Week 3 · 2026
NC State at Vanderbilt
Sat 09/19/2026 12:45 PMFirstBank Stadium
97°Mostly ClearMeasured at kickoff, by an official weather station
NC State
31
4–4
Vanderbilt
35
3–5
Attendance
—
not yet reported
NC State13 drives · 5 scoring · avg start own 25
Vanderbilt11 drives · 4 scoring · avg start own 30
1st quarter | |||||
| 14:53 | NCSU | own 18goal line | 8 plays, 82 yd | Touchdown +7 NCSU | 7–0 |
| 11:04 | VAN | own 30opp 46 | 11 plays, 10 yd | Punt | 7–0 |
| 6:09 | NCSU | own 46goal line | 8 plays, 54 yd | Touchdown +7 NCSU | 14–0 |
| 2:50 | VAN | own 40opp 17 | 5 plays, -5 yd | Turnover | 14–0 |
| 1:25 | NCSU | own 17own 45 | 5 plays, -4 yd | Punt | 14–0 |
2nd quarter | |||||
| 14:52 | VAN | opp 45opp 32 | 5 plays, 13 yd | Turnover | 14–0 |
| 13:01 | NCSU | own 32own 35 | 13 plays, 61 yd | Field goal +3 NCSU | 17–0 |
| 8:04 | VAN | own 18opp 5 | 12 plays, 27 yd | Punt | 17–0 |
| 3:32 | NCSU | own 5own 45 | 14 plays, 14 yd | Punt | 17–0 |
| 1:06 | VAN | opp 45goal line | 6 plays, 45 yd | Touchdown +7 VAN | 17–7 |
| 0:12 | NCSU | own 25own 24 | 3 plays, -1 yd | End of period | 17–7 |
3rd quarter | |||||
| 14:50 | VAN | own 13opp 30 | 5 plays, 3 yd | Punt | 17–7 |
| 13:48 | NCSU | own 30opp 17 | 4 plays, 30 yd | Turnover | 17–7 |
| 12:05 | VAN | own 17opp 49 | 4 plays, 8 yd | Punt | 17–7 |
| 10:52 | NCSU | own 49goal line | 5 plays, 51 yd | Touchdown +7 NCSU | 24–7 |
| 8:52 | VAN | own 25goal line | 5 plays, 75 yd | Touchdown +7 VAN | 24–14 |
| 6:55 | NCSU | own 25opp 20 | 14 plays, 26 yd | Punt | 24–14 |
| 1:00 | VAN | own 20goal line | 8 plays, 80 yd | Touchdown +7 VAN | 24–21 |
4th quarter | |||||
| 14:11 | NCSU | own 25goal line | 11 plays, 75 yd | Touchdown +7 NCSU | 31–21 |
| 9:35 | VAN | own 25goal line | 11 plays, 75 yd | Touchdown +7 VAN | 31–28 |
| 6:18 | NCSU | own 25opp 31 | 12 plays, 44 yd | On downs | 31–28 |
| 2:04 | VAN | own 31opp 2 | 9 plays, 53 yd | Turnover | 31–28 |
| 1:04 | NCSU | own 2own 0 | 7 plays, -2 yd | Defensive TD +7 VAN | 31–35 |
| 0:01 | NCSU | own 25own 38 | 3 plays, 13 yd | Turnover +7 VAN | 31–35 |
Field position is where the drive started and ended, from the offense’s point of view. Score is NC State–Vanderbilt after the drive.
Previous 3 meetings vs. NC State
Vanderbilt 2–1 vs NC State
- 2016 · wk 16NC State 41 @ Vanderbilt 17
- 2012 · wk 16NC State 24 @ Vanderbilt 38
- 1946 · wk 9NC State 0 @ Vanderbilt 7
Previous meeting vs. Dave Doeren
Vanderbilt 0–1 vs Dave Doeren
- 2016 · wk 16NC State 41 @ Vanderbilt 17
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