North Carolina State 24, Wake Forest 30

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Final

3:30 PM ET, October 3, 2009
GROVES STADIUM
WINSTON-SALEM, NC

Wake Forest ends Wilson's INT-free streak, wins

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Team Stat Comparison
 
1st Downs2025
Total Yards379391
Passing275361
Rushing10430
Penalties8-859-80
3rd Down Conversions8-159-17
4th Down Conversions0-00-0
Turnovers33
Possession25:4534:15
Air/Ground Leaders
North Carolina State Passing
 C/ATTYDSTDINT
Wilson20/4327522
Wake Forest Passing
 C/ATTYDSTDINT
Skinner31/4536132
North Carolina State Rushing
 CARYDSTDLG
Baker1042023
Wilson741115
Wake Forest Rushing
 CARYDSTDLG
Adams936012
Pendergrass82007
North Carolina State Receiving
 RECYDSTDLG
Spencer4102045
Bryan679125
Wake Forest Receiving
 RECYDSTDLG
Givens8113128
Williams672220
Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTERNCSTWAKE
TD11:12George Bryan 4 Yd Pass From Russell Wilson (Josh Czajkowski Kick) 70
FG06:45Jimmy Newman 27 Yd 73
FG02:55Josh Czajkowski 30 Yd 103
SECOND QUARTERNCSTWAKE
TD13:27Marshall Williams 4 Yd Pass From Riley Skinner (Jimmy Newman Kick) 1010
FG00:16Jimmy Newman 23 Yd 1013
THIRD QUARTERNCSTWAKE
TD06:51Marshall Williams 11 Yd Pass From Riley Skinner (Jimmy Newman Kick) 1020
TD04:57Russell Wilson 14 Yd Run (Josh Czajkowski Kick) 1720
FOURTH QUARTERNCSTWAKE
TD10:05Chris Givens 25 Yd Pass From Riley Skinner (Jimmy Newman Kick) 1727
TD08:26Toney Baker 5 Yd Pass From Russell Wilson (Josh Czajkowski Kick) 2427
FG04:44Jimmy Newman 21 Yd 2430
Associated Press

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Riley Skinner threw three touchdown passes to become the Wake Forest's career leader, the defense ended Russell Wilson's NCAA record streak by intercepting him twice, and the Demon Deacons beat North Carolina State 30-24 on Saturday.

Skinner won the matchup of elite Atlantic Coast Conference quarterbacks by throwing for a career-high 361 yards, while the Demon Deacons (3-2, 1-1) became the first team to intercept Wilson in more than a year.

Wilson's streak was snapped at 379 attempts when Josh Bush picked off the sophomore in the second quarter. Redshirt freshman Kenny Okoro then intercepted him in the end zone with 2:02 left and the Wolfpack (3-2, 0-1) lost in their first road game of the season.

Chris Givens had eight catches for 113 yards and a TD and Wake Forest overcame six sacks to beat NC State for the fourth time in five meetings.

Skinner's nifty 25-yard strike to Givens in the back of the end zone on third-and-21 early in the fourth quarter gave Wake Forest a 27-17 lead. It was Skinner's 45th TD, passing Gary Schofield and Brian Kuklick on the school's career list.

Wake Forest kept N.C. State in it thanks to a costly mental error by senior defensive end Boo Robinson. He was called for a 15-yard personal foul penalty for pushing and shoving after Wilson's third-down pass fell incomplete. On the next play Wilson's 5-yard TD pass to Toney Baker made it 27-24.

But speedy Lovell Jackson's 80-yard kickoff return set up Jimmy Newman's 21-yard field goal with 4:44 left.

That gave Wilson another shot. Facing third-and-6, a scrambling Wilson dumped a shovel pass to Jamelle Eugene for a 21-yard gain to the Wake 39. But soon after Wilson's pass to the back of the end zone was picked off by Okoro, making his first career start at cornerback.

Struggling with his accuracy and plagued by some drops, Wilson finished 20 of 43 for 275 yards and two touchdowns and two rare turnovers.

The first interception, coming on first-and-35 after consecutive penalties, sailed into double coverage. Bush made an easy catch -- waiting for the ball to come down to him -- for his first career interception.

It was Wilson's second career pick and his first in 14 games, dating to the third quarter against Clemson on Sept. 19, 2008. He had broken the previous Football Bowl Subdivision record of 325 passes without an interception by Kentucky's Andre Woodson in 2006-07.

Skinner's first two touchdown passes went to Marshall Williams, who had a key drop in the end zone late in Wake Forest's loss to N.C. State last season.

Marshall's 11-yard catch midway through the third quarter put the Demon Deacons ahead 20-10.

Wilson was not finished, however. After completing only 12 of his first 28 passes, he had a 41-yard completion to Owen Spencer before his 14-yard scrambling TD run cut the deficit to 20-17 entering the fourth quarter.

Skinner set a career high in yards passing for the third straight, while completing 31 of 45 passes, overcoming two interceptions and persevering despite intense pressure.

The Demon Deacons came in having allowed only three sacks, but they were shuffling their offensive line all game because of injuries.

Willie Young had three sacks for N.C. State.

College Football Scores

Other Scores:

Saturday, October 3rd
6 Virginia Tech 34 Final
Duke 26
8 Oklahoma 20 Final
17 Miami (FL) 21
25 Georgia Tech 42 Final
Mississippi State 31
Clemson 21 Final
Maryland 24
Virginia 16 Final
North Carolina 3
Florida State 21 Final
Boston College 28
North Carolina State 24 Final
Wake Forest 30