The Wolfpacker: An Independent Magazine Covering NC State Sports
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42 ■ THE WOLFPACKER FOOTBALL PREVIEW 2019 Three Key Games AT BOSTON COLLEGE, Oct. 19 Winning at Boston College is always a tricky proposition for NC State (3-6 all time). How- ever, the Wolfpack won in Chestnut Hill, Mass., in 2017 and then came through with a 28-23 victory last year to give the Pack two straight victories over the Eagles for the first time ever. But the Eagles were without star junior running back AJ Dillon, who has 2,697 career rush- ing yards and 24 touchdowns. He is 1,905 rushing yards away from NC State's Ted Brown, who holds the ACC career mark (4,602). AT WAKE FOREST, Nov. 2 Months after NC State's 27-23 home loss to Wake Forest, Wolfpack fans were still lament- ing the game that got away. Backup quarterback Jamie Newman, in his first start, helped the Demon Deacons rally from a 23-13 fourth-quarter deficit and threw a 32-yard touchdown pass to tight end Jack Freudenthal with 30 seconds left for the win. Winston-Salem hasn't been kind to the Wolfpack either; NCSU is 1-7 in its last eight visits dating back to 2003. VS. CLEMSON, Nov. 9 The Tigers are the definitive test of where the program is and what is needed to reach the ultimate goals. All the top recruits in the state of North Carolina will likely descend on Raleigh to watch this game. Like the WFU loss, NC State will hope to show it isn't the same team from a year ago that fell 41-7 to the eventual national champions in Death Valley. Boston College star running back AJ Dillon is 1,905 rushing yards away from NC State's Ted Brown, who holds the ACC career mark (4,602). PHOTO COURTESY BOSTON COLLEGE FOOTBALL QUICK GUIDE The Names, Games And Numbers To Know Heading Into The 2019 Season BY JACEY ZEMBAL ■ BY THE NUMBERS 3 Sets of brothers on the Wolfpack roster — redshirt junior twins Tyler (wide receiver) and Will Dabbs (running back); freshman linebacker Drake and red- shirt sophomore wideout Thayer Thomas; and redshirt sophomore quarterback Matthew and freshman offen- sive lineman Timothy McKay. 9 Wins for NC State against North Carolina in the last 12 games between the two schools. 11 ACC victories in 16 games over the last two years for NCSU, which trails only 15-1 Clem- son among league teams. 17 New NCSU players who enrolled early last January, including 15 true freshmen and two transfers. 32 Bowl appearances in program history for NC State, including each of the last five years under head coach Dave Doeren. 73.7 Grade for redshirt junior guard JOE SCULTHORPE last year by Pro Foot- ball Focus (PFF), which was the highest mark of return- ing NCSU offensive players with more than 400 snaps. 81.0 PFF grade for fifth-year senior defen- sive tackle Larrell Murchison, which leads NC State's returning defensive players. 1,007th Overall pick in the MLB Draft for redshirt sophomore wide receiver Thayer Thomas, who went in the 33rd round to the Boston Red Sox.