NC State Wolfpack

10thin Atlantic Coast · 3-2

YES!

NC State Wolfpack beat the Louisville Cardinals

2-3 28 – 31

3-2

Final · Sat, Oct 3

Game Details

Carter-Finley Stadium (Raleigh) · 56,919 fans · ACC Network

Highlights

Bailey's career-high 373 yards passing, 2 TDs lead NC State past Louisville 31-28

CJ Bailey threw for a career-high 373 yards and two touchdowns as N.C. State held on to beat Louisville 31-28 on Saturday.

Recap via ESPN

0:07 Kanoah Vinesett kicks 46-yard field goal

0:24 CJ Bailey throws 19-yard touchdown

0:29 Lincoln Kienholz tosses 33-yard touchdown

0:11 Kanoah Vinesett kicks 29-yard field goal

Clips play on ESPN

Carter-Finley Stadium · Raleigh

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
LOU	0	7	14	7	28
NCSU	3	10	15	3	31

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Game Leaders

Louisville Cardinals

Lincoln Kienholz · 21/30, 254 YDS, 2 TDPassing Yards
Isaac Brown · 9 CAR, 125 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Tre Richardson · 8 REC, 117 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Benjamin Perry · 1Sacks
T.J. Capers · 12Tackles

NC State Wolfpack

CJ Bailey · 24/40, 373 YDS, 2 TD, 1 INTPassing Yards
Davion Gause · 21 CAR, 69 YDSRushing Yards
Joshisa Trader · 5 REC, 92 YDSReceiving Yards
Harvey Dyson III · 1Sacks
Brian Nelson II · 9Tackles

2026 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings

Team
Miami
Pittsburgh
Duke
SMU
Wake Forest
Clemson
Florida State
Virginia
Virginia Tech
NC State
California
Louisville
Stanford
North Carolina
Georgia Tech
Syracuse
Boston College

Scoring

Q4 5:30

FG Kanoah Vinesett 28 Yd Field Goal 28–31

Q4 12:27

TD Isaac Brown 70 Yd Run (Carson Hilbert Kick)28–28

Q3 0:20

TD Keyjuan Brown 1 Yd Run (Carson Hilbert Kick)21–28

Q3 3:50

TD Will Wilson 1 Yd Run (CJ Bailey Pass to Davion Gause for Two-Point Conversion)14–28

Q3 8:05

TD Tre Richardson 38 Yd pass from Lincoln Kienholz (Carson Hilbert Kick)14–20

Q3 11:03

TD Tyran Warren 34 Yd pass from CJ Bailey (Kanoah Vinesett Kick)7–20

Q2 1:42

FG Kanoah Vinesett 29 Yd Field Goal 7–13

Q2 5:51

TD Lawayne McCoy 33 Yd pass from Lincoln Kienholz (Carson Hilbert Kick)7–10

Q2 14:20

TD Keenan Jackson 19 Yd pass from CJ Bailey (Kanoah Vinesett Kick)0–10

Q1 7:34

FG Kanoah Vinesett 46 Yd Field Goal 0–3

Team Stats

Louisville CardinalsNC State Wolfpack

Offense

485 Total Yards 493

254 Passing Yards 373

231 Rushing Yards 120

22 First Downs 26

Efficiency

4-9 3rd Down 9-17

0-1 4th Down 1-1

21/30 Completions 25/41

Turnovers & Clock

3 Turnovers 1

3-40 Penalties 7-64

22:40 Possession 37:20

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Lincoln Kienholz	21/30	254	8.5	2	0	65.1
Team	21/30	254	8.5	2	0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Isaac Brown	9	125	13.9	1	70
Keyjuan Brown	8	88	11.0	1	49
Lincoln Kienholz	7	24	3.4	0	23
Team	1	-6	-6.0	0	0
Team	25	231	9.2	2	70

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Tre Richardson	8	117	14.6	1	38
Lawayne McCoy	2	41	20.5	1	33
TreyShun Hurry	4	37	9.3	0	13
Justyn Reid	1	20	20.0	0	20
Jackson Voth	2	14	7.0	0	9
Keyjuan Brown	1	13	13.0	0	13
Jaleel Skinner	2	12	6.0	0	10
Isaac Brown	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	21	254	12.1	2	38

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST
Keyjuan Brown	2	2
Lincoln Kienholz	1	1
Team	1	0
Isaac Brown	1	0
Team	5	3

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
T.J. Capers	12	6	0	0	0	1
Kaleb Beasley	9	7	0	0	1	0
Clev Lubin	8	3	1	1	0	0
Brycen Scott	7	6	0	0	2	0
Benjamin Perry	6	1	1	1	1	1
TJ Banks	5	3	0	0	0	0
Tayon Holloway	5	2	0	0	1	0
Stanquan Clark	5	1	0	0	1	0
Jerod Smith II	4	3	0	1	0	1
Daylen Russell	3	3	0	0	0	0
Tyler Thompson	3	2	0	0	0	0
Micah Carter	3	1	0	0	0	0
DJ Waller Jr.	2	2	0	0	0	0
Bailey Abercrombie	2	0	0	0	0	0
Tommy Ziesmer	1	1	0	0	0	0
Demeco Kennedy	1	1	0	0	0	0
Myles Norwood	1	0	0	0	0	0
Drew Kegebein	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	78	42	2	3	6	3

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Kaleb Beasley	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Isaac Brown	4	82	20.5	21
Braxton Jennings	2	38	19.0	21
Team	6	120	20.0	21

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Carson Hilbert	0/0	0.0	0	4/4	4
Team	0/0	0.0	0	4/4	4

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Niall Hayes	3	120	40.0	0	1	43
Team	3	120	40.0	0	1	43

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
CJ Bailey	24/40	373	9.3	2	1	89.1
Joshisa Trader	1/1	0	0.0	0	0	--
Team	25/41	373	9.1	2	1	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Davion Gause	21	69	3.3	0	12
Will Wilson	7	27	3.9	1	9
CJ Bailey	7	19	2.7	0	9
Jayden Scott	5	12	2.4	0	9
Darius Johnson	1	3	3.0	0	3
Team	2	-10	-5.0	0	0
Team	43	120	2.8	1	12

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Joshisa Trader	5	92	18.4	0	46
Preston Douglas	5	74	14.8	0	35
Davion Gause	3	45	15.0	0	36
Keenan Jackson	3	44	14.7	1	19
Tyran Warren	2	43	21.5	1	34
Victor Snow	3	39	13.0	0	24
Hunter Provience	1	24	24.0	0	24
Darius Johnson	1	8	8.0	0	8
Chance Robinson	1	4	4.0	0	4
CJ Bailey	1	0	0.0	0	0
Team	25	373	14.9	2	46

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Popo Aguirre	0	0	3
Team	0	0	3

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Brian Nelson II	9	7	0	0	1	0
Popo Aguirre	6	3	0	0	0	0
Jaren Sensabaugh	5	3	0	0	1	0
Tristan Teasdell	4	0	0	0	0	0
Harvey Dyson III	3	2	1	1.5	0	0
Brody Barnhardt	3	2	0	0	0	0
LaCorian Hodge	3	2	0	0	0	0
Da'Kaari Nelson	3	1	0	0	1	0
Jamel Johnson	3	1	0	0	0	0
Jackson Vick	3	0	0	0	0	1
Chase Bond	2	2	1	1	0	1
King Mack	2	1	0	0	0	0
Isaiah Shirley	2	1	0	1	1	0
Zane Williams	2	0	0	0	0	0
Darius Johnson	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ke'Von Carter	1	1	1	1	0	0
Katron Evans	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ronnie Royal III	1	1	0	0	1	0
Ziggy Moore	1	1	0	0	0	0
AJ Prim	1	1	0	0	0	0
Joseph Adedire	1	0	0	0.5	0	0
Adrian Farrow	1	0	0	0	0	0
Caden Gordon	1	0	0	0	0	0
Logan Foust	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan Moreta	1	0	0	0	0	0
Elijah Satchell	0	0	0	0	1	0
Team	62	30	3	5	6	2

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Victor Snow	1	7	7.0	7	0
Team	1	7	7.0	7	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Kanoah Vinesett	3/3	100.0	46	2/2	11
Team	3/3	100.0	46	2/2	11

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jackson Waller	3	109	36.3	0	0	43
Team	3	109	36.3	0	0	43

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