Wk 5 · 2026
Louisville Cardinals at NC State Wolfpack — Sat, Oct 3
Sat, Oct 3 ·
Carter-Finley Stadium, Raleigh
ACC · no games yet
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no line posted yet
ACC · no games yet
What is at stake
A ACC game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race. Louisville is ranked #24 (AP Top 25 ยท 2026-08-17).
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.
Louisville form
W 41-0vs UKL 6-38at SMUL 19-20vs CLEML 26-29vs CALW 28-16at VT
2025 season
NC State form
W 42-19vs UNCW 21-11vs FSUL 7-41at MIAW 48-36vs GTL 34-53at PITT
2025 season
Louisville 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.
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.
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 · 5
| Opponent | Louisville | NC State |
|---|---|---|
| Wake Forest ACC | vs Wk 4 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 6 · scheduled preview |
| Florida St ACC | vs Wk 6 · scheduled preview | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
| Syracuse ACC | at Wk 7 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| Stanford ACC | vs Wk 9 · scheduled preview | at Wk 8 · scheduled preview |
| North Carolina ACC | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Louisville leads the series 7–4 · Louisville has won the last 2
11 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
3.0 points toward Louisville
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2023-09-29 | Louisville 13 — 10 NC State | at NCSU | Louisville |
| 2022 | 2022-11-19 | NC State 10 — 25 Louisville | at LOU | Louisville |
| 2021 | 2021-10-30 | Louisville 13 — 28 NC State | at NCSU | NC State |
| 2019 | 2019-11-16 | Louisville 34 — 20 NC State | at NCSU | Louisville |
| 2018 | 2018-11-17 | NC State 52 — 10 Louisville | at LOU | NC State |
| 2017 | 2017-10-05 | Louisville 25 — 39 NC State | at NCSU | NC State |
| 2016 | 2016-10-22 | NC State 13 — 54 Louisville | at LOU | Louisville |
| 2015 | 2015-10-03 | Louisville 20 — 13 NC State | at NCSU | Louisville |
| 2014 | 2014-10-18 | NC State 18 — 30 Louisville | at LOU | Louisville |
| 2011 | 2011-12-27 | Louisville 24 — 31 NC State | neutral | NC State bowl/CFP |
| 2007 | 2007-09-29 | Louisville 29 — 10 NC State | at NCSU | Louisville |
Louisville leaders 2025 season
| Passing | Miller Moss QB #7 | 228/356, 2526 YDS, 14 TD, 7 INT |
| Deuce Adams QB #8 | 15/21, 112 YDS | |
| Rushing | Isaac Brown RB #1 | 91 CAR, 782 YDS, 5 TD |
| Keyjuan Brown RB #5 | 81 CAR, 592 YDS, 6 TD | |
| Braxton Jennings RB #32 | 37 CAR, 200 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Chris Bell WR #0 | 72 REC, 917 YDS, 6 TD |
| Caullin Lacy WR #5 | 54 REC, 547 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Dacari Collins WR #3 | 13 REC, 219 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Jaleel Skinner TE #18 | 20 REC, 199 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | TJ Quinn LB #34 | 87 |
| D'Angelo Hutchinson DB #21 | 79 | |
| JoJo Evans Jr. DB #27 | 56 | |
| Sacks | Clev Lubin DL #50 | 7 |
| Wesley Bailey EDGE #23 | 6 | |
| AJ Green DL #17 | 4 | |
| Interceptions | Antonio Watts DB #9 | 3 |
| TJ Quinn LB #34 | 2 | |
| Tayon Holloway DB #13 | 2 |
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 |
These are season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game.