Wk 3 · 2026
NC State Wolfpack at Vanderbilt Commodores — Sat, Sep 19
Sat, Sep 19 ·
FirstBank Stadium, Nashville
· SEC Network
ACC · no games yet
at
12:45pET
no line posted yet
SEC · no games yet
What is at stake
A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.
Efficiency · 2025 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2025 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row; the
brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is always the better number
— including the rows where a lower figure is the good one.
Team stats · 2025 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2025 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
NC State form
W 42-19vs UNCW 21-11vs FSUL 7-41at MIAW 48-36vs GTL 34-53at PITT
2025 season
Vanderbilt form
W 45-24at TENNW 45-17vs UKW 45-38vs AUBL 31-34at TEXW 17-10vs MIZ
2025 season
NC State this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Vanderbilt this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked when the game goes final. There is no line archive before this season, so these records begin with 2026 Week 1.
Common opponents · 0
These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
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Series history · 2006–2026
The series is level at 1–1 · NC State won the last one
2 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
5.0 points toward NC State
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2016-12-26 | NC State 41 — 17 Vanderbilt | neutral | NC State bowl/CFP |
| 2012 | 2012-12-31 | NC State 24 — 38 Vanderbilt | neutral | Vanderbilt bowl/CFP |
NC State leaders 2025 season
| Passing | CJ Bailey QB #11 | 259/372, 2884 YDS, 23 TD, 9 INT |
| Teddy Hoffmann WR #12 | 1/1, 59 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Rushing | Hollywood Smothers RB #2 | 160 CAR, 939 YDS, 6 TD |
| Jayden Scott RB #1 | 87 CAR, 487 YDS, 4 TD | |
| CJ Bailey QB #11 | 82 CAR, 215 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Receiving | Terrell Anderson WR #9 | 38 REC, 637 YDS, 5 TD |
| Justin Joly TE #7 | 47 REC, 468 YDS, 7 TD | |
| Noah Rogers WR #5 | 31 REC, 404 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Wesley Grimes WR #6 | 26 REC, 382 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Caden Fordham LB #10 | 130 |
| Kenny Soares Jr. EDGE #23 | 68 | |
| Asaad Brown Jr. CB #6 | 57 | |
| Sacks | Travali Price DE #13 | 3.5 |
| Caden Fordham LB #10 | 3.5 | |
| Tra Thomas LB #4 | 3 | |
| Interceptions | Devon Marshall CB #6 | 2 |
| Caden Fordham LB #10 | 1 | |
| Isaiah Shirley DT #88 | 1 |
Vanderbilt leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Diego Pavia QB #2 | 242/340, 3192 YDS, 27 TD, 8 INT |
| Blaze Berlowitz QB #1 | 9/17, 131 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Rushing | Diego Pavia QB #2 | 152 CAR, 826 YDS, 9 TD |
| Sedrick Alexander RB #28 | 102 CAR, 560 YDS, 11 TD | |
| Makhilyn Young RB #22 | 45 CAR, 410 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Receiving | Eli Stowers TE #9 | 62 REC, 769 YDS, 4 TD |
| Tre Richardson WR #0 | 40 REC, 679 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Junior Sherrill WR #0 | 46 REC, 661 YDS, 7 TD | |
| Richie Hoskins WR #5 | 26 REC, 305 YDS, 3 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Bryan Longwell LB #11 | 67 |
| CJ Heard S #8 | 64 | |
| Langston Patterson LB #10 | 61 | |
| Sacks | Miles Capers EDGE #29 | 4.5 |
| Zaylin Wood DL #15 | 4 | |
| Khordae Sydnor DT #96 | 3.5 | |
| Interceptions | Martel Hight CB #4 | 3 |
| Zaylin Wood DL #15 | 1 | |
| Kolbey Taylor CB #3 | 1 |
Player production is per game from the
2025 season, for players on the current roster.