FINAL SCORE
East Carolina Pirates at NC State Wolfpack game details
Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 7:00 PM ET
Carter-Finley Stadium · Attendance 56,919
Put the final score in perspective.
NC State finished 7 points ahead. The teams combined for 41 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was East Carolina 7, NC State 17. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, NC State outscored its opponent in 3 and East Carolina in 1. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 East Carolina | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
 NC State | 3 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 18 | 21 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 6-16 | 7-15 |
| 4th down efficiency | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| Total Yards | 413 | 423 |
| Passing | 383 | 318 |
| Comp/Att | 31/45 | 24/34 |
| Yards per pass | 8.5 | 9.4 |
| Rushing | 30 | 105 |
| Rushing Attempts | 29 | 36 |
| Yards per rush | 1.0 | 2.9 |
| Penalties | 10-86 | 7-63 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
| Possession | 27:53 | 32:07 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
East Carolina Pirates
passing
| Katin Houser | 30/44 | 366 | 8.3 | 1 | 0 | 56.1 |
| Ryan Leavy | 1/1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
rushing
| London Montgomery | 8 | 32 | 4.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Katin Houser | 6 | 16 | 2.7 | 0 | 9 |
| Parker Jenkins | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 0 | 3 |
| Marlon Gunn Jr. | 6 | 5 | 0.8 | 1 | 4 |
| Jaquaize Pettaway | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Wright Jr. | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Team | 1 | -23 | -23.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Jayvontay Conner | 2 | 98 | 49.0 | 1 | 79 |
| Brock Spalding | 6 | 97 | 16.2 | 0 | 39 |
| Anthony Smith | 6 | 66 | 11.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Desirrio Riles | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 0 | 18 |
| Yannick Smith | 5 | 44 | 8.8 | 0 | 22 |
| Kieran Davis | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| London Montgomery | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Tyler Johnson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Payton Mangrum | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jaquaize Pettaway | 2 | -5 | -2.5 | 0 | 0 |
defensive
| Dameon Wilson | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ja'Marley Riddle | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Xavier McIver | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Teagan Wilk | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordy Lowery | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rasheed Reason | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryheem Craig | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Samuel Dankah | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Jean | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rion Roseborough | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zion Wilson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DJ Johnson Jr. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Preston Carr | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J.D. Lampley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TyMir Brown | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Julien Davis | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevon Merrell Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Justin Benton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendrick DuJour | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chance Graves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
| Teagan Wilk | 1 | 20 | 0 |
kickReturns
| London Montgomery | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Parker Jenkins | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
kicking
| Nick Mazzie | 1/2 | 50.0 | 34 | 2/2 | 5 |
punting
| Ryan Leavy | 5 | 210 | 42.0 | 0 | 0 | 47 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
NC State Wolfpack
passing
| CJ Bailey | 24/34 | 318 | 9.4 | 1 | 1 | 86.3 |
rushing
| Hollywood Smothers | 22 | 76 | 3.5 | 1 | 19 |
| CJ Bailey | 7 | 21 | 3.0 | 1 | 13 |
| Jayden Scott | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | 13 |
| Team | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Wesley Grimes | 4 | 121 | 30.3 | 1 | 48 |
| Teddy Hoffmann | 5 | 93 | 18.6 | 0 | 50 |
| Hollywood Smothers | 4 | 30 | 7.5 | 0 | 11 |
| Justin Joly | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 0 | 9 |
| Noah Rogers | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 10 |
| Terrell Anderson | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 0 | 15 |
| Keenan Jackson | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | 11 |
defensive
| Caden Fordham | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sean Brown | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sabastian Harsh | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Cian Slone | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jamel Johnson | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devon Marshall | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Nelson II | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Vick | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Travali Price | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kenny Soares Jr. | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| AJ Richardson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chase Bond | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brody Barnhardt | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronnie Royal III | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Shirley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tra Thomas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wesley Grimes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Foster Burt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zane Williams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandon Cleveland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JJ Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Coleson Fields | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josiah Victor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
kicking
| Nick Konieczynski | 1/3 | 33.3 | 29 | 3/3 | 6 |
punting
| Caden Noonkester | 4 | 184 | 46.0 | 1 | 2 | 59 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 8:34 | Nick Konieczynski 29 Yd Field Goal | 0 – 3 |
| 2 | 13:33 | CJ Bailey 11 Yd Run (Nick Konieczynski Kick) | 0 – 10 |
| 2 | 11:03 | Wesley Grimes 48 Yd pass from CJ Bailey (Nick Konieczynski Kick) | 0 – 17 |
| 2 | 2:21 | Jayvontay Conner 79 Yd pass from Katin Houser (Nick Mazzie Kick) | 7 – 17 |
| 3 | 3:43 | Hollywood Smothers 2 Yd Run (Nick Konieczynski Kick) | 7 – 24 |
| 4 | 14:56 | Marlon Gunn Jr. 4 Yd Run (Nick Mazzie Kick) | 14 – 24 |
| 4 | 8:32 | Nick Mazzie 34 Yd Field Goal | 17 – 24 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 10, 11:45 PM UTCData methodology