Saturday, September 17
Raleigh, N.C.
7 p.m.
NC State
3-0 , 0-0
27
vs
14
Texas Tech
2-1 , 0-0
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
F
Texas Tech
0
7
0
7
14
NC State
6
14
0
7
27
Photo by: Greg Forwerck
#16 Pack Records Sell-Out Win Over Texas Tech
9/17/2022 11:09:00 PM | Football
RALEIGH, N.C. – The last time a ranked NC State and Texas Tech met was 20 years ago in Lubbock, Texas, when the Pack was ranked No. 17. History repeated itself Saturday when the 16th-ranked Wolfpack entered won 27-14 in front of a home sell-out crowd of 56,919 fans.
FIRST QUARTER (6-0)
After the Pack's first series of the game, punter Shane McDonough came out on fourth down. Despite the visitor's attempt to field the punt, the Red Raiders muffed McDonough's punt and long snapper Joe Shimko recovered the ball inside the red zone at Texas Tech's 13-yard line.
The Pack ran a trick play that had the ball snapped to running back Jordan Houston who pitched the ball to wide receiver Thayer Thomas who then passed to quarterback Devin Leary in the end zone. The game's would-be opening touchdown, however, was called back due to an illegal Pack receiver downfield.
Kicker Christopher Dunn converted a 29-yard field goal to turn the muffed punt into three points. Dunn then doubled the Wolfpack's lead with a 47-yard field goal with 3:27 remaining in the first quarter.
SECOND QUARTER (20-7)
With 4:40 left in the half, the Pack recorded its eighth straight game with an interception after cornerback Aydan White intercepted a pass from the Red Raiders and returned it for 84 yards.
The Red Raiders found the end zone for the lone time in the opening half with 50 seconds left after a 24-yard touchdown pass from Donovan Smith to Myles Price.
THIRD QUARTER (20-7)
C.J. Clark recorded his second sack of the evening after taking down Smith on the Texas Tech 38 yard-line.
FOURTH QUARTER (27-14)
Less than 60 seconds into the quarter, NC State executed a trick play when Thomas found Demie Sumo-Karngbaye 38 yards down the field for a touchdown, giving the Pack a 27-7 lead.
Texas Tech found the end zone for the final time with 10:46 left in the game when Smith plunged in from three yards out.
STAT LEADERS
QB Devin Leary
15-of-23 for 121 yards
WR Thayer Thomas
4 catches for 30 yards
1-of-1 for 38 yards, 1 TD
RB Jordan Houston
13 rushes for 57 yards
LB Payton Wilson
8 tackles, 2 solo stops
DL C.J. Clark
2 tackles, 2 sacks
NOTABLES
The Pack will host UConn next Saturday under the lights of Carter-Finley. Kickoff is slated for 7:30 p.m. and will be broadcast on RSN.
FIRST QUARTER (6-0)
After the Pack's first series of the game, punter Shane McDonough came out on fourth down. Despite the visitor's attempt to field the punt, the Red Raiders muffed McDonough's punt and long snapper Joe Shimko recovered the ball inside the red zone at Texas Tech's 13-yard line.
The Pack ran a trick play that had the ball snapped to running back Jordan Houston who pitched the ball to wide receiver Thayer Thomas who then passed to quarterback Devin Leary in the end zone. The game's would-be opening touchdown, however, was called back due to an illegal Pack receiver downfield.
Kicker Christopher Dunn converted a 29-yard field goal to turn the muffed punt into three points. Dunn then doubled the Wolfpack's lead with a 47-yard field goal with 3:27 remaining in the first quarter.
SECOND QUARTER (20-7)
With 4:40 left in the half, the Pack recorded its eighth straight game with an interception after cornerback Aydan White intercepted a pass from the Red Raiders and returned it for 84 yards.
The Red Raiders found the end zone for the lone time in the opening half with 50 seconds left after a 24-yard touchdown pass from Donovan Smith to Myles Price.
THIRD QUARTER (20-7)
C.J. Clark recorded his second sack of the evening after taking down Smith on the Texas Tech 38 yard-line.
FOURTH QUARTER (27-14)
Less than 60 seconds into the quarter, NC State executed a trick play when Thomas found Demie Sumo-Karngbaye 38 yards down the field for a touchdown, giving the Pack a 27-7 lead.
Texas Tech found the end zone for the final time with 10:46 left in the game when Smith plunged in from three yards out.
STAT LEADERS
QB Devin Leary
15-of-23 for 121 yards
WR Thayer Thomas
4 catches for 30 yards
1-of-1 for 38 yards, 1 TD
RB Jordan Houston
13 rushes for 57 yards
LB Payton Wilson
8 tackles, 2 solo stops
DL C.J. Clark
2 tackles, 2 sacks
NOTABLES
- White's pick-6 was the seventh longest in program history and longest for NC State since 2001 when Marcus Hudson returned an interception for 100 yards against Duke.
- Thayer Thomas threw the fourth touchdown pass of his career in the fourth quarter and his first since the 2020 season.
- Devin Leary recorded his 6000th-yard passing and is only the sixth quarterback in school history to do so. He finished the game tallying 6,040 yards for his career.
- The Pack extended its home winning streak to 12 games.
- NC State advances to 5-2 in the series with Texas Tech, having won the last five straight.
- The last time the Pack started the season 3-0 was during the 2018 season
- NC State has two interceptions in every game this season. The only FBS team who has completed three games this season with two plus interceptions in every game is Wisconsin.
The Pack will host UConn next Saturday under the lights of Carter-Finley. Kickoff is slated for 7:30 p.m. and will be broadcast on RSN.
Team Stats
TTU
NCS
Total Yards
353
270
Pass Yards
299
159
Rushing Yards
54
111
Penalty Yards
69
74
1st Downs
20
15
3rd Downs
2
6
4th Downs
1
1
TOP
25:33
33:04
1st Quarter
TTU 0, NCS 3
NCS - Dunn,Christopher 29 yd field goal 7 plays, 1 yards, TOP 03:35
TTU 0, NCS 6
NCS - Dunn,Christopher 47 yd field goal 6 plays, 26 yards, TOP 03:27
2nd Quarter
TTU 0, NCS 13
NCS - Sumo-Karngbaye,Demie 14 yd run (Dunn,Christopher kick), 4 plays, 43 yards, TOP 01:41
TTU 0, NCS 20
NCS - White,Aydan 84 yd interception (Dunn,Christopher kick)
TTU 7, NCS 20
TTU - Price,Myles 24 yd pass from Smith,Donovan (Wolff,Trey kick) 4 plays, 60 yards, TOP 01:14
4th Quarter
TTU 7, NCS 27
NCS - Sumo-Karngbaye,Demie 38 yd pass from Thomas,Thayer (Dunn,Christopher kick) 1 plays, 38 yards, TOP 00:08
TTU 14, NCS 27
TTU - Smith,Donovan 3 yd run (Wolff,Trey kick), 12 plays, 75 yards, TOP 03:34
Game Leaders
Passing Leaders
CMP
15
TD
0
YDS
121
INT
0
CMP
1
TD
1
YDS
38
INT
0
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