Pack Rushes Over Wake Forest for Bowl Eligibility

Saturday, November 15

Raleigh, N.C.

3:00 PM

NC State

6-5 , 2-5

Wake Forest - Military Appreciation Day

2-8 , 0-6

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2nd

3rd

4th

Wake Forest

NC State

Pack Rushes Over Wake Forest for Bowl Eligibility

11/15/2014 12:00:00 AM | Football

Box Score

Nov. 15, 2014

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	F
Wake Forest	3	0	3	7	13
NC State	7	14	21	0	42

Attendance: 55,353  

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RALEIGH, N.C. - NC State's ground attack was dominant throughout the game, as the Wolfpack gained the all-valuable sixth win of the season with a 42-13 defeat of Wake Forest at Carter-Finley Stadium. The Wolfpack rushed for 362 yards, the most in an ACC game since 1987, and four Pack players accounted for five rushing scores.

WOLFPACK DRIVE OF THE GAME - 1st Half
10 plays, 69-yard TD drive on first offensive possession.

After forcing a quick three-and-out, NC State took its opening offensive possession 69 yards in 10 plays to open the scoring with a two-yard Tony Creecy TD run. On the drive, the Pack had six rushes for 41 yards (6.5 avg.).

WOLFPACK DRIVE OF THE GAME - 2nd Half
1 play, 75-yard TD drive to start third quarter.

NC State went into the locker room up 21-3, and extended that lead on the first play of the second half. Senior WR Bryan Underwood took a reverse and ran 75 yards for the score. The rushing TD was the first of Underwood's career, and his longest play from scrimmage this season

TOP WOLFPACK PERFORMANCES
• RB Shadrach Thornton
16 rushes for 110 yards, 1 TD

• RB Matt Dayes
11 rushes for 76 yards, 2 TDs; 4 catches for 47 yards 1 TD

FROM THE LOCKER ROOM
"I thought getting the win today and the crowd was great for our military appreciation. Also, for our seniors, it was a great victory for our 18 guys. I thought our underclassmen played really well and helped those guys go out victorious. Our running game was terrific. We ran for 362 yards against a sound defense. We didn't have any turnovers, which is goal number one. Defensively, we did well, stopping their running game and holding them to just 58 yards." - NC State head coach Dave Doeren

NOTABLES
• With his first extra point in the second quarter, Niklas Sade became the school's all-time leading scorer. Sade now has 317 career points and eclipsed the previous mark of 312 set by Ted Brown (1975-78).

• NC State's 362 yards rushing on the day were the most for a Pack team in an ACC game since 1987 against Maryland (376), and is the seventh-highest total in Wolfpack history overall.

• On the Pack's second TD drive of the game, RB Matt Dayes accounted for 67 of the Pack's 74 yards. Dayes had a 36-yard reception, a 30-yard rush, and then scored on a 1-yard rush - on three straight plays.

• For the third game this season, Dayes recorded both a rushing TD and a receiving TD, both of his today were in the second quarter. Dayes had a 1-yard TD rush for the Pack's second TD, then a 7-yard reception to put the Pack up 21-3 at the half.

• Shadrach Thornton was the first NC State runner to go over 100 yards in a game this season, as he finished with a season-best 110 yards.

• For the first time this season, all three of NC State's running backs scored a rushing TD in the same game; Dayes (2), Tony Creecy (1) and Shadrach Thornton (1).

• In the first half, the Pack held the Demon Deacons to just eight rushing yards on 14 carries. Overall in the half, Wake had just 87 total yards and three first downs.

• The Pack was a perfect 5-for-5 in the Red Zone, scoring a TD each time.

UP NEXT
The Pack will have its second bye of the season next weekend. NC State returns to action on Nov. 29 traveling to North Carolina for the regular season finale, the game time will be announced on Monday.

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