2014 NC STATE FOOTBALL BOWL GUIDE / XXXX 1

GAME 6
NC State 28, Virginia Tech 13
Oct. 9, 2015 • Blacksburg, Va. • Lane Stadium • ESPN
2015 NC STATE FOOTBALL BOWL GUIDE / GAME REVIEWS
BLACKSBURG, Va. -Virginia Tech scored 21 consecutive points in
the second quarter, as it slipped by NC State, 28-13, Friday night
in Blacksburg. The Wolfpack special teams had a strong game, as
Kyle Bambard scored a career-high two field goals in the contest.
Additionally, the special teams outgained the Hokies by 47 yards in
the return game. Punter, A.J. Cole, had three punts downed inside
the 20-yard line.
NC State got out to a fast start as it opened the game with a field
goal. Kyle Bambard drilled his first attempt of the night from 33
yards out to give NC State a, 3-0, lead with 9:25 remaining in the
first quarter. After the Wolfpack defense stifled Virginia Tech on its
first-three opening drives, Jacoby Brissett led the team down the
field on a 12-play, 91-yard touchdown drive. Brissett found Jumichael
Ramos in the corner of the end zone from eight yards out to
lift the Wolfpack to a 10-0 lead with 13:56 remaining in the second
quarter.
On the following drive, Tech pulled within one score after a quick
five-play drive for the touchdown. Brenden Motley connected
with Isiah Ford on a 27-yard pass for the score. After NC State was
forced to punt on the ensuing drive, Virginia Tech took the lead
behind a nine-play, 45-yard drive, which brought the score to 14-10
with 5:56 remaining in the second quarter. On Tech’s third drive of
the quarter, it drove the ball down the field again, as Motley found
Ford for the third touchdown of the game. Virginia Tech entered
halftime leading, 21-10.
After both team’s punted on its opening drive of the half, four NC
State backs completed successful rushes down the field, en route to
Bambard’s second field goal of the night. He split the uprights on a
36-yard attempt, as the only scoring play in the third quarter. In the
fourth quarter, both teams punted on its opening two drives before
Virginia Tech’s Travon McMillian broke through a hole in the defense
for a 57-yard touchdown run. The score pushed the Virginia Tech
lead to, 28-13. With less than three minutes remaining in the contest,
a fourth-down heave to Ramos was broken up in the end zone,
and Virginia Tech was able to run the remaining time off the clock.
TEAM STATISTICS VT ST
First Downs 20 17
Rush Att. –Net Yards 36-210 40-187
Passing-C-A-Int. 14-29-0 12-25-1
Net Passing Yards 158 113
Offensive Plays 65 65
Total Offense 358 270
Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0
Penalties-Yards 7-48 9-81
Punts-Average 6-45.7 6-44.7
3rd Down Conversion 5-of-12 5-of-15
Time of Possession 32:47 27:13
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS:
Rushing
VT- T. McMillian 11-96, S. Rodger 8-57, B. Motley 9-44
NCSU – M. Dayes 14-66, J. Brissett 11-23, J. Samuels 7-33
Passing
VT – B. Motley 14-28-0 -158-3TD
NCSU – J. Brissett 12-25-1-113-1TD
Receiving
VT – C. Phillips 5-60, I. Ford 4-39-3TD, B. Hodges 2-33
NCSU – J. Samuels 2-29 , J. Ramos 2-21, 1TD, J. Alston 2-27
Tackles
VT – C. Clark 10
NCSU – A. Moore 10
Interceptions
VT – A. Alexander 1-0 yd
NCSU -- N/A
Attendance: 61,138
Scoring Summary 1 2 3 4 F
Virginia Tech 0 21 0 7 28
NC State 3 7 3 0 13
1st Quarter
09:52 ST - K. Bambard 33 yd field goal
2nd Quarter
13:56 ST - J. Ramos 8 yd pass from J. Brissett (K. Bambard kick)
11:41 VT - I. Ford 27 yd pass from B. Motley (J. Slye kick)
05:54 VT - I. Ford 5 yd pass from B. Motley (J. Slye kick)
00:18 VT - I. Ford 2 yd pass from B. Motley (J. Slye kick)
3rd Quarter
00:56 ST - K. Bambard 36 yd field goal
4th Quarter
06:54 VT - T. McMillian 59 yd run (J. Slye kick)
LB Airius Moore had 10 tackles to lead the team in Blacksburg.
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