NC State's Losing Streak Continues With Loss To Georgia Tech In Atlanta

NC State has been on a losing skid as of late and it continued on Thursday night down in Atlanta where the team located in North Carolina’s state capital suffered their fifth straight loss.

After trailing 28-10 midway through the third quarter, NC State put together a comeback to get within a score, but fell short at Georgia Tech 28-26. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/11/21/football-packs-second-half-comeback-falls-short-at-georgia-tech.aspx

The Wolfpack scored its third TD of the second half with 5:17 remaining to pull within two, but a the ensuing two-point conversion was no good and the Yellow Jackets ran out the clock.”according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/11/21/football-packs-second-half-comeback-falls-short-at-georgia-tech.aspx

Georgia Tech took the opening kick 70 yards in three plays to grab a quick 7-0 score just 1:16 into the contest.”according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/11/21/football-packs-second-half-comeback-falls-short-at-georgia-tech.aspx

The Yellow Jackets doubled the lead to 14-0 1:12 into the second quarter, capping off a 6-play, 50-yard drive. “according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/11/21/football-packs-second-half-comeback-falls-short-at-georgia-tech.aspx

The Pack put together its longest drive of the season (18 plays) and covered 93 yards, when Christopher Dunn kicked a 20-yard field goal late in the second quarter.”according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/11/21/football-packs-second-half-comeback-falls-short-at-georgia-tech.aspx

But the Yellow Jackets recovered a muffed punt and went 31 yards in three plays to make the halftime score 21-3.”according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/11/21/football-packs-second-half-comeback-falls-short-at-georgia-tech.aspx

NC State opened the second half with a 12-play, 71-yard drive capped off by a Zonovan Knight 7-yard TD to cut the score to 21-10.”according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/11/21/football-packs-second-half-comeback-falls-short-at-georgia-tech.aspx

Georgia Tech answered on the ensuing drive to push the score back up to 28-10 after a 26-yard TD run on third-and-9.”according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/11/21/football-packs-second-half-comeback-falls-short-at-georgia-tech.aspx

A second Dunn field goal (29 yards) made the score 28-13 with 1:15 left in the third quarter.”according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/11/21/football-packs-second-half-comeback-falls-short-at-georgia-tech.aspx

After a second GT turnover on the day, the Pack drove 64 yards and Devin Leary found TE Cary Angeline fro four yards out to cut the lead to 28-20 with 11:53 to play.”according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/11/21/football-packs-second-half-comeback-falls-short-at-georgia-tech.aspx

NC State scored its third touchdown of the second half when Ricky Person, Jr., carried it in from one yard out, but the two-point conversion was no good and the score was 28-26 with 5:17 to play.”according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/11/21/football-packs-second-half-comeback-falls-short-at-georgia-tech.aspx

Georgia Tech ran out the clock with eight straight running plays, picking up a pair of first downs.”according to https://gopack.com/news/2019/11/21/football-packs-second-half-comeback-falls-short-at-georgia-tech.aspx

While NC State lost their fifth straight game Georgia Tech meanwhile got back in the win column after being shutout last week 45-0 in Blacksburg to Virginia Tech.

Sophomore Jordan Mason matched a career high with 141 rushing yards, redshirt freshman James Graham accounted for 241 yards of offense and four touchdowns and true freshman Ahmarean Brown caught two touchdown passes to lead Georgia Tech to a 28-26 triumph over NC State on Thursday evening at Bobby Dodd Stadium. “according to https://ramblinwreck.com/jackets-fall-to-hokies-2/

Georgia Tech raced out to a 21-3 halftime lead and led 28-10 late in the third quarter, then held off a late NC State rally to earn the hard-fought victory. “according to https://ramblinwreck.com/jackets-fall-to-hokies-2/

The Yellow Jackets’ offense was explosive from the get-go, as they started the game with a 54-yard pass from Graham to sophomore Malachi Carter on the very first play of the game, and took the 18-point halftime advantage on the strength of three touchdown passes by Graham — 17- and 11-yarders to Brown and a 13-yarder to sophomore Tobias Oliver. In the process, Brown tied the school’s freshman record for touchdown catches in a season (7 — matching the record set by Calvin Johnson in 2004) while Graham pulled within one of the school record for touchdown passes by a freshman (11 – one short of the record of 12 set by Shawn Jones in 1989). “according to https://ramblinwreck.com/jackets-fall-to-hokies-2/

Graham added a rushing touchdown with 5:08 to go in the third quarter that extended Georgia Tech’s lead back to 18 points at 28-10 but NC State scored a field goal and two touchdowns on its next three possessions, the final touchdown coming with 5:17 to go in the game to cut the Yellow Jackets’ lead to 28-26. On the Wolfpack’s ensuing two-point conversion try, Georgia Tech senior defensive back Christian Campbell pressured NC State quarterback Devin Leary on a blitz, forcing Leary’s pass to sail harmlessly out of the back of the end zone and maintaining Tech’s two-point lead. “according to https://ramblinwreck.com/jackets-fall-to-hokies-2/

That would be the final time NC State would touch the ball, as on the Jackets’ ensuing possession, Mason and Graham combined to rush eight times for 38 yards, converting two third downs along the way to milk the final 5:17 off the clock and seal the victory. “according to https://ramblinwreck.com/jackets-fall-to-hokies-2/

Mason’s career-high-tying 141 yards came on 22 carries (6.4 avg.). Graham’s 241 yards of total offense included 129 through the air and a career-high 112 on the ground. “according to https://ramblinwreck.com/jackets-fall-to-hokies-2/

Defensively, Georgia Tech was led by junior linebacker David Curry (11 tackles) and redshirt freshman defensive end Jordan Domineck, who amassed a career-high 10 tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss.”according to https://ramblinwreck.com/jackets-fall-to-hokies-2/

Georgia Tech returns to Bobby Dodd Stadium in nine days for the 114th edition of Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate versus archrival Georgia. Kickoff is set for noon on Saturday, Nov. 30. “according to https://ramblinwreck.com/jackets-fall-to-hokies-2/

NC State will conclude their season on Saturday November 30th when North Carolina makes the trip to North Carolina’s state capital.