FINAL SCORE
NC State Wolfpack at Virginia Cavaliers game details
Saturday, August 29, 2026 at 3:30 PM ET
Scott Stadium · Attendance 62,779
Put the final score in perspective.
Virginia finished 26 points ahead. The teams combined for 42 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was NC State 0, Virginia 17. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Virginia outscored its opponent in 3 and NC State in 1. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 10 | 19 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 4-13 | 3-14 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-1 | 4-4 |
| Total Yards | 168 | 413 |
| Passing | 92 | 155 |
| Comp/Att | 15/27 | 9/11 |
| Yards per pass | 3.4 | 14.1 |
| Rushing | 76 | 258 |
| Rushing Attempts | 24 | 57 |
| Yards per rush | 3.2 | 4.5 |
| Penalties | 2-13 | 5-51 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 0 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
| Possession | 21:57 | 38:03 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
NC State Wolfpack
passing
| CJ Bailey | 12/23 | 84 | 3.7 | 0 | 1 | 14.0 |
| Will Wilson | 3/4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 64.7 |
rushing
| CJ Bailey | 10 | 33 | 3.3 | 0 | 13 |
| Will Wilson | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 1 | 7 |
| Jayden Scott | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 0 | 9 |
| Deandre Desinor | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
receiving
| Vander Ploog | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 21 |
| Joshisa Trader | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 14 |
| Davion Dozier | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Preston Douglas | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 7 |
| Hunter Provience | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Keenan Jackson | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Victor Snow | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Deandre Desinor | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | 5 |
fumbles
| CJ Bailey | 1 | 1 | 0 |
defensive
| Popo Aguirre | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| King Mack | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronnie Royal III | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Nelson II | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Harvey Dyson III | 5 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brody Barnhardt | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tristan Teasdell | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josiah Victor | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Katron Evans | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AJ Richardson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ke'Von Carter | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| AJ Prim | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah Shirley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Adedire | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asaad Brown Jr. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| LaCorian Hodge | 3 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Vick | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Chase Bond | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty White | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Satchell | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Farrow | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Warren Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omarian Abraham | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| King Mack | 2 | 54 | 27.0 | 32 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Victor Snow | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 29 | 0 |
punting
| Jackson Waller | 7 | 327 | 46.7 | 0 | 3 | 58 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Virginia Cavaliers
passing
| Beau Pribula | 9/11 | 155 | 14.1 | 2 | 0 | 94.1 |
rushing
| Beau Pribula | 15 | 110 | 7.3 | 0 | 22 |
| Jekail Middlebrook | 15 | 64 | 4.3 | 0 | 15 |
| Xavier Brown | 8 | 40 | 5.0 | 1 | 15 |
| Noah Vaughn | 6 | 21 | 3.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Xay Davis | 7 | 13 | 1.9 | 1 | 6 |
| Peyton Lewis | 6 | 10 | 1.7 | 0 | 5 |
receiving
| Xavier Brown | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 1 | 45 |
| Da'Shawn Martin | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 1 | 47 |
| Ty'Lyric Coleman | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 0 | 20 |
| Kameron Courtney | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Connor Cox | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | 7 |
fumbles
defensive
| Myles Brown | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maddox Marcellus | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landon Danley | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jacobie Henderson | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Brandyn Hillman | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Montino Williams | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Ellis | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fisher Camac | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Matthew Fobbs-White | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan Minter | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Omillio Agard | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kervins Choute | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nnanna Anyanwu | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaylen Jones | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Hardy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Townsend | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Rowe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Justin Ross | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrion Henry-Young | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen McNair | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Patrick Campbell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anthony Britton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Allen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Devon Baxter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sichan John | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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interceptions
puntReturns
| Josiah Abdullah | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
kicking
| Will Bettridge | 2/2 | 100.0 | 47 | 4/4 | 10 |
punting
| Daniel Sparks | 5 | 227 | 45.4 | 0 | 1 | 63 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 5:11 | Will Bettridge 47 Yd Field Goal | 0 – 3 |
| 1 | 2:37 | Xavier Brown 1 Yd Run (Will Bettridge Kick) | 0 – 10 |
| 2 | 11:26 | Xavier Brown 45 Yd pass from Beau Pribula (Will Bettridge Kick) | 0 – 17 |
| 3 | 13:35 | Da'Shawn Martin 47 Yd pass from Beau Pribula (Will Bettridge Kick) | 0 – 24 |
| 3 | 4:59 | Will Wilson 1 Yd Run (CJ Bailey Pass to Deandre Desinor for Two-Point Conversion) | 8 – 24 |
| 4 | 7:44 | Xay Davis 1 Yd Run (Will Bettridge Kick) | 8 – 31 |
| 4 | 4:26 | Will Bettridge 42 Yd Field Goal | 8 – 34 |
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