Part 2: Top Games in Carter-Finley Stadium History
10/4/2016 1:31:00 PM | Football
Leading up to the 50th Anniversary celebration of Carter-Finley Stadium this Saturday against Notre Dame, GoPack.com will recall some of the top games in the history of the Wolfpack's Stadium. Today, we look at five games from 1975 to 1986.
Part 1: 1966-1975
NC State 27, Indiana 0, Oct. 4, 1975
What happened in this game may have been even bigger than the upset of Florida, because of the legacy it left. After sitting on the bench the first three weeks of the season and not making the trip to Michigan State for the fourth game, freshman Ted Brown was elevated to the varsity team for the first start of his career. He rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns in this game, then added 106 yards and two touchdowns against North Carolina in the Wolfpack's next home game, a 21-20 victory that was saved when the defense stopped a two-point conversion attempt with 14 seconds remaining. Brown went on to become the ACC's all-time leading rusher with 4,602 career rushing yards, a title he has held for more than a quarter century.
NC State 24, Maryland 20, Oct. 1, 1977
The Terrapins came into the contest riding a 21-game ACC winning streak and a three-game winning streak over the Wolfapck. The Terps led 20-17 in the final minutes of the game, when quarterback Johnny Evans engineered a remarkable 69-yard drive. He scored the winning touchdown on a two-yard dive with 27 seconds remaining. The next week the Wolfpack won at Auburn.
Penn State 9, NC State 6, Nov. 10, 1979
In perhaps the most heartbreaking home loss in school history, Penn State earned a last-second victory over the Wolfpack when Herb Menhardt's wobbly kick bounced off the right upright and through the goalposts with one second to play. The Wolfpack had taken the lead with a 72-yard scoring drive with 1:18 remaining and was ready to celebrate the stunning victory over Joe Paterno's Nittany Lions, especially when they were backed up in a fourth-and-24 with time expiring. But a 36-yard pass to earn the first down left Paterno just enough time to get Menhardt on the field to attempt the game-winning kick.
NC State 28, Duke 7, Nov. 17, 1979
Defensive back Eric Williams had three interceptions in this win over the Blue Devils that clinched the Wolfpack's seventh ACC title in 22 years. However, despite being conference champions, the Wolfpack did not go to a post-season bowl game, being overlooked in favor of North Carolina for the Peach Bowl and declining an invitation to the Garden State Bowl because it conflicted with the school's exam schedule.
NC State 27, Clemson 3, Oct. 25, 1986
In a season that was defined by comebacks and close finishes, the Wolfpack scored a virtual blowout against the No. 16 Tigers in a game regionally televised by CBS. It was the first home win over a ranked team by first-year head coach Dick Sheridan, who guided the Wolfpack to an 8-3-1 record in his inaugural season.
Part 1: 1966-1975
NC State 27, Indiana 0, Oct. 4, 1975
What happened in this game may have been even bigger than the upset of Florida, because of the legacy it left. After sitting on the bench the first three weeks of the season and not making the trip to Michigan State for the fourth game, freshman Ted Brown was elevated to the varsity team for the first start of his career. He rushed for 121 yards and two touchdowns in this game, then added 106 yards and two touchdowns against North Carolina in the Wolfpack's next home game, a 21-20 victory that was saved when the defense stopped a two-point conversion attempt with 14 seconds remaining. Brown went on to become the ACC's all-time leading rusher with 4,602 career rushing yards, a title he has held for more than a quarter century.
NC State 24, Maryland 20, Oct. 1, 1977
The Terrapins came into the contest riding a 21-game ACC winning streak and a three-game winning streak over the Wolfapck. The Terps led 20-17 in the final minutes of the game, when quarterback Johnny Evans engineered a remarkable 69-yard drive. He scored the winning touchdown on a two-yard dive with 27 seconds remaining. The next week the Wolfpack won at Auburn.
Penn State 9, NC State 6, Nov. 10, 1979
In perhaps the most heartbreaking home loss in school history, Penn State earned a last-second victory over the Wolfpack when Herb Menhardt's wobbly kick bounced off the right upright and through the goalposts with one second to play. The Wolfpack had taken the lead with a 72-yard scoring drive with 1:18 remaining and was ready to celebrate the stunning victory over Joe Paterno's Nittany Lions, especially when they were backed up in a fourth-and-24 with time expiring. But a 36-yard pass to earn the first down left Paterno just enough time to get Menhardt on the field to attempt the game-winning kick.
NC State 28, Duke 7, Nov. 17, 1979
Defensive back Eric Williams had three interceptions in this win over the Blue Devils that clinched the Wolfpack's seventh ACC title in 22 years. However, despite being conference champions, the Wolfpack did not go to a post-season bowl game, being overlooked in favor of North Carolina for the Peach Bowl and declining an invitation to the Garden State Bowl because it conflicted with the school's exam schedule.
NC State 27, Clemson 3, Oct. 25, 1986
In a season that was defined by comebacks and close finishes, the Wolfpack scored a virtual blowout against the No. 16 Tigers in a game regionally televised by CBS. It was the first home win over a ranked team by first-year head coach Dick Sheridan, who guided the Wolfpack to an 8-3-1 record in his inaugural season.
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