Part 5: Top Games in Carter-Finley Stadium History

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 of the most recent games.

Part 1: 1966-1975
Part 2: 1975-1986
Part 3: 1986-1997
Part 4: 1998-2003

NC State 30, East Carolina 24 (OT), Sept. 20, 2008
After NC State's defense caused an ECU fumble on their first possession of overtime, RB Andre Brown scored the game's winning touchdown three plays later from 10 yards out as the Wolfpack defeated No. 15 East Carolina 30-24. The score was the Pack's only lead of the day. Down 24-17 late in the fourth quarter, Russell Wilson led a 7-play, 55-yard drive, finding TE George Bryan from five yards out for the tying TD with just 1:12 left to play. On the game-tying drive, Wilson was 4-of-5 for 56 yards.

NC State 28, Florida State 24, 17, Oct. 28, 2010
Russell Wilson found TE George Bryan from 1-yard out for the go-ahead TD, as NC State claimed a 28-24 win over No. 16 Florida State. The game was tied 21-21 entering the fourth, with the Seminoles kicking a field goal with 9:07 left. The Pack's offense took the ensuing possession 70 yards in 13 plays to retake the lead for the first time since the opening score. FSU took the ensuing kick and marched down to the Pack's four-yard line with less then a minute to play, but QB Christian Ponder was sacked and fumbled the ball which LB Nate Irving recovered at the nine-yard line to secure the win.

NC State 37, Clemson 13, Nov. 19, 2011
The Wolfpack offense exploded for 27 unanswered points in the second quarter and the defense had four turnovers and six sacks against the ACC's most productive offense in a 37-13 Homecoming victory over No. 7 Clemson. It was the Wolfpack's first win over a top 10 team since it beat Florida State in Tallahassee, Fla., in 2005 and the first over a top 10 team at Carter-Finley since beating the No. 2 Seminoles 24-7 in 1998. After Clemson took a brief 3-0 lead in the first quarter, the Wolfpack scored three touchdowns and two field goals in just 11 minutes and 30 seconds to build an insurmountable lead with its biggest second-quarter outburst since 2005.

NC State 56, Maryland 41, Nov. 26, 2011
Mike Glennon threw a Carter-Finley record five touchdown passes and brought the Wolfpack, which had trailed 41-14 late in the third quarter, back for a 56-41 victory against Maryland. Glennon, who also scored a rushing touchdown, helped the Pack score 35 fourth-quarter points, completing the second largest comeback in ACC history. The Pack had trailed 41-14 five minutes into the second half, but scored the game's final 42 points, including the go-ahead score with 7:08 left in the game.

NC State 17, Florida State 16, Oct. 6, 2012
Mike Glennon found Bryan Underwood for a 2-yard touchdown pass on fourth down with 16 seconds left, helping the Wolfpack rally to beat third-ranked Florida State 17-16 on Saturday night. N.C. State trailed 16-0 at halftime, but shut out the Seminoles after the break. The Wolfpack inched closer after halftime before coming up with a game-turning blocked punt by Mike Rose with 2:27 left, giving the ball back to Glennon at the FSU 43 with a chance to complete a stunning comeback. Glennon marched the Wolfpack down the field and completed a pair of fourth-down passes inside the 15, the second when he found Underwood alone over the middle to tie the game and take the lead on the ensuing point-after kick.

Part 5: Top Games in Carter-Finley Stadium History

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