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NC State Lost To Tobacco Road Opponent Duke 29-19 On Senior Day Saturday In Raleigh Because Their Offense Was 4 Field Goals, 1 Touchdown

NC State lost to tobacco road opponent Duke 29-19 on senior day in North Carolina’s state capital because their offense was 4 field goals, 1 touchdown..

The first three field goals came in the 2nd quarter as Kanoah Vinesett kicked, made 30 yard field goal, 28 yard field goal , 37 yard field goal getting them within 12-3 12-6 12-9. The fourth goal came in 3rd quarter when Kanoah Vinesett kicked, made 25 yard field goal tying up the game 12-12. In the 4th quarter Wesley Grimes caught a 16 yard pass from CJ Bailey , Kanoah Vinesett kicked, made extra point getting NC State within 26-19 though that wasn’t enough as it was Duke who would have the last say offensively as Todd Pelino would kick, make 49 yard field goal giving Duke 29-19 a win.

Following NC State losing to tobacco road opponent Duke on senior day in North Carolina’s state capital NC State quarterback CJ Bailey had this to say!

That game was really important for those guys going out, and all week that’s all we had in mind,”That really hurts, man. Like coach (Dave) Doeren said, we’ve gotta dig a little deeper in our soul. That really meant something to those guys. This was their last game here at Carter-Finley, and they gotta end it off with a loss. It’s not good.”

Following NC State losing to tobacco road opponent Duke on senior day in North Carolina’s state capital NC State Head Coach Dave Doeren had this to say!

We didn’t finish drives in that area of the field, we were able to get down (inside the 20) quite a bit, but you gotta finish,”

We didn’t finish drives in that area of the field, we were able to get down (inside the 20) quite a bit, but you gotta finish,”

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NC State has a bye week next week before hitting the road to play at Georgia Tech!

Kickoff time is set for 7:30pm from Bobby Dodd Stadium!

The game is going to be televised on ESPN!

Though, who is commentating is to be determined!