# 2019 NC State Wolfpack football team

The 2019 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolfpack played their home games at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina and competed in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by seventh-year head coach Dave Doeren. They finished the season 4–8, 1–7 in ACC play to finish in seventh place in the Atlantic Division.

## Preseason
### Preseason media poll

In the preseason ACC media poll, NC State was predicted to finish in fourth in the Atlantic Division.
Media poll (Atlantic Division) :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Clemson | 1209 (171) |
| 2 | Syracuse | 913 (2) |
| 3 | Florida State | 753 |
| 4 | NC State | 666 |
| 5 | Boston College | 588 |
| 6 | Wake Forest | 462 |
| 7 | Louisville | 253 |

## Schedule

NC State announced its 2019 football schedule on January 16, 2019. The 2019 regular season schedule consisted of seven home games and five away games. The Wolfpack hosted ACC foes Clemson, Louisville, North Carolina, and Syracuse, and traveled to Boston College, Florida State, Georgia Tech, and Wake Forest.
The Wolfpack hosted three of the four non-conference opponents—Ball State from the Mid-American Conference, East Carolina from the American Athletic Conference, and Western Carolina from Division I FCS—and traveled to West Virginia from the Big 12.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 12:00 p.m. | East Carolina* | Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC (Victory Barrel) | ACCN | W 34–6 | 57,633 |
| September 7 | 12:30 p.m. | Western Carolina* | Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC | ACCRSN | W 41–0 | 55,681 |
| September 14 | 12:00 p.m. | at West Virginia* | Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV | FS1 | L 27–44 | 57,052 |
| September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | Ball State* | Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC | ESPNU | W 34–23 | 57,702 |
| September 28 | 7:30 p.m. | at Florida State | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | ACCN | L 13–31 | 60,351 |
| October 10 | 8:00 p.m. | Syracuse | Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC | ESPN | W 16–10 | 55,860 |
| October 19 | 12:00 p.m. | at Boston College | Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA | ACCRSN | L 24–45 | 30,275 |
| November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 23 Wake Forest | BB&T FieldWinston-Salem, NC (rivalry) | ESPN | L 10–44 | 31,119 |
| November 9 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 5 Clemson | Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC (Textile Bowl) | ABC | L 10–55 | 57,886 |
| November 16 | 7:30 p.m. | Louisville | Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC | ACCN | L 20–34 | 54,089 |
| November 21 | 8:00 p.m. | at Georgia Tech | Bobby Dodd StadiumAtlanta, GA | ESPN | L 26–28 | 38,198 |
| November 30 | 7:00 p.m. | North Carolina | Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC (rivalry) | ACCN | L 10–41 | 56,413 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
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## Coaching staff

| Name | Title |
| Dave Doeren | Head Coach |
| Desmond Kitchings | Co-offensive coordinator/running backs |
| George McDonald | Co-offensive coordinator/wide receivers |
| Dave Huxtable | Co-defensive coordinator/linebackers |
| Tony Gibson | Co-defensive coordinator/safeties |
| George Barlow | Assistant head coach/cornerbacks |
| Aaron Henry | Nickels |
| John Garrison | Offensive line |
| Kevin Patrick | Defensive line |
| Kurt Roper | Quarterbacks |
| Todd Goebbel | Special teams coordinator/tight ends/fullbacks |
| Billy Dicken | Defense Quality Control |

## Roster

    Roster Source:

## Game summaries
### East Carolina

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Pirates | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Wolfpack | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
* Date: August 31, 2019
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C) • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 57,633
* Referee: Adam Savoie
* TV announcers (ACCN): Wes Durham, Roddy Jones, Eric Wood
* Sources:
Game information :
First quarter
08:34 NCSU TD – Zonovan Knight 9 yard run (Christopher Dunn PAT)
06:04 ECU FG – Jake Verity 47 yard field goal
Second quarter
10:01 NCSU FG – Christopher Dunn 27 yard field goal
00:51 NCSU TD – Matthew McKay 4 yard run (Christopher Dunn PAT)
Third quarter
09:48 NCSU TD – Matthew McKay 48 yard pass to Tabari Hines (Christopher Dunn PAT)
Fourth quarter
12:21 NCSU TD – Matthew McKay 21 yard run (Christopher Dunn PAT)
04:14 NCSU FG – Christopher Dunn 34 yard field goal
01:18 ECU FG – Jake Verity 31 yard field goal
Top passers
ECU – Holton Ahlers: 22–39, 168 yards
NCSU – Matthew McKay: 25–37, 308 yards, 1 TD
Top rushers
ECU – Darius Pinnix: 11 rushes, 23 yards
NCSU – Zonovan Knight: 9 rushes, 42 yards, 1 TD
Top Receiving
ECU – Blake Proehl: 5 receptions, 45 yards
NCSU – Thayer Thomas: 6 receptions, 83 yards :

### Western Carolina

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Catamounts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wolfpack | 3 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 41 |
at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
* Date: September 7, 2019
* Game time: 12:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: WNW 4 mph (6.4 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 55,681
* Referee: Stuart Mullins
* TV announcers (ACCRSN): Tom Werme, James Bates
* Sources:
Game information :
First quarter
05:06 NCSU FG – Christopher Dunn 32 yard field goal
Second quarter
08:24 NCSU TD – Ricky Person Jr. 6 yard run (Christopher Dunn PAT)
03:56 NCSU TD – Zonovan Knight 4 yard run (Christopher Dunn PAT)
00:16 NCSU TD – Matthew McKay 1 yard pass to Cary Angeline (Christopher Dunn PAT)
Third quarter
11:35 NCSU FG – Christopher Dunn 25 yard field goal
01:18 NCSU TD – Zonovan Knight 2 yard run (Christopher Dunn PAT)
Fourth quarter
10:50 NCSU TD – Jordan Houston 3 yard run (Christopher Dunn PAT)
Top passers
WCU – Will Jones: 15–27, 98 yards
NCSU – Matthew McKay: 18–28, 200 yards, 1 TD
Top rushers
WCU – Connell Young: 7 rushes, 26 yards
NCSU – Zonovan Knight: 18 rushes, 119 yards, 2 TD
Top Receiving
WCU – Mahari Stribling: 3 receptions, 28 yards
NCSU – Cary Angeline: 4 receptions, 47 yards, 1 TD :

### At West Virginia

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolfpack | 7 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 27 |
| Mountaineers | 14 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 44 |
at Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV
* Date: September 14, 2019
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: SSW 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 57,052
* Referee: Jeff Flanagan
* TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins, Ben Leber
* Sources:
Game information :
First quarter
09:06 WVU TD – Austin Kendall 20 yard pass to Sam James (Evan Staley PAT)
04:49 NCSU TD – Matthew McKay 8 yard pass to Thomas (Christopher Dunn PAT)
03:54 WVU TD – Kennedy McKoy 23 yard run (Evan Staley PAT)
Second quarter
12:11 NCSU TD – Jordan Houston 1 yard run (Christopher Dunn PAT)
03:13 NCSU TD – Thayer Thomas 18 yard pass to Cary Angeline (Christopher Dunn PAT)
00:34 WVU TD – Austin Kendall 13 yard pass to George Campbell (Evan Staley PAT)
Third quarter
10:42 WVU FG – Evan Staley 23 yard field goal
06:24 WVU TD – Kennedy McKoy 5 yard run (Evan Staley PAT)
02:14 NCSU FG – Christopher Dunn 41 yard field goal
00:10 NCSU FG – Christopher Dunn 37 yard field goal
Fourth quarter
12:24 WVU TD – Austin Kendall 9 yard pass to Gary Jennings Jr. (Evan Staley PAT)
06:24 WVU TD – Leddie Brown 3 yard run (2 point conversion failed)
Top passers
NCSU – Matthew McKay: 23–48, 207 yards, 1 TD
WVU – Austin Kendall: 27–40, 272 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
NCSU – Zonovan Knight: 12 rushes, 72 yards
WVU – Kennedy McKoy: 10 rushes, 66 yards, 2 TD
Top Receiving
NCSU – Emeka Emezie: 12 receptions, 103 yards
WVU – Sam James: 9 receptions, 155 yards, 1 TD :

### Ball State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 7 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 23 |
| Wolfpack | 6 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
* Date: September 21, 2019
* Game time: 7:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind: S 6 mph (9.7 km/h) • Weather: Clear
* Game attendance: 57,702
* Referee: Jerry Magallanes
* TV announcers (ESPNU): Anish Shroff, Ahmad Brooks
* Sources:
Game information :
First quarter
08:29 NCSU FG – Christopher Dunn 39 yard field goal
05:28 BALL TD – Justin Hall 11 yard run (Ryan Rimmler PAT)
00:06 NCSU FG – Christopher Dunn 34 yard field goal
Second quarter
06:18 NCSU TD – Ricky Person Jr. 3 yard run (Christopher Dunn PAT)
01:38 NCSU TD – Matthew McKay 5 yard run (Christopher Dunn PAT)
Third quarter
13:03 NCSU TD – Thayer Thomas 76 yard punt return (Christopher Dunn PAT)
09:41 BALL FG – Ryan Rimmler 43 yard field goal
00:41 BALL FG – Ryan Rimmler 43 yard field goal
Fourth quarter
12:21 BALL FG – Ryan Rimmler 28 yard field goal
08:41 NCSU TD – Matthew McKay 3 yard run (Christopher Dunn PAT)
04:49 BALL TD – Caleb Huntley 2 yard run (Ryan Rimmler PAT)
Top passers
BALL - Drew Plitt: 35–57, 333 yards
NCSU - Matthew McKay: 17–30, 175 yards
Top rushers
BALL - Caleb Huntley: 13 rushes, 52 yards, 1 TD
NCSU - Jordan Houston: 6 rushes, 55 yards
Top Receiving
BALL - Justin Hall: 8 receptions, 73 yards
NCSU - Thayer Thomas: 4 receptions, 51 yards :

### At Florida State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolfpack | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Seminoles | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
at Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
* Date: September 28, 2019
* Game time: 7:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C) • Wind: SE 8 mph (13 km/h) • Weather: Clear
* Game attendance: 60,351
* Referee: Jeff Maconaghy
* TV announcers (ACCN): Dave O’Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, Lericia Harris
* Sources:
Game information :
First quarter
05:40 FSU FG – Ricky Aguayo 37 yard field goal
Second quarter
14:20 NCSU FG – Christopher Dunn 29 yard field goal
06:25 NCSU FG – Christopher Dunn 26 yard field goal
04:29 FSU TD – Alex Hornibrook 43 yard pass to Tamorrion Terry (Ricky Aguayo PAT)
00:58 FSU TD – Alex Hornibrook 40 yard pass to Ontaria Wilson (Ricky Aguayo PAT)
Third quarter
00:59 FSU TD – Alex Hornibrook 9 yard pass to Tamorrion Terry (Ricky Aguayo PAT)
Fourth quarter
13:04 NCSU TD – Bailey Hockman 3 yard pass to Emeka Emezie (Christopher Dunn PAT)
09:13 FSU TD – Cam Akers 41 yard run (Ricky Aguayo PAT)
Top passers
NCSU - Bailey Hockman: 21–40, 208 yards, 1 TD
FSU - Alex Hornibrook: 29–40, 316 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
NCSU - Jordan Houston: 9 rushes, 61 yards
FSU - Cam Akers: 17 rushes, 83 yards, 1 TD
Top Receiving
NCSU - Devin Carter: 4 receptions, 68 yards
FSU - Ontaria Wilson: 4 receptions, 91 yards, 1 TD :

### Syracuse

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Orange | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| Wolfpack | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
* Date: October 10, 2019
* Game time: 8:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Wind: ENE 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • Weather: Mostly Clear
* Game attendance: 55,860
* Referee: Riley Johnson
* TV announcers (ESPN): Adam Amin, Matt Hasselbeck, Pat McAfee, Molly McGrath
* Sources:
Game information :
First quarter
11:08 NCSU FG – Christopher Dunn 39 yard field goal
05:17 NCSU FG – Christopher Dunn 43 yard field goal
Second quarter
01:16 NCSU TD – Thayer Thomas 32 yard pass to Trent Pennix (Christopher Dunn PAT)
Third quarter
04:18 NCSU FG – Christopher Dunn 23 yard field goal
00:54 CUSE FG – Andre Szmyt 32 yard field goal
Fourth quarter
03:00 CUSE TD – Tommy DeVito 2 yard pass to Courtney Jackson (Andre Szmyt PAT)
Top passers
CUSE - Tommy DeVito: 29–39, 300 yards, 1 TD
NCSU - Bailey Hockman: 16–27, 205 yards
Top rushers
CUSE - Moe Neal: 8 rushes, 31 yards
NCSU - Zonovan Knight: 15 rushes, 61 yards
Top Receiving
CUSE - Trishton Jackson: 9 receptions, 106 yards, 1 TD
NCSU - Emeka Emezie: 5 receptions, 77 yards :

### At Boston College

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolfpack | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
| Eagles | 7 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
at Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
* Date: October 19, 2019
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 50 °F (10 °C) • Wind: W 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 30,275
* Referee: Jeff Flanagan
* TV announcers (ACCRSN): Evan Lepler, Dave Archer, Kelsey Wingert
* Sources:
Game information :
First quarter
05:36 BC TD – Jason Maitre 8 yard interception return (Aaron Boumerhi PAT)
Second quarter
11:51 NCSU FG – Christopher Dunn 28 yard field goal
07:23 BC FG – Aaron Boumerhi 27 yard field goal
05:07 BC TD – David Bailey 54 yard run (Aaron Boumerhi PAT)
02:51 BC TD – David Bailey 48 yard run (Aaron Boumerhi PAT)
Third quarter
06:02 BC TD – A. J. Dillon 2 yard run (Aaron Boumerhi PAT)
03:35 NCSU TD – Devin Leary 6 yard pass to Thayer Thomas (Christopher Dunn PAT)
Fourth quarter
14:32 BC TD – A. J. Dillon 3 yard run (Aaron Boumerhi PAT)
08:49 NCSU TD – Devin Leary 6 yard pass to Thayer Thomas (Christopher Dunn PAT)
05:28 BC TD – A. J. Dillon 8 yard run (Aaron Boumerhi PAT)
08:49 NCSU TD – Devin Leary 15 yard pass to Cary Angeline (Christopher Dunn PAT)
Top passers
NCSU - Devin Leary: 15–33, 259 yards, 3 TD
BC - Dennis Grosel: 6–15, 103 yards
Top rushers
NCSU - Jordan Houston: 7 rushes, 34 yards
BC - A. J. Dillon: 34 rushes, 223 yards, 3 TD
Top Receiving
NCSU - Devin Carter: 6 receptions, 140 yards
BC - Hunter Long: 3 receptions, 84 yards :

### At Wake Forest

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolfpack | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| No. 23 Demon Deacons | 21 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 44 |
at BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC
* Date: November 2, 2019
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 50 °F (10 °C) • Wind: N 4 mph (6.4 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 31,119
* Referee: Tra Black
* TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Tom Luginbill
* Sources:
Game information :
First quarter
08:34 WAKE TD – Jamie Newman 20 yard run (Nick Sciba PAT)
07:41 WAKE TD – Jamie Newman 5 yard pass to Jack Freudenthal (Nick Sciba PAT)
03:32 WAKE TD – Jamie Newman 2 yard run (Nick Sciba PAT)
Second quarter
12:26 WAKE FG – Nick Sciba 25 yard field goal
09:19 NCSU TD – Devin Leary 3 yard pass to Cary Angeline (Christopher Dunn PAT)
06:27 WAKE TD – Jamie Newman 2 yard pass to Jack Freudenthal (Nick Sciba PAT)
04:16 NCSU FG – Christopher Dunn 40 yard field goal
00:23 WAKE FG – Nick Sciba 34 yard field goal
Third quarter
13:38 WAKE TD – Jamie Newman 4 yard pass to Jack Freudenthal (Nick Sciba PAT)
09:59 WAKE FG – Nick Sciba 26 yard field goal
Fourth quarter
No scoring plays
Top passers
NCSU - Devin Leary: 17–45, 149 yards, 1 TD
WAKE - Jamie Newman: 25–38, 287 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
NCSU - Jordan Houston: 11 rushes, 48 yards
WAKE - Kenneth Walker III: 16 rushes, 56 yards
Top Receiving
NCSU - Cary Angeline: 3 receptions, 46 yards, 1 TD
WAKE - Kendall Hinton: 6 receptions, 93 yards :

### Clemson

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 5 Tigers | 28 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 55 |
| Wolfpack | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
* Date: November 9, 2019
* Game time: 7:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 45 °F (7 °C) • Wind: N 1 mph (1.6 km/h) • Weather: Clear
* Game attendance: 57,886
* Referee: Jeff Heaser
* TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Maria Taylor (sideline)
* Sources:
Game information :
First quarter
10:56 CLEM TD – Trevor Lawrence 7 yard run (B. T. Potter PAT)
05:00 CLEM TD – Trevor Lawrence 33 yard pass to Tee Higgins (B. T. Potter PAT)
03:31 CLEM TD – Trevor Lawrence 4 yard pass to Travis Etienne (B. T. Potter PAT)
01:31 CLEM TD – Travis Etienne 19 yard run (B. T. Potter PAT)
Second quarter
04:30 CLEM TD – John Simpson 1 yard run (B. T. Potter PAT)
00:45 CLEM TD – Trevor Lawrence 33 yard pass to Ross (B. T. Potter PAT)
Third quarter
13:04 NCSU TD – Zonovan Knight 53 yard run (Christopher Dunn PAT)
06:21 CLEM TD – Travis Etienne 8 yard run (B. T. Potter PAT)
Fourth quarter
13:43 NCSU FG – Christopher Dunn 46 yard field goal
00:11 CLEM TD – Michel Dukes 1 yard run (James Skalski missed PAT)
Top passers
CLEM - Trevor Lawrence: 20–27, 276 yards, 3 TD
NCSU - Devin Leary: 14–29, 166 yards
Top rushers
CLEM - Travis Etienne: 14 rushes, 112 yards, 2 TD
NCSU - Zonovan Knight: 12 rushes, 139 yards, 1 TD
Top Receiving
CLEM - Justyn Ross: 4 receptions, 75 yards, 1 TD
NCSU - Cary Angeline: 2 receptions, 53 yards :

### Louisville

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 34 |
| Wolfpack | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
* Date: November 16, 2019
* Game time: 7:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 44 °F (7 °C) • Wind: NNE 17 mph (27 km/h) • Weather: Cloudy
* Game attendance: 54,089
* Referee: Stuart Mullins
* TV announcers (ACCN): Dave O’Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, Katie George
* Sources:
Game information :
First quarter
No scoring plays
Second quarter
11:24 LOU TD – Malik Cunningham 43 yard pass to Dez Fitzpatrick (Ryan Chalifoux PAT)
07:41 NCSU FG – Christopher Dunn 28 yard field goal
04:01 NCSU TD – Devin Leary 15 yard pass to Emeka Emezie (Christopher Dunn PAT)
Third quarter
13:41 LOU TD – Malik Cunningham 74 yard pass to Tutu Atwell (Ryan Chalifoux PAT)
12:30 LOU TD – Malik Cunningham 42 yard pass to Marshon Ford (Ryan Chalifoux missed PAT)
04:44 LOU TD – Malik Cunningham 1 yard pass to Ean Pfeifer (Ryan Chalifoux PAT)
Fourth quarter
14:11 NCSU TD – Devin Leary 16 yard pass to Ricky Person Jr. (Christopher Dunn PAT)
09:42 LOU TD – Ryan Chalifoux 7 yard pass to Marshon Ford (Ryan Chalifoux PAT)
04:19 NCSU FG – Christopher Dunn 27 yard field goal
Top passers
LOU - Malik Cunningham: 13–20, 242 yards, 4 TD
NCSU - Devin Leary: 24–44, 243 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
LOU - Javian Hawkins: 16 rushes, 67 yards
NCSU - Zonovan Knight: 12 rushes, 61 yards
Top Receiving
LOU - Tutu Atwell: 5 receptions, 110 yards, 1 TD
NCSU - Emeka Emezie: 8 receptions, 90 yards, 1 TD :

### At Georgia Tech

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolfpack | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 26 |
| Yellow Jackets | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
at Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA
* Date: November 21, 2019
* Game time: 8:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 50 °F (10 °C) • Wind: Calm • Weather: Pleasant
* Game attendance: 38,198
* Referee: Gary Patterson
* TV announcers (ESPN): Adam Amin, Matt Hasselbeck, Pat McAfee, Molly McGrath
* Sources:
Game information :
First quarter
13:44 GT TD – Ahmarean Brown 17 yard pass to James Graham (Brenton King PAT)
Second quarter
13:48 GT TD – Tobias Oliver 13-yard pass to James Graham (Brenton King PAT)
2:04 NCSU FG – Christopher Dunn 20-yard field goal
0:32 GT TD – Ahmarean Brown 11-yard pass to James Graham (Brenton King PAT)
Third quarter
10:15 NCSU TD – Zonovan Knight 7-yard run (Christopher Dunn PAT)
5:08 GT TD – James Graham 26-yard run (Brenton King PAT)
1:15 NCSU FG – Christopher Dunn 29-yard field goal
Fourth quarter
11:53 NCSU TD – Cary Angeline 4-yard pass to Devin Leary (Christopher Dunn PAT)
5:17 NCSU TD – Ricky Person 1-yard run (Devin Leary missed PAT)
Top passers
NCSU - Devin Leary – 19/31, 227 yards, TD
GT - James Graham – 7/15, 129 yards, 3 TD
Top rushers
NCSU - Zonovan Knight – 18 carries, 100 yards, TD
GT - Jordan Mason – 22 carries, 141 yards
Top Receiving
NCSU - Tabari Hines – 4 receptions, 88 yards
GT - Malachi Carter – 2 receptions, 74 yards :

### North Carolina

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tar Heels | 0 | 6 | 28 | 7 | 41 |
| Wolfpack | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
* Date: November 30, 2019
* Game time: 7:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Temperature: 47 °F (8 °C) • Wind: NE 5 mph (8.0 km/h) • Weather: Rain
* Game attendance: 56,413
* Referee: Jeff Flanagan
* TV announcers (ACCN): Dave O'Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, Katie George
* Sources:
Game information :
First quarter
5:59 NCSU FG – Christopher Dunn 30-yard field goal
Second quarter
9:09 NC FG – Noah Ruggles 20-yard field goal
4:13 NC FG – Noah Ruggles 32-yard field goal
1:25 NCSU TD – Tabari Hines 39-yard pass to Devin Leary (Christopher Dunn PAT)
Third quarter
10:07 NC TD – Javonte Williams 26-yard run (Noah Ruggles PAT)
5:00 NC TD – Javonte Williams 11-yard pass to Sam Howell (Noah Ruggles PAT)
2:08 NC TD – Javonte Williams 6-yard run (Noah Ruggles PAT)
0:20 NC TD – Dyami Brown 52-yard pass to Sam Howell (Noah Ruggles PAT)
Fourth quarter
7:34 NC TD – Dazz Newsome 13-yard pass to Sam Howell (Noah Ruggles PAT)
Top passers
NC - Sam Howell – 23/33, 401 yards, 3 TD, INT
NCSU - Devin Leary – 7/20, 98 yards, TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
NC - Michael Carter – 16 carries, 97 yards
NCSU - Jordan Houston – 8 carries, 62 yards
Top Receiving
NC - Dyami Brown – 6 receptions, 150 yards, TD
NCSU - Tabari Hines – 7 receptions, 89 yards, TD :

## Players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
| 5 | 174 | Larrell Murchison | DT | Tennessee Titans |
| 7 | 229 | James Smith-Williams | DE | Washington Redskins |