2026 · Week ZeroFinal

Saturday, August 29, 2026 · 3:30 PM EDT

NC State at Virginia

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Game details

Kickoff: Saturday, August 29, 2026 · 3:30 PM EDT
Matchup: NC State at Virginia
Venue: Scott Stadium

Scoring by period

Box score

Team	1	2	3	4	T
NC State	0	0	8	0	8
Virginia	10	7	7	10	34

Excitement index: 3.25
NC State Elo: 1,570 → 1,509
Virginia Elo: 1,591 → 1,652
NC State final win probability: 0.7%
Virginia final win probability: 99.3%

Full comparison

Team stats

NC StateVirginia

First downs: 10; 18
Third-down efficiency: 4-13; 3-14
Fourth-down efficiency: 0-1; 4-4
Total yards: 168; 413
Passing yards: 92; 155
Completions / attempts: 15-27; 9-11
Yards per pass: 3.4; 14.1
Rushing Yards: 76; 258
Rushing Attempts: 24; 57
Yards per rush: 3.2; 4.5
Penalties / yards: 2-13; 5-51
Turnovers: 2; 0
Fumbles lost: 1; 0
Interceptions: 1; 0
Time of possession: 21:57; 38:03
Passes defended: 1; 7
QB hurries: 0; 2
Sacks: 1; 2
Tackles: 22; 21
Defensive touchdowns: 0; 0
Tackles for loss: 3; 4
Total fumbles: 1; 0
Fumbles recovered: 0; 1
Kick returns: 2; —
Kick Return TDs: 0; —
Kick Return Yards: 54; —
Passing touchdowns: 0; 2
Punt returns: 2; 1
Punt Return TDs: 0; 0
Punt Return Yards: 32; 0
Rushing touchdowns: 1; 2
Passes Intercepted: —; 1
Interception TDs: —; 0
Interception Yards: —; 0
Kicking Points: —; 10

Every recorded category

Player stats

Passing

NC State

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
CJ Bailey	12/23	84	3.7	0	1	25.2
Will Wilson	3/4	8	2.0	0	0	70.4

Virginia

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Beau Pribula	9/11	155	14.1	2	0	95.6

Rushing

NC State

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
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

Virginia

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
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

NC State

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Vander Ploog	2	25	12.5	21
Joshisa Trader	2	19	9.5	14
Davion Dozier	2	14	7.0	12
Preston Douglas	3	13	4.3	7
Hunter Provience	1	6	6.0	6
Keenan Jackson	2	6	3.0	5
Victor Snow	1	5	5.0	5
Deandre Desinor	2	4	2.0	5

Virginia

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Xavier Brown	2	58	29.0	1	45
Dashawn Martin	1	47	47.0	1	47
Tylyric Coleman	2	31	15.5	0	20
Kameron Courtney	3	12	4.0	0	8
Connor Cox	1	7	7.0	0	7

Fumbles

NC State

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
CJ Bailey	1	1	0

Virginia

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Landon Danley	0	0	1

Defensive

NC State

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Raul Aguirre Jr.	18	4	0	0	0
King Mack	7	2	0	0	0
Ronnie Royal III	7	1	0	0.5	1
Brian Nelson II	5	3	0	0	0
Harvey Dyson III	5	1	0.5	1	0
Brody Barnhardt	5	1	0	0	0
Tristan Teasdell	5	1	0	0	0
Josiah Victor	5	1	0	0	0
Katron Evans	5	0	0	0	0
Kevon Carter	5	0	0	0	0
AJ Prim	4	1	0	0	0
Isaiah Shirley	4	0	0	0	0
AJ Richardson	4	0	0	0	0
Joseph Adedire	3	2	0	0	0
Asaad Brown Jr.	3	2	0	0	0
LaCorian Hodge	3	1	0.5	0.5	0
Jackson Vick	3	0	0	0	0
Chase Bond	3	0	0	0	0
Ty White	3	0	0	0	0
Elijah Satchell	2	1	0	0	0
Adrian Farrow	2	0	0	0	0
Josh Warren Jr.	1	1	0	1	0
Omarian Abraham	1	0	0	0	0
Pluto Surratt	1	0	0	0	0

Virginia

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Myles Brown	8	0	0	0	0	0
Maddox Marcellus	7	2	0	0.5	0	0
Landon Danley	5	3	0	0	0	0
Jacobie Henderson	4	2	0	0	2	0
Brandyn Hillman	4	2	0	0	0	0
Montino Williams	3	3	0	0	0	0
Christian Ellis	3	1	0	0	0	0
Fisher Camac	3	0	0	0	1	1
Matthew Fobbs-White	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ethan Minter	2	2	0	0	0	0
Omillio Agard	2	1	0	0	1	0
Kervins Choute	2	0	0	0	1	0
Nnanna Anyanwu	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jaylen Jones	1	1	1	1	0	0
Caleb Hardy	1	1	1	1	0	0
Justin Townsend	1	1	0	0	0	0
Justin Rowe	1	1	0	0	0	0
Justin Ross	1	1	0	1	0	0
Darrion Henry	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jalen McNair	1	0	0	0	0	0
Patrick Campbell	1	0	0	0	0	0
Anthony Britton	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jonathan Allen	1	0	0	0	0	0
Devon Baxter	1	0	0	0.5	1	0
Sichan John	1	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Koudelka	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jason Hammond	0	0	0	0	0	1
Donavon Platt	0	0	0	0	1	0

Kick returns

NC State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
King Mack	2	54	27.0	32	0

Punt returns

NC State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Victor Snow	2	32	16.0	29	0

Virginia

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Josiah Abdullah	1	0	0.0	0	0

Punting

NC State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jackson Waller	7	327	46.7	0	3	58

Virginia

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Daniel Sparks	5	227	45.4	0	1	63

Interceptions

Virginia

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Brandyn Hillman	1	0	0

Kicking

Virginia

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Will Bettridge	2/2	100.0	47	4/4	10

Efficiency and impact

Advanced stats

NC StateVirginia

Total predicted points added

Plays: 38; 65
Overall · Total: -5.2; 20.7
Overall · Q1: -3.5; 1.6
Overall · Q2: -5.2; 6.1
Overall · Q3: 3.5; 6.6
Overall · Q4: 0; 6.3
Passing · Total: 0; 10.4
Passing · Q1: -1.8; -0.8
Passing · Q2: -0.1; 3.3
Passing · Q3: 1.9; 7.3
Passing · Q4: 0; 0.6
Rushing · Total: -4.7; 12
Rushing · Q1: -1.2; 2.5
Rushing · Q2: -5; 3.2
Rushing · Q3: 1.5; 0.6
Rushing · Q4: 0; 5.7

Explosiveness

Overall · Total: 0.52; 1.09
Overall · Q1: 0.33; 1.1
Overall · Q2: -0.32; 0.95
Overall · Q3: 1.18; 1.24
Overall · Q4: 0; 1.1

Field position

Average starting field position: 72.6; 71
Average starting predicted points: 1.19; 1.37

Havoc

Total: 6.2%; 34.2%
Front Seven: 4.6%; 13.2%
Defensive backs: 1.5%; 21.1%

Predicted points added per play

Plays: 38; 65
Overall · Total: -0.14; 0.32
Overall · Q1: -0.27; 0.1
Overall · Q2: -0.4; 0.32
Overall · Q3: 0.29; 0.39
Overall · Q4: 0; 0.49
Passing · Total: -0; 0.86
Passing · Q1: -0.23; -0.77
Passing · Q2: -0.02; 1.09
Passing · Q3: 0.28; 1.82
Passing · Q4: 0; 0.15
Rushing · Total: -0.3; 0.24
Rushing · Q1: -0.3; 0.18
Rushing · Q2: -0.72; 0.21
Rushing · Q3: 0.31; 0.05
Rushing · Q4: 0; 0.64

Rushing profile

Power Success: 100%; 83.3%
Stuff Rate: 12.5%; 14%
Line Yards: 52; 172
Line Yards Average: 3.3; 3.4
Second Level Yards: 16; 57
Second Level Yards Average: 1; 1.1
Open Field Yards: 5; 43
Open Field Yards Average: 0.3; 0.9

Scoring opportunities

Opportunities: 2; 7
Points: 7; 27
Points Per Opportunity: 3.5; 3.86

Success rates

Overall · Total: 34.2%; 50.8%
Overall · Q1: 23.1%; 37.5%
Overall · Q2: 30.8%; 57.9%
Overall · Q3: 50%; 52.9%
Overall · Q4: —; 53.8%
Standard Downs · Total: 45.5%; 55.6%
Standard Downs · Q1: 50%; 41.7%
Standard Downs · Q2: 33.3%; 62.5%
Standard Downs · Q3: 57.1%; 56.3%
Standard Downs · Q4: —; 60%
Passing Downs · Total: 18.8%; 27.3%
Passing Downs · Q1: 0%; 25%
Passing Downs · Q2: 25%; 33.3%
Passing Downs · Q3: 40%; 0%
Passing Downs · Q4: —; 33.3%

Advanced player metrics

Player usage

NC State

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
CJ Bailey	QB	76.3%	69.2%	92.3%	66.7%	0%	43.8%	100%
Keenan Jackson	WR	5.3%	7.7%	7.7%	0%	0%	0%	9.5%
Joshisa Trader	WR	10.5%	7.7%	15.4%	8.3%	0%	0%	19%
Davion Dozier	WR	7.9%	15.4%	0%	8.3%	0%	0%	14.3%
Ashton Locklear	WR	2.6%	7.7%	0%	0%	0%	0%	4.8%
Victor Snow	WR	5.3%	15.4%	0%	0%	0%	0%	9.5%
Jayden Scott	RB	18.4%	30.8%	7.7%	16.7%	0%	43.8%	0%
Will Wilson	QB	5.3%	0%	0%	16.7%	0%	12.5%	0%
Tyran Warren	WR	2.6%	0%	7.7%	0%	0%	0%	4.8%
Hunter Provience	TE	2.6%	0%	0%	8.3%	0%	0%	4.8%
Preston Douglas	TE	10.5%	0%	15.4%	16.7%	0%	0%	19%

Virginia

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Dakota Twitty	TE	1.5%	0%	0%	0%	7.7%	0%	8.3%
Beau Pribula	QB	40%	43.8%	26.3%	52.9%	38.5%	28%	100%
Xavier Brown	RB	15.4%	12.5%	15.8%	23.5%	7.7%	16%	16.7%
Jacquon Gibson	WR	1.5%	6.3%	0%	0%	0%	0%	8.3%
Connor Cox	TE	1.5%	0%	5.3%	0%	0%	0%	8.3%
Noah Vaughn	RB	4.6%	0%	15.8%	0%	0%	6%	0%
Tylyric Coleman	WR	3.1%	0%	0%	5.9%	7.7%	0%	16.7%
Jekail Middlebrook	RB	23.1%	25%	26.3%	11.8%	30.8%	30%	0%
Peyton Lewis	RB	4.6%	0%	15.8%	0%	0%	6%	0%
Kameron Courtney	WR	4.6%	0%	0%	5.9%	15.4%	0%	25%
Xay Davis	RB	10.8%	12.5%	0%	11.8%	23.1%	14%	0%
Dashawn Martin	WR	1.5%	0%	0%	5.9%	0%	0%	8.3%

Average player PPA

NC State

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
CJ Bailey	QB	-0.14	-0.25	-0.41	0.39	—	-0.51	-0
Keenan Jackson	WR	-0.19	0.07	-0.45	—	—	0	-0.19
Joshisa Trader	WR	0.26	0.6	0.33	-0.22	—	0	0.26
Davion Dozier	WR	-0.08	-0.44	—	0.64	—	0	-0.08
Ashton Locklear	WR	-0.81	-0.81	—	—	—	0	-0.81
Victor Snow	WR	-0.02	-0.02	—	—	—	0	-0.02
Jayden Scott	RB	-0.34	-0.3	-0.31	-0.43	—	-0.34	0
Will Wilson	QB	0.62	—	—	0.62	—	0.62	0
Tyran Warren	WR	-0.84	—	-0.84	—	—	0	-0.84
Hunter Provience	TE	-0.48	—	—	-0.48	—	0	-0.48
Preston Douglas	TE	0.13	—	0.24	0.01	—	0	0.13

Virginia

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Dakota Twitty	TE	-0.88	—	—	—	-0.88	0	-0.88
Beau Pribula	QB	0.72	0.15	1.2	1.16	0.26	0.6	0.86
Xavier Brown	RB	0.72	1.18	1.3	0.19	0.18	0.33	2.29
Jacquon Gibson	WR	-0.77	-0.77	—	—	—	0	-0.77
Connor Cox	TE	0.62	—	0.62	—	—	0	0.62
Noah Vaughn	RB	0.42	—	0.42	—	—	0.42	0
Tylyric Coleman	WR	2	—	—	1.8	2.19	0	2
Jekail Middlebrook	RB	-0.01	-0.21	0.02	-0.8	0.57	-0.01	0
Peyton Lewis	RB	-0.47	—	-0.47	—	—	-0.47	0
Kameron Courtney	WR	0.07	—	—	0.94	-0.36	0	0.07
Xay Davis	RB	0.16	-0.42	—	-0.29	0.86	0.16	0
Dashawn Martin	WR	3.34	—	—	3.34	—	0	3.34

Total player PPA

NC State

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Rush	Pass
CJ Bailey	QB	-4.1	-2.3	-4.9	3.1	-3.6	0
Keenan Jackson	WR	-0.4	0.1	-0.5	0	0	-0.4
Joshisa Trader	WR	1	0.6	0.7	-0.2	0	1
Davion Dozier	WR	-0.2	-0.9	0	0.6	0	-0.2
Ashton Locklear	WR	-0.8	-0.8	0	0	0	-0.8
Victor Snow	WR	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jayden Scott	RB	-2.4	-1.2	-0.3	-0.9	-2.4	0
Will Wilson	QB	1.2	0	0	1.2	1.2	0
Tyran Warren	WR	-0.8	0	-0.8	0	0	-0.8
Hunter Provience	TE	-0.5	0	0	-0.5	0	-0.5
Preston Douglas	TE	0.5	0	0.5	0	0	0.5

Virginia

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Dakota Twitty	TE	-0.9	0	0	0	-0.9	0	-0.9
Beau Pribula	QB	18.8	1	6	10.4	1.3	8.4	10.4
Xavier Brown	RB	7.2	2.4	3.9	0.8	0.2	2.6	4.6
Jacquon Gibson	WR	-0.8	-0.8	0	0	0	0	-0.8
Connor Cox	TE	0.6	0	0.6	0	0	0	0.6
Noah Vaughn	RB	1.3	0	1.3	0	0	1.3	0
Tylyric Coleman	WR	4	0	0	1.8	2.2	0	4
Jekail Middlebrook	RB	-0.1	-0.8	0.1	-1.6	2.3	-0.1	0
Peyton Lewis	RB	-1.4	0	-1.4	0	0	-1.4	0
Kameron Courtney	WR	0.2	0	0	0.9	-0.7	0	0.2
Xay Davis	RB	1.1	-0.8	0	-0.6	2.6	1.1	0
Dashawn Martin	WR	3.3	0	0	3.3	0	0	3.3