December 22, 2003

If there was any question that quarterback Philip Rivers was the best player in the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 2003 football season, he erased all doubts in with a record-setting 475 passing yards and five touchdowns to lead NC State to a 56-26 win over Kansas.

Rivers was nothing short of sensational, hitting 82.2 percent of his passes (37-of-45) while setting bowl records for yardage and touchdown passes. Senior flanker Jerricho Cotchery also had a record-breaking night with 13 catches and 171 yards. Add in Richard Washington’s two touchdown receptions and T.A. McClendon’s 116 all-purpose yards with three touchdowns and the stats add up to an incredible 653 yards of total offense for the Wolfpack against the Jayhawk defense.

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1st Downs
34
28
3rd down efficiency
6-9
5-16
4th down efficiency
0-1
2-3
Total Yards
653
463
Passing
481
243
Completions-Attempts
38-46
20-42
Yards per Attempt
10.5
5.8
Yards per Completion
12.7
12.2
Touchdowns-Interceptions
5-0
2-2
Rushing
172
220
Rushing Attempts
22
40
Yards per Rush
7.8
5.5
Touchdowns
3
1
Penalties-Yards
9-86
9-75
Field Goals Made-Attempts
0-1
2-2
Long (Yards)
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39
Punts-Yards
1-53
4-123
Average Yards
53.0
30.8
Inside 20
0
2
50+ Yards
1
0
Returns
Punts: Total-Yards-Touchdowns
1--2-0
1-13-0
Punts: Average per Returns
-2.0
13.0
Kickoffs: Total-Yards-Touchdowns
5-108-0
9-210-0
Kickoff: Average per Returns
21.6
23.3
Interceptions: Total-Yards-Touchdowns
2-86-0
0-0-0
Fumbles: Total-Yards-Touchdowns
0-0-0
0-0-0
Time of Possession
26:05
33:55
Miscellaneous Statistics
Red Zone: Scores-Attempts
8-8
5-5
Fumbles-Lost
0-0
0-0
Sacks: Total-Yards
1-6
0-0
Extra Point Attempts: Made-Attempts
8-8
2-2
Two Point Attempts: Made-Attempts
0-0
0-1
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