NC State 38 Wofford 17

'07 Football General230

Sunday 8:52am ESPN.com has posted highlights from the win over Wofford.

NC STATE ends the nation’s 4th longest losing streak at NINE by scoring more than 24 POINTS for the first time since playing Eastern Kentucky in September of 2005 (22 consecutive games)!!!!

In what is surely to be a future trivia question, both Sidney Lowe and Tom O’Brien earned their first victories at NC State against Wofford. (See November 10, 2006)

2nd Quarter Summary

* 49 yard field goal for Steven Hauschka! Nice to know that we can hit that. The klck would have been good from 55 but it was about 1 foot inside the upright, it started off wide right and hooked in.

* In replacement of an injured LaRue Rumph, freshman Thomas Barnes picksed up a fumble and returned it for a five yard defensive touchdown to start the 2nd quarter. When was the last time that we got a free one like this? I guess Willie Young’s TD return at Clemson in the middle of last season. Of course, we still lost that game. Barnes also had a great hit in the 2nd quarter.

* Andre Brown is exerting himself with chunks of yards with every touch. Brown has 113 yards and 2 TDs on just 14 carries.

* Every time Wofford gets some momentum they commit CTC-like penalties for substitutions, formations and procedures. Then again, State’s Martrel Brown and Thomas Barnes both got 15 yard penalties giving Wofford too much opportunity.

* Harrion Beck lost his rhythm in the second quarter

* Bradley Pierson’s third punt puts Wofford on their 17 yard line, but is only 18 yards in length. See first quarter comments on Pierson.

* Click here for “The Rule of 24”

First Quarter Summary Comments

* Johnny Evans called it “Exactly what the doctor ordered” as NC State scores a touchdown on our first drive of a game for only the second time in the last 15 games when Andre Brown went in from three yards out. Brown has 42 yards on only 5 carries and Harrison Beck was 4 of 4 for 32 yards on the first drive.

* The Pack’s defense held the Terriers to a punt on their first series but seems to be trying to find our footing as Wofford gets 4 first downs on 6:30 minutes of possession time. Marcus Kuhn continues to get major playing time on defense. Miguel Scott had 5 tackles in the first quarter.

* Harrion Beck was very sharp in the first quarter despite going only 6 for 12 for 48 yards. Beck had at least three balls dropped (Stone, Eugene, Spencer) and threw one jump ball on a third and long. John Dunlap had three receptions in the first quarter.

* Welcome to the bigtime, Bradley Pierson. Pierson’s first punt went 49 yards!! Allow me to repeat…punts for 49 yards!!!! Pierson nailed his second punt of the night with a high hanger that died on the Wofford 2 yard line. Awesome!!

* State had three penalties in the 1st quarter.

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230 Responses to NC State 38 Wofford 17

  1. Dogbreath 09/15/2007 at 8:01 PM #

    We cracked 23! Holy shit!

  2. JimValvano 09/15/2007 at 8:03 PM #

    where’s noah to tell ya the streak when you need him?

    i think that is something like only the second time in 15 or 16 games that we’ve scored 24 or more

  3. PAPacker 09/15/2007 at 8:03 PM #

    that klck would have been good from 55 but it was about 1 foot inside the upright, it started off wide right and hooked in

  4. EverettBeez 09/15/2007 at 8:04 PM #

    does gary hahn’s voice remind any one of wally?

    not only were Wally & Gary great announcers, but everytime I got to met and speak with them (which was a fair bit since I worked for the SID) they were super nice guys. Good people.

  5. PAPacker 09/15/2007 at 8:04 PM #

    it is the first time since fall, 2005 I know

  6. PAPacker 09/15/2007 at 8:07 PM #

    I met both of them and everytime I saw them at games or restaurants like the K and W in Greensboro, I used to ask them all kinds of questions. They always acted interested all though I was between 8 and 12 years old, they enjoyed broadcasting state games so much it was entertaining as much to hear them as anything else

  7. PAPacker 09/15/2007 at 8:08 PM #

    whoever 7 is for state did a great job of defending the option, wydmire cut up field, 7 came up to tackle, him wydmire cut back, 7 turned around and chased him out of bounds, great play

  8. PAPacker 09/15/2007 at 8:10 PM #

    Beez, did you know Pat Gavaghan with the WPC? He was a good friend of ours who worked a lot with the SID. I always wondered what happened to him.

  9. RedTerror29 09/15/2007 at 8:11 PM #

    How long has it been since we’ve done it against a D1A school? I believe that last was against WKU (still D1AA then?).

  10. JimValvano 09/15/2007 at 8:13 PM #

    noah? as much as i hate to admit it…we need noah

  11. PAPacker 09/15/2007 at 8:13 PM #

    done what?

  12. noah 09/15/2007 at 8:15 PM #

    The last time we scored more than 23 points was the final game of the year against ECU in 2005, I believe.

  13. JimValvano 09/15/2007 at 8:17 PM #

    ah…behold…NOAH

    i guess the free 360 thing isn’t happening anymore?

  14. noah 09/15/2007 at 8:20 PM #

    Actually, now that I think about it…it might be 2004.

  15. Dogbreath 09/15/2007 at 8:20 PM #

    We may have scored 23 against ECTC, but I am pretty sure we haven’t scored more than 23 since the EKU game to start that season. Something like 25 games.

  16. EverettBeez 09/15/2007 at 8:21 PM #

    PaPacker, I did not know Pat G. I was just a high school guy, totin’ and fetchin’ between that fall of 79 and spring of 83. Mike Finn was my boss – isn’t he in the conference office now?

    Tell you what, working in the press box was a huge step up from walking around selling drinks! We talked about drunk guys earlier this week – but man, was the student aisle tough to go down – and you always came up short, lol. Sitting in the press box, making something like $25 dollars, and eating all I wanted was way better.

  17. EverettBeez 09/15/2007 at 8:23 PM #

    that is awesome that Lowe and potentially TOB get their first wins at State over Wofford.

    See, the fates were watching out for us.

  18. noah 09/15/2007 at 8:23 PM #

    We scored 24 against FSU last year. In 2005, we scored 54 against E. Kentucky and 24 against MTSU. And Nov. 27, 2004, we scored 52 against ECU.

    11/27/04, that was the last time we scored more than 25 or more against a D1 opponent.

  19. JimValvano 09/15/2007 at 8:29 PM #

    that can’t all be the quarterback…that’s all i’ve got to say

  20. JimValvano 09/15/2007 at 8:33 PM #

    bedics…done

  21. JimValvano 09/15/2007 at 8:34 PM #

    i hope we get him back for next week…

  22. PAPacker 09/15/2007 at 8:37 PM #

    robby leonard made a great tackle on the kickoff he fought off the wedge and took the kick returner down with one arm, nice play on the pitch on 1st down

  23. noah 09/15/2007 at 8:38 PM #

    Done for the night? For the season?

  24. PAPacker 09/15/2007 at 8:38 PM #

    wow, the first half and halftime took 2 hours and 20 minutes.

  25. PAPacker 09/15/2007 at 8:39 PM #

    wow, I would not go for this

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