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Pack’s 41 Points Not Enough in Home Loss to #3 Clemson
10/31/2015 7:55:00 PM | Football
RALEIGH, N.C. - The NC State offense scored 41 points on No. 3 Clemson to keep the game close, but it was the Clemson Tigers offense that shined brighter in a 56-41 win at Carter-Finley. The Pack's offense tallied 389 yards and the special teams had 100-yard kickoff return for a score, but Clemson answered ever score and never trailed after gaining a 26-20 lead right before halftime.
Both teams exploded coming out of the locker room to start the game, as the teams combined for 26 points in the first 4:32 and were tied 13-13 early. After a pair of Tigers field goals, the Pack found the end zone late in the second to go up 20-19, but Clemson scored with just 40 seconds left in the half to take a 26-20 halftime lead, a lead the Tigers would hold the rest of the game.
WOLFPACK SPOTLIGHT DRIVE - 1st Half
6 plays, 75-yard TD drive on opening possession
NC State took the game's opening kick and converted it into a touchdown just six plays into the game. After a Matthew Dayes' 41-yard gallop in the game's second play, the Pack's Jacoby Brissett ran into the end zone from 13 yards out on a 4th & 2 play to start the day's scoring.
WOLFPACK SPOTLIGHT DRIVE - 2nd Half
3 plays, 75-yard TD drive in third quarter
With Matthew Dayes unable to return after the half, FB Jaylen Samuels assumed a bigger role in the Pack offense. The Pack got the ball at their 25-yard line, and after Jacoby Brissett went for eight yards on first down, Samuels completed the drive for another Pack TD. He burst through a hole for a career-long 66-yard gain, then on the next play got into the end zone from a yard out.
TOP WOLFPACK PERFORMANCES
QB Jacoby Brissett
24-of-41 for 254 yards (season-high) and 3 TDs (ties career-high for TDs)
FB/TE Jaylen Samuels
6 rushes, 65 yards (career-high), 1 TD
8 catches, 74 yards, 1 TD
TE David J. Grinnage
7 catches (career-high), 82 yards, 1 TD
P A.J. Cole, III
5 punts, 50.6 average
S Hakim Jones
10 tackles, 5 solo
NOTABLES
• Nyheim Hines' first quarter kickoff return for a score covered 100 yards. It ties as the third longest play in school history and also ties as the longest KOR in school history - Tobais Palmer 2012 and T.J. Graham in 2008. It was also the 10th kickoff return of more than 95 yards in NC State history, now four of those have come against the Tigers.
• The 97 combined points scored ties as the most in a game at Carter-Finley Stadium - tying vs. Florida State in 2014 (56-41) and vs. Maryland in 2011 (56-41).
UP NEXT
The Wolfpack returns to road action next weekend, traveling to Boston College for an ACC contest. The game will be either noon or 12:30, with an official announcement expect on Sunday.
Team Stats
CU 0, ST 6
ST - Brissett, J. 13 yd run (Bambard, K. kickblocked), 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:23
CU 7, ST 6
CU - WATSON 24 yd run (HUEGEL kick), 4 plays, 57 yards, TOP 1:14
CU 7, ST 13
ST - Hines, N. 100 yd kickoff return (Bambard, K. kick)
CU 13, ST 13
CU - RENFROW 57 yd pass from WATSON (HUEGEL kickblocked) 2 plays, 61 yards, TOP 0:25
CU 16, ST 13
CU - HUEGEL 29 yd field goal 10 plays, 34 yards, TOP 3:56
CU 19, ST 13
CU - HUEGEL 41 yd field goal 12 plays, 38 yards, TOP 5:15
CU 19, ST 20
ST - Samuels, J. 40 yd pass from Brissett, J. (Bambard, K. kick) 4 plays, 65 yards, TOP 1:41
CU 26, ST 20
CU - PEAKE 42 yd pass from WATSON (HUEGEL kick) 2 plays, 73 yards, TOP 0:15
CU 33, ST 20
CU - GALLMAN 3 yd run (HUEGEL kick), 11 plays, 84 yards, TOP 3:57
CU 33, ST 27
ST - Samuels, J. 1 yd run (Bambard, K. kick), 3 plays, 75 yards, TOP 0:54
CU 40, ST 27
CU - CAIN 40 yd pass from WATSON (HUEGEL kick) 6 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:24
CU 47, ST 27
CU - BROOKS 35 yd pass from WATSON (HUEGEL kick) 7 plays, 77 yards, TOP 2:40
CU 47, ST 34
ST - Grinnage, D. 14 yd pass from Brissett, J. (Bambard, K. kick) 6 plays, 39 yards, TOP 1:16
CU 53, ST 34
CU - McCLOUD 36 yd pass from WATSON (HUEGEL kickblocked) 2 plays, 40 yards, TOP 0:36
CU 53, ST 41
ST - Alston, J. 28 yd pass from Brissett, J. (Bambard, K. kick) 1 plays, 28 yards, TOP 0:04
CU 56, ST 41
CU - HUEGEL 22 yd field goal 8 plays, 39 yards, TOP 5:04
