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Furman at NC State

Saturday, September 18, 2021

NC State beat Furman 45–⁠7. It was their 18th meeting; Furman leads the series 8–⁠6–⁠4.

AwayFurman6–⁠5 in 2021
7
HomeNC State9–⁠3 in 2021
45

Final at Carter-Finley Stadium, RaleighTV: ESPN3Attendance 56,919

At kickoff
78°F, mostly cloudy, calmWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Raleigh-Durham International Airport (KRDU), 12 km from the stadium, 21 minutes after kickoff
Official
Mike RocheGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Furman00707
NC State10287045

Standouts

Player stats

Furman

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Hamp Sisson8/198611
Luke Shiflett2/21800
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Devin Wynn92708
Jeff McElveen523011
Dominic Roberto322022
Kendall Thomas51308
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Ryan Miller231116
Dominic Roberto223016
Ryan Deluca117017
Dejuan Bell114014
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Travis Blackshear8000
Kam Brinson6000
Jack Rhodes6000
Dae’one Wilkins4000

NC State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Devin Leary23/2925930
Ben Finley5/82800
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Zonovan Knight11104142
Ricky Person Jr.841127
Delbert Mimms III538019
Jordan Houston319018
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Thayer Thomas582133
Anthony Smith353142
Porter Rooks352029
Emeka Emezie323010
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Drake Thomas7000
Devon Betty7000
Derrek Pitts4000
Levi Jones40.500
Davin Vann1110
Tyler Baker-Williams1001

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

FurmanNC State
196Total yards505
104Passing yards287
92Rushing yards218
5.0Yards per pass7.8
2.9Yards per rush7.0
9First downs25
3–⁠14Third downs8–⁠13
0–⁠0Fourth downs0–⁠0
1Turnovers1
3–⁠33Penalties3–⁠25
27:21Possession32:39
0Sacks (by defense)1

Efficiency

FurmanNC State
26%Success rate52%
−0.10EPA per play0.44
1.26Explosiveness1.31
−0.23Rushing EPA0.39
0.29Passing EPA0.48
24%Passing-down success27%
−0.26First-down EPA0.38
−0.06Second-down EPA0.11
0.09Third-down EPA1.18
6%Havoc by its defense21%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

NC State 77% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

NC State −27.5, over/under 45.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were NC State 97%, Furman 3%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

NC State end zoneFurman end zoneQ1 NC StateFumble, 3 playsQ1 FurmanResult not recorded, 6 playsQ1 NC StateTouchdown, 8 playsQ1 FurmanPunt, 3 playsQ1 NC StateField goal, 6 playsQ1 FurmanPunt, 3 playsQ1 NC StateTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 FurmanPunt, 3 playsQ2 NC StatePunt, 5 playsQ2 FurmanPunt, 3 playsQ2 NC StateTouchdown, 5 playsQ2 FurmanPunt, 3 playsQ2 NC StateTouchdown, 7 playsQ2 FurmanPunt, 3 playsQ2 NC StateTouchdown, 6 playsQ2 FurmanEnd of half, 1 playQ3 FurmanInterception, 4 playsQ3 NC StateTouchdown, 5 playsQ3 FurmanPunt, 6 playsQ3 NC StatePunt, 3 playsQ3 FurmanTouchdown, 7 playsQ3 NC StatePunt, 5 playsQ4 FurmanPunt, 7 playsQ4 NC StatePunt, 7 playsQ4 FurmanPunt, 5 playsQ4 NC StateEnd of game, 3 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. NC State drives left to right, Furman right to left.
  1. Q1 NC StateFumble, 3 plays, 24 yards
  2. Q1 FurmanResult not recorded, 6 plays, 18 yards
  3. Q1 NC StateTouchdown, 8 plays, 69 yards
  4. Q1 FurmanPunt, 3 plays, 8 yards
  5. Q1 NC StateField goal, 6 plays, 48 yards
  6. Q1 FurmanPunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  7. Q1 NC StateTouchdown, 6 plays, 42 yards
  8. Q2 FurmanPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  9. Q2 NC StatePunt, 5 plays, 26 yards
  10. Q2 FurmanPunt, 3 plays, 2 yards
  11. Q2 NC StateTouchdown, 5 plays, 51 yards
  12. Q2 FurmanPunt, 3 plays, 5 yards
  13. Q2 NC StateTouchdown, 7 plays, 77 yards
  14. Q2 FurmanPunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  15. Q2 NC StateTouchdown, 6 plays, 75 yards
  16. Q2 FurmanEnd of half, 1 play, 1 yard
  17. Q3 FurmanInterception, 4 plays, 13 yards
  18. Q3 NC StateTouchdown, 5 plays, 39 yards
  19. Q3 FurmanPunt, 6 plays, 20 yards
  20. Q3 NC StatePunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  21. Q3 FurmanTouchdown, 7 plays, 56 yards
  22. Q3 NC StatePunt, 5 plays, 21 yards
  23. Q4 FurmanPunt, 7 plays, 34 yards
  24. Q4 NC StatePunt, 7 plays, 25 yards
  25. Q4 FurmanPunt, 5 plays, 24 yards
  26. Q4 NC StateEnd of game, 3 plays, 31 yards

Play by play

1st quarter7 drives, then NC State 10, Furman 0
NC State Fumble, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Axel Lepvreau kickoff for 43 yds
15:001st & 10 at own 25Thayer Thomas run for 7 yds to the NCSt 32
15:002nd & 3 at own 32Devin Leary pass incomplete to Emeka Emezie
15:003rd & 3 at own 32PENALTY FUR Offside (Coleman,Cameron) 5 yards from NCS32 to NCS37, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
14:131st & 10 at own 37Zonovan Knight run for 12 yds to the NCSt 49
Furman Result not recorded, 6 plays
14:131st & 10 at opp 49Devin Wynn run for no gain to the NCSt 49
14:132nd & 10 at opp 49Hamp Sisson pass complete to Ryan Miller for 15 yds to the NCSt 34 for a 1ST down
14:131st & 10 at opp 34Hamp Sisson pass incomplete to Joshua Harris
14:132nd & 10 at opp 34Luke Shiflett run for 3 yds to the NCSt 31
14:133rd & 7 at opp 31Hamp Sisson pass incomplete to Ryan DeLuca
12:234th & 7 at opp 31Timmy Bleekrode 48 yd FG MISSED
NC State Touchdown, 8 plays
12:231st & 10 at own 31Zonovan Knight run for 6 yds to the NCSt 37
12:232nd & 4 at own 37Zonovan Knight run for 1 yd to the NCSt 38
12:233rd & 3 at own 38Devin Leary pass complete to Thayer Thomas for 6 yds to the NCSt 44 for a 1ST down
12:231st & 10 at own 44Devin Leary pass complete to Emeka Emezie for 7 yds to the Furm 49
12:232nd & 3 at opp 49Devin Leary pass incomplete to C.J. Riley
12:233rd & 3 at opp 49Zonovan Knight run for 42 yds to the Furm 7 for a 1ST down
12:231st & goal at opp 7Zonovan Knight run for 6 yds to the Furm 1
8:292nd & goal at opp 1Zonovan Knight run for 1 yd for a TD (Christopher Dunn KICK)NC State 7, Furman 0
Furman Punt, 3 plays
8:291st & 10 at own 35Trenton Gill kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
8:291st & 10 at own 25Devin Wynn run for 6 yds to the Furm 31
8:292nd & 4 at own 31Hamp Sisson pass complete to Devin Wynn for 1 yd to the Furm 32
8:293rd & 3 at own 32Devin Abrams run for 1 yd to the Furm 33
6:274th & 2 at own 33Timmy Bleekrode punt for 29 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NCSt 38
NC State Field goal, 6 plays
6:271st & 10 at own 38Devin Leary pass complete to Keyon Lesane for 12 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
6:271st & 10 at the 50Devin Leary pass complete to Thayer Thomas for 33 yds to the Furm 17 for a 1ST down
6:271st & 10 at opp 17Ricky Person Jr. run for 3 yds to the Furm 20
6:272nd & 13 at opp 20Zonovan Knight run for 2 yds to the Furm 18
6:273rd & 11 at opp 18Devin Leary pass complete to Ricky Person Jr. for 4 yds to the Furm 14
3:064th & 7 at opp 14Christopher Dunn 32 yd FG GOODNC State 10, Furman 0
Furman Punt, 3 plays
3:061st & 10 at own 35Trenton Gill kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
3:061st & 10 at own 25Hamp Sisson run for 4 yds to the Furm 29
3:062nd & 6 at own 29Devin Wynn run for 3 yds to the Furm 32
3:063rd & 3 at own 32Hamp Sisson pass incomplete to Dominic Roberto
1:274th & 3 at own 32Timmy Bleekrode punt for 32 yds , Thayer Thomas returns for 22 yds to the Furm 42
NC State Touchdown, 6 plays
1:271st & 10 at opp 42Devin Leary pass complete to Devin Carter for 4 yds to the Furm 38
1:272nd & 6 at opp 38Ricky Person Jr. run for 2 yds to the Furm 36
0:003rd & 4 at opp 36Devin Leary pass complete to C.J. Riley for 7 yds to the Furm 29 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & 10 at opp 29Devin Leary pass complete to Thayer Thomas for 22 yds to the Furm 7 for a 1ST down
Q2 15:001st & goal at opp 7Ricky Person Jr. run for 3 yds to the Furm 4
Q2 13:522nd & goal at opp 4Devin Leary pass complete to Dylan Parham for 4 yds for a TD (Christopher Dunn KICK)NC State 17, Furman 0
2nd quarter10 drives, then NC State 38, Furman 0
Furman Punt, 3 plays
13:521st & 10 at own 35Trenton Gill kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
13:521st & 10 at own 25Jr. Wayne Anderson run for 2 yds to the Furm 27
13:522nd & 8 at own 27Hamp Sisson pass incomplete to Joshua Harris
13:523rd & 8 at own 27Hamp Sisson pass incomplete to Jr. Wayne Anderson
12:554th & 8 at own 27Timmy Bleekrode punt for 41 yds , Thayer Thomas returns for 2 yds to the NCSt 34
NC State Punt, 5 plays
12:551st & 10 at own 34Leary,Devin pass incomplete to Gray,Julian PENALTY FUR Pass Interference (Yates,Ivan) 15 yards from NCS34 to NCS49, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
12:551st & 10 at own 49Devin Leary pass complete to Anthony Smith for 6 yds to the Furm 45
12:552nd & 4 at opp 45Devin Leary pass complete to Anthony Smith for 5 yds to the Furm 40 for a 1ST down
12:551st & 10 at opp 40Zonovan Knight run for no gain to the Furm 40
12:552nd & 10 at opp 40Devin Leary pass incomplete
12:553rd & 10 at opp 40Devin Leary pass incomplete to Devin Carter
10:444th & 10 at opp 40Trenton Gill punt for 32 yds, fair catch by Dejuan Bell at the Furm 8
Furman Punt, 3 plays
10:441st & 10 at own 8Devin Abrams run for no gain to the Furm 8
10:442nd & 10 at own 8Devin Wynn run for 2 yds to the Furm 10
10:443rd & 8 at own 10Hamp Sisson pass incomplete to Joshua Harris
8:584th & 8 at own 10Timmy Bleekrode punt for 50 yds , Thayer Thomas returns for 9 yds to the NCSt 49
NC State Touchdown, 5 plays
8:581st & 10 at own 49Zonovan Knight run for 28 yds to the Furm 23 for a 1ST down
8:581st & 10 at opp 23Devin Leary pass complete to Emeka Emezie for 10 yds to the Furm 13 for a 1ST down
8:581st & 10 at opp 13Zonovan Knight run for 4 yds to the Furm 9
8:582nd & 6 at opp 9Zonovan Knight run for 2 yds to the Furm 7
6:493rd & 4 at opp 7Devin Leary run for 7 yds for a TD (Christopher Dunn KICK)NC State 24, Furman 0
Furman Punt, 3 plays
6:491st & 10 at own 35Trenton Gill kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
6:491st & 10 at own 25Devin Wynn run for 8 yds to the Furm 33
6:492nd & 2 at own 33Hamp Sisson run for 3 yds to the Furm 30
6:493rd & 5 at own 30Hamp Sisson pass incomplete to Devin Wynn
5:224th & 5 at own 30Timmy Bleekrode punt for 47 yds
NC State Touchdown, 7 plays
5:221st & 10 at own 23Devin Leary pass incomplete to Porter Rooks
5:222nd & 10 at own 23Devin Leary pass complete to Porter Rooks for 4 yds to the NCSt 27
5:223rd & 6 at own 27Devin Leary pass complete to Christopher Toudle for 8 yds to the NCSt 35 for a 1ST down
5:221st & 10 at own 35Devin Leary pass complete to C.J. Riley for 3 yds to the NCSt 38
5:222nd & 7 at own 38Devin Leary pass complete to Ricky Person Jr. for 1 yd to the NCSt 39
5:223rd & 6 at own 39Devin Leary pass complete to Porter Rooks for 19 yds to the Furm 42 for a 1ST down
2:281st & 10 at opp 42Devin Leary pass complete to Anthony Smith for 42 yds for a TD (Christopher Dunn KICK)NC State 31, Furman 0
Furman Punt, 3 plays
2:281st & 10 at own 35Trenton Gill kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
2:281st & 10 at own 25Devin Wynn run for 4 yds to the Furm 29
2:282nd & 6 at own 29Devin Wynn run for 2 yds to the Furm 31
1:342nd & 6 at own 29Timeout NC STATE, clock 01:34
1:343rd & 4 at own 31Hamp Sisson pass incomplete to Devin Abrams
NC State Touchdown, 6 plays
1:171st & 10 at own 25Devin Leary pass complete to Devin Carter for 6 yds to the NCSt 31
1:172nd & 4 at own 31Devin Leary pass incomplete to Devin Carter
1:173rd & 4 at own 31Devin Leary pass complete to Thayer Thomas for 9 yds to the NCSt 40 for a 1ST down
1:171st & 10 at own 40Devin Leary pass complete to Porter Rooks for 29 yds to the Furm 31 for a 1ST down
1:171st & 10 at opp 31Devin Leary pass complete to Emeka Emezie for 6 yds to the Furm 25
1:174th & 4 at own 31Timmy Bleekrode punt for 44 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the NCSt 25 , Thayer Thomas returns for 15 yds to the NCSt 46 NC STATE Penalty, Chop Block (15 Yards) to the NCSt 25
NC State Touchdown, 6 plays
0:331st & 10 at opp 31Timeout NC STATE, clock 00:33
0:332nd & 4 at opp 25Leary,Devin pass incomplete to Thomas,Thayer broken up by Clay,Dimarcus PENALTY FUR Targeting (Clay,Dimarcus) 13 yards from FUR25 to FUR12, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
0:241st & 10 at opp 12Devin Leary pass complete to Thayer Thomas for 12 yds for a TD (Christopher Dunn KICK)NC State 38, Furman 0
Furman End of half, 1 play
0:241st & 10 at own 35Trenton Gill kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
0:001st & 10 at own 25Devin Wynn run for 1 yd to the Furm 26
3rd quarter6 drives, then NC State 45, Furman 7
Furman Interception, 4 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Trenton Gill kickoff for 65 yds
15:001st & 10 at own 25Hamp Sisson pass complete to Joshua Harris for 13 yds to the Furm 38 for a 1ST down
15:001st & 10 at own 38Devin Wynn run for 1 yd to the Furm 39
15:002nd & 9 at own 39Kendall Thomas run for 1 yd to the Furm 38
13:203rd & 10 at own 38Hamp Sisson pass intercepted
NC State Touchdown, 5 plays
13:201st & 10 at opp 39Ricky Person Jr. run for 4 yds to the Furm 35
13:202nd & 6 at opp 35Ricky Person Jr. run for 27 yds to the Furm 8 for a 1ST down
13:201st & goal at opp 8Ricky Person Jr. run for 6 yds to the Furm 2
13:202nd & goal at opp 2Ricky Person Jr. run for 1 yd to the Furm 1
10:533rd & goal at opp 1Ricky Person Jr. run for 1 yd for a TD (Christopher Dunn KICK)NC State 45, Furman 0
Furman Punt, 6 plays
10:531st & 10 at own 35Trenton Gill kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:531st & 10 at own 25Luke Shiflett run for no gain to the Furm 25
10:532nd & 10 at own 25Hamp Sisson sacked by Davin Vann for a loss of 2 yards to the Furm 23
10:533rd & 12 at own 23Hamp Sisson pass complete to Dominic Roberto for 16 yds to the Furm 39 for a 1ST down
10:531st & 10 at own 39Hamp Sisson pass incomplete to Zach Peterson
10:532nd & 10 at own 39Hamp Sisson run for 1 yd to the Furm 38
10:533rd & 11 at own 38Hamp Sisson pass complete to Dominic Roberto for 7 yds to the Furm 45
7:284th & 4 at own 45Timmy Bleekrode punt for 36 yds, fair catch by Thayer Thomas at the NCSt 19
NC State Punt, 3 plays
7:281st & 10 at own 19Jordan Houston run for no gain to the NCSt 19
7:282nd & 10 at own 19Ben Finley pass incomplete to Christopher Toudle
7:283rd & 10 at own 19Ben Finley pass complete to Julian Gray for 5 yds to the NCSt 24
7:284th & 5 at own 24PENALTY NCS False Start (Lesane,Keyon) 5 yards from NCS24 to NCS19. NO PLAY.
5:374th & 10 at own 19Trenton Gill punt for 40 yds , Dejuan Bell returns for 3 yds to the Furm 44
Furman Touchdown, 7 plays
5:371st & 10 at own 44Hamp Sisson pass incomplete to Ryan Miller
5:372nd & 10 at own 44Dominic Roberto run for no gain to the Furm 44
5:373rd & 10 at own 44Hamp Sisson pass complete to Ryan DeLuca for 17 yds to the NCSt 39 for a 1ST down
5:371st & 10 at opp 39Dominic Roberto run for 22 yds to the NCSt 17 for a 1ST down
5:371st & 10 at opp 17Dominic Roberto run for no gain to the NCSt 17
5:372nd & 10 at opp 17Hamp Sisson pass complete to Noah Henderson for 1 yd to the NCSt 16
2:093rd & 9 at opp 16Hamp Sisson pass complete to Ryan Miller for 16 yds for a TD (Timmy Bleekrode KICK)NC State 45, Furman 7
NC State Punt, 5 plays
2:011st & 10 at own 35Axel Lepvreau kickoff for 65 yds , Zonovan Knight return for 20 yds to the NCSt 20
2:011st & 10 at own 20Ben Finley pass complete to Christopher Toudle for 4 yds to the NCSt 24
2:012nd & 6 at own 24Jordan Houston run for 18 yds to the NCSt 42 for a 1ST down
2:011st & 10 at own 42PENALTY NCS Offside (Eason,Derrick) 5 yards from NCS42 to NCS37. NO PLAY.
0:001st & 15 at own 37Jordan Houston run for 1 yd to the NCSt 38
Q4 15:002nd & 14 at own 38Ben Finley pass complete to Julian Gray for 3 yds to the NCSt 41
Q4 15:003rd & 11 at own 41Ben Finley pass incomplete to Anthony Smith
Q4 14:124th & 11 at own 41Trenton Gill punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Dejuan Bell at the Furm 18
4th quarter4 drives, then NC State 45, Furman 7
Furman Punt, 7 plays
14:121st & 10 at own 18Kendall Thomas run for 1 yd to the Furm 19
14:122nd & 9 at own 19Luke Shiflett pass complete to Dejuan Bell for 14 yds to the Furm 33 for a 1ST down
14:121st & 10 at own 33Jeff McElveen run for 6 yds to the Furm 39
14:122nd & 4 at own 39Kendall Thomas run for 8 yds to the Furm 47 for a 1ST down
14:121st & 10 at own 47Kendall Thomas run for 2 yds to the Furm 49
14:122nd & 8 at own 49Jeff McElveen run for 1 yd to the Furm 48
14:123rd & 9 at own 48Luke Shiflett pass complete to Chase Abshier for 4 yds to the NCSt 48
10:204th & 5 at opp 48Timmy Bleekrode punt for 48 yds for a touchback
NC State Punt, 7 plays
10:201st & 10 at own 20Delbert Mimms III run for 1 yd to the NCSt 21
10:202nd & 9 at own 21Ben Finley pass complete to Jalen Coit for 12 yds to the NCSt 33 for a 1ST down
10:201st & 10 at own 33Delbert Mimms III run for 6 yds to the NCSt 39
10:202nd & 4 at own 39Ben Finley pass complete to Jakolbe Baldwin for 4 yds to the NCSt 43 for a 1ST down
10:201st & 10 at own 43Demarcus Jones II run for 1 yd to the NCSt 44
10:202nd & 9 at own 44Ben Finley run for 1 yd to the NCSt 45
10:203rd & 8 at own 45Ben Finley pass incomplete to Michael Fox
5:454th & 8 at own 45Trenton Gill punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Dejuan Bell at the Furm 16
Furman Punt, 5 plays
5:451st & 10 at own 16Jeff McElveen run for 6 yds to the Furm 22
5:452nd & 4 at own 22Jeff McElveen run for 11 yds to the Furm 33 for a 1ST down
5:451st & 10 at own 33Luke Shiflett run for 3 yds to the Furm 36
5:452nd & 7 at own 36Kendall Thomas run for 3 yds to the Furm 39
5:453rd & 4 at own 39Jeff McElveen run for 1 yd to the Furm 40
2:054th & 3 at own 40Timmy Bleekrode punt for 52 yds
NC State End of game, 3 plays
2:051st & 10 at own 8Delbert Mimms III run for 2 yds to the NCSt 10
2:052nd & 8 at own 10Delbert Mimms III run for 19 yds to the NCSt 29 for a 1ST down
0:001st & 10 at own 29Delbert Mimms III run for 10 yds to the NCSt 39 for a 1ST down

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

The series

Every Furman–NC State game

Furman leads 8–⁠6–⁠4 in 18 meetings.

Recent meetings
2021NC State 45, Furman 7
2017NC State 49, Furman 16
1985Furman 42, NC State 20
1984Furman 34, NC State 30
1982NC State 26, Furman 0
1976Furman 18, NC State 12

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