College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
NC State 59, Stanford 28
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 2, 2024
Where: Carter-Finley Stadium, Raleigh, North Carolina
Temperature: 62°
Head Official: Riley Johnson
Attendance: 56919

Jordan Waters and Hollywood Smothers each rushed for two touchdowns and 100 yards apiece as North Carolina State rolled to a 59-28 home victory over Stanford on Saturday afternoon in Raleigh, N.C.

NC State (5-4, 2-3 ACC) has won consecutive games for the first time this season, while Stanford (2-7, 1-5) lost its sixth in a row.

Smothers reached a career-high 100 yards rushing on 16 carries, while Waters totaled 115 yards on just five touches. One of Waters' two touchdown runs came on a 94-yard breakaway in the third quarter, which followed Smothers' 52-yard sprint to the end zone. It was a banner day for NC State's running game, which piled up a season-high 281 yards.

Complementing the ground attack was the steady play of true freshman CJ Bailey, as he completed 18-of-20 passes for 234 yards and three touchdowns. KC Concepcion caught and ran for touchdowns, totaling 46 yards on total offense on seven touches, as the Wolfpack totaled 527 offensive yards.

Stanford was paced by Ashton Daniels, who threw for 70 yards while completing 6-of-8 attempts and rushed for a game-high 129 yards and two touchdowns.

NC State scored touchdowns on four of its five first-half possessions -- settling for a field goal on the other -- helping it jump out to a 31-14 lead at the break. The Wolfpack kept clicking on offense in the second half, with touchdowns on each of their first four possessions after intermission.

Stanford was a combined 4-of-12 on third and fourth downs, while NC State was 7-of-11.

It was the Wolfpack's highest scoring total of the season.

Defensively, NC State came up with three sacks, 13 tackles for losses and two turnovers.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Stanford   NC State
Ashton Daniels Player Jordan Waters
11 Attempts 5
129 Yards 115
11.7 Avg Yards 23.0
2 Touchdowns 2
0 Long 0
Receiving
Stanford   NC State
Elic Ayomanor Player Justin Joly
4 Receptions 4
108 Yards 66
27.0 Avg Yards 16.5
1 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Stanford 398 225 173 4 0 1 2.0 2
NC State 527 281 246 8 1 1 3.0 1