Saturday, November 5
Raleigh, N.C.
7 p.m.
NC State
4-5 , 1-4
20
vs
24
Florida State - Military Appreciation Day
6-3 , 3-3
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2nd
3rd
4th
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Florida State
0
10
7
7
24
NC State
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7
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20
Pack Unable to Overcome Fourth Quarter TD by #19 Florida State
11/5/2016 11:00:00 PM | Football
Wolfpack Upset Bid Halted by Late FSU Comeback
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RALEIGH, N.C. - Leading 20-17 over No. 19 Florida State in the fourth quarter, the NC State football team's attempt to beat the Seminoles in Raleigh fell just short due to a late comeback Saturday evening inside Carter-Finley Stadium during NC State's annual Military Appreciation Day.
Down 20-17 with 4:37 left, Florida State went 83 yards in five plays for the game winning score. After back-to-back passes led the Seminoles into the red zone, FSU's Deondre Francois found Travis Rudolph from 19 yards out for the game's final score.
The Pack pushed the ball down to the FSU 24 on the ensuing drive, but turned the ball over on downs after a pair of incomplete passes on third and fourth down.
WOLFPACK SPOTLIGHT DRIVE - 1st half
8 plays, 71 yards in 3:47 - Ryan Finley to Bra'Lon Cherry 28 yd TD pass
NC State got on the scoreboard first, with the only touchdown of the first quarter. The Pack went 71 yards in eight plays, culminating with a Ryan Finley to Bra'Lon Cherry 28 yard TD pass. On the drive, Finley was 3-of-4 for 48 yards.
WOLFPACK SPOTLIGHT DRIVE - 2nd half
9 plays, 95 yards in 4:39 - Jaylen Samuels 23 yard TD rush
NC State found the end zone again in the third quarter, going 95 yards in nine plays, result in a 23 yard TD rush by Jaylen Samuels. On the drive, QB Ryan Finley was a perfect 3-for-3 for 53 yards. The drive tied as the second-longest of the Pack this season (98 and 95 at Louisivlle).
TOP WOLFPACK PERFORMANCES
• QB Ryan Finley
25-of-41 for 304 yards, 1 TD
• WR Nyheim Hines
11 catches, 124 yards
• RB Matthew Dayes
23 rushes, 104 yards
NOTABLES
• The Pack scored the lone points in the first quarter, taking a 7-0 lead after the first 15 minutes of action. On the season, NC State has outscored its opponents 41-7 in first quarter action in Carter-Finley Stadium.
• Jaylen Samuels' 23 yard TD rush was his first TD since the Wake Forest contest, and his first rushing TD since the East Carolina game.
• Nyheim Hines finished with a career-best 124 receiving yards. He becomes the fourth different Wolfpack player to go over 100 yards receiving in a game this season (Louis - 2, Cherry, Samuels).
• PK Connor Haskins kicked his first career field goal in a NC State uniform - making kicks of 20 and 39 in the first half. Coming into tonight's game, Haskins was 0-2 (both misses at East Carolina).
• WR Bra'Lon Cherry has 161 receiving yards over the last two games (3 catches for 56 yards tonight). In the first six games of the season, he posted just 136 receiving yards.
• For the third time this season (East Carolina and Clemson), NC State had both a 100+ rusher (Dayes) and 100+ receiver (Hines) in the same game.
• QB Ryan Finley has posted back-to-back 300+ passing games. He is the first Wolfpack player to throw with over 300 in two straight games since Mike Glennon did so in 2012.
FROM THE LOCKER ROOM
"I told them that I'm proud of them for battling; they battled all week. I thought we played for each other and thought we played really hard. For whatever reason we're not finding the one play that it takes to break a game open like that and if they stay together we will find that play. We got a lot better in one week." - head coach Dave Doeren
UP NEXT
NC State will be in road action next weekend, traveling to Syracuse for a 12:30 p.m. game on Saturday.
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RALEIGH, N.C. - Leading 20-17 over No. 19 Florida State in the fourth quarter, the NC State football team's attempt to beat the Seminoles in Raleigh fell just short due to a late comeback Saturday evening inside Carter-Finley Stadium during NC State's annual Military Appreciation Day.
Down 20-17 with 4:37 left, Florida State went 83 yards in five plays for the game winning score. After back-to-back passes led the Seminoles into the red zone, FSU's Deondre Francois found Travis Rudolph from 19 yards out for the game's final score.
The Pack pushed the ball down to the FSU 24 on the ensuing drive, but turned the ball over on downs after a pair of incomplete passes on third and fourth down.
WOLFPACK SPOTLIGHT DRIVE - 1st half
8 plays, 71 yards in 3:47 - Ryan Finley to Bra'Lon Cherry 28 yd TD pass
NC State got on the scoreboard first, with the only touchdown of the first quarter. The Pack went 71 yards in eight plays, culminating with a Ryan Finley to Bra'Lon Cherry 28 yard TD pass. On the drive, Finley was 3-of-4 for 48 yards.
WOLFPACK SPOTLIGHT DRIVE - 2nd half
9 plays, 95 yards in 4:39 - Jaylen Samuels 23 yard TD rush
NC State found the end zone again in the third quarter, going 95 yards in nine plays, result in a 23 yard TD rush by Jaylen Samuels. On the drive, QB Ryan Finley was a perfect 3-for-3 for 53 yards. The drive tied as the second-longest of the Pack this season (98 and 95 at Louisivlle).
TOP WOLFPACK PERFORMANCES
• QB Ryan Finley
25-of-41 for 304 yards, 1 TD
• WR Nyheim Hines
11 catches, 124 yards
• RB Matthew Dayes
23 rushes, 104 yards
NOTABLES
• The Pack scored the lone points in the first quarter, taking a 7-0 lead after the first 15 minutes of action. On the season, NC State has outscored its opponents 41-7 in first quarter action in Carter-Finley Stadium.
• Jaylen Samuels' 23 yard TD rush was his first TD since the Wake Forest contest, and his first rushing TD since the East Carolina game.
• Nyheim Hines finished with a career-best 124 receiving yards. He becomes the fourth different Wolfpack player to go over 100 yards receiving in a game this season (Louis - 2, Cherry, Samuels).
• PK Connor Haskins kicked his first career field goal in a NC State uniform - making kicks of 20 and 39 in the first half. Coming into tonight's game, Haskins was 0-2 (both misses at East Carolina).
• WR Bra'Lon Cherry has 161 receiving yards over the last two games (3 catches for 56 yards tonight). In the first six games of the season, he posted just 136 receiving yards.
• For the third time this season (East Carolina and Clemson), NC State had both a 100+ rusher (Dayes) and 100+ receiver (Hines) in the same game.
• QB Ryan Finley has posted back-to-back 300+ passing games. He is the first Wolfpack player to throw with over 300 in two straight games since Mike Glennon did so in 2012.
FROM THE LOCKER ROOM
"I told them that I'm proud of them for battling; they battled all week. I thought we played for each other and thought we played really hard. For whatever reason we're not finding the one play that it takes to break a game open like that and if they stay together we will find that play. We got a lot better in one week." - head coach Dave Doeren
UP NEXT
NC State will be in road action next weekend, traveling to Syracuse for a 12:30 p.m. game on Saturday.
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Team Stats
FS
ST
Total Yards
393
469
Pass Yards
330
304
Rushing Yards
63
165
Penalty Yards
59
28
1st Downs
20
31
3rd Downs
4
8
4th Downs
0
0
TOP
26:09
33:51
1st Quarter
FS 0, ST 7
ST - Cherry, B. 28 yd pass from Finley, R. (Bambard, K. kick) 8 plays, 71 yards, TOP 3:47
2nd Quarter
FS 3, ST 7
FS - R. Aguayo 32 yd field goal 12 plays, 50 yards, TOP 4:16
FS 3, ST 10
ST - Haskins, C. 20 yd field goal 9 plays, 44 yards, TOP 3:42
FS 10, ST 10
FS - J. Patrick 2 yd run (R. Aguayo kick), 7 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:34
FS 10, ST 13
ST - Haskins, C. 39 yd field goal 10 plays, 64 yards, TOP 1:09
3rd Quarter
FS 10, ST 20
ST - Samuels, J. 23 yd run (Haskins, C. kick), 9 plays, 95 yards, TOP 4:39
FS 17, ST 20
FS - D. Cook 10 yd run (R. Aguayo kick), 7 plays, 70 yards, TOP 3:00
4th Quarter
FS 24, ST 20
FS - T. Rudolph 19 yd pass from D. Francois (R. Aguayo kick) 5 plays, 83 yards, TOP 1:28
Game Leaders
Passing Leaders
CMP
25
TD
1
YDS
304
INT
1
Players Mentioned
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