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2015 <strong>NC</strong> <strong>STATE</strong> <strong>FOOTBALL</strong> <strong>BOWL</strong> <strong>GUIDE</strong> / <strong>BOWL</strong> REVIEWS<br />
TEAM STATISTICS VANDY <strong>NC</strong>S<br />
First downs 17 24<br />
Rushes-yards 41-117 25-41<br />
Passing yards 108 383<br />
Comp-Att-Int 16-27-0 35-53-3<br />
Total Off. Plays-Yds 68-225 78-424<br />
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 6-2<br />
Penalties-Yards 2-10 9-90<br />
Punts-Avg. 5-46.2 3-30.3<br />
Time of Possession 32:56 27:04<br />
3rd Down Conversions 3-14 13-19<br />
4th Down Conversions 3-4 0-1<br />
Red Zone Scores 6-6 3-3<br />
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS<br />
Rushing - (VAN) Stacy 25-107, 1 TD<br />
(<strong>NC</strong>S) Creecy 9-43, 1 TD<br />
Passing - (VAN) Rodgers 16-25-108, 2 TDs<br />
(<strong>NC</strong>S) Glennon 35-53-383, 1 TD, 3 INTs<br />
Receiving - (VAN) Matthews 7-61, 1 TD<br />
(<strong>NC</strong>S) Palmer 8-111<br />
ATTENDA<strong>NC</strong>E: 55,801<br />
2011 BELK <strong>BOWL</strong><br />
DECEMBER 27, 2011<br />
<strong>NC</strong> <strong>STATE</strong> 31 • LOUISVILLE 24<br />
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA • BANK OF AMERICA<br />
STADIUM<br />
<strong>NC</strong> State scored 24 unanswered points in the second and<br />
third quarters to overwhelm Louisville and give head coach<br />
Tom O’Brien his eighth bowl victory in 10 attempts. The<br />
victory was <strong>NC</strong> State’s sixth in its last eight games as the<br />
Wolfpack finished the season with an 8-5 record.<br />
Quarterback Mike Glennon, who completed 21 of 33 passes for 264 yards and three<br />
touchdowns, spearheaded the Wolfpack surge, dissecting the Cardinals with surgical<br />
precision on three first-half Wolfpack scoring drives. On those three touchdown<br />
drives, Glennon completed 13 of 14 passes for 194 yards.<br />
On the first, on State’s first possession of the game, Glennon went 6-for-7 passing<br />
for 46 yards and gave the Pack a 7-0 lead with a six-yard strike to T.J. Graham. The<br />
second drive began with 6:01 left in the second quarter and began the Wolfpack’s<br />
24-point scoring binge. This time Glennon completed all five pass attempts for 80<br />
yards, capping the drive with a 35-yard dtrike to Tobais Palmer. State got the ball<br />
back a few minutes later and Glennon responded with what was essentially a oneplay<br />
drive. Following a pass completion for no gain to James Washington, Glennon<br />
went deep to Graham, who slipped behind the Louisville defense, for a 68-yard<br />
touchdown pass.<br />
The Wolfpack took a 21-10 lead into the locker room at halftime, then drove 60 yards<br />
on 14 plays to begin the third quarter with a 34-yard field goal from Niklas Sade. The<br />
State scoring onslaught concluded when David Amerson returned an interception 65<br />
yards for a touchdown and a 31-10 lead. The pick was Amerson’s 12th of the season,<br />
tying the ACC record. He broke the record in the fourth quarter, essentially ending<br />
the game with an interception at the Wolfpack 16-yard line with 41 seconds to play.<br />
Amerson’s single-season mark tied as the second best in FBS history.<br />
Glennon finished his first season as the Wolfpack’s signal caller with 31 TD passes, tied<br />
for the second-best mark in school history. Russell Wilson had 31 in 2009. Only San<br />
Diego Chargers’ Pro Bowl quarterback Philip Rivers had more TD passes in a single season<br />
for the Wolfpack with 34 in 2003. In terms of yardage, Glennon passed for 3,054 for<br />
the season, tied as the fifth-best mark in school history.<br />
Glennon’s three touchdown passes vs. Louisville were the second most by an <strong>NC</strong><br />
State QB in a bowl game. Rivers threw for five scores when the Wolfpack routed<br />
Kansas 56-26 in the 2003 Tangerine Bowl.<br />
SCORING SUMMARY 1 2 3 4 F<br />
Louisville 7 3 7 7 24<br />
<strong>NC</strong> State 7 14 10 0 31<br />
<strong>NC</strong>S - Graham 6-yard pass from Glennon (Sade kick), 5:39 in 1st<br />
LOU - Bridgewater 8-yard run (Philpott kick), 1:06 in 1st<br />
LOU - Philpott 32-yard field goal, 6:07 in 2nd<br />
<strong>NC</strong>S - Palmer 35-yard pass from Glennon (Sade kick), 4:03 in 2nd<br />
<strong>NC</strong>S - Graham 68-yard pass from Glennon (Sade kick), 1:35 in 2nd<br />
<strong>NC</strong>S - Sade 34-yard field goal, 8:04 in 3rd<br />
<strong>NC</strong>S - Amerson 65-yard interception return (Sade kick), 6:39 in 3rd<br />
LOU - Nord 2-yard pass from Bridgewater (Philpott kick), 2:00 in 3rd<br />
LOU - Bellamy 2-yard pass from Bridgewater (Philpott kick), 3:55 in 4th<br />
TEAM STATISTICS LOU <strong>NC</strong>S<br />
First downs 18 19<br />
Rushes-yards 35-117 28-65<br />
Passing yards 274 264<br />
Comp-Att-Int 24-43-3 21-33-1<br />
Total Off. Plays-Yds 78-391 61-329<br />
Fumbles-Lost 2-0 3-2<br />
Penalties-Yards 4-52 8-47<br />
Punts-Avg. 3-37.0 2-34.0<br />
Time of Possession 31:50 28:10<br />
3rd Down Conversions 7-17 5-12<br />
4th Down Conversions 1-4 0-3<br />
Red Zone Scores 4-4 2-2<br />
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS<br />
Rushing - (LOU) Anderson 15-61<br />
(<strong>NC</strong>S) Washington 14-45<br />
Passing - (LOU) Bridgewater 24-43-274, 2 TDs, 3 INT<br />
(<strong>NC</strong>S) Glennon 21-33-264, 3 TDs, 1 INT<br />
Receiving - (LOU) Rogers 7-54<br />
(<strong>NC</strong>S) Graham 7-116, 2 TDs<br />
ATTENDA<strong>NC</strong>E: 58,427<br />
2010 CHAMPS SPORTS <strong>BOWL</strong><br />
DECEMBER 28, 2010<br />
<strong>NC</strong> <strong>STATE</strong> 23 • WEST VIRGINIA 7<br />
ORLANDO, FLORIDA • FLORIDA CITRUS <strong>BOWL</strong><br />
STADIUM<br />
Winning the turnover battle is key to winning football<br />
games. <strong>NC</strong> State didn’t let a golden opportunity pass by<br />
and turned five West Virginia turnovers into a 23-7 victory<br />
in the 2010 Champs Sports Bowl.<br />
The win marked the 100th of Tom O’Brien’s 14-year career as a head coach. The nine<br />
wins ties as the second-highest total in school history.<br />
The defense maybe saved its best game of the 2010 season for last. David Amerson<br />
led the squad with seven tackles, while Audi Augustin and Nate Irving each registered<br />
sacks.<br />
Going against one of the top defenses in the country, Russell Wilson led the attack, finishing<br />
28 of 45 for 275 and two touchdowns. With his performance, Wilson was named<br />
the Champs Sports Bowl MVP. It marked the first time all year that the Mountaineers<br />
allowed 21 or more points.<br />
After stalling on the first series, the Wolfpack drove right down the field to take a lead<br />
that was never relinquished. Wilson was five of seven for 79 yards and added one run of<br />
seven yards to account for all 86 yards. He capped it off with a 16-yard touchdown pass<br />
to Mustafa Greene to put the Pack in front 7-0.<br />
During most of the first half, the Pack did a good job of keeping Mountaineer’s quarterback<br />
Geno Smith in check. After having defenders in his face play after play, Smith<br />
was finally able to break containment, throwing a 32-yard touchdown pass to Stedman<br />
Bailey, who was well covered by Amerson.<br />
The Pack responded when T.J. Graham returned the ensuing kickoff 46 yards to the<br />
Mountaineer’s 48-yard line. Wilson was able to get the offense to the 28-yard line before<br />
settling for a 45-yard field goal by Josh Czajkowski to give the Pack a 10-7 lead heading<br />
into the half.<br />
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