Boxscore
North Carolina State 31,
Louisville 24
Tuesday, December 27, 2011 8:00 PM
Location - Bank of America Stadium
Attendance -
58427
Final Scoring Summary
Recap
Mike Glennon passed for 265 yards and three touchdowns to lead North Carolina State to a 31-24 victory over Louisville on Tuesday in the Belk Bowl at Charlotte, N.C.
David Anderson made two interceptions, returning one for a score, to raise his nation-leading total to 13 for the Wolfpack (8-5), who have won two bowl games in a row after taking down West Virginia in the Citrus Bowl last winter.
Big East Rookie of the Year Teddy Bridgewater passed for 273 yards and two touchdowns but was also picked off three times for the Cardinals (7-6).
The Wolfpack took control in the final five minutes of the first half. Glennon completed five straight passes on an 80-yard drive, connecting with Tobias Palmer for a 35-yard touchdown that put N.C. State on top, 14-10, with 4:03 left in the half.
Louisville elected to go for it on 4th-and-1 from the Wolfpack 31-yard line on the ensuing possession and was stuffed. Glennon needed only two plays to get N.C. State back in the end zone, hooking up with T.J. Graham on a 67-yard touchdown to make it 21-10 heading into the locker room.
After a field goal on the opening drive of the third, Anderson made it 31-10, when he returned an interception 65 yards for a touchdown.
The Cardinals would creep back into it, but Anderson’s second interception with 41 seconds left halted their last chance.
SCORING
Scoring Summary
|
1st Quarter
- 5:39 |
|
North Carolina State |
TD
|
North Carolina State 7
-
Louisville 0
|
|
1st Quarter
- 1:06 |
|
Louisville |
TD
|
North Carolina State 7
-
Louisville 7
|
|
2nd Quarter
- 6:07 |
|
Louisville |
FG
|
North Carolina State 7
-
Louisville 10
|
|
2nd Quarter
- 4:03 |
|
North Carolina State |
TD
|
North Carolina State 14
-
Louisville 10
|
|
2nd Quarter
- 1:35 |
|
North Carolina State |
TD
|
North Carolina State 21
-
Louisville 10
|
|
3rd Quarter
- 8:04 |
|
North Carolina State |
FG
|
North Carolina State 24
-
Louisville 10
|
|
3rd Quarter
- 6:39 |
|
North Carolina State |
TD
|
North Carolina State 31
-
Louisville 10
|
|
3rd Quarter
- 2:00 |
|
Louisville |
TD
|
North Carolina State 31
-
Louisville 17
|
|
4th Quarter
- 3:55 |
|
Louisville |
TD
|
North Carolina State 31
-
Louisville 24
|
TEAMS
Team Records
| |
Louisville |
North Carolina State |
| W/L |
7 - 6 - 0 |
8 - 5 - 0 |
| Conference |
5 - 2 - 0 |
4 - 4 - 0 |
Team Stats
| |
Louisville |
North Carolina State |
| Score |
24 |
31 |
| First Downs |
18 |
19 |
| 3rd Down Efficiency |
7-for-17
41%
|
5-for-12
42%
|
| 4th Down Efficiency |
1-for-4
25%
|
0-for-3
0%
|
| Total Yards |
391 |
329 |
| Rushing |
| Rushes-Net Yards |
35-117 |
28-65 |
| Average/Rush |
3.3 |
2.3 |
| Passing |
| Comp-Att |
24-43 |
21-33 |
| Passing Yards |
274 |
264 |
| Average/Pass Play |
5.7 |
7.8 |
| Penalties-Yards |
4-52 |
8-47 |
| Fumbles-Lost |
2-0 |
3-2 |
| Interceptions Thrown |
3 |
1 |
| Time of Possession |
31:50 |
28:10 |
PLAYER STATS
| Passing |
| |
COMP/ATT |
YDS |
TD |
INT |
|
M. Glennon
|
21/33 |
264 |
3 |
1 |