#19 Wolfpack Gets Four TD Effort from Leary in 28-14 Win

Saturday, November 6

Tallahassee, Fla.

4 p.m.

NC State

7-2 , 4-1

Florida State

3-6 , 2-4

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NC State

Florida State

#19 Wolfpack Gets Four TD Effort from Leary in 28-14 Win

11/6/2021 7:34:00 PM | Football

Box Score

NC State throws for more (314) than FSU had total yards (271)

TALLAHASSEE, FLA. – Thanks to four touchdowns passes from QB Devin Leary and a Pack defense that held Florida State to under 300 total yards, the #19 Wolfpack (7-2, 4-1 ACC) won 28-13 in road action.

Leary completed 21-of-32 passes for 4 scores, all four to four different receivers, with three going for at least 43 yards.

After the Pack defense forced a pair of FSU three-and-outs to open the game, Leary found C.J. Riley for 62 yards on the first play of the Pack's second drive for the opening score.

The Pack held a 7-0 after the first quarter.

The lead was doubled early in the second quarter, as Leary found Christopher Toudle across the middle from eight yards out two minutes into the quarter.

At the half, NC State held a 14-0 lead. In the opening half, the Pack had a 224-78 yardage advantage.

The Seminoles opened the second half with an onside kick, and took the drive 51 yards for a TD to cut the score in half.

NC State answered on the very next drive with a matching TD. On third-and-1, Leary found Pennix who turned it upfield for a 45-yard score.

Going into the fourth quarter, the Pack maintained a 21-14 lead.

The Pack iced the game midway through the fourth quarter, as another third down conversation went in for a score. Leary hit Ricky Person on a 43-yard screen pass to extend the lead to two touchdowns with 7:53 left.

The score proved be the final one of the game.

STAT LEADERS
• QB Devin Leary
21-of-32 for 314 yards, 4 TDs

• RB Zonovan Knight
18 rushes for 75 yards

• WR Porter Rooks
5 catches for 39 yards

• S Tanner Ingle
13 tackles, 8 solo stops

NOTABLES
• Devin Leary threw an INT for the first time in 228 attempts (dating back to the second game of the season). The INT came on a Hail Mary attempt at the end of the second quarter. He had also thrown 20 TD passes since his last interception.

• NC State shutout FSU in the first half, it was the first time the Pack held an opponent scoreless in the first half on the road since 2015 at Boston College.

• NC State has now defeated both Clemson and Florida State in the same season for the first time since 2002.

Up Next
The Pack will have its final road contest of the season next weekend, traveling to #9 Wake Forest. The ACC has announced the game will be at 7:30 p.m., and televised on the ACC Network.