December 28, 2000

NC State rallied from a 24-point deficit to come back and defeat Minnesota, 38-30.

Quarterback Philip Rivers claimed Most Valuable Player honors, throwing for 310 yards and a pair of touchdowns to Koren Robinson. Robinson caught seven passes for 157 yards on the day. Down 24-0 in the second quarter, Rivers hit tight end Andy Vanderveer for a two-yard TD that would spark the Wolfpack to score 25 unanswered points, taking a 25-24 lead.

The Gophers fought back with a 23-yard field goal by Dan Nystrom with less than 12 minutes left in the game, but NC State was back in the end zone less than a minute later on a Rivers to Robinson 23-yard score.

MATCHUP
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1st Downs
31
22
3rd down efficiency
4-14
2-10
4th down efficiency
0-1
1-1
Total Yards
502
419
Passing
202
310
Completions-Attempts
16-30
24-39
Yards per Attempt
6.7
7.9
Yards per Completion
12.6
12.9
Touchdowns-Interceptions
0-1
2-2
Rushing
300
109
Rushing Attempts
58
24
Yards per Rush
5.2
4.5
Touchdowns
3
3
Penalties-Yards
14-107
7-75
Field Goals Made-Attempts
3-3
1-1
Long (Yards)
29
37
Punts-Yards
5-142
5-223
Average Yards
28.4
44.6
Inside 20
2
2
50+ Yards
0
1
Returns
Punts: Total-Yards-Touchdowns
2-18-0
1-23-0
Punts: Average per Returns
9.0
23.0
Kickoffs: Total-Yards-Touchdowns
3-48-0
7-172-0
Kickoff: Average per Returns
16.0
24.6
Interceptions: Total-Yards-Touchdowns
2-8-0
1-0-0
Fumbles: Total-Yards-Touchdowns
0-0-0
0-0-0
Time of Possession
35:33
24:27
Miscellaneous Statistics
Red Zone: Scores-Attempts
6-6
6-6
Fumbles-Lost
2-1
2-0
Sacks: Total-Yards
0-0
2-14
Extra Point Attempts: Made-Attempts
3-3
1-1
Two Point Attempts: Made-Attempts
0-0
2-4
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