North Carolina Tar Heels vs NC State Wolfpack

College Football

North Carolina

4-8

19-42

Final

NC State

7-5

Carter-Finley Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End Of Quarter
Touchdown
Touchdown
Fumble
Touchdown
Field Goal

Team	1	2	3	4	T
UNC	0	10	3	6	19
NCSU	14	14	0	14	42

Who won: NC State 42-19

The NC State Wolfpack beat the North Carolina Tar Heels 42-19 on Saturday, November 29, 2025 at Carter-Finley Stadium. The NC State outscored the North Carolina 14-0 in the 1st quarter. CJ Bailey led the NC State in passing yards (21/30, 201 YDS, 2 TD). Gio Lopez led the North Carolina in passing yards (11/16, 118 YDS, 1 TD).

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

UNCNCSU

201st Downs27

7-133rd down efficiency6-12

0-04th down efficiency4-4

265Total Yards386

195Passing201

22/36Comp/Att21/30

5.4Yards per pass6.7

70Rushing185

24Rushing Attempts42

2.9Yards per rush4.4

11-129Penalties5-60

1Turnovers0

1Fumbles lost0

0Interceptions thrown0

27:01Possession32:59

Player of the game

Will Wilson

NCSU · 12 CAR, 54 YDS, 4 TD

8.4

Win probability

100%NCSU final

UNCNCSU

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Play by play

Q4 0:00NCS
End of game
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 0:16
No gain on the run
Shotgun #31 C.Fields rush left for 0 yards to the UNC18 (#7 K.House; #4 M.Gbayor)
C. Fields · 3 CAR, 9 YDS · 2nd & 8 · 2nd & 8 at UNC 18
Q4 0:47
2 yd run
Shotgun #31 C.Fields rush middle for 2 yards gain to the UNC18 (#92 C.Mims)
C. Fields · 3 CAR, 9 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at UNC 20
Q4 1:13
FLAG
7 yd run
Shotgun #31 C.Fields rush middle for 7 yards gain to the UNC35 (#16 C.Bryson; #31 W.Hardy) PENALTY UNC UNR: Unnecessary Roughness (#94 I.Johnson) 15 yards from UNC35 to UNC20, 1ST DOWN
C. Fields · 3 CAR, 9 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at UNC 42
Q4 1:24
Kickoff, touchback
#90 R.Verhoff onside kickoff 7 yards to the UNC42, End Of Play
R. Verhoff · 2/2 FG
TOUCHDOWNQ4 1:25
Touchdown! 4 yd catch
J. Owens · 1 REC, 4 YDS
No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Newkirk pass complete short right to #80 J.Owens caught at NCSU00, for 4 yards to the NCSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:25 #10 A.Newkirk pass attempt failed
UNC 19 - 42 NCSU
Q4 1:31UNC
Timeout
Timeout North Carolina, clock 01:31
Q4 1:34
1 yd run
No Huddle #27 J.McGill rush middle for 1 yard gain to the NCSU04 (#2 R.Royal, III; #42 K.Carter)
J. McGill · 1 CAR, 1 YDS · 1st & Goal · 1st & Goal at NCSU 5
Q4 1:49
13 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Newkirk rush middle for 13 yards gain to the NCSU05 (#33 K.Soares, Jr.), 1ST DOWN
A. Newkirk · 1 CAR, 13 YDS · 3rd & 4 · 3rd & 4 at NCSU 18
Q4 1:55
Incomplete to J. Johnson
No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Newkirk pass incomplete short right to #19 J.Johnson thrown to NCSU00 QB hurried by #30 Z.Williams
A. Newkirk · 3/5, 23 YDS · 2nd & 4 · 2nd & 4 at NCSU 18
Q4 2:22
6 yd run
Shotgun #28 B.Hall rush middle for 6 yards gain to the NCSU18 (#16 J.Johnson; #2 R.Royal, III)
B. Hall · 6 CAR, 29 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at NCSU 24
Q4 2:59
9 yd run
Shotgun #28 B.Hall rush middle for 9 yards gain to the NCSU24 (#30 Z.Williams), 1ST DOWN
B. Hall · 6 CAR, 29 YDS · 2nd & 1 · 2nd & 1 at NCSU 33
Q4 3:35
9 yd completion to K. Paysour
Shotgun #10 A.Newkirk pass complete short right to #8 K.Paysour caught at NCSU38, for 9 yards to the NCSU33 (#16 J.Johnson), out of bounds
A. Newkirk · 3/5, 23 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at NCSU 42
Q4 4:13
10 yd completion to K. Paysour
No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Newkirk pass complete short left to #8 K.Paysour caught at NCSU42, for 10 yards to the NCSU42 (#10 J.Baly), 1ST DOWN
A. Newkirk · 3/5, 23 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at UNC 48
Q4 4:53
5 yd run
No Huddle #28 B.Hall rush middle for 5 yards gain to the UNC48 (#1 C.Fordham; #2 R.Royal, III), 1ST DOWN
B. Hall · 6 CAR, 29 YDS · 3rd & 2 · 3rd & 2 at UNC 43
Q4 4:58
Incomplete to N. Leacock
No Huddle-Shotgun #10 A.Newkirk pass incomplete short right to #82 N.Leacock thrown to NCSU38 QB hurried by #54 S.Harsh
A. Newkirk · 3/5, 23 YDS · 2nd & 2 · 2nd & 2 at UNC 43
Q4 5:28
8 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #28 B.Hall rush middle for 8 yards gain to the UNC43 (#1 C.Fordham)
B. Hall · 6 CAR, 29 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at UNC 35
Q4 5:34
Kickoff, touchback
#91 N.Konieczynski kickoff 64 yards to the UNC01, out of bounds at UNC01
N. Konieczynski
Q4 5:34
Touchdown! 3 yd run
Shotgun #10 W.Wilson rush middle for 3 yards gain to the UNC00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 05:34 #94 K.Vinesett kick attempt good (H: #98 C.Noonkester, LS: #95 J.Mann)
W. Wilson · 12 CAR, 54 YDS · 1st & Goal at UNC 3
UNC 13 - 42 NCSU
SCOREQ4 6:06
6 yd run
W. Wilson · 12 CAR, 54 YDS · 2nd & 2
Shotgun #10 W.Wilson rush middle for 6 yards gain to the UNC03 (#1 T.Dixon), 1ST DOWN, PENALTY NCSU UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct offsetting UNC UNS: Unsportsmanlike Conduct offsetting
UNC 13 - 42 NCSU
Q4 6:44
8 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 C.Bailey rush right for 8 yards gain to the UNC09 (#1 T.Dixon)
C. Bailey · 8 CAR, 65 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at UNC 17
Q4 7:30
3 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #10 W.Wilson rush middle for 3 yards gain to the UNC17 (#40 T.Thompson; #12 G.Smith III), 1ST DOWN
W. Wilson · 12 CAR, 54 YDS · 3rd & 2 · 3rd & 2 at UNC 20
Q4 8:05
12 yd completion to T. Anderson
No Huddle-Shotgun #11 C.Bailey pass complete short left to #9 T.Anderson caught at UNC25, for 12 yards to the UNC20 (#20 J.Thompson)
C. Bailey · 21/30, 201 YDS · 2nd & 14 · 2nd & 14 at UNC 32
Q4 8:36
Sacked for a loss of 0
No Huddle-Shotgun #12 T.Hoffmann sacked for loss of 4 yards to the UNC32 (#2 A.Simpson)
T. Hoffmann · 1 CAR, -4 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at UNC 28
Q4 9:42
6 yd run
Shotgun #10 W.Wilson rush middle for 6 yards gain to the UNC28 (#31 W.Hardy), 1ST DOWN
W. Wilson · 12 CAR, 54 YDS · 4th & 2 · 4th & 2 at UNC 34