East Carolina Pirates vs NC State Wolfpack

College Football

East Carolina

0-1

17-24

Final

NC State

1-0

Carter-Finley Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End of Game
Downs
Missed FG
Field Goal
Missed FG
Touchdown

Team	1	2	3	4	T
ECU	0	7	0	10	17
NCSU	3	14	7	0	24

Who won: NC State 24-17

The NC State Wolfpack beat the East Carolina Pirates 24-17 on Thursday, August 28, 2025 at Carter-Finley Stadium. CJ Bailey led the NC State in passing yards (24/34, 318 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT). Katin Houser led the East Carolina in passing yards (30/44, 366 YDS, 1 TD).

ECU

NCSU

Passing	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
CJ Bailey	24/34	318	9.4	1	1	86.3

Rushing	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Hollywood Smothers	22	76	3.5	1	19
CJ Bailey	7	21	3.0	1	13
Jayden Scott	4	13	3.3	0	13
Team	3	-5	-1.7	0	0

Receiving	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Wesley Grimes	4	121	30.3	1	48
Teddy Hoffmann	5	93	18.6	0	50
Hollywood Smothers	4	30	7.5	0	11
Justin Joly	5	27	5.4	0	9
Noah Rogers	2	19	9.5	0	10
Terrell Anderson	3	17	5.7	0	15
Keenan Jackson	1	11	11.0	0	11

Defensive	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Caden Fordham	11	5	1	2	0	0
Sean Brown	10	3	0	1.5	0	1
Sabastian Harsh	7	3	0	2.5	1	1
Cian Slone	7	2	0	0	0	3
Jamel Johnson	5	5	0	1	0	0
Devon Marshall	5	3	0	0	2	0
Brian Nelson II	4	4	0	0	0	0
Jackson Vick	4	1	0	0.5	0	0
Travali Price	3	1	0	0	0	1
Kenny Soares Jr.	3	1	0	0	0	1
AJ Richardson	3	0	0	0	0	1
Chase Bond	2	2	0	1	0	0
Brody Barnhardt	2	1	0	0	0	0
Ronnie Royal III	2	1	0	0	0	0
Isaiah Shirley	2	0	0	0	0	0
Tra Thomas	2	0	0	0.5	0	1
Wesley Grimes	1	1	0	0	0	0
Foster Burt	1	1	0	0	0	0
Zane Williams	1	1	0	0	0	0
Brandon Cleveland	1	0	0	0	0	0
JJ Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Coleson Fields	1	0	0	0	0	0
Josiah Victor	1	0	0	0	0	0