2014 NC STATE FOOTBALL BOWL GUIDE / XXXX 1

2015 NC STATE FOOTBALL BOWL GUIDE / GAME REVIEWS
GAME 10
NC State 17, 16 Florida State 34
Nov. 14, 2015 • Tallahassee, Fla. • Doak Campbell Stadium • ACCN
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - NC State went toe-to-toe with 16th-ranked
Florida State until the Seminoles pulled away late in the game. NC
State had a strong defensive effort, forcing a pair of fumbles and
three interceptions. The Pack’s offense clicked early and scored its
17 points in the first quarter. Jacoby Brissett led the offense with
249 passing yards, 25 rushing yards and a pair of touchdowns.
NC State got off to a quick start, as Mike Rose forced and recovered
a fumble on Florida State’s opening drive. Kyle Bambard nailed a
31-yard field to open the scoring and put the Pack up, 3-0. NC State
stalled on its second drive and was forced to punt from deep in its
own end zone. FSU only needed two plays to score, as Heisman
hopeful Dalvin Cook carried the ball 13 yards for the score to take
a 7-3 lead with 8:40 remaining. NC State’s offense responded well
and went on a 15-play scoring drive. Brissett found Jaylen Samuels
in the end zone off a play-action pass for the score. On the next
Florida State drive, Evert Golson turned the ball over again, as Jack
Tocho earned his first interception of the year. The turnover led to
points, as Brissett scrambled into the corner of the end zone to put
the Pack up 17-7. The secondary continued to cause problems for
Golson and picked him of the for second time, as Niles Clark made
an acrobatic tip and catch for the interception. However, the Seminoles
stuck again with 5:17 left in the half. Cook found a hole in the
defense and broke free for a 30-yard touchdown run to bring FSU
within three points. Just before halftime, Roberto Aguayo made a
40-yard field goal to tie the game at 17.
After the break, freshman quarterback Sean Maguire entered the
game for Florida State. He led the team down the field on his first
drive, but stalled out in the red zone. Florida State settled for a field
goal to take a, 20-17, lead. After a costly fumble on the Pack’s next
possession, FSU scored on a 27-yard pass from Maguire to Kermit
Whitfield, which pushed to score to 27-17 with 7:57 remaining in the
third. The Maguire-Whitfield combo struck again late in the fourth
to extend Florida State’s lead to 34-17. A late fumble recovery gave
the Pack a chance to score as time ticked off the clock, but the FSU
defense held Brissett on the one-yard line as time expired.
Scoring Summary 1 2 3 4 F
Florida State 7 10 10 7 34
NC State 17 0 0 0 17
1st Quarter
13:24 ST - K. Bambard 31 yd field goal
8:40 FSU - D. Cook 13 yd run (R. Aguayo kick)
2:44 ST - J. Samuels 2 yd pass from J. Brissett (K. Bambard
kick)
0:24 ST - J. Brissett 2 yd run (Kyle Bambard kick)
2nd Quarter
5:17 FSU - D. Cook 30 yd run (R. Aguayo kick)
0:38 FSU - R. Aguayo 40 yd field goal
3rd Quarter
9:29 FSU - R. Aguayo 26 yd field goal
7:57 FSU - K. Whitfield 27 yd pass from S. Maguire (R. Aguayo
kick)
4th Quarter
9:35 FSU - K. Whitfield 45 yd pass from S. Maguire (R. Aguayo
kick)
Team Statistics FSU ST
First Downs 28 21
Rush Att. –Net Yards 38-196 31-79
Passing-C-A-Int. 23-37-3 28-49-0
Net Passing Yards 283 218
Offensive Plays 75 80
Total Offense 479 297
Fumbles-Lost 3-2 2-1
Penalties-Yards 6-38 9-59
Punts-Average 2-43.0 8-39.1
3rd Down Conversion 6-of-14 7-of-18
Time of Possession 31:45 28:15
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS:
Rushing
FSU-- D. Cook 22-140-2TD, J. Patrick 12-54,
NCSU – J. Brissett 17-25,-1TD J. Samuels 7-23, N Hines 3-18
Passing
FSU – S. Maguire 18-28-1-231-2TD, E. Golson 5-9-2-52-0TD
NSCU – J. Brissett 27-47-0-249-1TD
Receiving
FSU –J. Wilson 7-78, K. Whitfield 6-117-2TD, T. Rudolph 6-54
NCSU – J. Samuels 8-28-1TD, Grinnage 7-63, J. Alston 4-28 B. Cherry 3-46
Tackles
FSU – D. James 10
NCSU – A. Moore 10
Interceptions
FSU – J. Simmons 1-0
NSCU -- B. Chubb 1-0, J. Tocho 1-8, N. Clark 1-0
Attendance: 71,210
Mike Rose caused, then recovered, a fumble against the Seminoles.
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