NC State 33-45 Duke (Sep 20, 2025)

Scoring Plays All Drives

NCST

DUKE

1

7

2

13

14

3

6

14

4

7

10

33

45

1Q 14:19

7 - 0

T. Anderson 75-yard TD catch from CJ Bailey.

Touchdown

Made XP

3rd & 11

1Q 10:59

7 - 7

A. Castle 2-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2nd & Goal

2Q 14:18

14 - 7

T. Anderson 6-yard TD catch from CJ Bailey.

Touchdown

Made XP

2nd & Goal

2Q 05:58

20 - 7

W. Wilson 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Missed XP

1st & Goal

2Q 02:26

20 - 14

L. King 17-yard TD catch from D. Mensah.

Touchdown

Made XP

1st & 10

2Q 00:20

20 - 21

A. Castle 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

2nd & Goal

3Q 13:35

20 - 28

S. Hagans 33-yard TD catch from D. Mensah.

Touchdown

Made XP

1st & 10

3Q 11:59

26 - 28

H. Smothers 51-yard TD run.

Touchdown

2PT Failed

2nd & 2

3Q 08:38

26 - 35

C. Barkate 37-yard TD catch from D. Mensah.

Touchdown

Made XP

4th & 1

4Q 14:22

26 - 38

T. Pelino 43-yard field goal.

FG Made

4th & 9

4Q 04:01

33 - 38

W. Wilson 1-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

3rd & Goal

4Q 02:28

33 - 45

A. Castle 66-yard TD run.

Touchdown

Made XP

3rd & 1

Top Performers

Pass Yds

364

Bailey

NCST

Rush Yds

123

Smothers

NCST

Rec Yds

166

Anderson

NCST

Scrim TD

3

Castle

DUKE

Matchup

Pass Rush Rec

CJ Bailey

NCST QB #11

Darian Mensah

DUKE QB #10

364

Pass Yds

269

2

Pass TD

3

Int

0

NCST

Team Stats

DUKE

529

Total Yds

406

32:29

Possession

27:31

26

1st Downs

22

7/12

3rd Down

5/12

4

Turnovers

0

2025 Atlantic Coast

Team	W	L	PCT
Georgia Tech	5	0	1.000
Virginia	4	1	.800
Duke	3	2	.600
Louisville	4	0	1.000
California	4	1	.800
Virginia Tech	2	3	.400
Syracuse	3	2	.600
Stanford	2	3	.400
NC State	3	2	.600
Miami	4	0	1.000
North Carolina	2	2	.500
SMU	2	2	.500
Florida State	3	1	.750
Pittsburgh	2	2	.500
Wake Forest	2	2	.500
Boston College	1	3	.250
Clemson	1	3	.250

Game Summary

The Duke Blue Devils emerged victorious over the NC State Wolfpack, 45 to 33, on September 20.

Game Info

September 20, 2025

Brooks Field at Wallace Wade Stadium

Durham, North Carolina

88°

7 mph ENE

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
CJ Bailey CJ Bailey #11	29/39	364	9.3	2	3	2-6	154.3

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Darian Mensah D. Mensah #10	19/28	269	9.6	3	0	3-12	183.9

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Hollywood Smothers H. Smothers #3	17	123	7.2	1	51
Jayden Scott J. Scott #4	7	35	5.0	0	15
CJ Bailey CJ Bailey #11	7	9	1.3	0	11
Brandon Cleveland B. Cleveland #44	1	4	4.0	0	4
Will Wilson W. Wilson #10	2	2	1.0	2	1

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Anderson Castle A. Castle #4	12	92	7.7	3	66
Nate Sheppard N. Sheppard #20	14	61	4.4	0	13
Jaquez Moore J. Moore #9	3	-1	-0.3	0	1
Darian Mensah D. Mensah #10	5	-2	-0.4	0	10

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Terrell Anderson T. Anderson #9	6/7	166	27.7	2	75
Justin Joly J. Joly #7	5/9	63	12.6	0	18
Noah Rogers N. Rogers #5	3/4	48	16.0	0	25
Hollywood Smothers H. Smothers #3	5/5	41	8.2	0	21
Keenan Jackson K. Jackson #8	4/5	27	6.8	0	14
Brandon Cleveland B. Cleveland #44	1/1	9	9.0	0	9
Jayden Scott J. Scott #4	1/1	5	5.0	0	5
Teddy Hoffmann T. Hoffmann #12	4/5	5	1.3	0	3

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Cooper Barkate C. Barkate #18	3/6	65	21.7	1	37
Sahmir Hagans S. Hagans #2	3/3	63	21.0	1	33
Jeremiah Hasley J. Hasley #85	4/4	43	10.8	0	21
Que'Sean Brown Q. Brown #7	3/3	41	13.7	0	15
Nate Sheppard N. Sheppard #20	3/3	20	6.7	0	8
Landen King L. King #0	1/1	17	17.0	1	17
Anderson Castle A. Castle #4	1/1	13	13.0	0	13
Chase Tyler C. Tyler #11	1/1	7	7.0	0	7
Jaquez Moore J. Moore #9	0/2	0	0	0	0
Andrel Anthony A. Anthony #1	0/2	0	0	0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec
CJ Bailey CJ Bailey #11	1	1	0
Teddy Hoffmann T. Hoffmann #12	1	0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec
Wesley Williams W. Williams #97	0	0	1

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks
Caden Fordham C. Fordham #1	11-5	0	0.5
Sean Brown S. Brown #0	9-4	0	0.0
Tra Thomas T. Thomas #4	7-3	1	1.0
Brody Barnhardt B. Barnhardt #29	5-2	0	0.0
Kenny Soares Jr. K. Soares Jr. #33	5-2	1	0.0
Brandon Cleveland B. Cleveland #44	5-2	2	1.0
Jamel Johnson J. Johnson #21	4-2	0	0.0
Devon Marshall D. Marshall #6	4-3	0	0.0
JJ Johnson JJ Johnson #16	4-2	0	0.0
Travali Price T. Price #13	3-1	1	0.5
Ke'Von Carter K. Carter #42	2-1	0	0.0
Cian Slone C. Slone #8	2-1	0	0.0
Isaiah Shirley I. Shirley #88	2-0	0	0.0
Sterling Dixon S. Dixon #25	1-0	0	0.0
Asaad Brown Jr. A. Brown Jr. #26	1-1	0	0.0
Hollywood Smothers H. Smothers #3	1-1	0	0.0
Noah Rogers N. Rogers #5	1-1	0	0.0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int
Caleb Weaver C. Weaver #3	11-1	0	0.0	0
DaShawn Stone D. Stone #8	11-7	0	0.0	1
Jaiden Francois J. Francois #2	10-1	0	0.5	0
Tre Freeman T. Freeman #12	9-3	0	0.0	1
Chandler Rivers C. Rivers #0	7-5	0	0.0	0
Luke Mergott L. Mergott #34	7-0	0	0.0	0
Josiah Green J. Green #4	6-0	0	0.5	0
Aaron Hall A. Hall #99	4-1	1	0.5	0
Kendall Johnson K. Johnson #42	3-2	0	0.0	0
Semaj Turner S. Turner #43	3-0	0	0.0	0
Kimari Robinson K. Robinson #5	3-1	1	0.0	0
Ma'khi Jones M. Jones #26	2-2	0	0.0	0
Andrew Pellicciotta A. Pellicciotta #35	2-1	0	0.0	0
Wesley Williams W. Williams #97	2-1	1	0.5	0
Cooper Barkate C. Barkate #18	1-1	0	0.0	0
Tyshon Reed T. Reed #10	1-0	0	0.0	0
Landan Callahan L. Callahan #21	1-1	0	0.0	0
Bryce Davis B. Davis #14	1-0	0	0.0	0
Nate Sheppard N. Sheppard #20	1-1	0	0.0	0
Nick Morris Jr. N. Morris Jr. #36	1-1	0	0.0	0
Vincent Anthony Jr. V. Anthony Jr. #7	1-0	0	0.0	0
Moussa Kane M. Kane #22	1-0	0	0.0	1
George Wright G. Wright #32	1-1	0	0.0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Kanoah Vinesett K. Vinesett #94	0/1	3/4	3	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Todd Pelino T. Pelino #29	1/1	6/6	9	43

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Kade Reynoldson K. Reynoldson #41	4	157	39.3	49

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Coleson Fields C. Fields #31	1	9	9.0	0	0
Jayden Scott J. Scott #4	3	62	20.7	0	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Nate Sheppard N. Sheppard #20	1	22	22.0	0	0
Peyton Jones P. Jones #5	1	29	29.0	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Teddy Hoffmann T. Hoffmann #12	2	-4	-2.0	3	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
CJ Bailey CJ Bailey #11	29/39	364	9.3	2	3	2-6	154.3

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Hollywood Smothers H. Smothers #3	17	123	7.2	1	51
Jayden Scott J. Scott #4	7	35	5.0	0	15
CJ Bailey CJ Bailey #11	7	9	1.3	0	11
Brandon Cleveland B. Cleveland #44	1	4	4.0	0	4
Will Wilson W. Wilson #10	2	2	1.0	2	1

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Terrell Anderson T. Anderson #9	6/7	166	27.7	2	75
Justin Joly J. Joly #7	5/9	63	12.6	0	18
Noah Rogers N. Rogers #5	3/4	48	16.0	0	25
Hollywood Smothers H. Smothers #3	5/5	41	8.2	0	21
Keenan Jackson K. Jackson #8	4/5	27	6.8	0	14
Brandon Cleveland B. Cleveland #44	1/1	9	9.0	0	9
Jayden Scott J. Scott #4	1/1	5	5.0	0	5
Teddy Hoffmann T. Hoffmann #12	4/5	5	1.3	0	3

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec
CJ Bailey CJ Bailey #11	1	1	0
Teddy Hoffmann T. Hoffmann #12	1	0	0

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks
Caden Fordham C. Fordham #1	11-5	0	0.5
Sean Brown S. Brown #0	9-4	0	0.0
Tra Thomas T. Thomas #4	7-3	1	1.0
Brody Barnhardt B. Barnhardt #29	5-2	0	0.0
Kenny Soares Jr. K. Soares Jr. #33	5-2	1	0.0
Brandon Cleveland B. Cleveland #44	5-2	2	1.0
Jamel Johnson J. Johnson #21	4-2	0	0.0
Devon Marshall D. Marshall #6	4-3	0	0.0
JJ Johnson JJ Johnson #16	4-2	0	0.0
Travali Price T. Price #13	3-1	1	0.5
Ke'Von Carter K. Carter #42	2-1	0	0.0
Cian Slone C. Slone #8	2-1	0	0.0
Isaiah Shirley I. Shirley #88	2-0	0	0.0
Sterling Dixon S. Dixon #25	1-0	0	0.0
Asaad Brown Jr. A. Brown Jr. #26	1-1	0	0.0
Hollywood Smothers H. Smothers #3	1-1	0	0.0
Noah Rogers N. Rogers #5	1-1	0	0.0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Kanoah Vinesett K. Vinesett #94	0/1	3/4	3	0

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Coleson Fields C. Fields #31	1	9	9.0	0	0
Jayden Scott J. Scott #4	3	62	20.7	0	0

Punt Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Teddy Hoffmann T. Hoffmann #12	2	-4	-2.0	3	0

Passing	Comp	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	Sck	Rtg
Darian Mensah D. Mensah #10	19/28	269	9.6	3	0	3-12	183.9

Rushing	Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Anderson Castle A. Castle #4	12	92	7.7	3	66
Nate Sheppard N. Sheppard #20	14	61	4.4	0	13
Jaquez Moore J. Moore #9	3	-1	-0.3	0	1
Darian Mensah D. Mensah #10	5	-2	-0.4	0	10

Receiving	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Cooper Barkate C. Barkate #18	3/6	65	21.7	1	37
Sahmir Hagans S. Hagans #2	3/3	63	21.0	1	33
Jeremiah Hasley J. Hasley #85	4/4	43	10.8	0	21
Que'Sean Brown Q. Brown #7	3/3	41	13.7	0	15
Nate Sheppard N. Sheppard #20	3/3	20	6.7	0	8
Landen King L. King #0	1/1	17	17.0	1	17
Anderson Castle A. Castle #4	1/1	13	13.0	0	13
Chase Tyler C. Tyler #11	1/1	7	7.0	0	7
Jaquez Moore J. Moore #9	0/2	0	0	0	0
Andrel Anthony A. Anthony #1	0/2	0	0	0	0

Fumbles	Fum	Lost	Rec
Wesley Williams W. Williams #97	0	0	1

Defense	Tkl-Solo	TFL	Sacks	Int
Caleb Weaver C. Weaver #3	11-1	0	0.0	0
DaShawn Stone D. Stone #8	11-7	0	0.0	1
Jaiden Francois J. Francois #2	10-1	0	0.5	0
Tre Freeman T. Freeman #12	9-3	0	0.0	1
Chandler Rivers C. Rivers #0	7-5	0	0.0	0
Luke Mergott L. Mergott #34	7-0	0	0.0	0
Josiah Green J. Green #4	6-0	0	0.5	0
Aaron Hall A. Hall #99	4-1	1	0.5	0
Kendall Johnson K. Johnson #42	3-2	0	0.0	0
Semaj Turner S. Turner #43	3-0	0	0.0	0
Kimari Robinson K. Robinson #5	3-1	1	0.0	0
Ma'khi Jones M. Jones #26	2-2	0	0.0	0
Andrew Pellicciotta A. Pellicciotta #35	2-1	0	0.0	0
Wesley Williams W. Williams #97	2-1	1	0.5	0
Cooper Barkate C. Barkate #18	1-1	0	0.0	0
Tyshon Reed T. Reed #10	1-0	0	0.0	0
Landan Callahan L. Callahan #21	1-1	0	0.0	0
Bryce Davis B. Davis #14	1-0	0	0.0	0
Nate Sheppard N. Sheppard #20	1-1	0	0.0	0
Nick Morris Jr. N. Morris Jr. #36	1-1	0	0.0	0
Vincent Anthony Jr. V. Anthony Jr. #7	1-0	0	0.0	0
Moussa Kane M. Kane #22	1-0	0	0.0	1
George Wright G. Wright #32	1-1	0	0.0	0

Kicking	FG	XP	Pts	Long
Todd Pelino T. Pelino #29	1/1	6/6	9	43

Punting	No	Yds	Avg	Long
Kade Reynoldson K. Reynoldson #41	4	157	39.3	49

Kick Return	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Nate Sheppard N. Sheppard #20	1	22	22.0	0	0
Peyton Jones P. Jones #5	1	29	29.0	0	0

NCST

DUKE

1

7

2

13

14

3

6

14

4

7

10

33

45

Touchdown

3 plays, 74 yd, 00:50

7-0

Touchdown

10 plays, 65 yd, 03:21

7-7

Interception

2 plays, 2 yd, 00:40

7-7

Punt

3 plays, -2 yd, 01:39

7-7

Touchdown

16 plays, 114 yd, 09:12

14-7

Punt

6 plays, 12 yd, 03:39

14-7

Touchdown

10 plays, 65 yd, 04:59

20-7

Touchdown

10 plays, 72 yd, 03:20

20-14

Interception

6 plays, 51 yd, 01:34

20-14

Touchdown

2 plays, 2 yd, 00:34

20-21

End of Half

1 play, -2 yd, 00:12

20-21

Touchdown

4 plays, 75 yd, 01:30

20-28

Touchdown

4 plays, 75 yd, 01:37

26-28

Touchdown

8 plays, 75 yd, 03:21

26-35

Blocked FG

6 plays, 42 yd, 02:52

26-35

Punt

3 plays, 4 yd, 01:56

26-35

Downs

4 plays, 3 yd, 01:27

26-35

Field Goal

8 plays, 37 yd, 02:59

26-38

Fumble

3 plays, 13 yd, 00:45

26-38

Punt

3 plays, -10 yd, 02:06

26-38

Touchdown

15 plays, 80 yd, 07:26

33-38

Touchdown

3 plays, 75 yd, 01:42

33-45

Downs

5 plays, 18 yd, 00:55

33-45

End of Game

4 plays, 13 yd, 01:24

33-45

NCST

Team Stats

DUKE

529

Total Yds

406

358

Pass Yds

257

171

Rush Yds

149

12

Total Drives

12

76

Total Plays

66

7

Yards Per Play

6.2

8.7

Yards Per Pass

8.3

4.9

Yards Per Rush

4.3

32:29

Possession

27:31

13

Biggest Lead

12

26

1st Downs

22

13

Passing 1st Downs

13

9

Rushing 1st Downs

7

4

1st Downs from Penalties

2

7/12

3rd Down

5/12

1/4

4th Down

2/2

0

Punts

4

Turnovers

0

3

Interceptions Thrown

0

1

Fumbles Lost

0

6

Penalties

8

3.0

Sacks

2.0

5

Tackles For Loss

3

0

D/ST TD

0

3-1 NCST

DUKE 2-2

Top Performers

Matchup

Team Stats

2025 Atlantic Coast

Game Summary

Game Info

Team Stats