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NC State vs Virginia

Final · Week 1 · Sat Aug 29 · 3:30 PM ET · Scott Stadium

NC State WolfpackNC State0-1
8
FinalAug 29, 2026
Virginia CavaliersVirginia1-0
34
TVESPN

Closing line

US sportsbook at kickoff
Moneyline
NCSU+145
UVA−175
Spread
NCSU +4−112
UVA −4−108
Total O/U
Over 50.5−115
Under 50.5−105
  • Spread: Virginia −4 covered.
  • Total O/U: under 50.5 (42 points).

Recap

Virginia beat NC State 34-8 at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville on Aug 29, 2026 to move to 1-0.

Virginia won the turnover battle 2-0.

Score by quarter

NC State Wolfpack and Virginia Cavaliers, score by quarter
Team1234T
NCSU00808
UVA10771034

Scoring plays

First Quarter

  1. UVAField Goal · 5:11Will Bettridge 47 Yd Field Goal0-3
  2. UVATouchdown · 2:37Xavier Brown 1 Yd Run (Will Bettridge Kick)0-10

Second Quarter

  1. UVATouchdown · 11:26Xavier Brown 45 Yd pass from Beau Pribula (Will Bettridge Kick)0-17

Third Quarter

  1. UVATouchdown · 13:35Da'Shawn Martin 47 Yd pass from Beau Pribula (Will Bettridge Kick)0-24
  2. NCSUTouchdown · 4:59Will Wilson 1 Yd Run (CJ Bailey Pass to Deandre Desinor for Two-Point Conversion)8-24

Fourth Quarter

  1. UVATouchdown · 7:44Xay Davis 1 Yd Run (Will Bettridge Kick)8-31
  2. UVAField Goal · 4:26Will Bettridge 42 Yd Field Goal8-34

Team stats

NCSUUVA
1st Downs
10
19
Total Yards
168
413
Passing
92
155
Rushing
76
258
3rd down efficiency
4-13
3-14
Turnovers
2
0
Possession
21:57
38:03

Top performers

NC State WolfpackVirginia Cavaliers

Passing

CJ Bailey12/23, 84 YDS, 1 INT
Beau Pribula9/11, 155 YDS, 2 TD

Rushing

CJ Bailey10 CAR, 33 YDS
Beau Pribula15 CAR, 110 YDS

Receiving

Vander Ploog2 REC, 25 YDS
Xavier Brown2 REC, 58 YDS, 1 TD

Sacks

Harvey Dyson III0.5
Jaylen Jones1

Tackles

Popo Aguirre18
Myles Brown8

Player stats

NC State · Passing

PlayerC/ATTYDSAVGTDINTQBR
CJ Bailey12/23843.70114.0
Will Wilson3/482.00064.7

NC State · Rushing

PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
CJ Bailey10333.3013
Will Wilson6213.517
Jayden Scott7202.909
Deandre Desinor122.002

NC State · Receiving

PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Vander Ploog22512.5021
Joshisa Trader2199.5014
Davion Dozier2147.0012
Preston Douglas3134.307
Hunter Provience166.006
Keenan Jackson263.005
Victor Snow155.005
Deandre Desinor242.005

NC State · Fumbles

PlayerFUMLOSTREC
CJ Bailey110

NC State · Defense

PlayerTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Popo Aguirre18400000
King Mack7200000
Ronnie Royal III7100.5100
Brian Nelson II5300000
Harvey Dyson III510.51000
Brody Barnhardt5100000
Tristan Teasdell5100000
Josiah Victor5100000

NC State · Kick returns

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
King Mack25427.0320

NC State · Punt returns

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Victor Snow23216.0290

NC State · Punting

PlayerNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Jackson Waller732746.70358

Virginia · Passing

PlayerC/ATTYDSAVGTDINTQBR
Beau Pribula9/1115514.12094.1

Virginia · Rushing

PlayerCARYDSAVGTDLONG
Beau Pribula151107.3022
Jekail Middlebrook15644.3015
Xavier Brown8405.0115
Noah Vaughn6213.505
Xay Davis7131.916
Peyton Lewis6101.705

Virginia · Receiving

PlayerRECYDSAVGTDLONG
Xavier Brown25829.0145
Da'Shawn Martin14747.0147
Ty'Lyric Coleman23115.5020
Kameron Courtney3124.008
Connor Cox177.007

Virginia · Fumbles

PlayerFUMLOSTREC
Landon Danley001

Virginia · Defense

PlayerTOTSOLOSACKSTFLPDQB HURTD
Myles Brown8000000
Maddox Marcellus7200.5000
Landon Danley5300000
Jacobie Henderson4200200
Brandyn Hillman4200000
Montino Williams3300000
Christian Ellis3100000
Fisher Camac3000110

Virginia · Interceptions

PlayerINTYDSTD
Brandyn Hillman100

Virginia · Punt returns

PlayerNOYDSAVGLONGTD
Josiah Abdullah100.000

Virginia · Kicking

PlayerFGPCTLONGXPPTS
Will Bettridge2/2100.0474/410

Virginia · Punting

PlayerNOYDSAVGTBIn 20LONG
Daniel Sparks522745.40163

Scores, stats and closing line: ESPN. Prediction-market prices: Kalshi and Polymarket. Betting splits: a consensus across several sportsbooks. Odds change constantly: confirm the price at the book. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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