North Carolina State University Athletics
NC State
4-0
Presbyterian
2-2
Pack Records 42-0 Shutout Over Presbyterian
9/20/2014 12:00:00 AM | Football
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RALEIGH, N.C. - Pack QB Jacoby Brissett threw for three scores and rushed for another, as NC State pitched a shutout over visiting Presbyterian, 42-0. The Pack offense once again finished with over 200 yards rushing, and the Pack defense recorded its first shutout since 2011.
WOLFPACK DRIVE OF THE GAME - 1ST HALF
9 plays, 74 yard TD drive in the second quarter.
After the Pack took its opening drive 73 yards for a TD to start the scoring on the day, the Pack's offense stumbled the next three drives gaining just seven yards.
The offense got back into gear late in the second quarter, going 74 yards in nine plays to double the lead at 14-0. On the drive, Jacoby Brissett completed 7-of-8 passes for 73 yards, including an 18-yard TD pass to Marquez Valdes-Scantling, who had two catches on the drive for 43 yards.
The only non-pass play on the drive was a Brissett 1-yard rush on 4th & 1 from the Presbyterian 19. One play later Brissett went back to the air to find Valdes-Scantling with a fade in the corner of the end zone.
WOLFPACK DRIVE OF THE GAME - 2nd HALF
1 play, 65-yard TD drive to open third quarter.
After scoring 14 points in the final 2:42 of the first half, the Pack struck fast again to open the second half. After receiving the kick, Jacoby Brissett unleashed a 65-yard bomb to an open Bryan Underwood for the score. The pass was Underwood's first TD catch of the season.
PLAYER OF THE GAME
• QB Jacoby Brissett: 14-of-21 for 195 yards and 3 TDs; 5 rushes for 22 yards and 1 TD.
Honorable Mentions
- Pack's defense: Pitched a shutout, limited Presbyterian to 252 yards, with just 122 through the air.
- Pack's efficient offense: Gained 460 yards on just 53 plays, and average of 8.7 per play.
- RB Matt Dayes: 6 rushes for 86 yards, 1 TD; 4 catches for 44 yards, 1 TD.
- P Wil Baumann: 4 punts for 221 yards (55.2 avg.). Career long of 67 yards.
- LB Jerod Fernandez: 12 tackles, 6 solo stops.
FROM THE LOCKER ROOM
"It's good to be 4-0. I want to thank our fans and students tonight. It was a great crowd and it keeps getting better each week. It's good to finish our preseason if you will at 4-0, but all four games were important wins for us. Tonight was good for our team though. Defensively, we got a shutout and offensively we rushed for over 200 yards. I'm excited to be where we are sitting right now." - NC State head coach Dave Doeren
NOTABLES
• NC State has started the season 4-0 for the first time since the 2010 season (4-0), the Pack has started 4-0 only those two times since starting 8-0 in 2002. The Pack also went undefeated in non-conference games for the first time since 2005.
• The shutout for the Pack was the first since a 2011 win over North Carolina, and the first over a non-conference foe since the 2005 Meineke Car Care Bowl against South Florida.
• For the first time in school history, NC State has posted at least 40 points in three straight games. The Pack scored 46 against ODU, 49 at USF and 42 in today's win.
• For the first time since 1994, NC State has totaled at least 200 yards rushing in three straight games. The Pack finished with 265 yards tonight, as three running backs all had over 50 yards. The 995 rushing yards through the first four games ranks as the sixth-most through the first four games in school history.
• NC State scored on three straight offensive plays during the second and third quarters. Marquez Valdes-Scantling caught an 18-yard TD pass to start the barrage late in the second quarter. The Pack defense then caused a Presbyterian fumble two plays into their next drive, and on the next play Brissett found Matt Dayes for a 27-yard score. After taking the opening kick in the second half, Brissett aired it out to Bryan Underwood for a 65-yard strike.
• Each of the first five NC State scoring drives were all under 2:42.
• For the fourth straight game to open 2014, RB Matt Dayes accounted for at least 100 all-purpose yards. Today, Dayes rushed for 86 yards, caught four passes for 44 yards, and had 30 kickoff return yards for a total of 160 on the day. He has scored a TD in each game this season, including having both a rushing TD (68 yds) and receiving TD (27 yds) the second time this season.
• True Freshmen Notes: Tony Adams started his first career game today when he started at right guard. DB Troy Vincent, Jr. saw his first action of the season, playing on special teams.
UP NEXT
The Pack returns to Carter-Finley next Saturday, hosting Florida State. Kickoff has been announced as 3:30, and will be televised on ABC.
TWEET OF THE GAME
Team Stats
PC 0, ST 7
ST - Brissett, J. 1 yd run (Sade, N. kick), 5 plays, 73 yards, TOP 1:48
PC 0, ST 14
ST - Valdes-Scan, M. 18 yd pass from Brissett, J. (Sade, N. kick) 9 plays, 74 yards, TOP 2:42
PC 0, ST 21
ST - Dayes, M. 27 yd pass from Brissett, J. (Sade, N. kick) 1 plays, 27 yards, TOP 0:06
PC 0, ST 28
ST - Underwood, B. 65 yd pass from Brissett, J. (Sade, N. kick) 1 plays, 65 yards, TOP 0:08
PC 0, ST 35
ST - Dayes, M. 68 yd run (Sade, N. kick), 4 plays, 80 yards, TOP 1:22
PC 0, ST 42
ST - Thornton, S. 33 yd run (Sade, N. kick), 11 plays, 86 yards, TOP 4:01
