Wolfpack Falls at Home to Georgia Tech

Saturday, November 8

Raleigh, N.C.

12:30 PM

NC State

5-5 , 1-5

Georgia Tech - Homecoming

8-2 , 5-2

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2nd

3rd

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Georgia Tech

NC State

11/8/2014 12:00:00 AM | Football

Box Score

Nov. 8, 2014

	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	F
Georgia Tech	14	21	14	7	56
NC State	13	3	0	7	23

Attendance: 54,653  

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RALEIGH, N.C. - Holding a 13-7 lead late in the first quarter, NC State surrendered 28 straight points and fell to the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets 56-23 Saturday afternoon. Georgia Tech used its triple-option running attack and totaled 64 rushing attempts compared to just 8 pass attempts, and also added a pair of defensive scores in the second quarter.

WOLFPACK DRIVE OF THE GAME - 1st Half
9 plays, 75-yard TD drive in first quarter.

After falling behind 7-0, NC State took the ensuing kickoff for its first touchdown of the day to close the gap to 7-6, after a blocked extra point. The Pack went 75 yards on 9-plays, capped by a Jacoby Brissett 15 yard touchdown run. On the drive, Brissett rushed three times for 45 yards - and accounted for 72 of the total yards (including drawing a personal foul on a late hit out-of-bounds).

WOLFPACK DRIVE OF THE GAME - 2nd Half
6 plays, 75-yard TD drive in fourth quarter.

On its first possession of the fourth quarter NC State went 6 plays, 75 yards capped by a 19-yard Jacoby Brissett to David J. Ginnage touchdown. On the drive, Brissett was 3-of-3 for 71 yards through the air, while Grinnage caught his fourth TD in the last four games - and now is tied for the team lead in TD receptions.

FROM THE LOCKER ROOM
"Early on, things were going the way we thought they would. It was a back-and-forth game. We thought it was going to be that way and we would go score for score, but things backfired with the two turnovers." - NC State head coach Dave Doeren

NOTABLE WOLFPACK PERFORMANCES
 QB Jacoby Brissett
18-of-35 for 213 yards; 1 TD, 2 INTs. Team-high 77 yards rushing, including 1 TD.

 WR Bo Hines
Team-high 6 catches for 70 yards.

 KR Dakwa Nichols
Returned kicks for the first time this season. Had 6 returns for 132 yards - average of 22.0.

NOTABLES
 NC State played a 4-3 defense today for the first time this season. Sr. Art Norman, normally a starter at DE, played OLB today. Both MLBs, Airius Moore and Jerod Fernandez, started in the middle.

 With a 46-yard field goal and a pair of extra points, PK Niklas Sade is now just one point shy of tying the school record for career points (Ted Brown, 1975-78 - 312 points),

UP NEXT
The Pack returns to Carter-Finley next weekend, hosting Wake Forest in the home finale at 3 p.m. In addition to Senior Day, the Pack will also be celebrating Military Appreciation Day.