NC State squares off against Appalachian State in Week 4

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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.