NCAAF Game Recap - Syracuse at North Carolina State
Thu Oct 10, 2019 8:00 PM EDT

Bama
47
TxAM
28
F
FlaSt
14
Clem
45
F
SCar
20
UGA
17
F(1OT)
Fla
28
LSU
42
F
Okla
34
Tex
27
F
MSU
0
Wisc
38
F
USC
27
ND
30
F
PSU
17
Iowa
12
F
Colo
3
Oreg
45
F
Hawaii
37
Boise
59
F
Utah
52
OreSt
7
F
Mich
42
Ill
25
F
WaSt
34
AzSt
38
F
Lou
62
Wake
59
F
UVA
9
MiaFL
17
F
TxTch
30
Bayl
33
F(1OT)
Mem
28
Temp
30
F
Cin
38
Hou
23
F
App
17
ULLaf
7
F
Syr
10
NCSt
16
F
ULMon
24
TxSt
14
F
ColSt
35
NM
21
F
MiaOH
16
WestMI
38
F
Toled
7
BGSU
20
F
MissSt
10
Tenn
20
F
MD
14
Purd
40
F
Rut
0
Ind
35
F
GATec
23
Duke
41
F
JacSt
28
E Il
20
F
Vill
24
JMU
38
F
Ball
29
E Mi
23
F
OD
17
Marsh
31
F
Lamar
20
SamHu
17
F(2OT)
NMS
28
C Mi
42
F
NIU
39
Ohio
36
F
Kent
26
Akr
3
F
BYU
23
SoFL
27
F
UConn
7
Tul
49
F
SJSU
38
NEV
41
F
UNLV
34
Vand
10
F
IASt
38
WVU
14
F
URI
17
VaTec
34
F
MidTN
13
FlAtl
28
F
GASt
31
CoCar
21
F
UAB
33
UTSA
14
F
Fres
24
AF
43
F
Army
8
W Ky
17
F
NorTx
27
SMiss
45
F
Miss
27
MIZ
38
F
UMass
21
LT
69
F
UNCC
23
FLInt
48
F
Navy
45
Tuls
17
F
Neb
7
MIN
34
F
Ark
20
KY
24
F
Wyo
22
SDSU
26
F
Wash
51
Ariz
27
F

Oct 10, 2019, 8:00 PM EDT

Final

1

2

3

4

T

Syracuse (3-3)

0

0

3

7

10

North Carolina State (4-2)

6

7

3

0

16

NC State's defense gets 8 sacks in 16-10 win over Syracuse
Fri Oct 11, 2019 12:47 AM

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) The sacks kept coming, one after another, for North Carolina State's defense all the way to the finish Thursday night.

The Wolfpack battered Tommy DeVito for eight sacks, the last coming from Larrell Murchison in the final seconds to seal a 16-10 win Thursday night.

The Wolfpack (4-2, 1-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) led all night and by as much as 16-0 in the third quarter before having to come up with a final stop to maintain its hold on the win. Fittingly, it came on the play that the Wolfpack made a habit in this one, with Murchison dragging down DeVito on a third down that left the Orange (3-3, 0-2) frantically trying to get another snap off against a dwindling clock with no timeouts.

Instead, they were flagged for a false-start penalty with 2 seconds left, prompting a clock runoff that ended it.

"I thought we showed a lot of stamina at the end, getting that sack to close out the game," Wolfpack coach Dave Doeren said. "The defensive staff I thought really put together a great gameplan and the kids executed it well."

Going back to an eight-sack effort in the last game against Florida State, N.C. State now has a program-record 16 sacks over consecutive games. That surpassed the previous mark of 14 against Virginia and North Carolina in 1982.

That's a pretty good early return on a move to a 3-3-5 defensive scheme, while linebacker Louis Acceus also credited defensive coordinator Dave Huxtable's work.

"It's all Coach Hux and his crazy scheming, these blitzes he's drawing up," said Acceus, who had three sacks. "Everybody's crossing here, crossing there, crossing there, and somebody's going to end up open."

DeVito managed to stay upright to the end despite the constant pressure, connecting with Trishton Jackson for a 2-yard touchdown with 3 minutes left. Then the Orange forced an immediate three-and-out to get the ball back with the chance to win, though it ultimately only set up the Wolfpack's final stat-padding takedown.

"They were well-prepared after the break, and we've got to find a way to regroup," Syracuse coach Dino Babers said.

THE TAKEAWAY

Syracuse: The Orange had at least regrouped from lopsided losses to Maryland and then-No. 1 Clemson with blowout wins against Western Michigan and Holy Cross, though they had been dealing with numerous injury concerns. That included DeVito, who left the last game early in the fourth with an upper-body injury - then took a beating in this one behind an offensive line that struggled to block anyone.

Asked about DeVito's potential limitations from injury, Babers said: "I saw a young man who was out there battling, trying to help us win."

N.C. State: The Wolfpack emerged from an open date with a new quarterback and plenty of practice reps to fix problems from the losses to West Virginia and Florida State. It was good enough on this night to win, and bring plenty of cover for the Wolfpack's offense that lacked any big-play potential under first-time starting quarterback Bailey Hockman.

MORE ON HOCKMAN

Hockman replaced Matthew McKay as the starter for this one and completed just 16 of 27 passes for 205 yards with an interception on a screen pass.

"I've just got to get better," Hockman said. "That's the only thing on my mind right now, just keep working and keep getting better."

N.C. State's only touchdown came on a double-pass, with receiver Thayer Thomas connecting downfield with Trent Pennix for a 32-yard score shortly before halftime. Hockman's first two drives ended in field goals from Christopher Dunn, who added another kick in the third quarter for the Wolfpack's 16-0 lead.

NO HELP

DeVito and the passing attack had to carry the offense for Syracuse considering the Orange managed just 41 yards rushing on 37 attempts (1.1 per carry). That came against a defense that entered the night ranked sixth in the Bowl Subdivision ranks against the run at 71.8 yards per game.

MORE HITS

The Wolfpack lost starting cornerback Chris Ingram to an apparent leg injury in the first half, joining a depleted secondary already without Nick McCloud and Taiyon Palmer.

UP NEXT

Syracuse: The Orange host Pittsburgh in a cross-divisional league game next Friday.

N.C. State: Boston College hosts the Wolfpack on Oct. 19.

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Passing

Syr Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
T. DeVito 39 29 74.4 1 300 52 0 104.6
NCSt Att Cmp % TD-Pa Yds-Pa LgPa Int Rat
B. Hockman 27 16 59.3 0 205 37 1 67.7
T. Thomas 1 1 100.0 1 32 32 0 158.3

Rushing

Syr Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
M. Neal 8 31 3.9 12 0
A. Adams 7 17 2.4 7 0
NCSt Att Yds-Ru Avg LgRu TDRu
Z. Knight 15 61 4.1 18 0
J. Houston 13 54 4.2 15 0

Receiving

Syr Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
T. Jackson 9 106 11.8 52 1
S. Riley 6 52 8.7 14 0
NCSt Rec Yds-Rc Avg LgRc TD-Rc
E. Emezie 5 77 15.4 37 0
D. Carter 2 50 25.0 27 0

Fumbles

Returning

Syr KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
S. Riley 2 16.5 0 20 0 0 0
NCSt KR Avg KRTD LgKR PR Avg TD LgPR
K. Lesane 2 20.5 0 24 0 0 0

Punting

Syr Punt Yds Avg LgPu
S. Hofrichter 7 307 43.9 51
NCSt Punt Yds Avg LgPu
T. Gill 6 293 48.8 55

Takeaways

Syr Int Yds InTD
A. Armstrong 1 6 0

Team Stats Comparison

Syr NCSt
Points For 10 16
Total Yards 341 364
Rushing Yards 41 104
Passing Yards 300 260
Passing Completions / Attempts 29/39 18/31
Turnovers 0 1
Interceptions Thrown 0 1
Fumbles - Lost 0/0 0/0
First Downs 21 21
Penalties - Yards 12/59 4/47
Time Of Possession 18:18 42:42
Third Down Conversions/Attempts 5/16 4/15
Fourth Down Conversions/Attempts 1/2 0/0
Punts - Average Yards 7/44 6/49

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter Syr NCSt
NCSt 03:52 FG Christopher Dunn 32 yd FG 0 3
NCSt 09:43 FG Christopher Dunn 43 yd FG 0 6
2nd Quarter Syr NCSt
NCSt 13:44 TD Trent Pennix 32 yd pass from Thayer Thomas (Christopher Dunn kick) 0 13
3rd Quarter Syr NCSt
NCSt 10:42 FG Christopher Dunn 23 yd FG 0 16
Syr 14:06 FG Andre Szmyt 32 yd FG 3 16
4th Quarter Syr NCSt
Syr 12:00 TD Trishton Jackson 2 yd pass from Tommy DeVito (Andre Szmyt kick) 10 16

Game Information

Stadium: Carter-Finley Stadium, Raleigh, North Carolina
Attendance: 55,860
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