History of the NC State vs. UCONN Football Series

Tomorrow night NC State will host UCONN in Carter-Finley Stadium for the 3rd matchup between the two schools, with the Wolfpack winning the first two games.

The Wolfpack are 38.5-point favorites over the Huskies, but the first two games of the series were far from blowouts.

The series kicked off in 2003, when UCONN came to Raleigh as 17.5 point underdogs. The Wolfpack and the Huskies were tied 10-10 at halftime, but Linebacker Freddie Aughtry-Lindsay, currently serving at NC State’s Coach of the Nickelbacks, returned a fumble 48 yards for a touchdown in the 3rd quarter. At the end of the 3rd quarter, Quarterback Philip Rivers found Tight End T.J. Williams for a score, giving NC State a 14-point lead heading into the 4th.

UCONN proceeded to score 14-points unanswered in the 4th quarter to tie the game 24-24, and had the ball on their own 14-yard line with 47 seconds left to play in the game. They made it to their own 42-yard line, but after the Huskies quarterback was hit by Linebacker Pat Thomas, it would be Aughtry-Lindsay once again with the heroics, intercepting the ball, taking it back to the house for a 56-yard return for a touchdown.

In 2012, NC State travelled up to Connecticut as 4-point favorites. The game was a defensive showdown, with the Wolfpack leading 3-0 at the half, with the only points coming off of a 40-yard field goal by Niklas Sade. In the 3rd Quarter, NC State Quarterback Mike Glennon found Wide Receiver Bryan Underwood for a 46-yard touchdown.

The Huskies would make things interesting, scoring on a 5-yard touchdown with 7 minutes left to go in the 4th Quarter, and managed to get the ball back in their hands with 3:18 left on the clock.

UCONN moved the ball from their own 27-yard line to their 46-yard line, but after a sack by Linebacker Brian Slay on 3rd and a pass breakup by Cornerback David Amerson on 4th, the Huskies ran out of opportunities.