FILE - North Carolina State quarterback CJ Bailey (16) looks to pass against North Carolina during the first half of an NCAA college football game Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, in Chapel Hill, N.C. (AP Photo/Chris Seward, File)
August 27, 2025 - 8:06 AM
East Carolina at N.C. State, Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT.
BetMGM College Football Odds: N.C. State by 11 1/2.
How to watch: ACC Network.
Key stats
ECU (2024):
Overall offense: 436.4 yards per game (24th in FBS)
Passing: 264.0 yards per game (27th)
Rushing: 172.4 yards per game (50th)
Scoring: 32.0 points per game (34th)
Overall defense: 405.2 yards allowed per game (100th in FBS)
Passing: 235.3 yards allowed per game (96th)
Rushing: 169.8 yards allowed per game (94th)
Scoring: 27.3 points allowed per game (83rd)
N.C. State (2024):
Overall offense: 377.8 yards per game (76th in FBS)
Passing: 232.6 yards per game (58th)
Rushing: 145.2 yards per game (83rd)
Scoring: 28.5 points per game (62nd)
Overall defense: 390.8 yards allowed per game (88th in FBS)
Passing: 233.8 yards allowed per game (93rd)
Rushing: 157.0 yards allowed per game (79th)
Scoring: 30.2 points allowed per game (104th)
Team leaders
ECU (2024)
Passing: Katin Houser, 2,006 yards, 18 TDs, 11 INTs, 60.8 completion percentage
Rushing: London Montgomery, 359 yards, two TDs
Receiving: Anthony Smith, 799 yards, 41 catches, six TDs
N.C. State (2024)
Passing: CJ Bailey, 2,413 yards, 17 TDs, 10 INTs, 64.9 completion percentage
Rushing: Hollywood Smothers, 571 yards, six TDs
Receiving: Justin Joly, 661 yards, four TDs
Last game
East Carolina beat N.C. State 26-21 in the Military Bowl to end last season in a game that included a late on-field brawl. N.C. State finished 6-7, while ECU went 8-5.
Next game
East Carolina has its home opener Sept. 6 against Campbell.
N.C. State will host Virginia on Sept. 6 in an unusual scenario: a meeting of Atlantic Coast Conference teams that won't count in the league standings. The schools added that game to fill a nonconference spot in the schedule rather than being paired through the league's scheduling model.
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