2019 NC State Wolfpack football team
The 2019 NC State Wolfpack football team represented North Carolina State University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolfpack played their home games at Carter–Finley Stadium in Raleigh, North Carolina and competed in the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference. They were led by seventh-year head coach Dave Doeren. They finished the season 4–8, 1–7 in ACC play to finish in seventh place in the Atlantic Division.
2019 NC State Wolfpack football | |
---|---|
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Atlantic Division | |
2019 record | 4–8 (1–7 ACC) |
Head coach |
|
Co-offensive coordinator | Desmond Kitchings (1st season) |
Co-offensive coordinator | George McDonald (1st season) |
Co-defensive coordinator | Dave Huxtable (7th season) |
Co-defensive coordinator | Tony Gibson (1st season) |
Home stadium | Carter–Finley Stadium (Capacity: 57,583) |
Uniform | |
2019 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Atlantic Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 Clemson x$^ | 8 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisville | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wake Forest | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boston College | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Syracuse | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
NC State | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coastal Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia x | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Virginia Tech | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pittsburgh | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Carolina | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duke | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Georgia Tech | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Clemson 62, Virginia 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Previous season
The Wolfpack finished the 2018 season 9–4, 5–3 in ACC play to finish in third place in the Atlantic Division. They received an invite to the Gator Bowl where they were defeated by Texas A&M 13–52.
Preseason
Preseason media poll
In the preseason ACC media poll, NC State was predicted to finish in fourth in the Atlantic Division.[1]
Media poll (Atlantic Division) | ||
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
---|---|---|
1 | Clemson | 1209 (171) |
2 | Syracuse | 913 (2) |
3 | Florida State | 753 |
4 | NC State | 666 |
5 | Boston College | 588 |
6 | Wake Forest | 462 |
7 | Louisville | 253 |
Schedule
NC State announced its 2019 football schedule on January 16, 2019. The 2019 schedule will consist of seven home games and five away games in the regular season. The Wolfpack will host ACC foes Clemson, Louisville, North Carolina, and Syracuse, and will travel to Boston College, Florida State, Georgia Tech, and Wake Forest.[2]
The Wolfpack will host three of the four non-conference opponents, Ball State from the Mid-American Conference, East Carolina from the American Athletic Conference and Western Carolina from Division I FCS and will travel to West Virginia from the Big 12.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
August 31 | 12:00 p.m. | East Carolina* | ACCN | W 34–6 | 57,633 | |
September 7 | 12:30 p.m. | Western Carolina* |
| ACCRSN | W 41–0 | 55,681 |
September 14 | 12:00 p.m. | at West Virginia* | FS1 | L 27–44 | 57,052 | |
September 21 | 7:00 p.m. | Ball State* |
| ESPNU | W 34–23 | 57,702 |
September 28 | 7:30 p.m. | at Florida State | ACCN | L 13–31 | 60,351 | |
October 10 | 8:00 p.m. | Syracuse |
| ESPN | W 16–10 | 55,860 |
October 19 | 12:00 p.m. | at Boston College | ACCRSN | L 24–45 | 30,275 | |
November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 23 Wake Forest | ESPN | L 10–44 | 31,119 | |
November 9 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 5 Clemson |
| ABC | L 10–55 | 57,886 |
November 16 | 7:30 p.m. | Louisville |
| ACCN | L 20–34 | 54,089 |
November 21 | 8:00 p.m. | at Georgia Tech | ESPN | L 26–28 | 38,198 | |
November 30 | 7:00 p.m. | North Carolina |
| ACCN | L 10–41 | 56,413 |
|
- Schedule Source:[3]
Coaching staff
Name | Title |
---|---|
Dave Doeren | Head Coach |
Desmond Kitchings | Co-Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs |
George McDonald | Co-Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers |
Dave Huxtable | Co-Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers |
Tony Gibson | Co-Defensive Coordinator/Safeties |
George Barlow | Assistant Head Coach/Cornerbacks |
Aaron Henry | Nickels |
John Garrison | Offensive Line |
Kevin Patrick | Defensive Line |
Kurt Roper | Quarterbacks |
Roster
2018 NC State Wolfpack football team roster | ||||||||||
Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
Punters
|
Offensive Lineman
Defensive Lineman
|
Placekickers
Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Long Snappers
|
- Roster Source:[5]
Game summaries
East Carolina
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pirates | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Wolfpack | 7 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 34 |
at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
- Date: August 31, 2019
- Game time: 12:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Temperature: 88° F • Weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 57,633
- Referee: Adam Savoie
- TV announcers (ACCN): Wes Durham, Roddy Jones, Eric Wood
- Sources:[6][7]
Game information | ||
---|---|---|
|
Western Carolina
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Catamounts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wolfpack | 3 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 41 |
at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
- Date: September 7, 2019
- Game time: 12:30 p.m.
- Game weather: Temperature: 85° F • Wind: WNW 4 mph • Weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 55,681
- Referee: Stuart Mullins
- TV announcers (ACCRSN): Tom Werme, James Bates
- Sources:[8][9]
Game information | ||
---|---|---|
|
at West Virginia
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wolfpack | 7 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 27 |
Mountaineers | 14 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 44 |
at Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV
- Date: September 14, 2019
- Game time: 12:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Temperature: 78° F • Wind: SSW 5 mph • Weather: Cloudy
- Game attendance: 57,052
- Referee: Jeff Flanagan
- TV announcers (FS1): Eric Collins, Ben Leber
- Sources:[10][11]
Game information | ||
---|---|---|
|
Ball State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cardinals | 7 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 23 |
Wolfpack | 6 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
- Date: September 21, 2019
- Game time: 7:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Temperature: 84° F • Wind: S 6 mph • Weather: Clear
- Game attendance: 57,702
- Referee: Jerry Magallanes
- TV announcers (ESPNU): Anish Shroff, Ahmad Brooks
- Sources:[12][13]
Game information | ||
---|---|---|
|
at Florida State
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wolfpack | 0 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
Seminoles | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
at Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
- Date: September 28, 2019
- Game time: 7:30 p.m.
- Game weather: Temperature: 88° F • Wind: SE 8 mph • Weather: Clear
- Game attendance: 60,351
- Referee: Jeff Maconaghy
- TV announcers (ACCN): Dave O’Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, Lericia Harris
- Sources:[14][15]
Game information | ||
---|---|---|
|
Syracuse
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Orange | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
Wolfpack | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
- Date: October 10, 2019
- Game weather: Temperature: 73° F • Wind: ENE 5 mph • Weather: Mostly Clear
- Game attendance: 55,860
- Referee: Riley Johnson
- TV announcers (ESPN): Adam Amin, Matt Hasselbeck, Pat McAfee, Molly McGrath
- Sources:[16][17]
Game information | ||
---|---|---|
|
at Boston College
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wolfpack | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
Eagles | 7 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
at Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA
- Date: October 19, 2019
- Game time: 12:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Temperature: 50° F • Wind: W 5 mph • Weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 30,275
- Referee: Jeff Flanagan
- TV announcers (ACCRSN): Evan Lepler, Dave Archer, Kelsey Wingert
- Sources:[18][19]
Game information | ||
---|---|---|
|
at Wake Forest
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wolfpack | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
No. 23 Demon Deacons | 21 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 44 |
at BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC
- Date: November 2, 2019
- Game time: 12:00 p.m.
- Game weather: Temperature: 50° F • Wind: N 4 mph • Weather: Sunny
- Game attendance: 31,119
- Referee: Tra Black
- TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Pasch, Greg McElroy, Tom Luginbill
- Sources:[20][21]
Game information | ||
---|---|---|
|
Clemson
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. 5 Tigers | 28 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 55 |
Wolfpack | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
- Date: November 9, 2019
- Game time: 7:30 p.m.
- Game weather: Temperature: 45° F • Wind: N 1 mph • Weather: Clear
- Game attendance: 57,886
- Referee: Jeff Heaser
- TV announcers (ABC): Chris Fowler (play-by-play), Kirk Herbstreit (analyst), Maria Taylor (sideline)
- Sources:[22][23]
Game information | ||
---|---|---|
|
Louisville
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cardinals | 0 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 34 |
Wolfpack | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
- Date: November 16, 2019
- Game time: 7:30 p.m.
- Game weather: Temperature: 44° F • Wind: NNE 17 mph • Weather: Cloudy
- Game attendance: 54,089
- Referee: Stuart Mullins
- TV announcers (ACCN): Dave O’Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, Katie George
- Sources:[24][25]
Game information | ||
---|---|---|
|
at Georgia Tech
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wolfpack | 0 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 26 |
Yellow Jackets | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
at Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA
- Date: November 21, 2019
- Game time: 8:00 p.m.
- TV announcers (ESPN): Adam Amin, Matt Hasselbeck, Pat McAfee, Molly McGrath
- Sources:[26]
Game information | ||
---|---|---|
|
North Carolina
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Tar Heels | 0 | 6 | 28 | 7 | 41 |
Wolfpack | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
- Date: November 30, 2019
- Game time: 7:00 p.m.
- Game attendance: 56,413
- TV announcers (ACCN): Dave O'Brien, Tim Hasselbeck, Katie George
- Sources:
Game information | ||
---|---|---|
|
Players drafted into the NFL
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
5 | 174 | Larrell Murchison | DT | Tennessee Titans |
7 | 229 | James Smith-Williams | DE | Washington Redskins |
References
- "Clemson Favored to Continue ACC Football Championship Run". theACC.com. Atlantic Coast Conference. July 22, 2019. Archived from the original on July 22, 2019. Retrieved July 22, 2019.
- "2018 NC State Football Schedule Announced" (Press release). North Carolina State University Department of Athletics. January 16, 2019. Archived from the original on January 17, 2019. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
- "2019 NC State Wolfpack Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Archived from the original on October 3, 2018. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
- "Coaching Staff". gopack.com. NC State Athletics. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- "2019 Football Roster". NC State Athletics. Archived from the original on August 6, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2019.
- "College Football TV Schedule: Week 1, 2019". 506sports.com. Archived from the original on August 23, 2019. Retrieved August 31, 2019.
- "Football vs East Carolina - Wolfpack Club Day on 8/31/2019 - Box Score - NC State University Athletics". NC State Athletics. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- "College Football TV Schedule: Week 2, 2019". 506sports.com. Archived from the original on January 10, 2020. Retrieved September 7, 2019.
- "Football vs Western Carolina - Ag Day on 9/7/2019 - Box Score - NC State University Athletics". NC State Athletics. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
- "College Football TV Schedule: Week 3, 2019". 506sports.com. Retrieved September 12, 2019.
- "Football at West Virginia on 9/14/2019 - Box Score - NC State University Athletics". NC State Athletics. Archived from the original on 25 September 2019. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- "College Football TV Schedule: Week 4, 2019". 506sports.com. Archived from the original on January 12, 2020. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
- "Football vs Ball State Parents and Families Weekend on 9/21/2019 - Box Score - NC State University Athletics". NC State Athletics. Archived from the original on 22 September 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
- "College Football TV Schedule: Week 5, 2019". 506sports.com. Archived from the original on November 14, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
- "Football at Florida State on 9/28/2019 - Box Score - NC State University Athletics". NC State Athletics. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
- "College Football TV Schedule: Week 7, 2019". 506sports.com. Archived from the original on January 9, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
- "Football vs Syracuse Military Appreciation Day on 10/10/2019 - Box Score - NC State University Athletics". NC State Athletics. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- "Your 2019 college football Week 8 announcing schedule". awfulannouncing.com. Archived from the original on October 18, 2019. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
- "Football at Boston College on 10/19/2019 - Box Score - NC State University Athletics". NC State Athletics. Archived from the original on 25 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- "College Football TV Schedule: Week 10, 2019". 506sports.com. Archived from the original on January 2, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
- "Football at Wake Forest on 11/2/2019 - Box Score - NC State University Athletics". NC State Athletics. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- "College Football TV Schedule: Week 11, 2019". 506sports.com. Archived from the original on January 6, 2020. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
- "Football vs Clemson on 11/2/2019 - Homecoming - Box Score - NC State University Athletics". NC State Athletics. Archived from the original on November 26, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- "College Football TV Schedule: Week 12, 2019". 506sports.com. Archived from the original on January 5, 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
- "Football vs Louisville on 11/9/2019 - Box Score - NC State University Athletics". NC State Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- "College Football TV Schedule: Week 13, 2019". 506sports.com. Archived from the original on January 21, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2019.