NC State football: Top 5 moments from the 2018 season
![RALEIGH, NC - DECEMBER 01: Tim Kidd-Glass #34 and Ricky Person Jr. #20 of the North Carolina State Wolfpack react following a defensive play against the East Carolina Pirates in the first half at Carter-Finley Stadium on December 1, 2018 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images) RALEIGH, NC - DECEMBER 01: Tim Kidd-Glass #34 and Ricky Person Jr. #20 of the North Carolina State Wolfpack react following a defensive play against the East Carolina Pirates in the first half at Carter-Finley Stadium on December 1, 2018 in Raleigh, North Carolina. (Photo by Lance King/Getty Images)](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/475044a58f41c5c240cd05a42796e960a475af6054663a67b0f87889e01bbbd3.jpg)
4. NC State trashes ECU 58-3
It was only a short while ago that East Carolina came to Raleigh and ran right over the Wolfpack en route to a 10-win season. But oh, how far away that seems now. NC State was supposed to play West Virginia, but Hurricane Florence cancelled that match-up and forced NC State to find an alternative opponent.
East Carolina limped to a three-win season behind an abysmal offense and an equally bad defense. It fired its coach during the week leading up to the game. Everything set up for a Wolfpack beatdown and it did not disappoint.
NC State led 17-0 after the first quarter and 27-0 at half. The game was capped with center Garrett Bradbury scoring a rushing touchdown and Dave Doeren icing the kicker up 58-0.
It was a masterful performance for the Wolfpack over a hapless East Carolina squad but it was celebrated, because the Wolfpack was 0-2 against the Pirates under Doeren, losing on a last second missed field goal and the aforementioned beatdown. The Pirates were the class of North Carolina for one year but the football tides have changed quickly.