The game time for State’s post-Thanksgiving hosting of Maryland has been set for a 12:30 kick-off.
The attendance for the Maryland game will be dictated by what happens on the field this weekend vs Clemson. If the Wolfpack wins this weekend then Carter-Finley will be a great atmosphere for Maryland. If State loses this weekend, then how can one expect anything but a dull, drab, uninspired atmosphere to match this kind of offensive ‘excitement’.
Offensive TD Drought Stats
NC State’s offense has scored 2 TDs in the last 12 quarters.
Take out the pick 6 by Amerson at UVA and the offense has 3 TDs in the last 14 quarters and 5 in the last 16 quarters.
Just for comparison, Oklahoma St scored 7 TDs in the first half against Texas Tech.
Rushing TD Drought Stats
NC State has 7 rushing TDs in 10 games.
3 of those rushing TDs were in the first game against Liberty, so that’s 4 rushing TDs in the last 9 games/36 quarters.
NC State has 1 rushing TD in the last 16 quarters. 2 in the last 21 quarters.
3 in the last 31 quarters.
Update from WV Wolf: I had been working on an entry with some more rushing stats, this seems like a good place to share them.
Rushing Yards
Out of 120 1-A teams, State ranks 111th with 102.0 yards per game. State only ranks ahead of ECU, Duke, Memphis, Florida Atlantic, Tennessee, Arizona, Rutgers, Oregon St & Miami (OH)
There are 21 I-A players with more rushing yards than NC State as a team.
Just for some perspective, going into last night’s UNC/VT game, State as a team has 8 more rushing yards than UNC’s Giovani Bernard. Northern Illinois QB Chandler Harnish has 2 more rushing yards than State.
Yards Per Attempt
In yards per attempt, State ranks 115th at 3.1, ahead of only Florida Atlantic, Kent St, Memphis, Tennessee, Rutgers & Miami (OH).
Rushing TDs
State’s 7 rushing TD ranks tied for 115th with UAB and former opponent Central Michigan. State ranks ahead of only Akron, Marshall and Florida Atlantic.
Again just for some perspective, there are 73 1-A players with more rushing TDs than State has as a team.
Previous Seasons Rushing Rankings
This season State does not have Mustafa Greene or Russell Wilson in the lineup. However, last season (2010) with those 2 players in the lineup, State still ranked 95th in the nation in rushing.
Here are the rushing national rankings under TOB:
2011 – 111th
2010 – 95th
2009 – 92nd
2008 – 87th
2007 – 110th
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