North Carolina State 48, William & Mary 14
When: 7:30 PM ET, Thursday, September 1, 2016
Where: Carter Finley Stadium, Raleigh, North Carolina
Temperature:
76°
Head Official:
Jeff Flanagan
Attendance:
57774
By The Sports Xchange
Quarterback Ryan Finley completed his first nine passes and fullback Jaylen Samuels scored three touchdowns as North Carolina State strolled past visiting William & Mary 48-14 in Thursday night's season opener at Carter-Finley Stadium in Raleigh, N.C.
Finley, a redshirt sophomore transfer from Boise State, drew the starting assignment at quarterback for N.C. State. He completed 17 of 21 passes for 174 yards.
Finley's first touchdown pass came on a 16-yard play to receiver Bra'Lon Cherry for a 28-7 halftime lead.
Running back Matt Dayes, who rushed for 138 yards on 23 carries, opened the scoring on a 5-yard run less than 3 1/2 minutes into the game. His 4-yard run in the second quarter capped a 16-play drive that included four third-down conversions.
Dayes played for the first time since a season-ending foot injury last Halloween.
Samuels added a 3-yard scoring run in the second quarter. He ran for an 8-yard score in the third quarter and caught a pass from Finley on a 14-yard scoring play in the fourth quarter.
William & Mary quarterback Steve Cluley passed for a touchdown and ran for a touchdown. He was intercepted twice, completing 9 of 19 passes for 99 yards.
N.C. State is 4-0 in season openers under coach Dave Doeren.
It was an unsuccessful opener for William & Mary coach Jimmye Laycock, who's in his 37th season directing the Tribe and coached his first game with the team in this same stadium.
Top Game Performances
Receiving
William & Mary |
|
North Carolina State |
DeVonte Dedmon
|
Player |
Jaylen Samuels
|
5 |
Receptions |
5 |
75 |
Yards |
66 |
15.0 |
Avg Yards |
13.2 |
1 |
Touchdowns |
1 |
0 |
Long |
0 |
Team Stats Summary
|
Yards |
Scoring |
Defense |
Team |
Tot |
Rus |
Pas |
TD |
FG |
INT |
Sck |
FF |
William & Mary |
168 |
62 |
106 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
2.0 |
0 |
North Carolina State
|
521 |
259 |
262 |
7 |
0 |
2 |
1.0 |
0 |