NC State rushed for a school record SEVEN touchdowns as both Matt Dayes and Shadrach Thornton each went over 100 yards. In total, the Pack gained 330 yards on the ground as a part of 586 total yards. The margin of victory for the Wolfpack was the most since State beat Murray State 65-7 in 2009 and is the most points that the Wolfpack has scored in the Dave Doeren era.
In non-conference slate, NC State outscored foes 185-48, average margin of victory of 34.3 pts, & more than doubled their yardage, 1,914-823
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TOP WOLFPACK PERFORMANCES
• NC State’s first quarter offense
The Pack ran 13 plays in the first quarter – resulting in 241 total yards and 28 points in the first 15 minutes.
• NC State rushing offense
41 carries, 330 yards (8.0 avg), 7 touchdowns (a new school record)
• RB Shadrach Thornton
12 carries, 111 yards, 2 TDs
• RB Matthew Dayes
8 carries, 104 yards 3 TDs – 6 catches, 46 yards
• QB Jacoby Brissett
18-of-23, 218 yards, 2 TDs
• FB/TE Jaylen Samuels
5 catches, 84 yards, 2 TDs
NOTABLES
• NC State has now won seven consecutive games dating back to last season – the final three last year and the first four this season. The last time NC State won that many consecutive games was when the Pack won the first nine games to start the 2002 season.
• NC State has also won five straight away from Raleigh dating back to last season, the longest winning streak away from Raleigh since also winning four straight during the 1973 and 1974 seasons. In fact, NC State has won five straight away from Raleigh only three times in history now (1962-63).
• NC State won two non-conference road contests in the same season for the first time since 2002 – Navy and Texas Tech.
• For the second straight season, NC State both started 4-0 and won all of its non-conference games.
• For the third straight game, NC State had a different player line up at left guard. Alex Barr started the first due games at LG, but has missed the last two weeks with injury. Last week’s starter, Bryce Kennedy is out this week. Redshirt-freshman Tyler Jones made his first career start today.
• NC State’s 63 points scored were the most in a game since 2009 (Murray State – 65) and the most in a road contest since 2002 (Navy – 65).
• The Pack’s 28 first quarter points were the most for an NC State squad since scoring 35 against Eastern Kentucky in 2005. NC State’s 42 first half points were the most in a road contest since scoring 49 against Duke in 2001.
• On each of the Pack’s first five possessions, the Wolfpack scored a TD.
• Matthew Dayes’ 77-yard TD run in the first quarter was NC State’s ninth-longest run in school history and the longest rush since a Ray Robinson 87-yard run in 2001.
• For the fourth straight game, Dayes went over 100 yards rushing. He is the first NC State running back since Joe McIntosh in 1981 to have four straight 100-yard rushing games.
• QB Jacoby Brissett extends his streak without an interception to 189 passes over the last 30 quarters. During his streak he has thrown 11 touchdowns.
