NC State Narrowly Lost To Miami On Saturday In Miami Gardens Florida
NC State who was ranked 18th narrowly lost to Miami on Saturday by a score of 31-30 in Miami Gardens Florida!
Why?
NC State went ent three-and-out on the opening possession, and Miami took their first offensive drive 75 yards in nine plays, capped by a 25-yard TD pass.
The first score for the Pack also set a new school record. Christopher Dunn's 33-yard field in the first quarter made him the all-time leading scorer in Wolfpack history. Miami led 7-3 after the first quarter. Miami increased its lead, with a 53-yard TD pass on a 4th-and-1 play to go up 14-3 just over a minute unit the second quarter. NC State went back-to-back with TD drives before the half, both times with QB Devin Leary finding WR Thayer Thomas. The first TD was from 7 yards out capping a 75-yard drive. The second, NC State went 77 yards in only three plays with a 27-yard Leary-Thomas pass. With the TD in the final minute, the Pack took a 17-14 lead into the half. The back-and-forth continued in the second half. Miami retook the lead scoring on its opening possession with a 5-yard TD pass. Dunn's second field goal of the game, this from 44 yards out, cut the Miami lead to 21-20 midway through the third quarter. After a fake punt by the Pack, Trent Pennix took a direct snap and gained 40 yards, the Pack retook the lead on the first play of the fourth quarter. Leary kept the ball and rushed in from 17 yards out to make it 27-24. The Hurricanes recaptured the led on the ensuing drive with a 4-yard TD pass, making it a 31-27 score with 9:34 left. Dunn connected on his third field goal of the day, this from 40 yards out, to cut the Miami lead to 31-30 with 5:39 left. NC State got the ball back at its own 44-yard line with 3:46 left, but Miami made a fourth down stop and got the ball back with 2:49 to run out the clock.
“according to an article on gopack.com”
After playing two games on the road at Boston College, at Miami NC State, the team located North Carolina’s state capital is returning to North Carolina’s capital on Saturday night to host Louisville for homecoming where NC State is going to be looking to bounce back from their loss to Miami.
Kickoff time for NC State, Louisville is set for 7:30pm from Carter Finley Stadium!
The game is going to be televised on ACC Network!