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GAME 8<br />
<strong>NC</strong> State 41, 3 Clemson 56<br />
Oct. 31, 2015 • Raleigh, N.C. • Carter-Finley Stadium • ABC<br />
2015 <strong>NC</strong> <strong>STATE</strong> <strong>FOOTBALL</strong> <strong>BOWL</strong> <strong>GUIDE</strong> / GAME REVIEWS<br />
Scoring Summary 1 2 3 4 F<br />
Clemson 16 10 21 9 56<br />
<strong>NC</strong> State 13 7 7 14 41<br />
TE David Grinnage had seven grabs, including a 14-yard touchdown reception versus No. 3 Clemson.<br />
RALEIGH, N.C. - The <strong>NC</strong> State football team racked up 41 points<br />
against No. 3 Clemson, but eventually fell in the offensive-shootout,<br />
56-41. The Wolfpack’s 41 points were the most Clemson has allowed<br />
all year, and the game’s overall 96 points tied the most ever in a<br />
game at Carter-Finley Stadium. <strong>NC</strong> State’s special teams had another<br />
strong outing. Nyheim Hines scored on a 100-yard kickoff return, A.J.<br />
Cole notched a stellar performance with a season-high average of<br />
50.6 yard per punt, while the field goal unit blocked two extra point<br />
attempts.<br />
After the opening kickoff, the game exploded for four scores in less<br />
than five minutes. <strong>NC</strong> State opened the contest with a six-play, 75-<br />
yard drive. Facing a fourth-down situation Jacoby Brissett scrambled<br />
out of the pocket and dashed into the left corner of the end zone. It<br />
only took 1:26 for Clemson to respond, as Deshaun Watson scored<br />
on a 24-yard run. On the ensuing kickoff, Hines returned the ball 100<br />
yards for the score --tying the third longest play in school history.<br />
The madness continued as the Tigers scored again 25 seconds later.<br />
Watson found Hunter Renfrow on a 57-yard pass for the score.<br />
Both teams had an extra point blocked in the early sequence as the<br />
score was knotted at 13-13 with 10:27 remaining in the first quarter.<br />
<strong>NC</strong> State’s defense came alive on Clemson’s next two possessions,<br />
and limited the Tigers to a pair of field goals. On the Pack’s sixth drive<br />
of the half, Samuels caught a pass and galloped down the sideline for<br />
a 40-yard score to give <strong>NC</strong> State a, 20-19, advantage. With less than<br />
a minute remaining in the half, Clemson found the end zone again to<br />
enter halftime, leading, 26-20.<br />
After the intermission, the teams continued the back-and-forward<br />
battle. Clemson struck first with a methodic 11-yard 84-play drive. <strong>NC</strong><br />
State responded behind Jaylen Samuels’s 66 yard run. On the next<br />
drive, Clemson scored again, as Watson found Deon Cain on a 40-<br />
yard touchdown pass. With a minute remaining in the third quarter,<br />
Clemson added another score for Watson’s fourth touchdown pass of<br />
the day. Clemson entered the third quarter with a 47-27 lead. In the<br />
fourth, the Wolfpack clawed its way back into the contest and pulled<br />
within eight points after a pair of touchdowns. However a Clemson<br />
field goal with 5:47 to go and a stalled offensive drive would be<br />
enough for Clemson to win 56-41 and improve to a perfect, 8-0 on<br />
the season.<br />
1st Quarter<br />
12:37 ST - J. Brissett, 13 yd run (K. Bambard, kick blockd)<br />
11:16 CU - D. Watson 24 yd run (G. Huegel kick)<br />
11:04 ST - N. Hines 100 yd kickoff return (K. Bambard kick)<br />
10:27 CU -H. Renfrow 57 yd pass from D. Watson (G. Huegel kick blkd)<br />
3:29 CU - G. Huegel 29 yd field goal<br />
2nd Quarter<br />
11:50 CU - G. Huegel 41 yd field goal<br />
5:46 ST - J. Samuels, 40 yd pass from J. Brissett, (K. Bambard, kick)<br />
0:40 CU - W. Peake 42 yd pass from D. Watson (G. Huegel kick)<br />
3rd Quarter<br />
8:07 CU - C. Gallman 3 yd run (Huegel kick)<br />
7:13 ST - J. Samuels, 1 yd run (K. Bambard, kick)<br />
4:39 CU - D. Cain 40 yd pass from D. Watson (G. Huegel kick)<br />
1:00 CU - Z. Brooks 35 yd pass from D. Watson (G. Huegel kick)<br />
4th Quarter<br />
11:45 ST - D. Grinnage, 14 yd pass from J. Brissett, (K. Bambard, kick)<br />
11:12 CU - R. McCloud 36 yd pass from D. Watson (G. Huegel kick<br />
blockd)<br />
10:58 ST - J. Alston, 28 yd pass from J. Brissett, (K. Bambard, kick)<br />
5:52 CU - G. Huegel 22 yd field goal<br />
Team Statistics CU ST<br />
First Downs 27 18<br />
Rush Att. –Net Yards 50-240 27-135<br />
Passing-C-A-Int. 23-30-0 24-41-0<br />
Net Passing Yards 383 254<br />
Offensive Plays 80 68<br />
Total Offense 623 389<br />
Fumbles-Lost 3-1 1-1<br />
Penalties-Yards 6-39 4-40<br />
Punts-Average 4-34.0 5-50.6<br />
3rd Down Conversion 8-of-15 4-of-15<br />
Time of Possession 34:04 25:56<br />
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS:<br />
Rushing<br />
CU-- W. Gallman 31-177-1TD, D. Watson 14-54-1TD<br />
<strong>NC</strong>SU– M. Dayes 9-72, J. Samuels 6-65-1TD<br />
Passing<br />
CU – D. Watson 23-30-383-5TD<br />
<strong>NC</strong>SU – J. Brissett 24-41-0-254 -3TD<br />
Receiving<br />
CU – A Scott 7-64, H. Renfrow 4-93-1TD, W. Peake 3-64-1TD, D. Cain 3-59<br />
1TD<br />
<strong>NC</strong>SU – J. Samuels 8-74-1TD , D. Grinnage 7-87-1TD, B. Cherry 3-38<br />
Tackles<br />
CU – B. Goodson 7<br />
<strong>NC</strong>SU – H. Jones 10<br />
Attendance: 57,600<br />
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