-11	3rd down	3-14
2-2	4th down	1-3
3-35	Penalties-yards	4-39
0	Turnovers	0
0	Fumbles lost	0
0	Interceptions thrown	0
35:29	Time of possession	24:08
2	Sacks	1
5	Tackles for loss	6
1	QB hurries	1
3	Passes defended	4
0	Defensive TDs	0
38	Kick return yards	81
10	Punt return yards	—
1	Passing TDs	0
3	Rushing TDs	0
11	Kicking points	3

Advanced stats

DUKE		NCSU
+0.47	EPA per play	-0.05
51%	Success rate	38%
1.37	Explosiveness	0.96
+0.63	Rushing EPA per play	-0.37
46%	Rushing success rate	36%
+0.39	Passing EPA per play	+0.15
56%	Passing success rate	39%
57%	Standard downs success	44%
31%	Passing downs success	20%
3.43	Line yards per rush	2.75
1.86	Second-level yards	0.64
5.27	Open-field yards	0.43
27%	Stuff rate	21%
100%	Power success	50%
22%	Havoc caused	18%
8	Scoring chances	3
4.25	Points per chance	1.00
Own 27	Avg. starting field position	Own 23
5	Explosive plays	4
98%	Postgame win expectancy	2%

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

Q114:12
DukeTD
(14:21) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 N.Sheppard rush middle for 69 yards gain to the NCSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:12, 1ST DOWN #25 G.Strange kick attempt good (H: #41 K.Reynoldson, LS: #52 J.Fitzgerald)
Drive: 4 plays, 82 yds
7-0
Q110:26
NC StateFG
(10:26) #94 K.Vinesett field goal attempt from 39 yards GOOD (H: #96 J.Waller, LS: #92 A.Arias), clock 10:26
Drive: 9 plays, 53 yds
7-3
Q212:04
DukeTD
(12:05) No Huddle-Shotgun #20 N.Sheppard rush left for 8 yards gain to the NCSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:04, 1ST DOWN #25 G.Strange kick attempt good (H: #41 K.Reynoldson, LS: #52 J.Fitzgerald)
Drive: 12 plays, 77 yds
14-3
Q23:14
DukeFG
(03:13) #25 G.Strange field goal attempt from 25 yards GOOD (H: #41 K.Reynoldson, LS: #52 J.Fitzgerald), clock 03:14
Drive: 11 plays, 82 yds
17-3
Q20:26
DukeTD
(00:32) Shotgun #2 W.Eget pass complete short left to #4 J.Solomon caught at NCSU15, for 18 yards to the NCSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:26, 1ST DOWN #25 G.Strange kick attempt good (H: #41 K.Reynoldson, LS: #52 J.Fitzgerald)
Drive: 6 plays, 70 yds
24-3
Q20:01
DukeTD
(00:01) #94 K.Vinesett field goal attempt from 50 yards NO GOOD (H: #96 J.Waller, LS: #92 A.Arias), clock 00:00 #35 A.Pellicciotta return 100 yards to the NCSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:00 Timeout Duke, clock 00:02 #25 G.Strange kick attempt good (H: #41 K.Reynoldson, LS: #52 J.Fitzgerald)
31-3
Q33:52
DukeTD
(03:54) Shotgun #20 N.Sheppard rush middle for 4 yards gain to the NCSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 03:52 #25 G.Strange kick attempt good (H: #41 K.Reynoldson, LS: #52 J.Fitzgerald)
Drive: 4 plays, 40 yds
38-3
Q45:13
DukeFG
(05:14) #25 G.Strange field goal attempt from 46 yards GOOD (H: #41 K.Reynoldson, LS: #52 J.Fitzgerald), clock 05:13
Drive: 8 plays, 35 yds
41-3

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Player stats

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Int
Walker Eget	22/31	208	6.7	1	0
Dan Mahan	2/4	15	3.8	0	0

Rushing

Player	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Nate Sheppard	18	217	12.1	3	69
Jayvian Tanelus	9	20	2.2	0	9
CJ Campbell	3	6	2.0	0	5
CJ Givers	3	3	1.0	0	4
Dan Mahan	1	-7	-7.0	0	0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Jaivon Solomon	5	71	14.2	1	20
Jonah Burton	5	52	10.4	0	15
Javen Nicholas	3	29	9.7	0	11
Jayden Moore	2	16	8.0	0	10
Jeremiah Hasley	4	16	4.0	0	6
Brody Keefe	1	11	11.0	0	11
Blake Rohrer	1	10	10.0	0	10
Jared Richardson	1	8	8.0	0	8
Jake Taylor	1	6	6.0	0	6
Nate Sheppard	1	4	4.0	0	4

Defense

Player	Tot	Solo	Sacks	TFL	PD	QB Hur
Nick Morris Jr.	6	3	0	1	0	0
Luke Mergott	5	3	0	0	0	0
Bradley Gompers	5	2	0	0	0	0
Andrew Pellicciotta	3	3	0	0	0	0
Preston Watson	3	2	1	1	0	0
Kendall Johnson	3	2	0	0	0	0
Dylan Flowers	3	1	0	0	1	0
Bryce Davis	3	0	0	0.5	0	0
Tyshon Reed	3	0	0	0	0	0
DaShawn Stone	2	2	0	0	0	0
Will Felder Jr.	2	2	0	0	0	0
Leon Griffin III	2	1	0	0	0	0
Patrick Smith	2	1	0	0	0	0
Kyon Loud	2	1	0	0	1	0
KD Cotton	2	1	0	0	0	0
Owen Wafle	2	0	0	0.5	0	0
Kobe Smith	1	1	1	1	0	0
Landan Callahan	1	1	0	0	0	0
Kaleb Lanier	1	1	0	0	0	0
Sampson Onuoha	1	1	0	1	0	0
Chadwicke Cannon Jr.	1	1	0	0	0	0
Dakota Quinonez	1	0	0	0	0	0
Che Ojarikre	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jonathan Morris	1	0	0	0	0	1
Kolbe Harmon	1	0	0	0	0	0
Julius Columbus	1	0	0	0	0	0
Lyrik Pettis	1	0	0	0	1	0

Kicking

Player	FG	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
Gavin Strange	2/2	100.0	46	5/5	11

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TB	In 20	Long
Kade Reynoldson	4	146	36.5	1	2	46

Kick returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
CJ Campbell	2	38	19.0	20	0

Punt returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
KD Cotton	2	10	5.0	9	0