Tonight NC State defeated South Alabama 63-13 to improve to 4-0 on the year.  The Wolfpack has now won 7 straight games, and they have also won 5 straight games away from Carter-Finley Stadium.  NC State has only won 5 straight road games 2 other times in the history of the program (73-74/62-63).

Key Performers

Shadrach Thornton – 12 carries for 111 yards (9.3 YPC), 2 touchdowns
Matt Dayes – 8 carries for 108 yards (13 YPC), 3 rushing touchdowns, 6 receptions for 46 yards
Jaylen Samuels – 5 receptions for 84 yards and 2 touchdowns, 2 rushes for 28 yards.
Jacoby Brissett – 18 of 23 for 218 yards and 2 touchdowns, 78.3%, 186.6 passing efficiency rating.

Team Stats

Individual Stats

Notes

-NC State scored a season high 63 points against the Jaguars, which is the most points the Wolfpack have scored since 2009 against Murray St. (65) and the most they have scored on the road since 2002 against Navy (65).

-This is only the 10th time that an NC State offense has ever scored 60+ points.

–Shadrach Thornton and Matt Dayes both crossed the century mark tonight, rushing for 111 and 104 yards respectively.  The last time two NC State players accomplished this feat was when Thornton and Jacoby Brissett did it last year against UNC.

-The Wolfpack rushed for a season high 330 yards, which is the most since the UNC game last November (388).

-The 586 yards of Total Offense is a season high, and the most since the South Florida game on September 13th of last year (588).

-The Wolfpack running backs ran into the end zone 7 times tonight, which is a new school single game record.

-Matt Dayes’ 77-yard touchdown run is the 9th longest run in school history, and the longest since Ray Robinson took a handoff 87 yards in 2001.

-Matt Dayes crossed the century mark for the 4th straight game, and the last person to do that was Joe McIntosh back in 1981.

-Jacoby Brissett’s streak of not throwing an interception is still alive.  The streak now stands at 189 pass attempts without an interception, which breaks his streak of 187 from last season, which was the 7th longest streak in ACC history.

–Reggie Gallaspy rushed for his first collegiate touchdown, and then decided to run in for another.

–Cole Cook caught the first pass of his collegiate career, and then finished with 3 catches for 34 yards.

–Maurice Trowell caught the first pass of his collegiate career, and then finished with 2 catches for 8 yards.

-For the first time all season the NC State offense didn’t hold the ball for 40+ minutes (35:12).  It looks like they scored too quickly.  Shame on them.

-NC State converted 7 of their 11 Third Down opportunities, which is the best percentage of the season so far.