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Wk 2 · 2026

Richmond Spiders at NC State Wolfpack — Fri, Sep 11

Fri, Sep 11 · Carter-Finley Stadium, Raleigh, NC · ESPNU FINAL

Weather

No forecast yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
Richmond Spiders
FCS / Other · 0-1
0
at
7:00pET
NCSU -33.5 · total 50.5 DraftKings opened -30.5 · 3 toward NCSU
No ratings differential: Richmond is not in the ratings file.
ACC · 3-3
73

What is at stake

A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus 2.4 points of home field. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have changed.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

Richmond: no data
Efficiency margin
NC State: +1.5#64
Richmond: no data
Offense (pts/100)
NC State: 33.7
Richmond: no data
Defense (pts/100)
NC State: 23.1
Richmond: no data
Pace (plays/g)
NC State: 71.0
Richmond: no data
Yards / play
NC State: 6.00
Richmond: no data
Yards / play allowed
NC State: 6.06
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats · 2026 per game

Richmond: 0.0
Points / game
NC State: 33.0
Richmond: 73.0
Points allowed
NC State: 27.7
Richmond: 110
Yards / game
NC State: 426
Richmond: no data
Yards allowed
NC State: 364
Richmond: no data
Pass yds allowed
NC State: 230
Richmond: no data
Rush yds allowed
NC State: 134
Richmond: 2.00
Turnovers / game
NC State: 1.50
From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Richmond form

L 0-73at NCSU
2026 season

NC State form

L 14-38vs WAKEW 31-28vs LOUW 41-31vs APPL 31-35at VANW 73-0vs RICH
2026 season

Richmond this season

Straight up0-1 · 0% (1 games)
Against the spread0-1 · 0% (1 games)
Over / under1-0 · 100% (1 games)

NC State this season

Straight up3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Against the spread2-4 · 33% (6 games)
Over / under4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.

Common opponents · 0

These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.
Open these two in the comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.

Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, NC State leads 2–0 · NC State has won the last 2
2 meetings in 2006–2026 · average margin 37.5 points toward NC State
Yr DateResultSiteWon
20262026-09-11Richmond 0 — 73 NC Stateat NCSUNC State
20132013-09-07Richmond 21 — 23 NC Stateat NCSUNC State

Richmond leaders

No tracked players for this team.
From this site’s tracked-player feed; ESPN published no season leaders for this team.
No roster page: this site tracks the 138 FBS teams.

NC State leaders 2026 regular season

PassingCJ Bailey QB #1198/150, 1266 YDS, 8 TD, 4 INT
Will Wilson QB #108/11, 33 YDS, 1 TD
RushingJayden Scott RB #162 CAR, 358 YDS, 4 TD
Davion Gause RB #746 CAR, 188 YDS, 1 TD
Will Wilson QB #1035 CAR, 166 YDS, 6 TD
ReceivingKeenan Jackson WR #822 REC, 339 YDS, 5 TD
Preston Douglas TE #1919 REC, 241 YDS, 1 TD
Joshisa Trader WR #216 REC, 221 YDS
Davion Gause RB #710 REC, 117 YDS
Defense
TacklesPopo Aguirre LB #042
Brian Nelson II CB #724
Ronnie Royal III S #218
SacksElijah Satchell LB #582
Harvey Dyson III LB #51.5
Chase Bond DE #921
InterceptionsJackson Vick CB #221
Brody Barnhardt S #291
Jaren Sensabaugh CB #141
These are regular-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. The roster pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.