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College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
NC State 38, Florida State 22
When: 7:30 PM ET, Saturday, November 14, 2020
Where: Carter-Finley Stadium, Raleigh, North Carolina
Temperature: 54°
Head Official: Stuart Mullins
Attendance: 4032

North Carolina State quarterback Bailey Hockman threw for three touchdowns and ran for another against his former team as the Wolfpack trounced visiting Florida State 38-22 on Saturday night at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, N.C.

Hockman finished 24-for-34 for 265 yards and an interception. He began his college career in the Florida State program as a redshirt player in 2017 before departing.

Receiver Thayer Thomas, a redshirt senior, caught 11 passes for a career-high 135 yards and two touchdowns for the Wolfpack (5-3, 5-3 Atlantic Coast Conference).

The Seminoles were without starting quarterback Jordan Travis, who didn't make the trip after sitting out the second half a week earlier against Pittsburgh with an undisclosed ailment. That left true freshman Chubba Purdy as the team's fourth player to start at quarterback this season.

Purdy was 15-for-23 for 181 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns.

Florida State (2-6, 1-6) has dropped three games in a row since stunning then-No. 5 North Carolina.

NC State was up 21-3 at halftime, with Hockman throwing touchdown passes of 21 yards to Emeka Emezie and 10 yards to Thomas before running 4 yards for a touchdown with 1:32 left in the half. It was Hockman's third rushing touchdown of the season.

The Wolfpack opened the game with a 12-play scoring drive. Its second touchdown came after a failed Florida State fourth-down play, so it needed to go only 31 yards for the score. NC State held a 240-98 advantage in first-half total offense.

Zonovan Knight's 18-yard touchdown run opened the second-half scoring. He ended up with 94 rushing yards on 17 carries.

Thomas' second touchdown came on a 24-yard play in the third quarter.

Florida State cut the deficit to 28-9 on Jashaun Corbin's 28-yard fourth-down run in the third quarter. Purdy's 69-yard hookup with Ontaria Wilson and 24-yard connection with Warren Thompson gave the Seminoles a pair of fourth-quarter scores.

NC State snapped a two-game skid after losses to nationally ranked opponents North Carolina and Miami.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
Rushing
Florida State   NC State
Jashaun Corbin Player Zonovan Knight
14 Attempts 17
77 Yards 94
5.5 Avg Yards 5.5
1 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Receiving
Florida State   NC State
Ontaria Wilson Player Thayer Thomas
7 Receptions 11
117 Yards 135
16.7 Avg Yards 12.3
1 Touchdowns 2
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Florida State 347 147 200 3 1 1 1.0 0
NC State 413 148 265 5 1 1 3.0 2