FINAL SCORE
South Alabama Jaguars at NC State Wolfpack game details
Saturday, September 15, 2012 at 6:00 PM ET
Carter-Finley Stadium · Attendance 54,132
Put the final score in perspective.
NC State finished 24 points ahead. The teams combined for 38 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was South Alabama 0, NC State 28. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, NC State outscored its opponent in 3 and South Alabama in 1. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 South Alabama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
 NC State | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 31 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 14 | 22 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 0-11 | 7-19 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Total Yards | 314 | 384 |
| Passing | 263 | 257 |
| Comp/Att | 24/36 | 24/34 |
| Yards per pass | 7.3 | 7.6 |
| Rushing | 51 | 127 |
| Rushing Attempts | 23 | 43 |
| Yards per rush | 2.2 | 3.0 |
| Penalties | 6-60 | 7-55 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 2 | 0 |
| Possession | 23:58 | 35:44 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
South Alabama Jaguars
passing
| Ross Metheny | 14/20 | 189 | 9.5 | 1 | 1 | 29.3 |
| CJ Bennett | 10/15 | 74 | 4.9 | 0 | 1 | 14.3 |
rushing
| Demetre Baker | 7 | 45 | 6.4 | 0 | 16 |
| Kendall Houston | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 10 |
| T.J. Glover | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| CJ Bennett | 7 | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 10 |
| Scott Garber | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Metheny | 3 | -11 | -3.7 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Wes Saxton | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 0 | 30 |
| Corey Besteda | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 0 | 43 |
| Demetre Baker | 5 | 55 | 11.0 | 0 | 28 |
| Corey Waldon | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 18 |
| Bryant Lavender | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 6 |
| T.J. Glover | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | 7 |
| Cameron Broadnax | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Jeremé Jones | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 1 | 8 |
| Greg Hollinger | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Kendall Houston | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| T.J. Glover | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Jeremé Jones | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
puntReturns
| T.J. Glover | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
kicking
| Michel Chapuseaux | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
punting
| Scott Garber | 7 | 263 | 37.6 | 0 | 0 | 45 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
NC State Wolfpack
passing
| Mike Glennon | 24/34 | 257 | 7.6 | 3 | 0 | 75.6 |
rushing
| Tony Creecy | 15 | 68 | 4.5 | 1 | 13 |
| James Washington | 7 | 31 | 4.4 | 0 | 10 |
| Tobais Palmer | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 0 | 28 |
| Brandon Barnes | 13 | 10 | 0.8 | 0 | 6 |
| Manny Stocker | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Glennon | 5 | -10 | -2.0 | 0 | 8 |
receiving
| Quintin Payton | 5 | 61 | 12.2 | 1 | 24 |
| Bryan Underwood | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 1 | 44 |
| Rashard Smith | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 1 | 33 |
| Tony Creecy | 5 | 28 | 5.6 | 0 | 12 |
| Logan Winkles | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 0 | 24 |
| James Washington | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 16 |
| Mario Carter | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Tobais Palmer | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 0 | 11 |
| Brandon Barnes | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 3 |
interceptions
| David Amerson | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hakim Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Tobais Palmer | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 21 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Rashard Smith | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 17 | 0 |
kicking
| Niklas Sade | 1/2 | 50.0 | 22 | 4/4 | 7 |
punting
| Wil Baumann | 6 | 257 | 42.8 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 9:22 | NC STATE pass complete for a touchdown. | 0 – 6 |
| 1 | 9:22 | NC STATE Extra point GOOD. | 0 – 7 |
| 1 | 4:06 | NC STATE Extra point GOOD. | 0 – 14 |
| 2 | 6:52 | NC STATE rush for a touchdown. | 0 – 20 |
| 2 | 6:52 | NC STATE Extra point GOOD. | 0 – 21 |
| 2 | 2:33 | NC STATE pass complete for a touchdown. | 0 – 27 |
| 2 | 2:33 | NC STATE Extra point GOOD. | 0 – 28 |
| 3 | 7:36 | NC STATE 22 yard field goal GOOD. | 0 – 31 |
| 4 | 5:20 | SOUTH ALABAMA Extra point GOOD. | 7 – 31 |
| 4 | 5:20 | SOUTH ALABAMA pass complete for a touchdown. | 7 – 31 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 11, 8:14 AM UTCData methodology