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College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
North Carolina State 49, South Florida 17
When: 3:30 PM ET, Saturday, September 13, 2014
Where: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida
Temperature: 90°
Head Official: David Epperley
Attendance: 27269

North Carolina State 49, South Florida 17: Bra’Lon Cherry scored the first three times he had the ball and Jacoby Brissett threw for two touchdowns as the visiting Wolfpack rolled over the Bulls.

Brissett, a transfer from Florida, completed 20-of-29 passes for 266 yards while Cherry and Tony Creecy each had a touchdown reception for North Carolina State (3-0). The Wolfpack snapped a six-game losing streak on the road, holding South Florida to 159 yards of total offense and eight first downs.

Bulls starter Mike White completed only 4-of-16 passes for 82 yards – 75 coming on a touchdown pass to Ryeshene Bronson in the first quarter. Lamar Robbins also returned an interception 46 yards for a score late in the third quarter for South Florida (1-2).

Cherry capped North Carolina State’s first drive with a 17-yard touchdown run, but the Bulls countered on the next play from scrimmage as White hit Bronson for the long scoring strike. Cherry caught a 17-yard TD pass from Brissett later in the first quarter and, after a Bulls fumble, ran 3 yards for another score two plays into the second.

Jaylen Samuels’ 3-yard touchdown run and Brissett's 8-yard strike to Creecy made it 35-7 at halftime as the Wolfpack scored TDs on five of their first six possessions. Shadrach Thornton, who had a team-high 70 rushing yards, and Matt Dayes added touchdown runs in the third quarter to push the lead to 49-7.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Wolfpack finished with five rushing touchdowns, the most in a single game since scoring six times on the ground in a 51-48 overtime victory at Texas Tech in 2002. … South Florida WR Andre Davis, who has 118 career receptions, was held out of his second straight game due to a bruised sternum. … It was North Carolina State’s first road victory since a 20-18 triumph at Maryland on Oct. 20, 2012.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
North Carolina State   South Florida
Shadrach Thornton Player Marlon Mack
12 Attempts 12
70 Yards 51
5.8 Avg Yards 4.2
1 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Receiving
North Carolina State   South Florida
Bo Hines Player Ryeshene Bronson
3 Receptions 2
63 Yards 80
21.0 Avg Yards 40.0
0 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
North Carolina State 589 315 274 7 0 2 3.0 1
South Florida 159 70 89 2 1 1 1.0 0