NC State Becomes Bowl Eligible With Win Over Florida State

After losing two straight games on the road NC State returned to North Carolina’s state capital and not only defeated Florida State but became bowl eligible as well.

NC State freshmen Ricky Person, Jr. (three touchdowns) and Christoper Dunn (four field goals), combined for 35 points and led NC State to a home win over Florida State, 47-28. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/3/football-persons-three-tds-dunns-four-fgs-lead-to-47-28-win-over-fsu.aspx
 
With the win, NC State is bowl eligible for the fifth straight season. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/3/football-persons-three-tds-dunns-four-fgs-lead-to-47-28-win-over-fsu.aspx
 
NC State scored the game's first 17 points. The Pack took the opening possession in for a one-yard TD rush by Ricky Person, Jr. At the end of the first quarter, Christopher Dunn kicked a 21-yard field goal. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/3/football-persons-three-tds-dunns-four-fgs-lead-to-47-28-win-over-fsu.aspx
 
The Pack added an eight-yard Ryan Finley to Kelvin Harmon TD early in the second quarter to open with a 17-0 lead. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/3/football-persons-three-tds-dunns-four-fgs-lead-to-47-28-win-over-fsu.aspx
 
FSU scored its first TD, a 35-yard catch. The Pack answered with another Dunn field goal (26 yards), and then Person rushed for his second TD (four yard). “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/3/football-persons-three-tds-dunns-four-fgs-lead-to-47-28-win-over-fsu.aspx
 
The Seminoles tacked on another TD in the final minute of the half, as NC State took a 27-14 lead into halftime. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/3/football-persons-three-tds-dunns-four-fgs-lead-to-47-28-win-over-fsu.aspx
 
NC State used a third Dunn field goal (31 yards) and a Finley to Jakobi Meyers two-yard score to increase the lead to 37-14. At the end of the third, Florida State got within 37-21 with its third TD pass. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/3/football-persons-three-tds-dunns-four-fgs-lead-to-47-28-win-over-fsu.aspx
 
Person's third TD of the game was a 2-yard TD pass from Finley to open the fourth quarter, and Dunn added a 38-yard field goal. FSU scored with 40 seconds left for the final margin. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/3/football-persons-three-tds-dunns-four-fgs-lead-to-47-28-win-over-fsu.aspx
 
WOLFPACK SPOTLIGHT DRIVE – 1st half
11 plays, 75 yards in 4:25 – Rick Person, Jr. 1-yd TD pass
 
NC State took the game's opening possession for for a TD thanks to an 11-play, 75-yard drive. Fr. RB Ricky Person, Jr., scored from one yard out on 3rd & Goal, his first career rushing score. On the drive, NC State had 43 yards rushing (34 by Reggie Gallaspy, Jr.) and 32 yards passing. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/3/football-persons-three-tds-dunns-four-fgs-lead-to-47-28-win-over-fsu.aspx
 
WOLFPACK SPOTLIGHT DRIVE – 2nd half
5 plays, 60 yards in 2:37 – Ryan Finley to Jakobi Meyers 2-yd TD pass “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/3/football-persons-three-tds-dunns-four-fgs-lead-to-47-28-win-over-fsu.aspx
 
The Pack scored its first touchdown of the second half, when Ryan Finley found Jakobi Meyers for a two-yard score. Finley was 3-of-3 on the drive, and the drive was aided by 23 penalty yards by FSU. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/3/football-persons-three-tds-dunns-four-fgs-lead-to-47-28-win-over-fsu.aspx
 
STAT LEADERS
• QB Ryan Finley
21-of-27 for 240 yards, 3 TDs
 
• RB Reggie Gallaspy. Jr.
21 rushes for 106 yards
 
• Ricky Person, Jr.
17 rushes for 42 yards, 2 TDs
1 catch for 2 yards, 1 TD
 
• WR Jakobi Meyers
9 catches for 125 yards, 1 TD

“according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/3/football-persons-three-tds-dunns-four-fgs-lead-to-47-28-win-over-fsu.aspx
 
NOTABLES
• RB Ricky Person, Jr., had three touchdowns on the day (2 rushing, 1 receiving). He is the first Pack freshman with three TDs in a game since RB Matthew Dayes had three rushing scores in his collegiate debut against Louisiana Tech in 2013. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/3/football-persons-three-tds-dunns-four-fgs-lead-to-47-28-win-over-fsu.aspx
 
• RB Reggie Gallapsy, Jr., finished with a career-best 106 yards, his second career game over 100 yards and second this season (104 vs. Boston College). “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/3/football-persons-three-tds-dunns-four-fgs-lead-to-47-28-win-over-fsu.aspx
 
• PK Christopher Dunn kicked a career-best four field goals, the m ost for a Pack player since Nikolas Sade also had four against North Carolina in 2013. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/3/football-persons-three-tds-dunns-four-fgs-lead-to-47-28-win-over-fsu.aspx
 
• DT Larrell Murchison's interception was the first for a Wolfpack defensive lineman since Darian Roseboro had one against Syracuse in 2015. He is the first DT to record an INT since Natanu Mageo against Florida State in 2009. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/3/football-persons-three-tds-dunns-four-fgs-lead-to-47-28-win-over-fsu.aspx
 
• DE Gr. Deonte Holden, who just got awarded a sixth year of eligibility this week, made his first career start. Darian Roseboro started at DT with a pair of DTs out of action (Bryant and Frazier) “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/3/football-persons-three-tds-dunns-four-fgs-lead-to-47-28-win-over-fsu.aspx
 
• In each of the last five contests versus Florida State, NC State has held the lead after the first quarter, outscoring the Seminoles 68-14 in the opening frame. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/3/football-persons-three-tds-dunns-four-fgs-lead-to-47-28-win-over-fsu.aspx

FROM THE LOCKER ROOM
"I was really proud of our guys tonight. I thought there were a ton of positives in the game. We wanted to start fast and I thought we did that. There are some things that we'd obviously like to get better at, and we will, but to be undefeated at home and to win on Homecoming, to get off that losing streak and play the way we did, I thought, a very clean football game. I'm very proud of our guys and our coaches." - NC State head coach Dave Doeren “according to https://gopack.com/news/2018/11/3/football-persons-three-tds-dunns-four-fgs-lead-to-47-28-win-over-fsu.aspx

NC State has a short week as they will host Wake Forest on Thursday night.

Kick-off is set for 7:30pm from Carter Finley Stadium. The game will be televised on ESPN. “according to https://gopack.com/schedule.aspx?path=football