Pack Becomes Bowl Eligible With 28-13 Win Over Louisville

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Pack Becomes Bowl Eligible With 28-13 Win Over Louisville

10/30/2021 11:42:00 PM | Football

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NC State outscores Cardinals 21-3 in fourth quarter

RALEIGH, N.C. – Coming back to Carter-Finley Stadium for the first time in 28 days, NC State defeated visiting Louisville 28-13, and in the process gained bowl eligibility with its sixth win of the season.

Trailing 10-7 entering the fourth quarter, the Wolfpack (6-2, 3-1 ACC) outscored the Cardinals 21-3 over the final 15 minutes of action. All three touchdowns were Devin Leary TD passes.

Leary was 25-of-36 for 317 yards and four scores. He also extends his streak of pass attempts without an INT has now reached 211, the third longest streak in school history.

LB Drake Thomas led the defensive charge with 15 tackles and a pair of sacks.

NC State stretched its home winning streak to eight straight games dating back to last season, with five of those wins being this season.

The first quarter was a slow start for both teams, but both QBs were able to put up huge numbers. Leary was 8-of-10 for 114 yards and a score while Malik Cunningham was 3-of-4 yards and a score. Both teams scored a touchdown in the last five minutes of the quarter.

The score was 7-7 going into the second quarter as both teams scored a TD late in the opening period.

The Pack opened the scoring with a Leary to Emeka Emezie 19-yard score with 48 seconds left. The Cardinals answered on the next drive, hitting a 76-yard TD pass on the final play of the half.

The score remained 7-7 at the half.

A Cardinals field goal that pushed them to a 10-7 lead, were the lone points of the third quarter.

Thirty-four seconds into the fourth quarter with a 29-yard pass from Leary to Trent Pennix into the endzone for a touchdown put NC State up for good, 14-10.

Louisville kicked a second field goal, this from 31 yards cut the lead to 14-13 with 9:51 to play.

The final two scores went the Pack's way, both Leary TD throws.

First it was 12 yards to Devin Carter with 5:53 to play, and then 10 yards to C.J. Riley with 2:21 left iced the Wolfpack win.

Next week the Pack will travel to Tallahassee to take on the Florida State Seminoles. The game will be a 4:00 p.m. kick on the ACC Network.