North Carolina State 35, South Alabama 13
When: 6:00 PM ET, Saturday, September 17, 2011
Where: Carter Finley Stadium, Raleigh, North Carolina
Temperature:
59°
Head Official:
David Epperley
Attendance:
56756
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North Carolina State dealt South Alabama its first-ever loss on the gridiron, getting four touchdowns from quarterback Mike Glennon as the Wolfpack won 35-13.
The Wolfpack (2-1) committed three turnovers, one of them on a fumbled snap by Glennon, but he did not throw a single interception.
The highlight for the N.C. State signal caller was a 67-yard scoring strike to T.J. Graham with 4:03 remaining in the game. It marked a career-long touchdown for both quarterback and receiver.
Graham finished with 128 yards receiving on five catches, his second consecutive 100-yard effort after racking up 117 yards on six catches the previous week in a loss to Wake Forest.
Taylor Gentry made two short TD catches for N.C. State.
South Alabama (2-1) was within 21-10 and had a chance to make a game of it when Glennon fumbled late in the third quarter, but the Jags missed the field-goal attempt that could have made it a one-possession game.
It marked the first football loss for the Jags, currently a Football Championship Subdivision team going through the reclassification process to join the Football Bowl Subdivision in 2013. The Jags had won their first 19 games as a program, and this was their first contest against an FBS opponent.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
South Alabama |
|
North Carolina State |
N/A |
Player |
James Washington
|
- |
Attempts |
16 |
- |
Yards |
54 |
- |
Avg Yards |
3.4 |
- |
Touchdowns |
1 |
- |
Long |
0 |
Receiving
South Alabama |
|
North Carolina State |
N/A | Player |
T.J. Graham
|
- |
Receptions |
5 |
- |
Yards |
128 |
- |
Avg Yards |
25.6 |
- |
Touchdowns |
1 |
- |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
South Alabama |
286 |
104 |
182 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
North Carolina State
|
392 |
95 |
297 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
4.0 |
0 |