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Louisville at NC State

Oct 3, 2015 • Completed

Season 2015RegularWeek 5

Away

Louisville

ACC

Final Score

20 - 13

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NC State

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Total Yards

NC State228
Louisville306

Passing Yards

NC State183
Louisville103

Rushing Yards

NC State45
Louisville203

Turnovers

NC State2
Louisville0

Game Conditions

Temperature59°F
Wind9 mph NE

Humidity

96%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Jacoby Brissett

NC State

YDS: 183

Rushing

Lamar Jackson

Louisville

YDS: 121

Receiving

Jaylen Samuels

NC State

YDS: 75

Tackles

No tackles data.

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Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

NC State26:56
Louisville33:04

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Louisville holds off NC State 20-13

Close

Louisville defeated NC State 20-13 in Week 5 of the 2015 regular slate, finishing with a 306-228 edge in total yards, and scoring 1 passing touchdowns and 1 rushing touchdowns.

Louisville set the terms early in a game that finished 20-13. Lamar Jackson run for 68 yds for a TD, (John Wallace KICK) came with {'seconds': 54, 'minutes': 3} left in the first quarter, giving Louisville the first major swing.

Louisville's box score carried the story: 306 total yards, 203 rushing yards, and 103 passing yards. NC State finished with 228 total yards, including 45 on the ground and 183 through the air.

Louisville converted 8-18 on third down, went 0-0 on fourth down, the turnover count was 0-2, Louisville led 17-7 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Lamar Jackson run for 68 yds for a TD, (John Wallace KICK).

Key Moments

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Lamar Jackson run for 68 yds for a TD, (John Wallace KICK) (Louisville led 7-0 over NC State).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Lamar Jackson pass complete to Devonte Peete for 20 yds for a TD, (John Wallace KICK) (Louisville led 14-0 over NC State).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Matthew Dayes run for 3 yds for a TD, (Kyle Bambard KICK) (NC State led 7-14 over Louisville).

  • Field Goal Good

    John Wallace 36 yd FG GOOD (Louisville led 17-7 over NC State).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Jacoby Brissett pass complete to Jaylen Samuels for 21 yds for a TD, (Kyle Bambard PAT MISSED) (NC State led 13-17 over Louisville).

  • Field Goal Good

    John Wallace 26 yd FG GOOD (Louisville led 20-13 over NC State).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    20-13

    Louisville defeated NC State.

  • Total yards

    306-228

    Louisville held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    203

    Louisville averaged 4.5 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    103

    Louisville averaged 3.8 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    8-18

    Louisville's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    5-16

    NC State's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    0-2

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticNC StateLouisville
Total Yards228306
Passing Yards183103
Rushing Yards45203
First Downs1120
Third Down Efficiency5-168-18
Fourth Down Efficiency0-20-0
Total Penalties (Yards)4-506-50
Turnovers20
Completions / Attempts16-2810-27
Rushing Attempts3045
Passing TDs11
Rushing TDs11
Kicking Points18
Possession Time26:5633:04
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2015)