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Postgame Notes: NC State 13, Maryland 3

Oct. 16, 2004

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  • Maryland moved to 3-3 (1-2 ACC) on the season with tonight's 13-3 loss to NC State (4-2, 3-1 ACC) at Byrd Stadium. It marked the first time NC State earned a victory in College Park, Md., since 1998, when the Wolfpack posted a 35-21 win in the last game of the season.

  • NC State's victory gives the Wolfpack a slight lead in the all-time series at 29-28-4. The Terrapins had evened the series with wins in the last four meetings, from 2000-2004.

  • Today's game, played for stretches in cold, rainy weather at Byrd Stadium, was the lowest-scoring game in the Maryland-NC State rivalry (16 points) since a 10-6 Wolfpack season-opening victory at NC State on Sept. 2, 1989.

  • The Terrapins are now 46-19-2 all-time on Homecoming Weekend. The Terps had won the last five Homecoming encounters overall, including a 24-21 victory over NC State on Homecoming 2002. The Terps hadn't fallen during Homecoming weekend since a 25-22 loss to Duke on Oct. 30, 1999.

  • Saturday's game marks only the third loss at Byrd Stadium during Ralph Friedgen's four-year tenure as the head coach at his alma mater. Friedgen's home record stands at 21-3. The last time the Terrapins lost consecutive games at home was Oct. 30 and Nov. 20 of 1999, against Duke and Virginia, respectively.

  • Today's win was Chuck Amato's first against the Terrapins, the only ACC school the NC State coach had not beaten in his four-plus years (Virginia Tech and Miami notwithstanding) as head coach of the Pack.

  • Junior defensive end Shawne Merriman put in an outstanding defensive effort, notching a career high 16 tackles (nine solo). Merriman's previous career-high was 10 against Northern Illinois in this year's season opener on Sept. 4. Merriman also recorded one pass break-up and was in on 1.5 TFLs for seven yards. Merriman is currently fourth in the ACC in tackles for loss.

  • Senior kicker Nick Novak's 40-yard field goal in the fourth quarter moved him into a tie for seventh on the NCAA career scoring list. He now has 371 points, tying him with Shayne Graham (Va Tech, 1996-99) and Jeff Hall (Tennessee, 1995-98).

  • Today's attendance of 52,179 marked the eighth-largest crowd in Byrd Stadium history. Through four home games, the Terps are averaging 52,009 fans per game this season.

  • Next week's opponent, Clemson, defeated Utah State 35-6 to move to 2-4 (1-3 ACC).
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