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Raleigh: Syracuse beats NC State 34-31

Syracuse won 34-31 Saturday at Carter-Finley Stadium. The Wolfpack led 28-13 in the third quarter. Calvin Russell III finished with 17 catches. The box lists 53,948 in the stands.

ConfirmedThe main facts are confirmed by official or first-hand sources.

By Alexandru Stanciu · Published

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What we know

Confirmed

  • Syracuse beat NC State 34-31 on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026, at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh. The NC State box score marks the game Final. USA Today's scoring page and the CBS box also print 34-31. Inside Pack Sports headlines the same final and calls it a home loss. The quarters on the athletics box are Syracuse 3, 3, 7 and 21, and NC State 0, 7, 21 and 3. USA Today and CBS print that same line.Confirmed by NC State Athletics box score; USA Today game summary; CBS Sports box score; Inside Pack Sports
  • The box lists kickoff at 12:02 p.m., the end of the game at 3:25 p.m., and attendance of 53,948. Sports Illustrated's recap also prints an announced crowd of 53,948. USA Today's game page prints 54 degrees and partly cloudy. The box prints 51 degrees and sunny, with a northwest wind at 11 mph. This file uses the box for the weather line.Confirmed by NC State Athletics box score; Sports Illustrated for the crowd
  • The box lists Syracuse at 5-5 and 3-5 in the ACC, and NC State at 4-6 and 2-5 in the ACC. CBS's line score also prints 5-5 and 4-6. Sports Illustrated printed Syracuse 4-6 and NC State 5-5. USA Today's summary page still showed 4-5 and 4-5. This file uses the box.Confirmed by NC State Athletics box score; CBS Sports line score for the overall records
  • NC State led 28-13 after its third touchdown of the third quarter. The scoring log puts that moment at 2:21 of the third, on Jayden Scott's 32-yard run. Sports Illustrated says the Wolfpack scored three third-quarter touchdowns and led 28-13. The quarter line is 21 points for NC State in the third. Syracuse also scored in that quarter, on Tylik Hill's 13-yard run at 7:21, which made it 13-21 before Scott's run.Confirmed by NC State Athletics box score; Sports Illustrated; USA Today scoring summary
  • Syracuse took the lead for good on an 11-yard pass from Steve Angeli to Justus Ross-Simmons with 48 seconds left, then converted a two-point pass, Angeli to Ross-Simmons. The box and USA Today both list that play and the successful two-point pass. The score after it was 34-31.Confirmed by NC State Athletics box score; USA Today scoring summary; CBS Sports play log
  • Tunmise Adeleye scored on an 18-yard interception return at 5:12 of the fourth quarter. The box play-by-play says he intercepted CJ Bailey at the NC State 18 and returned it 18 yards. Sports Illustrated and USA Today also print an 18-yard interception return for a touchdown. The two-point try after that score failed, and the scoreboard read 26-31. The box lists Angeli with two two-point pass attempts and one make, and with no two-point rushes. USA Today's log called the failed try a rush. CBS described a pass that was sacked. This file uses the box.Confirmed by NC State Athletics box score; Sports Illustrated; USA Today; CBS Sports for the sacked-pass description
  • Calvin Russell III had 17 receptions for 137 yards and a touchdown, a 3-yard catch from Angeli at 12:05 of the fourth quarter. The box and the CBS receiving line both show 17 catches, 137 yards and one score. Sports Illustrated also prints 17 catches. The box's long gain for him is 26 yards.Confirmed by NC State Athletics box score; CBS Sports; Sports Illustrated for the catch total
  • Steve Angeli was 27 of 42 for 272 yards, with two touchdowns and no interception. The box and the CBS player line both show that. A team total of 27 of 43 on the box includes one incomplete pass by Russell. Sports Illustrated printed 24 of 42. This file uses 27 of 42. Umari Hatcher had 4 catches for 81 yards. The box, CBS and Sports Illustrated all list four receptions for him.Confirmed by NC State Athletics box score; CBS Sports; Sports Illustrated for Hatcher's catch count and for the 24-of-42 line that is not used
  • Davion Dozier had one catch, for 69 yards. The box and CBS both list 1 reception, 69 yards and a long of 69, with no touchdown. USA Today's game log describes a 69-yard catch by Davion Dozier. Sports Illustrated wrote that Bailey hit Chance Robinson on a 69-yard pass. Robinson's line on the box is 4 catches for 38 yards and a touchdown. This file uses Dozier for the 69-yard catch.Confirmed by NC State Athletics box score; CBS Sports; USA Today game log
  • Jayden Scott, printed on the box as Jayden "Duke" Scott, rushed 14 times for 127 yards and a touchdown, with a long of 62. CBS lists the same 14, 127 and long of 62. CJ Bailey passed for 211 yards and one touchdown. The box lists him at 15 of 27, with one interception. CBS's player line printed 15 of 28, and one CBS team line printed two interceptions thrown. Bailey also had 56 rushing yards on both the box and CBS. The attempt counts there are 9 and 8. This file uses the box for the pass line and uses 56 rushing yards without an attempt count. His touchdown run was 9 yards, at 3:40 of the second quarter.Confirmed by NC State Athletics box score; CBS Sports
  • The other NC State touchdowns were Chance Robinson's 12-yard catch from Bailey at 13:47 of the third quarter, and Davion Gause's 2-yard run at 11:00 of the third. Gause's rushing line on the box and on CBS is 12 carries for 24 yards. Tylik Hill rushed 15 times for 60 yards. Tripp Woody made field goals of 31 and 35 yards. Kanoah Vinesett made a 21-yard field goal at 6:55 of the fourth quarter and kicked the NC State extra points. Sports Illustrated spelled the Syracuse kicker Trip Woody. The box, USA Today and CBS print Tripp.Confirmed by NC State Athletics box score; USA Today scoring summary; CBS Sports
  • Team totals that match on the box and on CBS: Syracuse 410 yards, NC State 413; rushing 138 and 202; passing 272 and 211; first downs 24 and 21; penalties 8 for 85 yards and 5 for 55; third down 8 of 17 and 4 of 11. Sports Illustrated printed seven Syracuse penalties and said 275 of NC State's yards came in the second half. Those two figures are not used. The box lists possession at 29:49 for Syracuse and 30:11 for NC State.Confirmed by NC State Athletics box score; CBS Sports

Still unknown

  • Who coached NC State in this game. The box, the game page, Sports Illustrated, USA Today, CBS and Inside Pack Sports do not say. Friday's hiring story is linked below and is not a claim about Saturday's sideline
  • Angeli's completion total. The box and CBS list 27 of 42. Sports Illustrated printed 24 of 42. This file uses 27 of 42
  • Bailey's pass attempts and interceptions. The box lists 15 of 27 with one interception, the Adeleye return. CBS printed 15 of 28, and a CBS team line printed two interceptions. This file uses the box
  • Bailey's rushing attempts. The box lists 9. CBS lists 8. Both list 56 yards. This file does not print an attempt count
  • The failed two-point try after Adeleye's score. The box lists it as a pass, not a rush. USA Today called it a failed rush. CBS described a sack
  • Who caught the 69-yard pass. The box, CBS and USA Today list Davion Dozier. Sports Illustrated named Chance Robinson. This file uses Dozier
  • The weather line. The box says 51 and sunny. USA Today printed 54 and partly cloudy
  • Several drive lengths. The box and CBS do not use the same yardage on every scoring drive. This file does not print drive length
  • Syracuse's penalty count and NC State's second-half yardage in the Sports Illustrated recap. That story says seven penalties and 275 second-half yards. The box says eight penalties for 85 yards and does not print the 275

What happened

In Raleigh, Syracuse beat NC State 34-31 on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026, at Carter-Finley Stadium.

The athletics box marks it final. USA Today's scoring page and the CBS box print the same result. Inside Pack Sports headlines a 34-31 home loss. The stat grid on that Inside Pack page did not load in the copy read for this file, so the player lines below are not from there.

The quarters are 3, 3, 7 and 21 for Syracuse, and 0, 7, 21 and 3 for the Wolfpack. The box puts kickoff at 12:02 p.m. and the end of the game at 3:25 p.m. Attendance is 53,948 on that sheet. Sports Illustrated's recap uses the same crowd figure. The box describes the afternoon as 51 degrees and sunny. USA Today printed 54 degrees and partly cloudy. The weather line in this story is the box.

The sheet lists Syracuse at 5-5, 3-5 in the ACC, and NC State at 4-6, 2-5 in the ACC. CBS's line score also shows 5-5 and 4-6. Sports Illustrated had those overall records the other way around, and USA Today's summary still showed 4-5 and 4-5. The records here are the box.

Saturday's game is separate from Friday's coaching announcement. That hire is the Philip Rivers file. None of the game accounts read here say who stood on the NC State sideline. Last week's home loss is the 41-3 Duke result. Another Triangle final from Saturday is Miami's win over Duke.

How the lead changed

Syracuse led 3-0 on Tripp Woody's 31-yard field goal at 7:44 of the first quarter. CJ Bailey's 9-yard run at 3:40 of the second, with Kanoah Vinesett's kick, put NC State ahead 7-3. Woody's 35-yard kick with 10 seconds left in the half made it 6-7.

The Wolfpack then scored three times in the third quarter. Chance Robinson caught a 12-yard pass from Bailey at 13:47. Davion Gause ran 2 yards at 11:00. Between those and the next NC State score, Tylik Hill ran 13 yards for Syracuse at 7:21, and the score was 13-21. Jayden Scott's 32-yard run at 2:21 made it 13-28. The box prints his name as Jayden "Duke" Scott. Sports Illustrated describes that stretch as three NC State touchdowns and a 28-13 lead. The quarter total for the Wolfpack is 21 points.

The rally

Calvin Russell III caught a 3-yard touchdown pass from Steve Angeli at 12:05 of the fourth quarter. Woody's kick made it 20-28. Vinesett's 21-yard field goal at 6:55 cut the margin to 20-31.

Tunmise Adeleye intercepted Bailey and returned it 18 yards for a touchdown at 5:12. The box play says the catch was at the NC State 18. The two-point try failed, so the score was 26-31. The sheet lists Angeli with two two-point throws and one completion, and with no two-point rushes. USA Today's scoring log called the miss a rush. CBS described a pass that was sacked. This account follows the box and does not describe the tackle.

With 48 seconds left, Angeli found Justus Ross-Simmons for 11 yards. The two-point play was another pass to Ross-Simmons. That made the final 34-31. Sports Illustrated, USA Today and the box all place the go-ahead score on that pass.

Who had the ball

Russell finished with 17 catches for 137 yards and that one touchdown. CBS prints the same 17, 137 and one score. Sports Illustrated also uses 17 receptions. His longest gain on the box is 26 yards. A school-record note in the SI story is not repeated here. Only that story had it.

Angeli's line on the box is 27 of 42 for 272 yards, two touchdowns and no interception. CBS's player line matches. One incomplete throw by Russell makes the team line 27 of 43. Sports Illustrated printed 24 of 42. The figure here is 27 of 42. Umari Hatcher had 4 catches for 81 yards. SI's "four receptions" matches the box and CBS.

Davion Dozier's only catch went for 69 yards. CBS lists one reception for 69, and USA Today's log describes a 69-yard catch by him. Sports Illustrated gave a 69-yard pass to Chance Robinson. Robinson's line is 4 catches for 38 yards, including the 12-yard score. The 69-yard play in this story is Dozier's.

Scott rushed 14 times for 127 yards, with a long of 62, plus the 32-yard score. CBS has the same 14, 127 and 62. Bailey passed for 211 yards and the one touchdown throw. The box has him at 15 of 27 with one interception. CBS printed 15 of 28, and one of its team lines printed two interceptions. His rushing yards are 56 on both sheets. The carry counts are 9 on the box and 8 on CBS, so no attempt total is used here. Gause's 12 carries gained 24 yards, besides the 2-yard score. Hill's 15 carries gained 60.

Sports Illustrated spelled the Syracuse kicker Trip. The box, USA Today and CBS spell it Tripp Woody.

The sheet

Yards match on the box and CBS: 410 for Syracuse and 413 for NC State, with 138 and 202 on the ground and 272 and 211 through the air. First downs are 24 and 21. Penalties are 8 for 85 yards and 5 for 55. Third down is 8 of 17 and 4 of 11. The box gives Syracuse 29 minutes and 49 seconds of possession, and NC State 30 minutes and 11 seconds. Sports Illustrated's seven penalties, and its claim of 275 second-half yards for the Wolfpack, are not the figures on the sheet.

Drive lengths are left out. The box and CBS do not agree on the yardage of every scoring series.

More Triangle sports is on this site. Wake County stories are on the county page. October's home win over California is the 31-10 file.

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Why it matters

NC State's home football game at Carter-Finley Stadium ended 34-31 for Syracuse. The Wolfpack led 28-13 in the third quarter before the late rally. Friday's coaching hire is a separate story and is not treated here as Saturday's sideline.

Updates

  1. Nov 14, 2026, 3:50 PM

    First file. The final, the quarters, the scoring plays, Russell's 17 catches for 137 yards, Adeleye's 18-yard return, Angeli's 27 of 42 for 272 yards, the 53,948 attendance, and the records 5-5 (3-5) and 4-6 (2-5) are the NC State box, checked against CBS, USA Today or Sports Illustrated where those pages agree. SI's reversed records, its 24-of-42 line, its Robinson 69-yard pass, its seven penalties and its Trip Woody spelling are not used. No coach is named for this game. lead is false. onTikTok is false. Text-only.

Sources

  1. Football vs Syracuse on 11/14/2026, box score (Final 34-31; Carter-Finley Stadium, Raleigh; kickoff 12:02 p.m.; end 3:25 p.m.; attendance 53,948; 51 degrees, sunny, NW 11 mph; Syracuse 5-5, 3-5 ACC; NC State 4-6, 2-5 ACC; quarters 3-3-7-21 and 0-7-21-3; Angeli 27-42-272, 2 TD, 0 INT; team passing 27-43-0 because Russell threw one incomplete; Russell III 17 catches, 137 yards, 1 TD, long 26; Hatcher 4 for 81; Ross-Simmons 2 for 16 and the 11-yard score; Dozier 1 for 69; Robinson 4 for 38 and a TD; Scott 14 for 127, long 62, 1 TD; Bailey 15-27-211, 1 TD, 1 INT, 56 rush yards on 9 carries; Gause 12 for 24; Hill 15 for 60; Adeleye 18-yard interception return; Woody field goals from 31 and 35; Vinesett field goal from 21; penalties 8-85 and 5-55; yards 410 and 413; possession 29:49 and 30:11. Text-only. No athletics photo is used.)

    Official sourcePublished by NC State Athletics · Checked Nov 14, 2026, 3:50 PM

  2. Syracuse Orange at NC State Wolfpack game summary (USA Today sports data, read Nov. 14, 2026: FINAL 34-31; Carter-Finley Stadium; quarters 3-3-7-21 and 0-7-21-3; scoring plays match the box, including Woody 31 and 35, Bailey 9-yard run, Robinson 12-yard catch, Gause 2-yard run, Hill 13-yard run, Scott 32-yard run, Russell 3-yard catch, Vinesett 21-yard field goal, Adeleye 18-yard interception return, Ross-Simmons 11-yard catch and the two-point pass. The page still showed both teams at 4-5. It printed 54 degrees and partly cloudy. Its game log describes a 69-yard catch by Davion Dozier. The failed two-point try is labeled a rush on that log. Those four points are not used over the box. Text-only.)

    Third-party sourcePublished by USA Today · Checked Nov 14, 2026, 3:50 PM

  3. Syracuse at NC State box score and play log (CBS Sports gametracker, read Nov. 14, 2026: FINAL 34-31 at Carter-Finley Stadium; line score 5-5 and 4-6; Angeli 27 of 42 for 272 yards, 2 TD, 0 INT; Russell 17 catches, 137 yards, 1 TD; Hatcher 4 for 81; Dozier 1 for 69; Scott 14 for 127, long 62; Hill 15 for 60; Bailey 211 passing yards and 56 rushing yards; team yards 410 and 413; rushing 138 and 202; penalties 8-85 and 5-55; first downs 24 and 21; third down 8 of 17 and 4 of 11. A player line printed Bailey at 15 of 28, and a team line printed two NC State interceptions. Those two figures are not used. The failed two-point play is described as a sacked pass. Text-only.)

    Third-party sourcePublished by CBS Sports · Checked Nov 14, 2026, 3:50 PM

  4. Syracuse scores a late touchdown to come back and defeat NC State 34-31 (Sports Illustrated / All Syracuse, Brad Bierman, read Nov. 14, 2026: 34-31 at Carter Finley Stadium; announced crowd 53,948; NC State led 28-13 after three third-quarter touchdowns; Russell 17 catches; Adeleye 18-yard interception return; late touchdown pass to Justus Ross-Simmons; Angeli two scores and 272 yards. The recap prints Angeli 24 of 42, Syracuse 4-6 and NC State 5-5, Trip Woody, a 69-yard pass to Chance Robinson, seven penalties, and 275 second-half yards for NC State. Those figures are not used. The lede's "Steve Angel's" is not the spelling in the body or on the box. Text-only. No SI photo is used.)

    Third-party sourcePublished by Sports Illustrated · Checked Nov 14, 2026, 3:50 PM

  5. BOX SCORE: Syracuse 34, NC State 31 (Inside Pack Sports, James Henderson, Nov. 14, 2026: headline and deck call it NC State's 34-31 home loss. The stat table did not render in the copy read here, so no player line is taken from this page. Text-only. No photo is used.)

    Third-party sourcePublished by Inside Pack Sports · Checked Nov 14, 2026, 3:50 PM

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