(13) South Florida 41, North Carolina State 10 (F)
Saturday, 09/27/08
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (13) South Florida | 14 | 17 | 0 | 10 | 41 |
| North Carolina State | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Attendance | |
|---|---|
| Attendance | 57,583 |
Play-by-Play
| 1st Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| North Carolina State - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | North Carolina State kicks off. Johnson returns 19 yards to the SoFla24. | |
| South Florida - 14:54 | ||
| 1-10, SoFla24 | 14:54 | Grothe pass completion to the middle to Love for 12 yards to the SoFla36. |
| 1-10, SoFla36 | 14:27 | Grothe rush middle for 9 yards to the SoFla45. |
| 2-1, SoFla45 | 13:57 | Grothe pass completion to the middle to Edwards for 38 yards to the NCSU17. |
| 1-10, NCSU17 | 13:27 | Taylor rush middle for 1 yard to the NCSU16. |
| 2-9, NCSU16 | 12:56 | Grothe pass completion to the middle to Hester for 9 yards to the NCSU7. |
| 1-7, NCSU7 | 12:30 | Taylor rush middle for 4 yards to the NCSU3. |
| 1-7, NCSU7 | 12:30 | Taylor fumbles, Taylor of South Florida recovers and returns 0 yards to the NCSU3. |
| 2-3, NCSU3 | 12:05 | Taylor rush middle for 2 yards to the NCSU1. |
| 2-3, NCSU1 | 11:36 | South Florida time out. |
| 3-1, NCSU1 | 11:36 | Taylor rush right for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 11:33 | Bonani PAT - GOOD. | |
| 11:33 | South Florida kicks off. Graham returns 30 yards to the NCSU33. | |
| North Carolina State - 11:25 | ||
| 1-10, NCSU33 | 11:25 | South Florida penalized 5 yards. |
| 1-5, NCSU38 | 10:59 | North Carolina State penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-10, NCSU33 | 10:41 | Brown rush middle for 9 yards to the NCSU42. |
| 2-1, NCSU42 | 10:07 | Brown rush middle for 3 yards to the NCSU45. |
| 1-10, NCSU45 | 9:47 | Brown rush middle for 0 yards to the NCSU45. |
| 2-10, NCSU45 | 9:11 | Beck incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-10, NCSU45 | 9:02 | Beck pass completion to the middle to Howard for 41 yards to the SoFla14. |
| 1-10, SoFla14 | 8:36 | Eugene rush right for -1 yards to the SoFla15. |
| 2-11, SoFla15 | 8:05 | Beck incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 3-11, SoFla15 | 7:59 | Beck incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-11, SoFla15 | 7:55 | Czajkowski 32 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 7:51 | North Carolina State kicks off. Wilson returns 16 yards to the SoFla32. | |
| South Florida - 7:45 | ||
| 1-10, SoFla32 | 7:45 | Plancher rush right for 8 yards to the SoFla40. |
| 2-2, SoFla40 | 7:10 | Plancher rush middle for 5 yards to the SoFla45. |
| 1-10, SoFla45 | 6:48 | Grothe pass completion to the right to Hill for 12 yards to the NCSU43. |
| 1-10, NCSU43 | 6:26 | Grothe pass completion to the right to Mitchell for 9 yards to the NCSU34. |
| 2-1, NCSU34 | 6:06 | Grothe rush middle for 3 yards to the NCSU31. |
| 1-10, NCSU31 | 5:50 | Grothe pass completion to the middle to Hester for 15 yards to the NCSU16. |
| 1-10, NCSU16 | 5:22 | Grothe pass completion to the right to Mitchell for 7 yards to the NCSU9. |
| 2-3, NCSU9 | 4:40 | Grothe pass completion to the right to Mitchell for 9 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 4:37 | Bonani PAT - GOOD. | |
| 4:37 | South Florida kicks off. Graham returns 24 yards to the NCSU24. | |
| North Carolina State - 4:29 | ||
| 1-10, NCSU24 | 4:29 | Graham rush left for -1 yards to the NCSU23. |
| 2-11, NCSU23 | 3:47 | Eugene rush left for 5 yards to the NCSU28. |
| 3-6, NCSU28 | 3:09 | Beck rush left for 1 yard to the NCSU29. |
| 4-5, NCSU29 | 2:50 | Pierson punts. Wilson returns 7 yards to the SoFla29. |
| 4-5, NCSU29 | 2:50 | South Florida penalized -10 yards. |
| South Florida - 2:29 | ||
| 1-10, SoFla19 | 2:29 | Grothe pass completion to the left to Ford for 2 yards to the SoFla21. |
| 2-8, SoFla21 | 1:57 | Grothe pass completion to the left to Hill for 15 yards to the SoFla36. |
| 2-8, SoFla36 | 1:34 | South Florida time out. |
| 1-10, SoFla36 | 1:34 | Ford rush right for 1 yard to the SoFla37. |
| 2-9, SoFla37 | 1:01 | Grothe pass completion to the left to Ford for 20 yards to the NCSU43. |
| 1-10, NCSU43 | 0:39 | Grothe incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, NCSU43 | 0:32 | Grothe rush middle for 9 yards to the NCSU34. |
| 2nd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| South Florida - 15:00 | ||
| 3-1, NCSU34 | 15:00 | Ford rush middle for 4 yards to the NCSU30. |
| 1-10, NCSU30 | 14:38 | Grothe incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, NCSU30 | 14:32 | Ford rush middle for 17 yards to the NCSU13. |
| 1-10, NCSU13 | 14:04 | Ford rush left for 9 yards to the NCSU4. |
| 2-1, NCSU4 | 13:26 | South Florida penalized -5 yards. |
| 2-6, NCSU9 | 13:08 | Grothe pass completion to the left to Hester for 5 yards to the NCSU4. |
| 3-1, NCSU4 | 12:49 | Ford rush middle for 3 yards to the NCSU1. |
| 1-1, NCSU1 | 12:23 | Ford rush middle for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 12:18 | Bonani PAT - GOOD. | |
| 12:18 | South Florida kicks off. Graham returns 15 yards to the NCSU18. | |
| North Carolina State - 12:12 | ||
| 1-10, NCSU18 | 12:12 | Beck incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, NCSU18 | 12:03 | Brown rush middle for 2 yards to the NCSU20. |
| 3-8, NCSU20 | 11:30 | Beck pass completion to the right to Bryan for 7 yards to the NCSU27. |
| 4-1, NCSU27 | 10:46 | Rush middle for -27 yards to the NCSU0. |
| 4-1, NCSU27 | 10:46 | South Florida SAFETY. |
| 10:38 | North Carolina State kicks off. Bogan returns 34 yards to the NCSU43. | |
| South Florida - 10:29 | ||
| 1-10, NCSU43 | 10:29 | Grothe rush middle for 16 yards to the NCSU27. |
| 1-10, NCSU27 | 10:02 | Grothe rush middle for 5 yards to the NCSU22. |
| 2-5, NCSU22 | 9:31 | Williams rush middle for 4 yards to the NCSU18. |
| 3-1, NCSU18 | 8:59 | Williams rush left for 1 yard to the NCSU17. |
| 3-1, NCSU18 | 8:59 | South Florida penalized -10 yards. |
| 3-10, NCSU27 | 8:46 | Grothe incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-10, NCSU27 | 8:39 | 44 yard field goal attempt by Bonani is NO GOOD. |
| North Carolina State - 8:34 | ||
| 1-10, NCSU27 | 8:34 | North Carolina State penalized -10 yards. |
| 1-20, NCSU17 | 8:05 | Beck incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-20, NCSU17 | 8:00 | Rush middle for -17 yards to the NCSU0. |
| 2-20, NCSU17 | 8:00 | South Florida SAFETY. |
| 7:55 | North Carolina State kicks off. Williams returns 11 yards to the SoFla48. | |
| South Florida - 7:48 | ||
| 1-10, SoFla48 | 7:48 | Taylor rush middle for -5 yards to the SoFla43. |
| 2-15, SoFla43 | 7:02 | Grothe rush left for 13 yards to the NCSU44. |
| 3-2, NCSU44 | 6:17 | Williams rush middle for 10 yards to the NCSU34. |
| 1-10, NCSU34 | 5:56 | Grothe pass completion to the middle to Hester for 15 yards to the NCSU19. |
| 1-10, NCSU19 | 5:30 | Grothe pass completion to the right to Hester for 9 yards to the NCSU10. |
| 2-1, NCSU10 | 4:59 | Williams rush middle for 1 yard to the NCSU9. |
| 1-9, NCSU9 | 4:36 | Williams rush right for 2 yards to the NCSU7. |
| 2-7, NCSU7 | 4:00 | Williams rush middle for 6 yards to the NCSU1. |
| 3-1, NCSU1 | 3:21 | Williams rush left for -2 yards to the NCSU3. |
| 4-3, NCSU3 | 2:37 | Bonani 20 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 2:31 | South Florida kicks off. Graham returns 46 yards to the SoFla47. | |
| North Carolina State - 2:21 | ||
| 1-10, SoFla47 | 2:21 | South Florida penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, SoFla32 | 2:15 | North Carolina State penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-15, SoFla37 | 2:15 | Beck sacked by Marshall for a 12 yard loss to the SoFla49. |
| 1-15, SoFla37 | 2:15 | Beck fumbles, Bedics of North Carolina State recovers and returns 0 yards to the SoFla49. |
| 1-15, SoFla49 | 1:33 | North Carolina State time out. |
| 2-27, SoFla49 | 1:33 | Beck pass completion to the middle to Spencer for 48 yards to the SoFla1. |
| 1-1, SoFla1 | 1:10 | Brown rush middle for 1 yard for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 1:06 | North Carolina State penalized -5 yards. | |
| 1:06 | Czajkowski PAT - GOOD. | |
| 1:06 | North Carolina State kicks off. Bogan returns 21 yards to the SoFla36. | |
| South Florida - 0:57 | ||
| 1-10, SoFla36 | 0:57 | Williams rush middle for 5 yards to the SoFla41. |
| 2-5, SoFla41 | 0:26 | Williams rush left for 12 yards to the NCSU47. |
| 1-10, NCSU47 | 0:18 | Grothe pass completion to the right to Edwards for 32 yards to the NCSU15. |
| 1-10, NCSU15 | 0:03 | South Florida time out. |
| 1-10, NCSU15 | 0:03 | Bonani 32 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 3rd Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| South Florida - 15:00 | ||
| 15:00 | South Florida kicks off. No return. Ball on NCSU40. | |
| 1-10, SoFla40 | 15:00 | North Carolina State penalized -5 yards. |
| North Carolina State - 15:00 | ||
| 1-15, NCSU35 | 15:00 | North Carolina State penalized -5 yards. |
| 1-20, NCSU30 | 15:00 | Rush left for -4 yards to the NCSU26. |
| 1-20, NCSU30 | 15:00 | Fumble, Beck of North Carolina State recovers and returns 0 yards to the NCSU26. |
| 2-24, NCSU26 | 14:31 | Beck incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-24, NCSU26 | 14:19 | Beck pass completion to the middle to Spencer for 35 yards to the SoFla39. |
| 1-10, SoFla39 | 13:42 | Brown rush middle for 4 yards to the SoFla35. |
| 2-6, SoFla35 | 13:20 | Beck incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-6, SoFla35 | 13:12 | Beck pass to the middle intercepted by Murphy and returned 11 yards. |
| South Florida - 13:01 | ||
| 1-10, SoFla21 | 13:01 | Plancher rush left for 3 yards to the SoFla24. |
| 2-7, SoFla24 | 12:23 | Grothe pass completion to the right to Edwards for 8 yards to the SoFla32. |
| 1-10, SoFla32 | 12:06 | Grothe incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, SoFla32 | 11:59 | Grothe rush left for 3 yards to the SoFla35. |
| 3-7, SoFla35 | 11:20 | Grothe incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-7, SoFla35 | 11:12 | Alvarado punts. No return. Ball on NCSU14. |
| North Carolina State - 10:59 | ||
| 1-10, NCSU14 | 10:59 | Beck incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, NCSU14 | 10:52 | Eugene rush left for 7 yards to the NCSU21. |
| 3-3, NCSU21 | 10:16 | Eugene rush left for 9 yards to the NCSU30. |
| 1-10, NCSU30 | 9:55 | Beck incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, NCSU30 | 9:45 | South Florida penalized 14 yards. |
| 1-10, NCSU44 | 9:34 | Beck incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, NCSU44 | 9:30 | Eugene rush left for 3 yards to the NCSU47. |
| 3-7, NCSU47 | 8:48 | North Carolina State penalized -5 yards. |
| 3-12, NCSU42 | 8:37 | Beck pass completion to the right to Brown for 49 yards to the SoFla9. |
| 1-9, SoFla9 | 8:13 | Brown rush middle for 2 yards to the SoFla7. |
| 2-7, SoFla7 | 7:39 | Beck incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-7, SoFla7 | 7:33 | Beck pass completion to the middle to Graham for 4 yards to the SoFla3. |
| 4-3, SoFla3 | 6:57 | Beck incomplete pass to the middle. |
| South Florida - 6:51 | ||
| 1-10, SoFla3 | 6:51 | Ford rush middle for 11 yards to the SoFla14. |
| 1-10, SoFla14 | 6:32 | Grothe rush left for 3 yards to the SoFla17. |
| 2-7, SoFla17 | 5:56 | Ford rush middle for 5 yards to the SoFla22. |
| 3-2, SoFla22 | 5:22 | Ford rush middle for 4 yards to the SoFla26. |
| 1-10, SoFla26 | 5:05 | Grothe incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, SoFla26 | 5:01 | Grothe incomplete pass to the right. |
| 3-10, SoFla26 | 4:56 | Grothe pass completion to the right to Hester for 5 yards to the SoFla31. |
| 4-5, SoFla31 | 4:19 | Alvarado punts. No return. Ball on NCSU38. |
| North Carolina State - 4:06 | ||
| 1-10, NCSU38 | 4:06 | Beck incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, NCSU38 | 3:57 | Brown rush middle for 1 yard to the NCSU39. |
| 3-9, NCSU39 | 3:25 | Beck pass completion to the right to Spencer for 10 yards to the NCSU49. |
| 1-10, NCSU49 | 2:52 | Beck incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 2-10, NCSU49 | 2:45 | Eugene rush left for 0 yards to the NCSU49. |
| 3-10, NCSU49 | 1:58 | North Carolina State penalized -5 yards. |
| 3-15, NCSU44 | 1:36 | Beck incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-15, NCSU44 | 1:29 | Pierson punts. Edwards returns 0 yards to the SoFla21. |
| 4-15, NCSU44 | 1:29 | North Carolina State penalized 15 yards. |
| South Florida - 1:20 | ||
| 1-10, SoFla36 | 1:20 | Ford rush left for 1 yard to the SoFla37. |
| 2-9, SoFla37 | 0:58 | Grothe pass completion to the left to Hester for 11 yards to the SoFla48. |
| 1-10, SoFla48 | 0:32 | Grothe pass completion to the middle to Johnson for 23 yards to the NCSU29. |
| 4th Quarter | ||
|---|---|---|
| South Florida - 15:00 | ||
| 1-10, NCSU29 | 15:00 | Plancher rush left for 7 yards to the NCSU22. |
| 2-3, NCSU22 | 14:20 | Grothe incomplete pass to the left. |
| 3-3, NCSU22 | 14:17 | South Florida penalized -5 yards. |
| 3-8, NCSU27 | 14:06 | Grothe incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-8, NCSU27 | 14:00 | Bonani 44 yard FIELD GOAL. |
| 13:54 | South Florida kicks off. Graham returns 30 yards to the NCSU34. | |
| North Carolina State - 13:45 | ||
| 1-10, NCSU34 | 13:45 | Eugene rush right for 0 yards to the NCSU34. |
| 2-10, NCSU34 | 13:14 | Beck pass completion to the right to Smith for 7 yards to the NCSU41. |
| 3-3, NCSU41 | 12:39 | Beck pass to the middle intercepted by Marshall and returned 4 yards. |
| South Florida - 12:28 | ||
| 1-10, NCSU36 | 12:28 | Grothe rush middle for 6 yards to the NCSU30. |
| 2-4, NCSU30 | 11:49 | Plancher rush middle for 0 yards to the NCSU30. |
| 3-4, NCSU30 | 11:20 | Grothe pass completion to the middle to Love for 5 yards to the NCSU25. |
| 1-10, NCSU25 | 10:59 | Ford rush right for 8 yards to the NCSU17. |
| 2-2, NCSU17 | 10:18 | Plancher rush middle for 7 yards to the NCSU10. |
| 1-10, NCSU10 | 9:55 | Plancher rush right for 10 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. |
| 9:49 | Bonani PAT - GOOD. | |
| 9:49 | South Florida kicks off. Graham returns 18 yards to the NCSU26. | |
| North Carolina State - 9:43 | ||
| 1-10, NCSU26 | 9:43 | Beck pass completion to the left to Brown for 36 yards to the SoFla38. |
| 1-10, SoFla38 | 9:10 | Brown rush middle for 16 yards to the SoFla22. |
| 1-10, SoFla22 | 8:50 | Beck incomplete pass to the left. |
| 2-10, SoFla22 | 8:43 | Eugene rush middle for 5 yards to the SoFla17. |
| 2-10, SoFla17 | 8:11 | North Carolina State time out. |
| 3-5, SoFla17 | 8:11 | North Carolina State penalized -5 yards. |
| 3-10, SoFla22 | 8:11 | Beck incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-10, SoFla22 | 8:04 | Beck incomplete pass to the right. |
| South Florida - 7:59 | ||
| 1-10, SoFla22 | 7:59 | Kelly rush middle for 4 yards to the SoFla26. |
| 2-6, SoFla26 | 7:20 | Gregory rush middle for 2 yards to the SoFla28. |
| 2-6, SoFla28 | 6:36 | South Florida time out. |
| 3-4, SoFla28 | 6:36 | Gregory pass completion to the middle to Mitchell for 16 yards to the SoFla44. |
| 1-10, SoFla44 | 6:01 | Kelly rush left for 5 yards to the SoFla49. |
| 1-10, SoFla44 | 6:01 | South Florida penalized -15 yards. |
| 1-20, SoFla34 | 5:34 | Gregory incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-20, SoFla34 | 5:27 | Kelly rush middle for 7 yards to the SoFla41. |
| 3-13, SoFla41 | 5:00 | Gregory incomplete pass to the middle. |
| 4-13, SoFla41 | 4:45 | South Florida penalized -5 yards. |
| 4-18, SoFla36 | 4:45 | Alvarado punts. No return. Ball on NCSU20. |
| North Carolina State - 4:35 | ||
| 1-10, NCSU20 | 4:35 | Underwood rush middle for 1 yard to the NCSU21. |
| 2-9, NCSU21 | 3:56 | Underwood rush middle for 1 yard to the NCSU22. |
| 3-8, NCSU22 | 3:22 | Beck incomplete pass to the right. |
| 4-8, NCSU22 | 3:16 | South Florida penalized 15 yards. |
| 1-10, NCSU37 | 3:08 | Beck incomplete pass to the right. |
| 2-10, NCSU37 | 3:00 | Underwood rush middle for 13 yards to the SoFla50. |
| 1-10, SoFla50 | 2:39 | Underwood rush middle for 3 yards to the SoFla47. |
| 2-7, SoFla47 | 2:08 | Beck pass to the left intercepted by McKenzie and returned 8 yards. |
| South Florida - 2:01 | ||
| 1-10, SoFla48 | 2:01 | Cannon rush middle for 2 yards to the NCSU50. |
| 2-8, NCSU50 | 1:26 | Daniels rush right for 3 yards to the NCSU47. |
| 3-5, NCSU47 | 0:43 | Daniels incomplete pass to the left. |
| 4-5, NCSU47 | 0:37 | Daniels rush middle for 7 yards to the NCSU40. |










