NC State scored their first points of the game with a 27-yd field goal.
He won his 100th game at NC State in 2002.
NC State won the game in overtime, and went on to win the national championship.
NC State enters the bowl with an overall record of 8-4.
NC State led by as much as 19 points in the second half and ultimately won, 76-64.
NC State backed up the win with another victory the following season.
He also was an assistant coach at NC State from 1982 to 1985.
NC State broke open the game with 28 unanswered points in the second half.
NC State began the 1986 college football season coming off three consecutive losing seasons.
NC State now led 21-10 with just over four minutes remaining before halftime.