Louisville Cardinals @ North Carolina State Wolfpack — Oct 3, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 October 3, 2026
Cardinals Louisville LOU 1-3, 0-2 Away
28
Final
31
North Carolina State Wolfpack NC State NCST 2-2, 2-0 Home
1 2 3 4 T
LOU 0 7 14 7 28
NCST 3 10 15 3 31
Top Performers
Passing Yards
L. Kienholz QB LOU
254 PASS
C. Bailey QB NCST
373 PASS
Rushing Yards
I. Brown RB LOU
125 RUSH
D.
D. Gause NCST
69 RUSH
Receiving Yards
T. Richardson WR LOU
117 REC
J.
J. Trader WR NCST
92 REC
Passing
Louisville
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
L. Kienholz 21/30 254 2 0 3 117.9
NC State
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
J. Trader 1/1 0 0 0 0 79.2
C. Bailey 24/40 373 2 1 2 97.2
Rushing
Louisville
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
I. Brown 9 125 13.9 1 70
L. Kienholz 7 24 3.4 0 23
K. Brown 8 88 11.0 1 49
NC State
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
D. Gause 21 69 3.3 0 12
D. Scott 5 12 2.4 0 9
C. Bailey 7 19 2.7 0 9
W. Wilson 7 27 3.9 1 9
D. Johnson 1 3 3.0 0 3
Receiving
Louisville
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
I. Brown 1 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
T. Hurry 4 6 37 9.3 0 13 0
L. McCoy 2 5 41 20.5 1 33 0
J. Skinner 2 3 12 6.0 0 10 0
T. Richardson 8 10 117 14.6 1 38 0
K. Brown 1 1 13 13.0 0 13 0
J. Voth 2 2 14 7.0 0 9 0
J. Reid 1 1 20 20.0 0 20 0
NC State
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
D. Gause 3 4 45 15.0 0 36 0
J. Trader 5 10 92 18.4 0 46 0
H. Provience 1 1 24 24.0 0 24 0
V. Snow 3 6 39 13.0 0 24 0
C. Bailey 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
K. Jackson 3 7 44 14.7 1 19 0
C. Robinson 1 1 4 4.0 0 4 0
P. Douglas 5 7 74 14.8 0 35 0
D. Johnson 1 1 8 8.0 0 8 0
T. Warren 2 3 43 21.5 1 34 0
Defense
Louisville
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
D. Waller 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Perry 6 1 5 1 1 0 0 1 0
C. Lubin 8 3 5 1 1 0 0 0 0
T. Banks 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Clark 5 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Abercrombie 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Thompson 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Beasley 9 7 2 0 0 1 0 2 0
T. Holloway 5 2 3 0 0 0 0 1 0
T. Capers 12 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Smith 4 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
D. Russell 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Scott 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
D. Kennedy 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Carter 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Ziesmer 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
NC State
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
C. Gordon 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Mack 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Teasdell 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Sensabaugh 5 3 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
R. Aguirre 6 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
B. Nelson 9 7 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
A. Prim 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
D. Nelson 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0
I. Shirley 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
J. Vick 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Bond 2 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
B. Barnhardt 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Mastor 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Moreta 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Hodge 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Royal 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
K. Carter 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
J. Adedire 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
H. Dyson 3 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 1
K. Evans 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Louisville
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
C. Hilbert 0/0 4/4 4 0
NC State
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
K. Vinesett 3/3 2/2 11 0
Returns
Louisville
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
I. Brown 4 82 20.5 0 21 0
B. Jennings 2 38 19.0 0 21 0
NC State
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C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Louisville
NC State
485 Total Yards 493
22 First Downs 26
11 Passing 19
8 Rushing 5
2 Penalty 3
4/9 3rd Down Eff. 9/17
254 Passing Yards 373
231 Rushing Yards 120
3 Turnovers 1
3-40 Penalties 7-64
22:40 Possession 37:20
1/3 Red Zone 4/6
Play-by-Play
Q4 7 - 3 28 - 31
28 - 31 5:30
K. Vinesett FG
XP C. Hilbert
28 - 28 12:27
TD I. Brown
27 - 28 12:27
Q3 14 - 15 21 - 28
XP C. Hilbert
21 - 28 0:20
TD K. Brown
20 - 28 0:20
14 - 28 3:50
D. Gause 2PC
14 - 26 3:50
W. Wilson TD
XP C. Hilbert
14 - 20 8:05
TD T. Richardson
13 - 20 8:05
7 - 20 11:03
K. Vinesett XP
7 - 19 11:03
T. Warren TD
Q2 7 - 10 7 - 13
7 - 13 1:42
K. Vinesett FG
XP C. Hilbert
7 - 10 5:51
TD L. McCoy
6 - 10 5:51
0 - 10 14:20
K. Vinesett XP
0 - 9 14:20
K. Jackson TD
Q1 0 - 3 0 - 3
0 - 3 7:34
K. Vinesett FG
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: NCST +14 Times Tied: 1
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
October 3, 2026
Time
7:30 pm
Duration
1h 0m