North Carolina State Knocks Off Clemson for Third Straight Year, 10-3
For the third year in a row, North Carolina State spoiled Clemson’s perfect Atlantic Coast Conference record.
But Saturday’s 10-3 victory over the 9th-ranked Tigers was the sweetest, according to N.C. State quarterback Shane Montgomery.
“This is by far the biggest win we’ve had over them,” said Montgomery, who sparked the Wolfpack offense after he entered the game in the second quarter, hitting 12 of 22 passes for 116 yards. Tailback Chris Williams ran for a 5-yard touchdown with 10:04 left in the fourth quarter to give N.C. State its winning margin. The Wolfpack defense, which hasn’t allowed a touchdown in 4 games, didn’t allow Clemson to penetrate past the N.C. State 30-yard line the rest of the game.
“It was a great defensive effort on our part,” N.C. State Coach Dick Sheridan said. “It’s hard to believe we held Clemson to only 3 points and that we haven’t allowed a touchdown in our last 16 quarters.”
N.C. State is 6-1 and 4-1 in the ACC. Clemson fell to 5-2 overall and 3-1 in the league.
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