2014 NC STATE FOOTBALL BOWL GUIDE / XXXX 1

1972 PEACH BOWL
DECEMBER 29, 1972
NC STATE 49 • WEST VIRGINIA 13
ATLANTA, GEORGIA • FULTON COUNTY STADIUM
Freshman quarterback Dave Buckey, a surprise starter,
led the Wolfpack to a 49-13 Peach Bowl victory over
West Virginia. Buckey was forced into a starting role
when first-string quarterback Bruce Shaw broke his arm
in practice. Buckey responded by hitting on eight of 13 passes for 139 yards and
two touchdowns, and he also scored a rushing touchdown.
The young quarterback’s first scoring strike came in the opening period, with Coach
Lou Holtz’s Wolfpack trailing 6-0. Buckey connected with his twin brother, Don, on
a 37-yard scoring play. It was Don’s first touchdown reception, and only the second
passing touchdown of Dave’s collegiate career.
West Virginia came back with another touchdown late in the first period to take a
13-7 lead, but then the Mountaineers were hit by a Wolfpack avalanche.
Fullback Stan Fritts launched the rout with a four-yard touchdown run late in the
second period. The score, which was the first of three touchdowns on the night for
Fritts, gave State a 14-13 edge at halftime.
The Wolfpack came out quickly in the second half, scoring 21 third-quarter points
to wrap up the contest. Dave Buckey got the first touchdown on a two-yard run,
and Fritts followed with scoring carries of one and four yards.
Buckey tacked on his second touchdown pass when he found Pat Hovance in the
end zone from 14 yards out early in the final period.
The scoring was completed when senior quarterback Gary Clements came off the
bench to guide the Pack through a 94-yard, 11-play touchdown drive. The big play
was a 62-yard run by Charlie Young. Willie Burden carried the ball the final seven
yards for the touchdown.
For the game, State rushed 61 times for 337 yards, while limiting WVU to 91 yards
on 37 attempts. Leading the way for the Pack was the swift Burden, who gained
116 yards on 20 carries.
SCORING SUMMARY 1 2 3 4 F
W. Virginia 13 0 0 0 13
NC State 7 7 21 14 49
WVU FG Nester 27
WVU FG Nester 39
NCSU Don Buckey 37 pass from Dave Buckey (Sewell kick)
WVU Buggs 4 pass from Galiffa (Nester kick)
NCSU Fritts 4 run (Sewell kick)
NCSU Dave Buckey 2 run (Sewell kick)
NCSU Fritts 1 run (Sewell kick)
NCSU Fritts 4 run (Sewell kick)
NCSU Hovance 14 pass from Dave Buckey (Sewell kick)
NCSU Burden 7 run (Sewell kick)
Team Statistics: WVU NCSU Team Statistics: WVU NCSU
First Downs 15 27 Fumbles-Lost 2-2 1-1
Rushes-Yards 37-91 61-337 Penalties-Yards 6-61 2-10
Comp.-Att.-Int. 16-34-0 11-21-2 Punting 5-33.2 2-34.5
Passing Yards 134 198
Individual Leaders:
RUSHING: WVU: Marbury 13-69, Lee 11-42; NCSU: Burden 20-116. Young 10-90,
Fritts 15-53.
PASSING: WVU: Galiffa 16-32-0, 184; NCSU: Dave Buckey 8-13-1, 139.
RECEIVING: WVU: Buggs 2-51, Stephens 2-32; NCSU: Don Buckey 4-70, Kenney 3-52.
ATTENDANCE: 52,671
1967 LIBERTY BOWL
DECEMBER 16, 1967
NC STATE 14 • GEORGIA 7
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE • MEMPHIS MEMORIAL STADIUM
One of the most successful squads in NC State football
history capped its season with the Wolfpack’s first bowl
victory. State made a pair of brilliant goal line stands in
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the final moments to preserve a 14-7 triumph.
Coach Earle Edwards’ Pack scored the winning touchdown in the fourth period
when Tony Barchuk plunged over from the one to climax a 73-yard drive.
Barchuk’s touchdown broke a tie that was created when the two teams traded
touchdowns during a five minute span in the second period.
However, the excitement was not over once the scoring had been completed.
Georgia took the ball on its own one yard line following Barchuk’s dive, and
stormed 98 yards to the Wolfpack one. At that point the Pack stiffened, and State’s
Bill Morrow made the big play when he tackled Kent Lawrence at the one on a
fourth-and-goal play.
Even after Morrow’s stop, the Bulldogs weren’t finished. State’s offense couldn’t
move the ball and was forced to punt. Georgia blocked the punt and the Bulldogs
took over on the NCSU nine.
The State defense was once again on the firing line, and the Wolfpack responded
for a second time. Four straight Georgia passes fell incomplete and the Pack had its
first bowl victory.
NC State’s first touchdown came on a six-yard pass from quarterback Jim Donnan
to end Harry Martell.
On the ensuing kickoff, Lawrence returned the ball 42 yards, and the Bulldogs were
rolling. Quarterback Kirby Moore completed three straight passes, and Georgia
eventually tied the score on fullback Ron Jenkins’ one-yard plunge.
A sparkling performance was turned in by State punter Gary Yount, who set a
Liberty Bowl record with a 41.6 yard average on six kicks. Martell also finished with
a new bowl record of seven receptions.
SCORING SUMMARY 1 2 3 4 F
Georgia 0 7 0 0 7
NC State 0 7 0 7 14
NCSU Martell 6 pass from Donnan (Warren kick)
UGA Jenkins 1 run (McCullough kick)
NCSU Barchuk 1 run (Warren kick)
Team Statistics: NCSU UGA Team Statistics: NCSU UGA
First Downs 14 14 Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-0
Rushes-Yards 36-79 53-140 Penalties-Yards 3-45 6-67
Comp.-Att.-Int. 17-25-1 11-23-1 Punting 6-41.6 5-35.6
Passing Yards 128 136
Individual Leaders:
RUSHING: NCSU: Bowers 10-35, Barchuk 13-20, Mason 3-17, Donnan 6-7; UGa:
Jenkins 16-33, Moore 16-31, Lawrence 18-17.
PASSING: NCSU: Donnan 16-24-161; Klebe 1-1-7; UGa: Moore 10-22-124; Lawrence
1-1-12.
RECEIVING: NCSU: Martell 7-69, Donaldson 6-36, Hall 3-14, Barchuk 1-9; UGa:
Hughes 6-86, B.Johnson 2-18, King 1-14, Payne 1-12, Jenkins 1-6.
ATTENDANCE: 35,045
1963 LIBERTY BOWL
DECEMBER 21, 1963
MISSISSIPPI STATE 16 • NC STATE 12
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA • PHILADELPHIA
STADIUM
A fierce Wolfpack rally fell short as State dropped a 16-12
decision to Mississippi State during a frigid Liberty Bowl
clash. Mississippi State jumped out to an early lead with
13 first-quarter points as the players battled 19-degree temperatures plus a 17
mile-per-hour wind.
The Bulldogs’ first touchdown came on an 11-yard return of a blocked punt. On its
next possession, MSU took advantage of a short punt and quickly increased its lead
to 13-0. The Bulldogs once again widened the margin early in the second period
with an impressive 43-yard field goal into the wind.
Coach Earle Edwards’ Wolfpack, now trailing 16-0, began to work its way back
into the contest. State put together a strong drive just prior to halftime, and when
quarterback Jim Rossi went into the end zone from one yard out it was 16-6 at
intermission.
The Pack dominated play in the second half, but a stubborn Bulldog defense and
the brutal weather conditions thwarted a number of NCSU drives.
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