# NC State Hangs 73 on Richmond

> A week after losing to Virginia, NC State ran for eight touchdowns and put up numbers the program has not seen since 1936.
- Title: NC State Hangs 73 on Richmond | Shortify
- Summary: A week after losing to Virginia, NC State ran for eight touchdowns and put up numbers the program has not seen since 1936. NC State needed more than a win…
- Keywords: college football, nc state, acc, running backs, cj bailey, sports, State, Hangs, Richmond, North Carolina State Wolfpack On SI
- Source: North Carolina State Wolfpack On SI — https://si.com/college/ncstate/football/nc-state-ground-game-comes-alive-in-win-over-richmond
- Published: 2026-09-12T05:18:49+00:00
- Read time: 2 min
- Topics: college football, nc state, acc, running backs, cj bailey, sports
## First drive set the tone
Duke Scott broke a 43-yard handoff up the middle into Richmond territory, doubling his Week 0 output on one play. Davion Gause finished the drive with a 19-yard run.
## Scott got loose again
On the next possession Scott ripped off a 65-yard touchdown run. He had 115 rushing yards and two scores before the game stopped.

> Duke Scott Got Loose
## First since 2019
The ESPN broadcast noted Scott became the first ACC player with 100-plus rushing yards and two touchdowns since 2019. The ground game was so good that CJ Bailey threw just seven passes before the delay.
## Defense flipped it back
After a 90-minute lightning delay, NC State reset the game by forcing Richmond quarterback Ashten Snelsire into an interception to Jackson Vick.
## Keenan Jackson's 42 yards
Bailey hit Keenan Jackson for 42 yards on the drive after the pick, putting the Wolfpack into scoring range two plays from the end zone.
## Will Wilson, goal-line weapon
Wilson punched in a 1-yard keeper, then scored again with 28 seconds left in the half. Kurt Roper clearly trusts him inside the five, and that package should pay off all season.

> Mr. Automatic
## Bailey's half-night of work
Bailey threw a 15-yard touchdown to tight end Preston Douglas, then was done after two quarters: 13-of-17 for 281 yards, a passing score, and 25 rushing yards with another touchdown.
## Wilson took the second half
Bailey's rushing score came on the last play before the weather stoppage. Wilson started the third quarter and added his third rushing touchdown with 9:06 to go in it.
## A shutout built on punts
The Wolfpack defense forced five Richmond punts, a fumble, and an interception in the first half alone, and never allowed a point all night.
## Records nobody alive saw set
The 73 points are the most for NC State since 1936. The 734 total yards and eight rushing touchdowns are school records, and the 10 total touchdowns are the most since 1919.
## Why it mattered
Beating an FCS team was not the assignment after the Week 0 loss to Virginia. The 73-0 margin does not win the ACC, but it gives the Wolfpack real confidence before Vanderbilt on Sept. 19.

> Simply winning against Richmond wasn't going to be good enough.
## Key takeaway

NC State needed more than a win over an FCS team, and the run game delivered a 73-0 statement heading into Vanderbilt.