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Gator Bowl: NC State vs. Kentucky: Box Score

Saturday Jan 2, 2021 12:00 pm - Jacksonville, FL (Neutral Site)
Odds: Kentucky by 3, Total Points: 50

Matchup Menu: NCST @ UK

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NC State Wolfpack (9-3) 0 0 7 14
21
Kentucky Wildcats (7-5) 3 10 0 10
23

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary NCST
UK
Kentucky 6:00 3 Field Goal: Matt Ruffolo kicks a 25 yard field goal. 0
3
2nd Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary NCST
UK
Kentucky 6:23 6 1 Rushing TD: Christopher Rodriguez Jr. 4 yard rush. Extra Point good by Matt Ruffolo. 0
10
Kentucky 0:02 3 Field Goal: Matt Ruffolo kicks a 26 yard field goal. 0
13
3rd Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary NCST
UK
NC State 2:56 6 1 Passing TD: C.J. Riley 9 yard pass from Bailey Hockman. Extra Point good by Christopher Dunn. 7
13
4th Quarter Time Pts Xtra Summary NCST
UK
Kentucky 5:45 3 Field Goal: Matt Ruffolo kicks a 20 yard field goal. 7
16
NC State 4:46 6 1 Rushing TD: Zonovan Knight 13 yard rush. Extra Point good by Christopher Dunn. 14
16
Kentucky 2:55 6 1 Rushing TD: Christopher Rodriguez Jr. 26 yard rush. Extra Point good by Matt Ruffolo. 14
23
NC State 1:10 6 1 Rushing TD: Jordan Houston 2 yard rush. Extra Point good by Christopher Dunn. 21
23
NCST
UK
1st Downs 19
19
Passing 1st downs 14
4
Rushing 1st downs 4
11
1st downs from Penalties 1
4
3rd down efficiency 5-12
3-13
3rd down conversion % 41.7%
23.1%
4th down efficiency 2-2
1-2
4th down conversion % 100.0%
50.0%
Total Plays 69
65
Total Yards 318
383
Net Yards Passing 268
92
Sacked-Yards lost 3-26
0-0
Gross yards passing 294
92
Completions-Attempts 27-40
13-21
Completion% 67.5%
61.9%
Net yards per pass play 6.2
4.4
Touchdowns 1
0
Interceptions 3
0
Passer Rating 117.0
98.7
Net Yards Rushing 50
291
Rushing attempts 26
44
Yards per rush 1.9
6.6
Touchdowns 2
2
NCST
UK
Red Zone (Made-Att) 3-4
4-4
Red Zone Success % 75.0%
100.0%
Penalties 7-45
10-103
Turnovers 3
0
Fumbles-Lost 2-0
1-0
Interceptions thrown 3
0
Punting (Punts-Yards) 3-141
5-202
Yards per Punt 47.0
40.4
Field Goals 0-2
3-3
Extra Points 3
2
Punt Returns (Returns-Yards) 1-1
1-0
Yards per return 1.0
0.0
Kickoff Returns (Returns-Yards) 3-52
2-28
Yards per return 17.3
14.0
Possession 25:53
34:07
1st Quarter 03:29
11:31
2nd Quarter 08:14
06:46
3rd Quarter 09:20
05:40
4th Quarter 04:50
10:10

NC State Wolfpack Passing

  C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT NCAAF RATING
Bailey Hockman 27/40 268 6.7 1 3 117.0
Team 27/40 294 7.3 1 3 117.0

NC State Wolfpack Rushing

  CAR YDS AVG TD
Zonovan Knight 12 52 4.3 1
Jordan Houston 5 14 2.8 1
Ricky Person Jr. 6 8 1.3 0
Bailey Hockman 3 -24 -8.0 0
Team 26 50 1.9 2

NC State Wolfpack Receiving

  REC YDS AVG TD
Jordan Houston 5 26 5.2 0
Ricky Person Jr. 1 5 5.0 0
Thayer Thomas 3 46 15.3 0
Emeka Emezie 5 44 8.8 0
Porter Rooks 2 41 20.5 0
C.J. Riley 3 38 12.7 1
Devin Carter 3 35 11.7 0
Keyon Lesane 2 25 12.5 0
Trent Pennix 2 6 3.0 0
Dylan Autenrieth 1 2 2.0 0
Team 27 294 10.9 1

NC State Wolfpack Fumbles

  FUM LOST
Devin Carter 1 0
Bailey Hockman 1 0
Team 2 0

NC State Wolfpack Interceptions

  INT YDS
Team 0 0

NC State Wolfpack Defensive

  TACKLES MISC
  TOT SOLO SACKS TFL PD
Ricky Person Jr. 1 1 0 0 0
Devin Carter 1 1 0 0 0
Isaac Duffy-Webb 13 8 0 1 0
Jakeen Harris 11 10 0 0 1
Isaiah Moore 9 3 0 1 0
Jaylon Scott 7 6 0 1 0
Daniel Joseph 5 2 0 0 0
Vi Jones 4 3 0 1 0
Tyler Baker-Williams 4 2 0 1 0
Cecil Powell 3 3 0 1 1
C.J. Clark 3 1 0 0 0
Shyheim Battle 2 2 0 0 0
Christopher Scott Jr. 1 0 0 0 0
Davin Vann 1 1 0 0 0
Demarcus Jones 1 0 0 0 0
Savion Jackson 1 0 0 0 0
Terrell Dawkins 1 0 0 0 0
Tyrone Riley 1 1 0 0 0
Seth Williams 1 0 0 0 0
Aydan White 1 1 0 0 0
Bailey Hockman 1 1 0 0 0
Team 72 46 0 6 2

NC State Wolfpack Kick Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Zonovan Knight 1 30 30.0 30
Jordan Houston 2 22 11.0 15
Team 3 52 17.3

NC State Wolfpack Punt Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Thayer Thomas 1 1 1.0 1
Team 1 1 1.0

NC State Wolfpack Kicking

  FG PCT LONG XP PTS
Christopher Dunn 0/2 0.0% 0 3 3
Team 0/2 0.0% 3 3

NC State Wolfpack Punting

  TOT YDS AVG LG
Trenton Gill 3 141 47.0 51
Team 3 141 47.0

Kentucky Wildcats Passing

  C/ATT YDS AVG TD INT NCAAF RATING
Terry Wilson 13/21 92 4.4 0 0 98.7
Team 13/21 92 4.4 0 0 98.7

Kentucky Wildcats Rushing

  CAR YDS AVG TD
A.J. Rose 12 148 12.3 0
Christopher Rodriguez Jr. 17 84 4.9 2
Kavosiey Smoke 9 45 5.0 0
Terry Wilson 6 14 2.3 0
Team 44 291 6.6 2

Kentucky Wildcats Receiving

  REC YDS AVG TD
Keaton Upshaw 2 25 12.5 0
Isaiah Epps 3 23 7.7 0
Allen Dailey Jr. 1 17 17.0 0
Josh Ali 5 11 2.2 0
Justin Rigg 1 8 8.0 0
Bryce Oliver 1 8 8.0 0
Team 13 92 7.1 0

Kentucky Wildcats Fumbles

  FUM LOST
A.J. Rose 1 0
Team 1 0

Kentucky Wildcats Interceptions

  INT YDS
Jamin Davis 1 5
Brandin Echols 1 7
Yusuf Corker 1 0
Team 3 12

Kentucky Wildcats Defensive

  TACKLES MISC
  TOT SOLO SACKS TFL PD
Jamin Davis 13 5 0.5 0.5 0
Brandin Echols 7 1 0 0 0
Tyrell Ajian 7 2 0 0 0
Vito Tisdale 6 3 0 0 0
Carrington Valentine 5 5 0 0 0
Jordan Wright 5 3 1 1 0
Yusuf Corker 5 2 0 0 0
Jamar Watson 4 1 0 1 0
Joshua Paschal 4 2 0.5 0.5 0
Phil Hoskins 4 2 1 1 0
DeAndre Square 3 2 0 0 0
Marquan McCall 2 0 0 0 0
Torrance Davis 1 1 0 0 0
Davonte Robinson 1 0 0 0 0
Kalil Branham 1 1 0 0 0
Quandre Mosely 1 1 0 0 0
Jamari Brown 1 1 0 0 0
Jalen Geiger 1 1 0 0 0
Brett Slusher 1 1 0 0 0
Zach Johnson 1 1 0 0 0
Team 73 35 3 4 1

Kentucky Wildcats Kick Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Allen Dailey Jr. 1 2 2.0 2
Jutahn McClain 1 26 26.0 26
Team 2 28 14.0

Kentucky Wildcats Punt Returns

  NO YDS AVG LG
Josh Ali 1 0 0.0 0
Team 1 0 0.0

Kentucky Wildcats Kicking

  FG PCT LONG XP PTS
Matt Ruffolo 3/3 100.0% 26 2 2
Team 3/3 100.0% 2 2

Kentucky Wildcats Punting

  TOT YDS AVG LG
Max Duffy 5 202 40.4 51
Team 5 202 40.4