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College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
North Carolina State 48, Western Carolina 7
When: 6:00 PM ET, Saturday, September 4, 2010
Where: Carter Finley Stadium, Raleigh, North Carolina
Temperature: 78°
Head Official: Cooper Castleberry
Attendance: 56417
It wasn’t exactly the way a team coming off a losing season wanted the year to start, but it didn't matter as North Carolina State hammered Western Carolina 48-7 on Saturday in the season opener for both schools.

Western Carolina, a Football Championship Subdivision team, scored the first touchdown of the game when Zack Jaynes connected with Deja Alexander on a 23-yard score.
The lead was short-lived as the Wolfpack defense controlled the rest of the game. Western Carolina was limited to 11 first downs and 195 total yards. NC State, which went 5-7 last season, did what it wanted on offense, totaling 484 yards of offense, led by quarterback Russell Wilson.

By the end of the first quarter, NC State was back in the lead after Wilson twice connected with receiver T.J. Graham for a 14-7. The Wolfpack led 31-7 at the half.
Wilson finished 13 of 19 for 207 yards and four touchdowns with Graham, who had six catches for 98 yards, as his main target.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Western Carolina   North Carolina State
N/A Player Dean Haynes
- Attempts 13
- Yards 69
- Avg Yards 5.3
- Touchdowns 1
- Long 0
Receiving
Western Carolina   North Carolina State
N/APlayer T.J. Graham
- Receptions 6
- Yards 96
- Avg Yards 16.0
- Touchdowns 2
- Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Western Carolina 189 86 103 0 0 0 0 0
North Carolina State 480 129 351 6 2 0 4.0 0