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2015 <strong>NC</strong> <strong>STATE</strong> <strong>FOOTBALL</strong> <strong>BOWL</strong> <strong>GUIDE</strong> / GAME REVIEWS<br />
GAME 2<br />
<strong>NC</strong> State 35, Eastern Kentucky 0<br />
Sept. 12, 2015 • Raleigh, N.C. • Carter-Finley Stadium • ESPN3<br />
RALEIGH, N.C. - The <strong>NC</strong> State defense held EKU to 112 yards of total<br />
offense and Jacoby Brissett threw for 216 yards and a touchdown,<br />
as the Wolfpack rolled past EKU, 35-0. Along with its second win of<br />
the season, the Pack is one of the most balanced teams in the nation,<br />
recording 450 rushing yards and 443 passing yards over two games,<br />
while the defense has forced 14 three-and-outs in 23 attempts.<br />
Benson Browne opened the scoring, catching his second touchdown<br />
in as many games to put <strong>NC</strong> State up, 7-0, with 12:54 remaining in the<br />
second quarter. The following drive, Brissett and Matt Dayes led the<br />
Pack on a 75-yard drive before Jaylen Samuels found the end zone<br />
on a 12-yard rush for his fourth touchdown of the season. With the<br />
half winding down, the Pack’s defense produced a goal line stand to<br />
keep Eastern off the board, and entered halftime leading, 14-0.<br />
A 1:29-scoring drive was capped off by a 35-yard breakaway run from<br />
Dayes to open the second half.. After trading two three-and-outs<br />
with EKU, a 38-yard punt return from Bra’Lon Cherry kick started<br />
the Wolfpack offense and Dayes found the end zone for the second<br />
time in the quarter to extend the score to 28-0 with 4:37 remaining<br />
in the third.<br />
A methodical 7:13-scoring drive, which started in the third quarter<br />
helped ice the game for the Wolfpack. Rushes from Reggie Gallaspy<br />
and Jonathan Alston, as well as two catches from Samuels set up<br />
Dayes for a three-yard rush for his third touchdown of the game with<br />
11:22 remaining in the fourth. Leading 35-0, reserve quarterback Jalan<br />
McClendon, running back Brady Bodine, and receivers Maurice Morgan<br />
and Maurice Trowell, all saw action in the Wolfpack’s final possession<br />
of the game, which ran another 7:15 off the clock.<br />
Total Offense 112 443<br />
Fumbles-Lost 2-0 2-1<br />
Penalties-Yards 8-53 7-56<br />
Punts-Average 9-42.9 2-34<br />
3rd Down Conversion 2-of-12 7-of-13<br />
Time of Possession 19:56 40:04<br />
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS:<br />
Rushing<br />
EKU- D. Mobley 7-32, K. Hopkins 3-12, A. Lane 4-4<br />
<strong>NC</strong>SU – M. Dayes 24-116, R. Gallaspy 8-25, J. Samuels 3-24, J. Brissett 6-21<br />
Passing<br />
EKU – B. Coney 5-19-0-79-0TD, K. Romano 2-2-0-(-2)-0TD<br />
<strong>NC</strong>SU – J. Brissett 17-22-0-216-1TD, J. McClendon 4-8-28-0TD<br />
Receiving<br />
EKU – J. Glover 4-60, A. Beasley 2-16,<br />
<strong>NC</strong>SU – J. Ramos 7-95, J. Samuels 6-88, N. Hines 2-15, B. Cherry 1-22<br />
Tackles<br />
EKU – A. Absanon 7<br />
<strong>NC</strong>SU – H. Jones 5<br />
Attendance: 57,600<br />
After its first two games, the Pack once again led the FBS in time of<br />
possession, averaging 40:49 minutes on the ball, while Brissett continued<br />
to post the nation’s top completion percentage at 84%.<br />
Scoring Summary 1 2 3 4 F<br />
Troy 0 0 0 0 0<br />
<strong>NC</strong> State 0 14 14 7 35<br />
1st Quarter<br />
N/A<br />
2nd Quarter<br />
12:14 ST - B. Browne 5 yd pass from J. Brissett (K.Bambard kick)<br />
5:12 ST - J. Samuels 12 yd run (K. Bambard kick)<br />
3rd Quarter<br />
13:25 ST - M. Dayes 25 yd run (K. Bambard kick)<br />
4:37 ST - M. Dayes 1 yd run (K. Bambard kick)<br />
4th Quarter<br />
11:22 ST - M. Dayes 3 yd run (J. Maples kick)<br />
TEAM STATISTICS:<br />
Team Statistics EKU ST<br />
First Downs 7 24<br />
Rush Att. –Net Yards 23-35 48-199<br />
Passing-C-A-Int. 7-21-0 21-30-0<br />
Net Passing Yards 77 244<br />
Offensive Plays 44 78<br />
Safety Hakim Jones led the team in tackles in the shutout win over Eastern Kentucky.<br />
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