Saturday, November 4
Raleigh, N.C.
3:30 p.m.
NC State
6-3 , 4-1
31
vs
38
Clemson - Homecoming
8-1 , 6-1
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
F
Clemson
7
10
14
7
38
NC State
14
7
0
10
31
Wolfpack Falls at Home to #6 Clemson, 38-31
11/4/2017 7:37:00 PM | Football
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RALEIGH, N.C. – #20 NC State went into halftime with a slight lead, but #6 Clemson outscored NC State 21-10 in the second half to claim a 38-31 win at Carter-Finley Stadium.
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The Tigers (8-1, 6-1 ACC) scored a pair of TDs in the third quarter. The Wolfpack (6-3, 4-1) cut the lead to seven just three minutes into the fourth, but Clemson turned a Pack interception into an insurance touchdown to go up 10 with just over six minutes left for the win.
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After a NC State field goal cut it to 38-31 with 1:50 left, Clemson recovered the onside kick and ran the clock down to 1:31.
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Starting at its own 20-yard line, the Pack moved the ball to the Clemson 28, but was stopped on fourth down on the final play of the game.
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The loss was the first in ACC for NC State this season, and also the first at home.
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The teams traded scores the entire first half, as the Pack went into halftime with a 21-17 lead.
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NC State started the scoring with a Ryan Finley to Kelvin Harmon 40-yard TD pass just two minutes into the game. Clemson answered with a 77-yard punt return for a score.
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Jaylen Samuels scored the Pack's next two TDs, a 1-yard rush and a 7-yard reception – sandwiched around a Clemson TD – to give the Pack a 21-14 lead midway through the second quarter. The Tigers added a field goal five minutes before halftime.
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WOLFPACK SPOTLIGHT DRIVE – 1st half
3 plays, 40 yards in 1:16 – Ryan Finley to Kelvin Harmon 40-yard TD pass
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After Tim Kidd-Glass ended Clemson's opening drive of the game with his first career interception, NC State went 40 plays in three plays for the first score of the day. On 3rd & 10 from the Clemson 40, QB Ryan Finley found WR Kelvin Harmon deep down the middle for a 40-yard TD pass.
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WOLFPACK SPOTLIGHT DRIVE – 2nd half
6 plays, 65 yards in 2:37 – Ryan Finley to Jakobi Meyers 40-yard TD pass
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After Clemson took its largest lead of the game at 31-21 with a TD on the final play of the third quarter, NC State responded on the next drive to cut the lead to 31-28 with 12:23 left to play. The Pack went 65 yards in six plays, capped by a Ryan Finley to Jakobi Meyers 15-yard TD score. On the drive, Finley was a perfect 4-of-4 for 69 yards.
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STAT LEADERS
• QB Ryan Finley
31-of-50 for 338 yards, 3 TDs
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• WR Jakobi Meyers
9 catches for 105 yards, 1 TD
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• WR Kelvin Harmon
8 catches for 155 yards, 1 TD
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• Nickel Shawn Boone
9 tackles, 7 solo
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• DE Bradley Chubb
8 tackles, 1.5 TFLs
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NOTABLES
• The Pack scored a TD on its first possession of the game for the first time since the Furman game, and its first points on its first drive since the Syracuse game.
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• With his two TDs (1 rushing, 1 receiving), Jaylen Samuels now has 43 for his career, moving him into second place in school history for career TDs (Ted Brown – 51). Today marked the second time this season Samuels has had at least 1 rushing score and 1 receiving score (@ FSU).
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• In the first quarter, QB Ryan Finley was a perfect 6-for-6 for 75 yards, including a 40-yard TD pass. He completed his first 14 on the day, with his first incompletion not coming until 3:11 left in the second quarter.
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• With 338 passing yards, Finley now has 5,570 in his two-year Wolfpack career, and moves into sixth place all-time for most career passing yards at NC State.
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• WR Kelvin Harmon record his fifth 100+ receiving yard game of the season. He is the first player with at least five in a season since Jerricho Cotchery had seven in 200, and only the fifth player in school history with at least five in a season.
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• NC State gave up its first punt return for a TD since 2012 against North Carolina.
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UP NEXT
NC State will be back in road action next weekend, as the Pack travels to Boston College next Saturday. The game time will be announced before noon tomorrow morning.
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RALEIGH, N.C. – #20 NC State went into halftime with a slight lead, but #6 Clemson outscored NC State 21-10 in the second half to claim a 38-31 win at Carter-Finley Stadium.
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The Tigers (8-1, 6-1 ACC) scored a pair of TDs in the third quarter. The Wolfpack (6-3, 4-1) cut the lead to seven just three minutes into the fourth, but Clemson turned a Pack interception into an insurance touchdown to go up 10 with just over six minutes left for the win.
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After a NC State field goal cut it to 38-31 with 1:50 left, Clemson recovered the onside kick and ran the clock down to 1:31.
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Starting at its own 20-yard line, the Pack moved the ball to the Clemson 28, but was stopped on fourth down on the final play of the game.
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The loss was the first in ACC for NC State this season, and also the first at home.
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The teams traded scores the entire first half, as the Pack went into halftime with a 21-17 lead.
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NC State started the scoring with a Ryan Finley to Kelvin Harmon 40-yard TD pass just two minutes into the game. Clemson answered with a 77-yard punt return for a score.
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Jaylen Samuels scored the Pack's next two TDs, a 1-yard rush and a 7-yard reception – sandwiched around a Clemson TD – to give the Pack a 21-14 lead midway through the second quarter. The Tigers added a field goal five minutes before halftime.
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WOLFPACK SPOTLIGHT DRIVE – 1st half
3 plays, 40 yards in 1:16 – Ryan Finley to Kelvin Harmon 40-yard TD pass
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After Tim Kidd-Glass ended Clemson's opening drive of the game with his first career interception, NC State went 40 plays in three plays for the first score of the day. On 3rd & 10 from the Clemson 40, QB Ryan Finley found WR Kelvin Harmon deep down the middle for a 40-yard TD pass.
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WOLFPACK SPOTLIGHT DRIVE – 2nd half
6 plays, 65 yards in 2:37 – Ryan Finley to Jakobi Meyers 40-yard TD pass
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After Clemson took its largest lead of the game at 31-21 with a TD on the final play of the third quarter, NC State responded on the next drive to cut the lead to 31-28 with 12:23 left to play. The Pack went 65 yards in six plays, capped by a Ryan Finley to Jakobi Meyers 15-yard TD score. On the drive, Finley was a perfect 4-of-4 for 69 yards.
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STAT LEADERS
• QB Ryan Finley
31-of-50 for 338 yards, 3 TDs
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• WR Jakobi Meyers
9 catches for 105 yards, 1 TD
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• WR Kelvin Harmon
8 catches for 155 yards, 1 TD
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• Nickel Shawn Boone
9 tackles, 7 solo
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• DE Bradley Chubb
8 tackles, 1.5 TFLs
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NOTABLES
• The Pack scored a TD on its first possession of the game for the first time since the Furman game, and its first points on its first drive since the Syracuse game.
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• With his two TDs (1 rushing, 1 receiving), Jaylen Samuels now has 43 for his career, moving him into second place in school history for career TDs (Ted Brown – 51). Today marked the second time this season Samuels has had at least 1 rushing score and 1 receiving score (@ FSU).
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• In the first quarter, QB Ryan Finley was a perfect 6-for-6 for 75 yards, including a 40-yard TD pass. He completed his first 14 on the day, with his first incompletion not coming until 3:11 left in the second quarter.
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• With 338 passing yards, Finley now has 5,570 in his two-year Wolfpack career, and moves into sixth place all-time for most career passing yards at NC State.
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• WR Kelvin Harmon record his fifth 100+ receiving yard game of the season. He is the first player with at least five in a season since Jerricho Cotchery had seven in 200, and only the fifth player in school history with at least five in a season.
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• NC State gave up its first punt return for a TD since 2012 against North Carolina.
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UP NEXT
NC State will be back in road action next weekend, as the Pack travels to Boston College next Saturday. The game time will be announced before noon tomorrow morning.
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Team Stats
CU
ST
Total Yards
415
491
Pass Yards
191
338
Rushing Yards
224
153
Penalty Yards
23
69
1st Downs
19
27
3rd Downs
7
3
4th Downs
2
2
TOP
25:12
34:48
1st Quarter
CU 0, ST 7
ST - Harmon, K. 40 yd pass from Finley, R. (Wise, C. kick) 3 plays, 40 yards, TOP 1:16
CU 7, ST 7
CU - McCLOUD 77 yd punt return (SPENCE,AL. kick)
CU 7, ST 14
ST - Samuels, J. 1 yd run (Wise, C. kick), 12 plays, 65 yards, TOP 6:34
2nd Quarter
CU 14, ST 14
CU - BRYANT,K. 10 yd run (SPENCE,AL. kick), 12 plays, 71 yards, TOP 3:14
CU 14, ST 21
ST - Samuels, J. 7 yd pass from Finley, R. (Wise, C. kick) 10 plays, 75 yards, TOP 4:35
CU 17, ST 21
CU - SPENCE,AL. 26 yd field goal 11 plays, 68 yards, TOP 4:08
3rd Quarter
CU 24, ST 21
CU - CAIN 12 yd pass from BRYANT,K. (SPENCE,AL. kick) 9 plays, 49 yards, TOP 3:24
CU 31, ST 21
CU - FEASTER 89 yd run (SPENCE,AL. kick), 1 plays, 89 yards, TOP 0:05
4th Quarter
CU 31, ST 28
ST - Meyers, J. 15 yd pass from Finley, R. (Bambard, K. kick) 6 plays, 65 yards, TOP 2:37
CU 38, ST 28
CU - BRYANT,K. 1 yd run (SPENCE,AL. kick), 7 plays, 27 yards, TOP 3:03
CU 38, ST 31
ST - Bambard, K. 22 yd field goal 13 plays, 81 yards, TOP 4:34
Game Leaders
Passing Leaders
CMP
31
TD
3
YDS
338
INT
2
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