Three-Touchdown Third Quarter Leads Pack to 33-7 win at BC

Saturday, October 16

Chestnut Hill, Mass.

7:30 p.m.

NC State

Boston College

Three-Touchdown Third Quarter Leads Pack to 33-7 win at BC

10/16/2021 10:50:00 PM | Football

Box Score

Pack wins fourth straight game, moves to 2-0 in ACC

CHESTNUT HILL, MASS. – A 21-point third quarter led the visiting #22 Wolfpack (5-1, 2-0 ACC) to a 33-7 win at Boston College. The Pack has now won four straight, and opens ACC action 2-0.

With the Pack up 10-7 at the half, NC State outscored the Eagles 23-7 in second half.

Both teams scored on their first offensive possession, as the game was tied 7-7 after the first quarter.

The Pack went 75 yards in just five plays, capped by a Devin Leary to Devin Carter 40-yard TD pass on third down. BC responded, going 75 yards on 10 plays.

👀 that grab by @__d1c for 7!!!

Leary finds Carter down the sideline for the game's first score. pic.twitter.com/gGkVwlFUGQ
— NC State Football (@PackFootball) October 16, 2021

The score line held till late in the first half, as Christopher Dunn hit a 27-yard field goal on the final play of the half to give the Pack a 10-7 halftime lead. The drive was a 16-play drive that took up the final 6:05 of the quarter.

Three touchdowns in the third quarter padded the Pack lead.

The Eagles lined up to punt, but a fumble on the play was recovered by Devan Boykin and returned 34 yards for a touchdown.

SCOOP & SCORE!!!@thedevanboykin recovers the muffed BC punt and returns it 34 yards for the special teams TD!

17-7 | 3Q - 12:03 pic.twitter.com/3OyKzG68Vv
— NC State Football (@PackFootball) October 17, 2021

>The Pack offense then took their next drive in for a TD, capped by Leary finding TE Dylan Parham from four yards out. The third was a long catch-and-run, and Leary found Thayer Thomas for a 79-yard score.

That long TD gave the Pack a 31-7 lead with 4:23 left in the third quarter.

LOOOOONG TD!@DevinLeary1 ➡️ @thayerthomas1 for a 79-yard score in the 3rd quarter.

24 straight points for @PackFootball! pic.twitter.com/w75ZcPBooo
— NC State Football (@PackFootball) October 17, 2021

After a Trenton Gill punt pinned BC back at its 2-yard line, LB Devon Betty recorded a safety for the game's final score.

STAT LEADERS
• QB Devin Leary
16-of-24 for 251 yards, 3 TDs

• WR Thayer Thomas
4 catches for 122 yards, 1 TD

• LB Isaiah Moore
9 tackles, 1 INT, 1 TFL

NOTABLES
• With two receptions in the game, WR Emeka Emezie became NC State's all-time receptions leader. He now has 203 career catches, passing Jaylen Samuels (2014-17).

• With seven points today (1 FG, 4 extra points), PK Christopher Dunn is now tied as the Pack's all-time leading scorer (Nikolas Sade – 2011-14).

• Boykin is the first Pack defensive player to score a TD since Max Fisher last season vs. Duke. Fisher's TD came off a blocked punt, returned eight yards.

• Leary's 79-yard TD pass in the third quarter was the longest of his career. His previous high was 55 yards at Boston College in 2019. It was also Thomas' longest career reception, his previous high was 37 yards vs. Virginia Tech last season.

Up Next
The Pack will return to ACC road action next weekend, traveling to Miami.