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Wolfpack schedule review

As NC State makes their way through the 2012 season, The Wolfpacker will take a look back each week to see how NC State's opponents have fared with their respective schedules. Here's a recap through Oct. 24 for the Pack's 2012 opponents.
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Tennessee (3-5, 0-5 in SEC)
Aug. 31 at Georgia Dome in Atlanta (Tennessee 35, NC State 21)
The good: Tennessee hung with No. 17 South Carolina on the road but fell 38-35. Quarterback Tyler Bray was impressive with 368 passing yards and four touchdowns. This was also the last game of an incredibly brutal stretch on the schedule
The bad: Despite knocking South Carolina star running back Marcus Lattimore out of the game with a gruesome knee injury, Tennessee still gave up 510 total yards on defense, including 363 yards from a S.C. passing attack that has been anemic at times this year.
Statistical leaders:
Passing - Tyler Bray: 171 of 287 for 2,282 yards, 20 touchdowns, 10 interceptions
Rushing - Rajion Neal: 112 carries for 500 yards, five touchdowns
Receiving - Justin Hunter: 39 catches for 567 yards, four touchdowns
2012 schedule
Aug. 31 vs. NC State (W, 35-21)
Sept. 8 vs. Georgia State (W, 51-13)
Sept. 15 vs. No. 24 Florida (L, 20-37)
Sept. 22 vs. Akron (W, 47-26)
Sept. 29 at No. 5 Georgia (L, 51-44)
Oct. 13 at No. 19 Mississippi State (L, 41-31)
Oct. 20 vs. No. 1 Alabama (L, 44-13)
Oct. 27 at No. 17 South Carolina (L, 35-38)
Nov. 3 vs. Troy
Nov. 10 vs. Missouri
Nov. 17 at Vanderbilt
Nov. 24 vs. Kentucky
Connecticut (3-5, 0-3 in Big East)
Sept. 8 at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Conn. (NC State 10, Connecticut 7)
Connecticut had a bye week.
Statistical leaders:
Passing - Chandler Whitmer: 142 of 246 for 1,831 yards, seven touchdowns, 11 interceptions
Rushing - Lyle McCombs: 146 carries for 500 yards, four touchdowns
Receiving - Geremy Davis: 29 catches for 449 yards, one touchdown
2012 schedule
Aug. 30 vs. Massachusetts (W, 37-0)
Sept. 8 vs. NC State (L, 10-7)
Sept. 15 at Maryland (W, 24-21)
Sept. 22 at Western Michigan (L, 30-24)
Sept. 29 vs. Buffalo (W, 24-17)
Oct. 6 at No. 22 Rutgers (L, 19-3)
Oct. 13 vs. Temple (L, 17-14)
Oct. 19 at Syracuse (L, 40-10)
Nov. 3 at South Florida
Nov. 9 vs. Pittsburgh
Nov. 24 at No. 12 Louisville
Dec. 1 vs. Cincinnati
South Alabama (2-6, 1-3 in Sun Belt Conference)
Sept. 15 at Carter-Finley Stadium (NC State 31, South Alabama 7)
The good: Against perhaps the best team in the Sun Belt Conference, South Alabama was competitive for most of three quarters. The game was tied 21-21 until Louisiana-Monroe had 18 unanswered points starting with 2:30 to go in the third.
The bad: South Alabama's struggling defense continued to give up big chunks of yards, with ULM gaining 420 total offense in the 38-24 win.
Statistical leaders:
Passing - Ross Metheney: 92 of 165 for 985 yards, seven touchdowns, five interceptions
Rushing - Demetre Baker: 97 carries for 482 yards, four touchdowns
Receiving - Bryant Lavender: 23 catches for 203 yards
2012 schedule
Sept. 1 vs. Texas-San Antonio (L, 31-33)
Sept. 8 vs. Nicholls State (W, 9-3)
Sept. 15 at NC State (L, 31-7)
Sept. 22 at No. 23 Mississippi State (L, 30-10)
Sept. 29 vs. Troy (L, 31-10)
Oct. 13 at Arkansas State (L, 36-29)
Oct. 20 vs. Florida Atlantic (W, 37-24 2OT)
Oct. 27 at Louisiana-Monroe (L, 38-24)
Nov. 3 vs. Florida International
Nov. 10 at North Texas
Nov. 17 vs. Middle Tennessee
Nov. 24 at Louisiana-Lafayette
Dec. 1 at Hawaii
The Citadel (4-4, 3-3 in Southern Conference)
Sept. 22 at Carter-Finley Stadium (NC State 52, The Citadel 14)
The good: The Citadel came close to what would have been a third top-10 win in FCS action but fell 24-21 at No. 8 Wofford. This was one of the Bulldogs best defensive efforts, holding Wofford to 326 total yards.
The bad: The Citadel still gave up 283 rushing yards, and The Citadel was forced to throw more times (19) than they would have preferred.
Statistical leaders:
Passing - Aaron Miller: 26 of 52 for 376 yards, two interceptions
Rushing - Darien Robinson: 90 carries for 701 yards, five touchdowns
Receiving - Matt Thompson: 11 catches for 225 yards
2012 schedule
Sept. 1 vs. Charleston Southern (W, 49-14)
Sept. 8 vs. No. 3 Georgia Southern (W, 23-21)
Sept. 15 at No. 8 Appalachian State (W, 52-28)
Sept. 22 at NC State (L, 52-14)
Sept. 29 vs. Chattanooga (L, 28-10)
Oct. 6 at Samford (L, 38-7)
Oct. 13 vs. Western Carolina (W, 45-31)
Oct. 27 at No. 8 Wofford (L, 24-21)
Nov. 3 vs. Elon
Nov. 10 at VMI
Nov. 17 at Furman
Miami (4-4, 3-2 in ACC)
Sept. 29 at Pro Player Stadium (Miami 44, NC State 37)
Miami had a bye week.
Statistical leaders:
Passing - Stephen Morris: 179 of 301 for 2,204 yards, 10 touchdowns, seven interceptions
Rushing - Duke Johnson: 83 carries for 455 yards, five touchdowns
Receiving - Phillip Dorsett: 34 catches for 518 yards, three touchdowns
2012 schedule
Sept. 1 at Boston College (W, 41-32)
Sept. 8 at No. 21 Kansas State (L, 52-13)
Sept. 15 vs. Bethune-Cookman (W, 38-10)
Sept. 22 at Georgia Tech (W, 42-36 in OT)
Sept. 29 vs. NC State (W, 44-37)
Oct. 6 at No. 9 Notre Dame (L, 41-3)
Oct. 13 vs. North Carolina (L, 18-14)
Oct. 20 vs. No. 12 Florida State (L, 33-20)
Nov. 1 vs. Virginia Tech
Nov. 10 at Virginia
Nov. 17 vs. South Florida
Nov. 24 at Duke
No. 9 Florida State (8-1, 5-1 in ACC)
Oct. 6 at Carter-Finley Stadium (NC State 17, Florida State 16)
The good: FSU left no doubt and regained its destiny in the ACC Atlantic Division race by jumping out to a 31-0 second quarter lead on upstart Duke and cruising to a 48-7 triumph. FSU outgained Duke 560-232 in the contest.
The bad: Florida State fumbled the ball four times, and quarterback EJ Manuel completed just 8 of 16 passes, preventing what could have been an even more dominant final margin.
Statistical leaders:
Passing - EJ Manuel: 161 of 230 for 2,315 yards, 16 touchdowns, four interceptions
Rushing - Chris Thompson: 91 carries for 687 yards, five touchdowns
Receiving - Rashad Greene: 28 catches for 374 yards, two touchdowns
2012 schedule
Sept. 1 vs. Murray State (W, 69-3)
Sept. 8 vs. Savannah State (W, 55-0)
Sept. 15 vs. Wake Forest (W, 52-0)
Sept. 22 vs. No. 10 Clemson (W, 49-37)
Sept. 29 at South Florida (W, 30-17)
Oct. 6 at NC State (L, 17-16)
Oct. 13 vs. Boston College (W, 51-7)
Oct. 20 at Miami (W, 33-20)
Oct. 27 vs. Duke (W, 48-7)
Nov. 8 at Virginia Tech
Nov. 17 at Maryland
Nov. 24 vs. No. 8 Florida
Maryland (4-4, 2-2 in ACC)
Oct. 20 at Byrd Stadium in College Park, Md. (NC State 20, Maryland 18)
The good: Playing with its fourth-string quarterback in Caleb Rowe, Maryland did not quite and rallied from a 13-0 deficit at Boston College to lead 17-13 in the fourth quarter.
The bad: The Terps gave up a game-winning touchdown pass with just 52 seconds left in a 20-17 loss, and what's worse is they lost Rowe for the season.
Statstical leaders:
Passing - Perry Hills: 97 of 169 for 1,336 yards, eight touchdowns, seven interceptions
Rushing - Wes Brown: 81 carries for 344 yards, two touchdowns
Receiving - Stefon Diggs: 38 catches for 666 yards, four touchdowns
2012 schedule
Sept. 1 vs. William & Mary (W, 7-6)
Sept. 8 at Temple (W, 36-27)
Sept. 15 vs. Connecticut (L, 24-21)
Sept. 22 at No. 8 West Virginia (L, 31-21)
Oct. 6 vs. Wake Forest (W, 19-14)
Oct. 13 at Virginia (W, 27-20)
Oct. 20 vs. NC State (L, 20-18)
Oct. 27 at Boston College (L, 20-17)
Nov. 3 vs. Georgia Tech
Nov. 10 at No. 10 Clemson
Nov. 17 vs. No. 9 Florida State
Nov. 24 at North Carolina
North Carolina (6-3, 3-2 in ACC)
Oct. 27 at Kenan Stadium in Chapel Hill, N.C. (UNC 43, NC State 35)
The good: UNC stunned NC State when Giovani Bernard returned a punt 74 yards with 13 seconds left for a 43-35 win over NC State. It completed a rally from a 35-25 deficit in the fourth quarter, and Bernard was the hero, rushing for 135 yards and piling up 95 receiving yards.
The bad: Carolina's defense, which has struggled against BCS teams, gave up a whopping 534 yards, including 467 yards passing, and gave up a 25-7 first quarter lead in the process.
Statistical leaders:
Passing - Bryn Renner: 195 of 311 for 2,388 yards, 18 touchdowns, six interceptions
Rushing - Giovani Bernard: 126 carries for 930 yards, 10 touchdowns
Receiving - Erik Highsmith: 42 catches for 443 yards, two touchdowns
2012 schedule
Sept. 1 vs. Elon (W, 62-0)
Sept. 8 at Wake Forest (L, 28-27)
Sept. 15 at No. 23 Louisville (L, 39-34)
Sept. 22 vs. East Carolina (W, 27-6)
Sept. 29 vs. Idaho (W, 66-0)
Oct. 6 vs. Virginia Tech (W, 48-34)
Oct. 13 at Miami (W, 18-14)
Oct. 20 at Duke (L, 33-30)
Oct. 27 vs. NC State (W, 43-35)
Nov. 10 vs. Georgia Tech
Nov. 15 at Virginia
Nov. 24 vs. Maryland
Virginia (2-6, 0-4 in ACC)
Nov. 3 at Carter-Finley Stadium, 12:30 p.m.
Virginia had a bye week.
Statistical leaders:
Passing - Michael Rocco: 95 of 161 for 1,202 yards, seven touchdowns, nine interceptions
Rushing - Kevin Parks: 103 carries for 503 yards, three touchdowns
Receiving - Darius Jennings: 29 catches for 407 yards, one touchdown
2012 schedule
Sept. 1 vs. Richmond (W, 43-19)
Sept. 8 vs. Penn State (W, 17-16)
Sept. 15 at Georgia Tech (L, 56-20)
Sept. 22 at No. 17 Texas Christian (L, 27-7)
Sept. 29 vs. Louisiana Tech (L, 44-38)
Oct. 6 at Duke (L, 42-17)
Oct. 13 vs. Maryland (L, 27-20)
Oct. 20 vs. Wake Forest (L, 16-10)
Nov. 3 at NC State
Nov. 10 vs. Miami
Nov. 15 vs. North Carolina
Nov. 24 at Virginia Tech
Wake Forest (4-4, 2-4 in ACC)
Nov. 10 at Carter-Finley Stadium, TBA
Wake Forest played last Thursday night against Clemson.
Statistical leaders:
Passing - Tanner Price: 132 of 251 for 1,559 yards, nine touchdowns, four interceptions
Rushing - Josh Harris: 112 carries for 508 yards, four touchdowns
Receiving - Michael Campanaro: 44 catches for 481 yards, three touchdowns
2012 schedule
Sept. 1 vs. Liberty (W, 20-17)
Sept. 8 vs. North Carolina (W, 28-27)
Sept. 15 at No. 6 Florida State (L, 52-0)
Sept. 22 vs. Army (W, 49-37)
Sept. 29 vs. Duke (L, 34-27)
Oct. 6 at Maryland (L, 19-14)
Oct. 20 at Virginia (W, 16-10)
Oct. 25 vs. No. 14 Clemson (L, 42-13)
Nov. 3 vs. Boston College
Nov. 10 at NC State
Nov. 17 at No. 4 Notre Dame
Nov. 24 vs. Vanderbilt
No. 14 Clemson (7-1, 4-1 in ACC)
Nov. 17 at Tiger Stadium, TBA
Clemson played last Thursday night against Wake Forest.
Statistical leaders:
Passing - Tajh Boyd: 176 of 260 for 2,336 yards, 20 touchdowns, six interceptions
Rushing - Andre Ellington: 150 carries for 754 yards, seven touchdowns
Receiving - Deandre Hopkins: 58 catches for 909 yards, 10 touchdowns
2012 schedule
Sept. 1 vs. Auburn (W, 26-19)
Sept. 8 vs. Ball State (W, 52-27)
Sept. 15 vs. Furman (W, 41-7)
Sept. 22 at No. 4 Florida State (L, 49-37)
Sept. 29 at Boston College (W, 45-31)
Oct. 6 vs. Georgia Tech (W, 47-41)
Oct. 20 vs. Virginia Tech (W, 38-17)
Oct. 25 at Wake Forest (W, 42-13)
Nov. 3 at Duke
Nov. 10 vs. Maryland
Nov. 17 vs. NC State
Nov. 24 vs. No. 11 South Carolina
Boston College (2-6, 1-4 in ACC)
Nov. 24 at Carter-Finley Stadium, TBA
The good: Boston College snapped a five-game losing streak by scoring a touchdown with 52 seconds left in a 20-17 home win over Maryland.
The bad: The fact that BC needed a late touchdown against a team playing with its fourth-string quarterback (and it was later revealed that QB was also playing on a torn ACL to finish the game), says something.
Statistical leaders:
Passing - Chase Rettig: 168 of 300 for 2,199 yards, 15 touchdowns, five interceptions
Rushing - Andre Williams: 126 carries for 584 yards, four touchdowns
Receiving - Alex Amidon: 57 catches for 943 yards, five touchdowns
2012 schedule
Sept. 1 vs. Miami (L, 41-32)
Sept. 8 vs. Maine (W, 34-3)
Sept. 15 at Northwestern (L, 22-13)
Sept. 29 vs. No. 17 Clemson (L, 31-45)
Oct. 6 at Army (L, 31-34)
Oct. 13 at No. 12 Florida State (L, 7-51)
Oct. 20 at Georgia Tech (L, 37-17)
Oct. 27 vs. Maryland (W, 20-17)
Nov. 3 at Wake Forest
Nov. 10 vs. No. 4 Notre Dame
Nov. 17 vs. Virginia Tech
Nov. 24 at NC State
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