CFB Schedule college football
Wk 8 · 2026

NC State Wolfpack at Stanford Cardinal — Fri, Oct 23

Fri, Oct 23 · Stanford Stadium, Stanford · ESPN
ACC · no games yet
at
10:30pET
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.

Efficiency · 2025 ratings

+1.2#58
Efficiency margin
-5.3#94
28.8
Offense (pts/100)
21.7
27.6
Defense (pts/100)
27.0
64.4
Pace (plays/g)
64.3
5.77
Yards / play
4.70
6.46
Yards / play allowed
5.93
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

30.2
Points / game
18.8
28.8
Points allowed
29.2
397
Yards / game
306
421
Yards allowed
408
283
Pass yds allowed
289
138
Rush yds allowed
119
1.08
Turnovers / game
1.42
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

Stanford form

L 20-49vs NDW 31-10vs CALL 15-20at UNCL 20-35vs PITTL 7-42at MIA
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.

Stanford 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 · 4

OpponentNC StateStanford
Louisville
ACC
vs Wk 5 · scheduled previewat Wk 9 · scheduled preview
Wake Forest
ACC
vs Wk 6 · scheduled previewat Wk 5 · scheduled preview
California
ACC
vs Wk 9 · scheduled previewat Wk 12 · scheduled preview
Duke
ACC
vs Wk 10 · scheduled previewat Wk 3 · scheduled preview
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

NC State leads the series 1–0 · NC State won the last one
1 meeting in 2006–2026 · average margin 31.0 points toward NC State
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20242024-11-02Stanford 2859 NC Stateat NCSUNC State

NC State leaders 2025 season

PassingCJ Bailey QB #11259/372, 2884 YDS, 23 TD, 9 INT
Teddy Hoffmann WR #121/1, 59 YDS, 1 TD
RushingHollywood Smothers RB #2160 CAR, 939 YDS, 6 TD
Jayden Scott RB #187 CAR, 487 YDS, 4 TD
CJ Bailey QB #1182 CAR, 215 YDS, 5 TD
ReceivingTerrell Anderson WR #938 REC, 637 YDS, 5 TD
Justin Joly TE #747 REC, 468 YDS, 7 TD
Noah Rogers WR #531 REC, 404 YDS, 2 TD
Wesley Grimes WR #626 REC, 382 YDS, 2 TD
Defense
TacklesCaden Fordham LB #10130
Kenny Soares Jr. EDGE #2368
Asaad Brown Jr. CB #657
SacksTravali Price DE #133.5
Caden Fordham LB #103.5
Tra Thomas LB #43
InterceptionsDevon Marshall CB #62
Caden Fordham LB #101
Isaiah Shirley DT #881

Stanford leaders 2025 season

PassingBen Gulbranson QB #15148/260, 1813 YDS, 9 TD, 10 INT
Elijah Brown QB #774/127, 829 YDS, 4 TD, 2 INT
RushingMicah Ford RB #20145 CAR, 643 YDS, 4 TD
Cole Tabb RB #3114 CAR, 445 YDS, 3 TD
Sedrick Irvin RB #2641 CAR, 118 YDS, 1 TD
ReceivingCJ Williams WR #359 REC, 749 YDS, 6 TD
Sam Roush TE #8649 REC, 545 YDS, 2 TD
Bryce Farrell WR #1129 REC, 455 YDS, 2 TD
Caden High WR #037 REC, 414 YDS, 1 TD
Defense
TacklesMatt Rose LB #35106
Scotty Edwards S #2154
Jahsiah Galvan LB #050
SacksClay Patterson DL #914
Ernest Cooper LB #443
Matt Rose LB #353
InterceptionsBrandon Nicholson CB #92
Collin Wright CB #61
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.