Saturday, September 11
Starkville, Miss.
7 p.m. ET
NC State
1-1
10
at
24
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Mississippi State
2-0
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
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NC State
0
3
0
7
10
Mississippi State
7
7
7
3
24
Pack Falls at Mississippi State in First Road Outing
9/11/2021 10:48:00 PM | Football
STARKVILLE, MISS. – NC State fell in road action at Mississippi State 24-10.
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Mississippi State elected to receive the opening kick, and proceeded to return it 100 yards for the opening score.
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In that first quarter the Pack outgained the Bulldogs 114-5 and 6-0 on first downs, but Mississippi State had the lone score of the quarter for the 7-0 lead.
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NC State got on the scoreboard less than three minutes into the second quarter with a 45-yard Christopher Dunn field goal.
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The Bulldogs tacked on a 21-yard TD pass with 1:09 left in the half to take a 14-3 lead into the break.
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A fumble on the Pack's opening possession of the second half resulted in Mississippi State's second TD pass of the game to make it 21-3 into the fourth quarter.
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The Pack found the end zone with just over a minute left in the contest, Devin Leary connecting with Thayer Thomas for a four-yard score.
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STAT LEADERS
• QB Devin Leary
30-of-49 for 303 yards, 1 TD
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• RB Zonovan Knight
8 rushes for 31 yards
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• WR Thayer Thomas
7 catches for 39 yards, 1 TD
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• SAF Tanner Ingle
11 tackles, 2 PBUs
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UP NEXT
The Pack will return to Carter-Finley Stadium next Saturday, as NC State will host Furman at 7:30 p.m. The game will be televised by RSN.
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Mississippi State elected to receive the opening kick, and proceeded to return it 100 yards for the opening score.
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In that first quarter the Pack outgained the Bulldogs 114-5 and 6-0 on first downs, but Mississippi State had the lone score of the quarter for the 7-0 lead.
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NC State got on the scoreboard less than three minutes into the second quarter with a 45-yard Christopher Dunn field goal.
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The Bulldogs tacked on a 21-yard TD pass with 1:09 left in the half to take a 14-3 lead into the break.
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A fumble on the Pack's opening possession of the second half resulted in Mississippi State's second TD pass of the game to make it 21-3 into the fourth quarter.
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The Pack found the end zone with just over a minute left in the contest, Devin Leary connecting with Thayer Thomas for a four-yard score.
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STAT LEADERS
• QB Devin Leary
30-of-49 for 303 yards, 1 TD
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• RB Zonovan Knight
8 rushes for 31 yards
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• WR Thayer Thomas
7 catches for 39 yards, 1 TD
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• SAF Tanner Ingle
11 tackles, 2 PBUs
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UP NEXT
The Pack will return to Carter-Finley Stadium next Saturday, as NC State will host Furman at 7:30 p.m. The game will be televised by RSN.
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Team Stats
NCST
MS
Total Yards
337
316
Pass Yards
303
294
Rushing Yards
34
22
Penalty Yards
59
60
1st Downs
16
15
3rd Downs
6
3
4th Downs
1
1
TOP
28:57
31:03
1st Quarter
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NCST 0, MS 7
MS - L. Griffin 100 yd kickoff return (Brandon Ruiz kick)
2nd Quarter
NCST 3, MS 7
NCST - Dunn,Christophe 45 yd field goal 11 plays, 43 yards, TOP 5:25
NCST 3, MS 14
MS - Malik Heath 21 yd pass from Will Rogers (Brandon Ruiz kick) 13 plays, 83 yards, TOP 4:30
3rd Quarter
NCST 3, MS 21
MS - Jaden Walley 4 yd pass from Will Rogers (Mccord,Nolan kick) 7 plays, 54 yards, TOP 4:12
4th Quarter
NCST 3, MS 24
MS - Mccord,Nolan 32 yd field goal 8 plays, 51 yards, TOP 2:23
NCST 10, MS 24
NCST - Thomas,Thayer 4 yd pass from Leary,Devin (Dunn,Christophe kick) 8 plays, 74 yards, TOP 3:16
Game Leaders
CMP
30
TD
1
YDS
303
INT
1
CMP
0
TD
0
YDS
0
INT
0
Players Mentioned
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