Memphis vs. North Carolina St - News - December 19, 2025 | FOX Sports

GASPARILLA BOWL

8-5

8-5

7

FINAL

31

8-5

North Carolina St

8-5

RECAP

BOX SCORE

GAME STATS

PLAY-BY-PLAY

ODDS

NEWS

Brendon Lewis - Struggles in Gasparilla Bowl Lewis completed 14 of 25 passes for 106 yards, one touchdown and one interception during Friday's 31-7 loss to North Carolina State. He also had 11 rushes for 51 yards.

Impact Lewis was held to under 200 total yards for just the second time this season as the Tigers were routed by the Wolfpack in the Gasparilla Bowl. Despite a tough finale, Lewis logged a productive season after transferring in from Nevada, closing with 2,673 yards (253-of-368), 16 touchdowns and seven interceptions, adding on 664 yards and nine touchdowns with his legs.

DECEMBER 20, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Jayden Scott - Posts 100-yard game Scott notched 19 rushes for 108 yards and reeled in 0 of 2 targets for zero yards during Friday's 31-7 victory against Memphis.

Impact Scott posted his second career game with 100+ rushing yards as the Wolfpack took down the Tigers in the Gasparilla Bowl. The 5-foot-10 redshirt freshman will finish his first season as a key piece of NC State's offense with 595 yards and four touchdowns on 106 carries (5.6 YPA). Scott was also a weapon in the receiving game, hauling in 15 receptions for 132 yards through the air. Scott and the Wolfpack will look to build off of a productive 2025-26 season this offseason.

DECEMBER 20, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Teddy Hoffmann - Records touchdown Hoffmann gathered in 1 of 2 targets for 40 yards and one touchdown during Friday's 31-7 victory versus Memphis.

Impact Hoffman finished 2025 strong with three touchdowns across his last six games. He recorded a reception each game and logged 14 catches for 241 yards. Overall, Hoffman began his collegiate career promisingly, with 25 total receptions for 349 yards and three touchdowns.

DECEMBER 20, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Wesley Grimes - Another receiving touchdown Grimes caught 3 of 6 targets for 48 yards and one touchdown during Friday's 31-7 victory against Memphis.

Impact In each of North Carolina State's last two games, Grimes logged a touchdown, allowing him to finish 2025 with several TDs. Along with the wide receiver's three touchdowns, he also logged 29 receptions (on 50 targets) for 430 yards, all of them career highs.

DECEMBER 20, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

CJ Bailey - Productive in rout Bailey completed 14 of 25 passes for 221 yards and two touchdowns during Friday's 31-7 win over Memphis. He also had seven rushes for zero yards with one touchdown.

Impact Bailey closed out the 2025-26 season with a three-touchdown game, leading the Wolfpack to a rout of the Tigers in the Gasparilla Bowl. The 6-foot-6 sophomore closed out the season with 3,105 yards (273-of-397), 25 touchdowns and nine interceptions, adding on 215 yards and six scores with his legs. Bailey has shown massive improvement on his freshman season, and he looks to be a cemented in starter at the power-five level.

DECEMBER 20, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Will Wilson - Logs rushing touchdown Wilson logged four rushing attempts for one yard and a touchdown during Friday's 31-7 win over Memphis.

Impact To cap off North Carolina State's 2025 season, the team used Wilson as a goal-line rusher, an opportunity he used to record seven touchdowns across his last four games. They ensured that the quarterback would finish his first year with 10 TDs, logged on 43 rushing attempts for 146 yards. As a quarterback, Wilson completed three of five passes for 16 yards and one interception.

DECEMBER 20, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Sutton Smith - DNP for bowl game Smith (undisclosed) did not play during Friday's 31-7 loss to North Carolina State.

Impact Memphis' bowl game is the lone matchup Smith did not play during 2025. The running back broke out this year with career highs of rushing attempts (102), rushing yards (669), all-purpose yards (778) and touchdowns (seven).

DECEMBER 20, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

North Carolina State Wolfpack

STANDINGS

AMERICAN

ATLANTIC COAST

AMERICAN		W-L	CONF	STRK
1	North Texas	12-2	7-1	W1
2	Navy	11-2	7-1	W4
3	Tulane	11-3	7-1	L1
4	South Florida	9-4	6-2	L1
5	East Carolina	9-4	6-2	W2
6	Memphis	8-5	4-4	L4
7	UTSA	7-6	4-4	W1
8	Army	7-6	4-4	W1
9	Temple	5-7	3-5	L4
10	Florida Atlantic	4-8	3-5	L3
11	Rice	5-8	2-6	L3
12	UAB	4-8	2-6	W1
13	Tulsa	4-8	1-7	L1
14	Charlotte	1-11	0-8	L9

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EVENT INFO

Raymond James Stadium

Raymond James Stadium

Tampa, FL

Dec 19, 2025

13,336

3 Hours 23 Minutes