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09/20 14:43 CDT NC State squares off against Appalachian State in Week 4
NC State squares off against Appalachian State in Week 4
By The Associated Press
Appalachian State (3-0) at NC State (1-2), Sept. 26 at 7:30 p.m. EDT.
Opening Line: NC State by 13.5. Against the spread: NC State 1-2, Appalachian
State 2-1.
How to watch: ESPNU
Key stats
NC State Offense
Overall: 449.3 yards per game (45th in FBS)
Passing: 226.0 yards per game (71st)
Rushing: 223.3 yards per game (28th)
Scoring: 37.3 points per game (46th)
NC State Defense
Overall: 310.7 yards per game (57th in FBS)
Passing: 169.3 yards per game (35th)
Rushing: 141.3 yards per game (85th)
Scoring: 23.0 points per game (74th)
Appalachian State Offense
Overall: 492.7 yards per game (22nd in FBS)
Passing: 320.0 yards per game (14th)
Rushing: 172.7 yards per game (60th)
Scoring: 36.0 points per game (49th)
Appalachian State Defense
Overall: 304.7 yards per game (51st in FBS)
Passing: 213.0 yards per game (79th)
Rushing: 91.7 yards per game (26th)
Scoring: 16.0 points per game (31st)
Both teams perform well defensively on third down. NC State is 17th in the FBS,
allowing opponents to convert 25.6% of the time. Appalachian State ranks 9th,
allowing a 23.1% third down conversion rate.
NC State is 86th in the FBS with a -1 turnover margin, compared to Appalachian
State's 23rd-ranked +3 margin.
Appalachian State is 110th in the FBS averaging 69.3 penalty yards per game,
compared to NC State's 21st-ranked 39.0 per-game average.
Appalachian State ranks 12th in the FBS with an average time of possession of
34:14.
Team leaders
NC State
Passing: C.J. Bailey, 640 yards, 4 TDs, 2 INTs, 64.9 completion percentage
Rushing: Jayden Scott, 198 yards on 32 carries, 2 TDs
Receiving: Keenan Jackson, 231 yards on 15 catches, 3 TDs
Appalachian State
Passing: Malachi Singleton, 889 yards, 5 TDs, 1 INT, 74.5 completion percentage
Rushing: Jaquari Lewis, 188 yards on 39 carries, 3 TDs
Receiving: Sam Pickett III, 229 yards on 15 catches, 2 TDs
Last game
NC State lost 35-31 to Vanderbilt on Sept. 19. Bailey threw for 275 yards on
25-of-37 attempts (67.6%) with three touchdowns and one interception. He also
carried the ball nine times for 35 yards. Scott had 50 rushing yards on 16
carries, adding one reception for 13 yards. Jackson had nine receptions for 102
yards and three touchdowns.
Appalachian State won 26-21 over Charlotte on Sept. 19. Singleton led
Appalachian State with 331 yards on 28-of-42 passing (66.7%) for two touchdowns
and one interception. Lewis had 46 rushing yards on 11 carries and one
touchdown, adding one reception for one yard. Chris Lofton had six receptions
for 90 yards and one touchdown.
Next game
NC State hosts No. 16 Louisville on Oct. 3. Appalachian State hosts Old
Dominion on Oct. 10.
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