NC State Host James Madison For Their 2018 Season Opener
Last season Dave Doeren and NC State who are a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference opened up their season by taking on South Carolina in Charlotte.
This year however, NC State will host James Madison who is a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. "according to http://caasports.com/
A year ago NC State finished with a record of 9-4 while they were 6-2 in the Atlantic Coast Conference Atlantic Division and they crushed Arizona State in the Hyundai Sun Bowl in El Paso Texas.
Behind six rushing touchdowns, NC State scored its second-highest point total in its 31 all-time bowls, as the Wolfpack defeated Arizona State 52-31 in the 2017 Hyundai Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas Friday afternoon. "according to https://gopack.com/news/2017/12/29/football-six-rushing-scores-lead-pack-to-52-31-win-in-2017-hyundai-sun-bowl.aspx?path=football
RB Nyheim Hines had three first half rushing scores, while fellow RB Reggie Gallaspy II added two in the second to go along with Jaylen Samuels' TD rush in the fourth quarter. "according to https://gopack.com/news/2017/12/29/football-six-rushing-scores-lead-pack-to-52-31-win-in-2017-hyundai-sun-bowl.aspx?path=football
NC State scored first and never lost the lead. Hines' capped off back-to-back drives with his first two rushing scores as NC State led 14-0 less then a minute into the second quarter. "according to https://gopack.com/news/2017/12/29/football-six-rushing-scores-lead-pack-to-52-31-win-in-2017-hyundai-sun-bowl.aspx?path=football
ASU's 24-yard field goal was answered by another Hines TD rush to make it 21-3. The two teams traded TDs in the final two minutes of the first half as the Pack led 28-10 at the half. "according to https://gopack.com/news/2017/12/29/football-six-rushing-scores-lead-pack-to-52-31-win-in-2017-hyundai-sun-bowl.aspx?path=football
Kyle Bambard's 26-yard field goal that pushed the score to 31-10 was the lone scoring in the third quarter. "according to https://gopack.com/news/2017/12/29/football-six-rushing-scores-lead-pack-to-52-31-win-in-2017-hyundai-sun-bowl.aspx?path=football
On the first play of the fourth quarter, Gallaspy scored from 23 yards out, but Arizona State scored back-to-back TDs to cut the lead to 38-24 with 8:53 left. "according to https://gopack.com/news/2017/12/29/football-six-rushing-scores-lead-pack-to-52-31-win-in-2017-hyundai-sun-bowl.aspx?path=football
A two-yard Jaylen Samuels TD rush put the Pack back up 45-24 with 4:06 to play. ASU answered to cut it to 45-31 with 2:03 left, but Gallaspy added his second of the day to conclude the scoring. "according to https://gopack.com/news/2017/12/29/football-six-rushing-scores-lead-pack-to-52-31-win-in-2017-hyundai-sun-bowl.aspx?path=football
Hines was named the Most Valuable Player, Kentavius Street was the Most Valuable Lineman, and Kyle Bambard was the Most Valuable Special Teams Player. WOLFPACK SPOTLIGHT DRIVE – 1st half
15 plays, 87 yards in 6:46 – Nyheim Hines 5-yard TD rush "according to https://gopack.com/news/2017/12/29/football-six-rushing-scores-lead-pack-to-52-31-win-in-2017-hyundai-sun-bowl.aspx?path=football
NC State opened the scoring late in the first quarter, as the Pack drove 87 yards in 15 plays to take a 7-0 lead. RB Nyheim Hines capped the drive with a 5-yard TD run, he had 24 yards rushing on the drive. "according to https://gopack.com/news/2017/12/29/football-six-rushing-scores-lead-pack-to-52-31-win-in-2017-hyundai-sun-bowl.aspx?path=football
WOLFPACK SPOTLIGHT DRIVE – 2nd half
12 plays, 80 yards in 7:14 – Reggie Gallaspy II 23-yard TD rush "according to https://gopack.com/news/2017/12/29/football-six-rushing-scores-lead-pack-to-52-31-win-in-2017-hyundai-sun-bowl.aspx?path=football
After Jarius Morehead picked off an ASU pass in the end zone, NC State went 80 yards in 12 plays in 7:14 to extend its lead to 38-10 one play into the fourth quarter. RB Reggie Gallaspy II scored from 23 yards out on 3rd & 6. "according to https://gopack.com/news/2017/12/29/football-six-rushing-scores-lead-pack-to-52-31-win-in-2017-hyundai-sun-bowl.aspx?path=football
STAT LEADERS
• QB Ryan Finley
24-of-29 fro 318 yards, 1 TD
• RB Nyheim Hines
16 rushes for 72 yards, 3 TDs
• RB Reggie Gallaspy II
12 rushes for 79 yards, 2 TDs
• WR Jakobi Meyers
7 catches for 76 yards, 1 TD
• WR Stephen Louis
3 catches for 115 yards
• LB Airius Moore
10 tackles, 1 INT
• S Jarius Morehead
5 tackles, 1 INT, 1 FR
"according to https://gopack.com/news/2017/12/29/football-six-rushing-scores-lead-pack-to-52-31-win-in-2017-hyundai-sun-bowl.aspx?path=football
NOTABLES
• NC State recorded its ninth win of the season, tying as the second-highest total in school history. "according to https://gopack.com/news/2017/12/29/football-six-rushing-scores-lead-pack-to-52-31-win-in-2017-hyundai-sun-bowl.aspx?path=football
• The 52 points scored were the second-most for the Wolfpack in a bowl game all-time (56 vs. Kansas in the 2003 Tangerine Bowl). Nyheim Hines tied the school record for most rushing TDs in a bowl game (3 – Stan Fritts in 1972 Peach Bowl). "according to https://gopack.com/news/2017/12/29/football-six-rushing-scores-lead-pack-to-52-31-win-in-2017-hyundai-sun-bowl.aspx?path=football
• With seven catches today, Jaylen Samuels became NC State's all-time career receiving leader as he finished his Wolfpack career with 202 catches. "according to https://gopack.com/news/2017/12/29/football-six-rushing-scores-lead-pack-to-52-31-win-in-2017-hyundai-sun-bowl.aspx?path=football
As for James Madison who is a member of the Colonial Athletic Association, "according to http://caasports.com/
Last season they finished with a record of 14-1 while they were 8-0 in conference play and played in the NCAA Division 1 Championship where they lost to North Dakota State.
No. 1 James Madison did not allow a point in the second half on Saturday afternoon, but could not complete the comeback as No. 2 North Dakota State handed the Dukes a 17-13 loss in the 2018 NCAA Division I National Championship Game in Toyota Stadium. "according to https://jmusports.com/news/2018/1/6/football-dukes-edged-in-national-title-slugfest.aspx
JMU (14-1) held the high-powered Bison (14-1) offense, which entered the contest ranked eighth in the country at 462.1 yards per game, in check for much of the afternoon, limiting NDSU to just 264 yards on the afternoon. However, the Bison kept the Dukes to just 241 yards, including just 93 on the ground. "according to https://jmusports.com/news/2018/1/6/football-dukes-edged-in-national-title-slugfest.aspx
After cutting into a 17-3 first-half deficit with a field goal just before halftime, the Dukes came out of the break with a stop on defense and a 33-yard punt return from redshirt freshman D'Angelo Amos to set up an 8-play, 33-yard drive that cut the lead to four. "according to https://jmusports.com/news/2018/1/6/football-dukes-edged-in-national-title-slugfest.aspx
After both defenses traded stops for much of the remainder of the contest, the Dukes kept their hopes alive when redshirt senior defensive lineman Simeyon Robinson burst through the line and blocked a 38-yard NDSU field goal attempt with 4:37 to play. JMU drove down the field, aided by a 24-yard rush by freshman Harry O'Kelly on a fake punt, but saw its fourth-down heave to the end zone fall to the turf with less than a minute to play. "according to https://jmusports.com/news/2018/1/6/football-dukes-edged-in-national-title-slugfest.aspx
Redshirt sophomore wide receiver Riley Stapleton continued his tear in the playoffs, catching seven balls for 107 yards on the afternoon, while Robinson notched a pair of sacks in his final game, including a strip sack that gave the Dukes the ball. Amos was a constant threat on punt returns, racking up 87 yards on just four returns to flip field position multiple times. "according to https://jmusports.com/news/2018/1/6/football-dukes-edged-in-national-title-slugfest.aspx
Redshirt senior linebacker Kyre Hawkins finished with a game-high 10 tackles, finishing the year with a team-high 111 total stops. Redshirt junior defensive lineman Darrious Carter had eight stops, including 2.0 for loss and a sack, while Robinson tied his career high with 2.0 sacks. "according tohttps://jmusports.com/news/2018/1/6/football-dukes-edged-in-national-title-slugfest.aspx
The loss snapped JMU's NCAA-leading 26-game winning streak and dropped the Dukes to 2-1 in FCS National Championship games. "according to https://jmusports.com/news/2018/1/6/football-dukes-edged-in-national-title-slugfeTHE WINNINGEST CLASS IN HISTORY
JMU's 2017 senior class goes down as the best in school history. In JMU's 55 games over the past four years, JMU has amassed a 46-9 record, including 28-4 Colonial Athletic Association mark. These seniors became the first class in JMU history to make four straight FCS playoff appearances and the first ever to claim at least nine overall wins and six league wins each season. JMU captured the 2016 national championship, the second ever for the University. "according to https://jmusports.com/news/2018/1/6/football-dukes-edged-in-national-title-slugfest.aspx
BRYAN LEAVES LASTING LEGACY
JMU's entire senior class set the standard for JMU football, reaching back-to-back national championships. Senior quarterback Bryan Schor will go down as one of the best to ever don a JMU jersey, finishing his career with four JMU career records. Schor finished up with 7,078 passing yards, 62 passing touchdowns, 559 completions and 8,241 yards of total offense. He was a two-time All-CAA quarterback and was voted 2016 CAA Offensive Player of the Year. "according to https://jmusports.com/news/2018/1/6/football-dukes-edged-in-national-title-slugfest.aspx
Kick-off is set for 12pm from Carter Finley Stadium. The game will be televised on ESPNU. "according to https://gopack.com/schedule.aspx?path=football