Final
Wilson leads NC State past Terps, 38-31
Nov 7, 2009 - 9:43 PM By JOEDY McCREARY AP Sports WriterRALEIGH, N.C.(AP) -- Russell Wilson threw three touchdowns and ran for another, and North Carolina State snapped a four-game losing streak by holding off Maryland 38-31 on Saturday in a matchup of the ACC Atlantic Division's worst teams.
Wilson was 25-for-38 for 343 yards and the Wolfpack (4-5, 1-4) made just enough plays to secure their second win against a Bowl Subdivision opponent. Both teams combined for 752 total yards.
Wilson overcame a career-worst three interceptions with touchdown tosses of 17 yards to George Bryan, 35 yards to Donald Bowens and 18 yard to Darrell Davis. Wilson and Jamelle Eugene each had 2-yard scoring runs.
Torrey Smith returned a kickoff 82 yards for a touchdown, the school-record third of his career. Alex Wujciak returned an interception 70 yards for a score, while Davin Meggett and Chris Turner had 1-yard TD runs for Maryland (2-7, 1-4).
Nick Ferrara's 31-yard field goal pulled the Terps within seven with 4:56 remaining, then got the ball back with 59 seconds left. Backup quarterback Jamarr Robinson, filling in for the injured Turner, led them to the 34 with 22 seconds left but Michael Lemon sacked him with about 15 seconds left and then pressured him as he threw incomplete on the final snap.
Maryland has four straight and lost seven of eight.
Turner was 12 of 19 passing for 135 yards, but left late in the first half with an apparent left leg injury and didn't return. For a while, the offense seemed to go with him.
Robinson finished 5 of 11 for 27 yards. The Terps, who without injured Da'Rel Scott have dropped near the bottom of the ACC in rushing offense, had nine total yards in the third quarter.
This one shaped up as a shootout because in recent weeks, neither team seemed to show much interest in taking care of the ball or playing defense.
The Terrapins entered ranked 11th in the ACC in both total defense and against the pass. The injury-riddled Wolfpack allowed their previous three opponents to gain at least 480 total yards and score at least 45 points. N.C. State - which has lost 12 injured players for the season - was 11th in the league in turnover margin, ahead of only Maryland.
And that's exactly how it unfolded, with defensive end Willie Young intercepting Turner on the game's first play and Wilson hitting Bryan over the middle for a score 52 seconds into the game. Maryland countered with a 10-play drive that ended 3 1/2 minutes later with Meggett's 1-yard plunge.
It was a day of extremes for Wilson, who has thrown 10 touchdowns in three games. The all-ACC quarterback threaded one ball past defensive back Anthony Wiseman to Bowens down the right sideline for his second score.
One possession later, Wujciak jumped in front of his fourth-and-6 attempt and raced down the right sideline for a TD. Then, after leading the Wolfpack deep into Terp territory late in the half, he was picked off in the end zone with 38 seconds left. State had 301 total yards at halftime and led 24-21 at the break.
- NCAAF FINAL
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
MARYLAND 14 7 7 3 31
NCSTATE 17 7 7 7 38 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
1ST QUARTER: NC STATE - TD, GEORGE BRYAN 17 YD PASS FROM
RUSSELL WILSON (JOSH
CZAJKOWSKI KICK), 0:52.
NCSTATE 7-0
MARYLAND - TD, DAVIN MEGGETT 1 YD RUN (NICK
FERRARA KICK), 4:35. MARYLAND
7-7
NC STA
Nov 7 4:19 PM - NCAAF
MARYLAND 31
NCSTATE 38 0:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Nov 7 4:19 PM
TD NC STATE JAMELLE EUGENE 2 YD RUN (JOSH CZAJKOWSKI KICK)
Maryland 28, NC State 38 4th - 13:48Nov 7 3:44 PM
TD NC STATE JAMELLE EUGENE 2 YD RUN (JOSH CZAJKOWSKI KICK)
Maryland 28, NC State 38 4th - 13:48Nov 7 3:44 PM- NCAAF
MARYLAND 28
NCSTATE 31 0:00 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Nov 7 3:35 PM
TD MARYLAND TORREY SMITH 80 YD KICKOFF RETURN (NICK FERRARA KICK)
Maryland 28, NC State 31 3rd - 10:11Nov 7 3:13 PM
TD MARYLAND TORREY SMITH 80 YD KICKOFF RETURN (NICK FERRARA KICK)
Maryland 28, NC State 31 3rd - 10:11Nov 7 3:13 PM
TD NC STATE RUSSELL WILSON 2 YD RUN (JOSH CZAJKOWSKI KICK)
Maryland 21, NC State 31 3rd - 10:19Nov 7 3:09 PM
TD NC STATE RUSSELL WILSON 2 YD RUN (JOSH CZAJKOWSKI KICK)
Maryland 21, NC State 31 3rd - 10:19Nov 7 3:09 PM- NCAAF
MARYLAND 21
NCSTATE 24 0:00 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Nov 7 2:40 PM
TD NC STATE DARRELL DAVIS 18 YD PASS FROM RUSSELL WILSON (JOSH CZAJKOWSKI KICK)
Maryland 21, NC State 24 2nd - 7:02Nov 7 2:06 PM
TD NC STATE DARRELL DAVIS 18 YD PASS FROM RUSSELL WILSON (JOSH CZAJKOWSKI KICK)
Maryland 21, NC State 24 2nd - 7:02Nov 7 2:06 PM
TD NC STATE DARRELL DAVIS 18 YD PASS FROM RUSSELL WILSON (JOSH CZAJKOWSKI KICK)
Maryland 21, NC State 24 2nd - 7:02Nov 7 2:06 PM
TD MARYLAND CHRIS TURNER 1 YD RUN (NICK FERRARA KICK)
Maryland 21, NC State 17 2nd - 12:50Nov 7 1:55 PM
TD MARYLAND CHRIS TURNER 1 YD RUN (NICK FERRARA KICK)
Maryland 21, NC State 17 2nd - 12:50Nov 7 1:55 PM- NCAAF
MARYLAND 14
NCSTATE 17 0:00 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Nov 7 1:47 PM
TD MARYLAND ALEX WUJCIAK 70 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (NICK FERRARA KICK)
Maryland 14, NC State 14 1st - 5:00Nov 7 1:35 PM
TD MARYLAND ALEX WUJCIAK 70 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (NICK FERRARA KICK)
Maryland 14, NC State 14 1st - 5:00Nov 7 1:35 PM
TD NC STATE DONALD BOWENS 35 YD PASS FROM RUSSELL WILSON (JOSH CZAJKOWSKI KICK)
Maryland 7, NC State 14 1st - 8:53Nov 7 1:22 PM
TD NC STATE DONALD BOWENS 35 YD PASS FROM RUSSELL WILSON (JOSH CZAJKOWSKI KICK)
Maryland 7, NC State 14 1st - 8:53Nov 7 1:22 PM
TD NC STATE DONALD BOWENS 35 YD PASS FROM RUSSELL WILSON (JOSH CZAJKOWSKI KICK)
Maryland 7, NC State 14 1st - 8:53Nov 7 1:22 PM
TD MARYLAND DAVIN MEGGETT 1 YD RUN (NICK FERRARA KICK)
Maryland 7, NC State 7 1st - 10:25Nov 7 1:15 PM
TD MARYLAND DAVIN MEGGETT 1 YD RUN (NICK FERRARA KICK)
Maryland 7, NC State 7 1st - 10:25Nov 7 1:15 PM
TD NC STATE GEORGE BRYAN 17 YD PASS FROM RUSSELL WILSON (JOSH CZAJKOWSKI KICK)
Maryland 0, NC State 7 1st - 14:08Nov 7 1:07 PM
TD NC STATE GEORGE BRYAN 17 YD PASS FROM RUSSELL WILSON (JOSH CZAJKOWSKI KICK)
Maryland 0, NC State 7 1st - 14:08Nov 7 1:07 PM
TD NC STATE GEORGE BRYAN 17 YD PASS FROM RUSSELL WILSON (JOSH CZAJKOWSKI KICK)
Maryland 0, NC State 7 1st - 14:08Nov 7 1:07 PM
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