NC State vs Kansas State, Pop-Tarts Bowl · 2023

199–4VSFINAL289–4
Thu, Dec 28, 2023Camping World StadiumOrlando, FL

HOW IT WENT

Pop-Tarts Bowl · 2023
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NC State0109019
Kansas State7140728

PLAY-BY-PLAY

173 plays
Q4NC State1 play · 0 yds · 0:15 · Interception19–28
  1. 2:331st & 10 at NCSU 34Brennan Armstrong pass intercepted Jacob Parrish return for 3 yds to the NCSU 41
  2. 2:422nd & 8 at KSU 35Chris Tennant kickoff for 57 yds , Keyon Lesane return for 26 yds to the NCSU 34
Q4NC State3 plays · 6 yds · 1:08 · Punt19–21
  1. 10:124th & 4 at NCSU 21Caden Noonkester punt for 41 yds , Seth Porter returns for no gain to the KSU 21 Kansas State Penalty, Illegal Block (10 Yards) to the KSU 28
  2. 10:313rd & 4 at NCSU 21Brennan Armstrong pass incomplete
  3. 10:552nd & 10 at NCSU 15Kendrick Raphael run for 6 yds to the NCSU 21
  4. 11:161st & 10 at NCSU 15Brennan Armstrong pass incomplete
Q4Kansas State5 plays · 12 yds · 2:43 · Punt19–21
  1. 11:204th & 12 at KSU 43Jack Blumer punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Jalen Coit at the NCSU 15
  2. 11:273rd & 12 at KSU 43Avery Johnson pass incomplete
  3. 11:352nd & 15 at KSU 40DJ Giddens run for 3 yds to the KSU 43
  4. 12:111st & 15 at KSU 40Avery Johnson pass incomplete
  5. 12:211st & 10 at KSU 45Kansas State Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the KSU 40
  6. 13:002nd & 11 at KSU 30Avery Johnson pass complete to Seth Porter for 15 yds to the KSU 45 for a 1ST down
  7. 13:341st & 10 at KSU 31DJ Giddens run for a loss of 1 yard to the KSU 30
Q4Kansas State6 plays · 34 yds · 2:33 · End of 4th Quarter19–28
  1. 0:00End of 4th Quarter
  2. 0:001st & Goal at NCSU 6TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the NCSU 7
  3. 0:554th & 3 at NCSU 14Timeout Kansas State, clock 00:55
  4. 1:163rd & 5 at NCSU 16Avery Johnson run for 2 yds to the NCSU 14
  5. 1:433rd & 5 at NCSU 16Timeout NC State, clock 01:43
  6. 1:432nd & 8 at NCSU 19DJ Giddens run for 3 yds to the NCSU 16
  7. 1:482nd & 8 at NCSU 19Timeout NC State, clock 01:48
  8. 1:481st & 10 at NCSU 21DJ Giddens run for 2 yds to the NCSU 19
  9. 2:001st & 10 at NCSU 41DJ Giddens run for 20 yds to the NCSU 21 for a 1ST down
  10. 0:204th & 3 at NCSU 14Avery Johnson run for 8 yds to the NCSU 6 for a 1ST down
Q4Kansas State15 plays · 72 yds · 7:24 · Touchdown19–21
  1. 2:542nd & 8 at NCSU 11Timeout NC State, clock 02:54
  2. 3:451st & 10 at NCSU 30DJ Giddens run for 8 yds to the NCSU 22
  3. 6:532nd & 3 at KSU 48Avery Johnson pass incomplete
  4. 7:151st & 10 at KSU 41Jadon Jackson run for 7 yds to the KSU 48
  5. 7:543rd & 13 at KSU 25Avery Johnson pass complete to Keagan Johnson for 16 yds to the KSU 41 for a 1ST down
  6. 8:482nd & 13 at KSU 25La'James White run for no gain to the KSU 25
  7. 9:302nd & 8 at KSU 30Kansas State Penalty, False Start (KT Leveston) to the KSU 25
  8. 9:431st & 10 at KSU 28DJ Giddens run for 2 yds to the KSU 30
  9. 2:482nd & 8 at NCSU 11Jayce Brown 11 Yd pass from Avery Johnson (Chris Tennant Kick)
  10. 3:001st & 10 at NCSU 13DJ Giddens run for 2 yds to the NCSU 11
  11. 3:154th & 1 at NCSU 21DJ Giddens run for 8 yds to the NCSU 13 for a 1ST down
  12. 3:303rd & 1 at NCSU 21Avery Johnson pass incomplete
  13. 3:402nd & 2 at NCSU 22DJ Giddens run for 1 yd to the NCSU 21
  14. 4:153rd & 6 at NCSU 37NC State Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (7 Yards) to the NCSU 30 for a 1ST down
  15. 4:452nd & 6 at NCSU 37Avery Johnson pass incomplete
  16. 5:201st & 10 at NCSU 41DJ Giddens run for 4 yds to the NCSU 37
  17. 6:003rd & 10 at KSU 41Avery Johnson run for 18 yds to the NCSU 41 for a 1ST down
  18. 6:503rd & 3 at KSU 48Avery Johnson pass complete to Jadon Jackson for 3 yds to the NCSU 49 Kansas State Penalty, Offensive Holding (-10 Yards) to the KSU 41
Q3NC State3 plays · 8 yds · 1:26 · Punt19–21
  1. 14:034th & 2 at NCSU 29Caden Noonkester punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Seth Porter at the KSU 31
  2. 14:103rd & 2 at NCSU 29Brennan Armstrong pass incomplete
  3. 14:352nd & 6 at NCSU 25Brennan Armstrong run for 4 yds to the NCSU 29
  4. 0:00End of 3rd Quarter
  5. 0:001st & 10 at NCSU 21Delbert Mimms III run for 4 yds to the NCSU 25
Q3Kansas State4 plays · 27 yds · 1:21 · Punt19–21
  1. 0:294th & 5 at NCSU 48Jack Blumer punt for 27 yds, fair catch by Jalen Coit at the NCSU 21
  2. 0:353rd & 5 at NCSU 48Avery Johnson pass incomplete
  3. 0:452nd & 5 at NCSU 48Avery Johnson pass incomplete to Jadon Jackson
  4. 1:001st & 10 at KSU 47Avery Johnson pass complete to Jadon Jackson for 5 yds to the NCSU 48
  5. 1:221st & 10 at KSU 25Avery Johnson pass complete to Jayce Brown for 22 yds to the KSU 47 for a 1ST down
  6. 1:504th & 6 at NCSU 35Collin Smith kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q3NC State7 plays · 75 yds · 4:03 · Touchdown19–21
  1. 1:504th & 6 at NCSU 40Trent Pennix 60 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed)
  2. 2:053rd & 8 at NCSU 38Brennan Armstrong run for 2 yds to the NCSU 40
  3. 3:202nd & 7 at NCSU 39Delbert Mimms III run for a loss of 1 yard to the NCSU 38
  4. 3:451st & 10 at NCSU 36Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Kevin Concepcion for 3 yds to the NCSU 39
  5. 4:153rd & 6 at NCSU 29Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Julian Gray for 7 yds to the NCSU 36 for a 1ST down
  6. 4:302nd & 4 at NCSU 31Brennan Armstrong run for a loss of 2 yards to the NCSU 29
  7. 4:351st & 10 at NCSU 25Kevin Concepcion run for 6 yds to the NCSU 31
Q3Kansas State3 plays · -1 yds · 0:53 · Punt13–21
  1. 5:534th & 11 at KSU 33Jack Blumer punt for 42 yds, fair catch by Jalen Coit at the NCSU 25
  2. 6:033rd & 11 at KSU 33Avery Johnson pass incomplete
  3. 6:152nd & 11 at KSU 33Avery Johnson pass incomplete
  4. 6:231st & 10 at KSU 34DJ Giddens run for a loss of 1 yard to the KSU 33
Q3NC State7 plays · 43 yds · 3:04 · Missed FG13–21
  1. 6:464th & 5 at KSU 34Brayden Narveson 52 yd FG MISSED
  2. 6:553rd & 5 at KSU 34Brennan Armstrong pass incomplete
  3. 6:582nd & 10 at KSU 39Kendrick Raphael run for 5 yds to the KSU 34
  4. 7:001st & 10 at KSU 39Brennan Armstrong pass incomplete
  5. 7:203rd & 12 at NCSU 21Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Kevin Concepcion for 40 yds to the KSU 39 for a 1ST down
  6. 8:452nd & 12 at NCSU 21Brennan Armstrong run for no gain to the NCSU 21
  7. 9:421st & 10 at NCSU 23TEAM run for no gain to the NCSU 21 TEAM fumbled, recovered by NCSU Demarcus Jones II Demarcus Jones II run for a loss of 2 yards to the NCSU 21
Q3Kansas State6 plays · 22 yds · 3:01 · Punt13–21
  1. 9:504th & 3 at KSU 47Jack Blumer punt for 30 yds, fair catch by Jalen Coit at the NCSU 23
  2. 10:033rd & 14 at KSU 36DJ Giddens run for 11 yds to the KSU 47
  3. 12:514th & 4 at NCSU 35Collin Smith kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
  4. 11:052nd & 14 at KSU 36Avery Johnson pass incomplete
  5. 11:321st & 10 at KSU 40DJ Giddens run for a loss of 4 yards to the KSU 36
  6. 11:453rd & 7 at KSU 28Avery Johnson run for 12 yds to the KSU 40 for a 1ST down
  7. 12:302nd & 11 at KSU 24DJ Giddens run for 4 yds to the KSU 28
  8. 12:301st & 10 at KSU 25DJ Giddens run for a loss of 1 yard to the KSU 24
Q3NC State6 plays · 44 yds · 2:09 · Field Goal13–21
  1. 12:514th & 4 at KSU 31Brayden Narveson 49 Yd Field Goal
  2. 12:583rd & 7 at KSU 34Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Kevin Concepcion for 3 yds to the KSU 31
  3. 13:202nd & 7 at KSU 34Brennan Armstrong pass incomplete
  4. 13:301st & 10 at KSU 37Kendrick Raphael run for 3 yds to the KSU 34
  5. 13:402nd & 10 at NCSU 25Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Dacari Collins for 38 yds to the KSU 37 for a 1ST down
  6. 14:301st & 10 at NCSU 25Kevin Concepcion pass incomplete
  7. 15:001st & 10 at KSU 35Chris Tennant kickoff for 40 yds fair catch by Julian Gray at the NCSU 9
Q2NC State8 plays · 57 yds · 0:55 · End of Half10–21
  1. 0:00End of 2nd Quarter
  2. 0:002nd & Goal at KSU 8Brayden Narveson 26 Yd Field Goal
  3. 0:051st & Goal at KSU 8Brennan Armstrong pass incomplete
  4. 0:082nd & 6 at KSU 24Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Kevin Concepcion for 16 yds to the KSU 8 for a 1ST down
  5. 0:081st & Goal at KSU 8Timeout NC State, clock 00:08
  6. 0:152nd & 4 at KSU 34Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Dacari Collins for 6 yds to the KSU 28 for a 1ST down
  7. 0:221st & 10 at KSU 40Kendrick Raphael run for 6 yds to the KSU 34
  8. 0:251st & 10 at KSU 40Timeout NC State, clock 00:25
  9. 0:251st & 15 at NCSU 45Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Kendrick Raphael for 15 yds to the KSU 40 for a 1ST down
  10. 0:301st & 10 at NCSU 50NC State Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the NCSU 45
  11. 0:352nd & 10 at NCSU 35Kansas State Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (Jacob Parrish) to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
  12. 0:401st & 10 at NCSU 35Brennan Armstrong pass incomplete
  13. 0:121st & 10 at KSU 28Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Kevin Concepcion for 4 yds to the KSU 24
  14. 0:552nd & 10 at KSU 35Chris Tennant kickoff
Q2Kansas State10 plays · 75 yds · 2:27 · Touchdown7–14
  1. 1:001st & 10 at NCSU 19Avery Johnson pass incomplete
  2. 1:251st & 10 at NCSU 34Avery Johnson pass complete to Jayce Brown for 4 yds to the NCSU 30
  3. 1:301st & 10 at NCSU 44Avery Johnson pass complete to Jayce Brown for 10 yds to the NCSU 34 for a 1ST down
  4. 2:552nd & 5 at KSU 44Avery Johnson pass incomplete
  5. 3:051st & 10 at KSU 39DJ Giddens run for 5 yds to the KSU 44
  6. 3:102nd & 3 at KSU 32DJ Giddens run for 7 yds to the KSU 39 for a 1ST down
  7. 3:151st & 10 at KSU 25Avery Johnson pass complete to Garrett Oakley for 7 yds to the KSU 32
  8. 0:552nd & 10 at NCSU 19Avery Johnson 19 Yd Run (Chris Tennant Kick)
  9. 1:152nd & 6 at NCSU 30DJ Giddens run for 11 yds to the NCSU 19 for a 1ST down
  10. 1:351st & 10 at NCSU 44Timeout NC State, clock 01:35
  11. 1:353rd & 5 at KSU 44Avery Johnson run for 12 yds to the NCSU 44 for a 1ST down
  12. 1:423rd & 5 at KSU 44Timeout Kansas State, clock 01:42
  13. 3:222nd & 2 at NCSU 35Collin Smith kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
Q2NC State9 plays · 76 yds · 4:07 · Touchdown0–14
  1. 3:451st & 10 at KSU 39Kevin Concepcion run for 8 yds to the KSU 31
  2. 4:003rd & 10 at NCSU 49Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Kendrick Raphael for 12 yds to the KSU 39 for a 1ST down
  3. 4:452nd & 10 at NCSU 49Brennan Armstrong pass incomplete
  4. 5:351st & 10 at NCSU 49Brennan Armstrong pass incomplete
  5. 5:451st & 10 at NCSU 38Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Trent Pennix for 11 yds to the NCSU 49 for a 1ST down
  6. 6:203rd & 1 at NCSU 33Delbert Mimms III run for 5 yds to the NCSU 38 for a 1ST down
  7. 6:452nd & 7 at NCSU 27Brennan Armstrong run for 6 yds to the NCSU 33
  8. 7:151st & 10 at NCSU 24Brennan Armstrong run for 3 yds to the NCSU 27
  9. 3:222nd & 2 at KSU 31Brennan Armstrong 31 Yd Run (Brayden Narveson Kick)
  10. 7:291st & 10 at KSU 35Chris Tennant kickoff for 60 yds , Julian Gray return for 19 yds to the NCSU 24
Q2Kansas State9 plays · 90 yds · 4:49 · Touchdown0–7
  1. 8:301st & 10 at NCSU 41DJ Giddens run for 9 yds to the NCSU 32
  2. 9:204th & 5 at KSU 29Jack Blumer run for 30 yds to the NCSU 41 for a 1ST down
  3. 10:003rd & 5 at KSU 29Avery Johnson pass incomplete
  4. 10:302nd & 10 at KSU 24Avery Johnson pass complete to Jayce Brown for 5 yds to the KSU 29
  5. 11:001st & 10 at KSU 24Avery Johnson run for no gain to the KSU 24
  6. 11:302nd & 6 at KSU 14Avery Johnson pass complete to Keagan Johnson for 10 yds to the KSU 24 for a 1ST down
  7. 11:451st & 10 at KSU 10DJ Giddens run for 4 yds to the KSU 14
  8. 7:292nd & 1 at NCSU 32Avery Johnson pass complete to Garrett Oakley for 28 yds to the NCSU 4 for a 1ST down
  9. 7:291st & Goal at NCSU 4DJ Giddens 4 Yd Run (Chris Tennant Kick)
Q1NC State13 plays · 64 yds · 7:11 · Downs0–7
  1. 13:003rd & 3 at KSU 12Brennan Armstrong run for 2 yds to the KSU 10
  2. 13:302nd & 5 at KSU 14Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Kevin Concepcion for 2 yds to the KSU 12
  3. 14:001st & 10 at KSU 19Brennan Armstrong run for 5 yds to the KSU 14
  4. 14:403rd & 7 at KSU 33Brennan Armstrong run for 14 yds to the KSU 19 for a 1ST down
  5. 12:184th & 1 at KSU 10Brennan Armstrong run for no gain to the KSU 10
  6. 0:00End of 1st Quarter
  7. 0:002nd & 5 at KSU 31Brennan Armstrong sacked by Jacob Parrish and Chiddi Obiazor for a loss of 2 yards to the KSU 33
  8. 1:303rd & 1 at KSU 44Brennan Armstrong run for 8 yds to the KSU 36 for a 1ST down
  9. 2:101st & 10 at NCSU 47Kevin Concepcion run for 9 yds to the KSU 44
  10. 0:451st & 10 at KSU 36Delbert Mimms III run for 5 yds to the KSU 31
  11. 2:002nd & 1 at KSU 44Brennan Armstrong pass incomplete
  12. 2:283rd & 8 at NCSU 28Brennan Armstrong run for 19 yds to the NCSU 47 for a 1ST down
  13. 3:192nd & 7 at NCSU 29Kendrick Raphael run for a loss of 1 yard to the NCSU 28
  14. 3:581st & 10 at NCSU 26Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Kendrick Raphael for 3 yds to the NCSU 29
Q1Kansas State4 plays · 12 yds · 1:52 · Punt0–7
  1. 4:294th & 8 at KSU 28Jack Blumer punt for 46 yds, fair catch by Jalen Coit at the NCSU 26
  2. 4:353rd & 8 at KSU 28Avery Johnson pass incomplete
  3. 4:452nd & 10 at KSU 26DJ Giddens run for 2 yds to the KSU 28
  4. 5:301st & 10 at KSU 26Avery Johnson pass incomplete
  5. 6:001st & 10 at KSU 16DJ Giddens run for 10 yds to the KSU 26 for a 1ST down
Q1NC State4 plays · 16 yds · 1:44 · Fumble0–7
  1. 6:214th & 9 at NCSU 30Caden Noonkester punt for 44 yds , Seth Porter returns for no gain to the KSU 16 Seth Porter fumbled, recovered by KSU Erik Pizarro Kansas State Penalty, Illegal Block (Jacob Parrish) to the KSU 16
  2. 6:333rd & 9 at NCSU 30Brennan Armstrong pass incomplete
  3. 7:052nd & 10 at NCSU 29Kendrick Raphael run for 1 yd to the NCSU 30
  4. 7:201st & 10 at NCSU 29Brennan Armstrong pass incomplete to Keyon Lesane
  5. 7:471st & 10 at NCSU 14Brennan Armstrong run for 15 yds to the NCSU 29 for a 1ST down
Q1Kansas State3 plays · 4 yds · 1:26 · Punt0–7
  1. 8:054th & 6 at KSU 43Jack Blumer punt for 43 yds, fair catch by Jalen Coit at the NCSU 14
  2. 8:123rd & 6 at KSU 43Avery Johnson pass incomplete to Seth Porter
  3. 8:292nd & 11 at KSU 38Avery Johnson pass complete to Keagan Johnson for 5 yds to the KSU 43
  4. 9:031st & 10 at KSU 39Keagan Johnson run for a loss of 1 yard to the KSU 38
Q1NC State4 plays · 15 yds · 3:04 · Punt0–7
  1. 9:314th & 10 at NCSU 23Caden Noonkester punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Sterling Lockett at the KSU 39
  2. 10:003rd & 14 at NCSU 19Brennan Armstrong pass complete to Kevin Concepcion for 4 yds to the NCSU 23
  3. 10:303rd & 9 at NCSU 24NC State Penalty, False Start (Dylan McMahon) to the NCSU 19
  4. 10:502nd & 10 at NCSU 23Brennan Armstrong run for 1 yd to the NCSU 24
  5. 11:251st & 10 at NCSU 23Kendrick Raphael run for no gain to the NCSU 23
  6. 12:001st & 10 at NCSU 8Brennan Armstrong run for 15 yds to the NCSU 23 for a 1ST down
  7. 12:354th & 5 at KSU 35Chris Tennant kickoff for 61 yds , Julian Gray return for 4 yds to the NCSU 8
Q1Kansas State6 plays · 75 yds · 2:25 · Touchdown0–7
  1. 12:354th & 5 at NCSU 37DJ Giddens 37 Yd pass from Avery Johnson (Chris Tennant Kick)
  2. 12:523rd & 5 at NCSU 37DJ Giddens run for no gain to the NCSU 37
  3. 13:252nd & 5 at NCSU 37Avery Johnson pass incomplete
  4. 13:331st & 10 at NCSU 42DJ Giddens run for 5 yds to the NCSU 37
  5. 14:061st & 10 at KSU 45DJ Giddens run for 13 yds to the NCSU 42 for a 1ST down
  6. 14:341st & 10 at KSU 25DJ Giddens run for 20 yds to the KSU 45 for a 1ST down
  7. 15:001st & 10 at NCSU 35Collin Smith kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback

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