NC State’s offense has had 48 trips to the red zone this season, and its managed to score touchdowns on 26 of those trips. That’s a touchdown percentage of 54.2, which ranks 106th in FBS. Not ideal! State’s been settling for far too many field goals, many of them inside the 10, which is extra frustrating.
Here’s a breakdown by game of red zone field goal tries by distance and number (parentheses means the kick was good):
James Madison: (25)
Georgia State: (25) (28)
Marshall: (30) (32) (26) 31
UVA: (34)
BC: 19
Clemson: none
Syracuse: (25) (29)
FSU: (21) (26) (31)
Wake: (29) (23) (23)
On the bright side, Chris Dunn has been reliable on these short-distance kicks, which is not something State’s been able to count on much lately.